Stilts are the tools of the corrupt and powerful. Ten at the start instead of three? Ridiculous. You have enough money at the outset to simply max-out Corvo’s ability to equip Bone Charms immediately. I really hate pre-order or special edition bonuses that impact the intended progression of gameplay and game balance, and that’s exactly what this does. This farcical bonus takes away from their perceived value – even though the included Charms aren’t particularly exciting - and gives players an artificial starting position within the world. Bone Charms, similarly, are something you largely have to go out of your way to find.
waking up in a run-down secret base literally surrounded by arcane magical charms, equally magical statues and several pouches overflowing with money – it works against the gameplay and the value of the upgrade systems in the game.ĭishonored is designed so that you have to work hard to collect money to buy and upgrade gear. Putting aside how ridiculous that is in the context of the world – i.e. Yes, that’s 12 Bone Charms, 2000 gold and the ability to equip seven Bone Charms right from the start. The Game of the Year Edition, however, and now this Definitive Edition, throw all four packs into Corvo’s lodging room. This isn’t a remaster, it’s simply another entry point for gamers that never played Dishonored, and from that perspective it serves its purpose well enough. After all, the HD re-releases that actually make significant improvements to the original assets and engine are the exception to the rule. This is all obviously disappointing, but not entirely unexpected. The Definitive Edition’s load times are also a lot longer than on last gen console and PC. Nor does it deliver 60 frames per second gameplay, which is a huge missed opportunity.
Dishonored was a little behind the curve on lighting, lip syncing, some of its texture work and a few other bits and pieces in 2012 and this release does nothing to rectify any of that. It still looks great, thankfully, but that has more to do with strong art direction and a cool painterly aesthetic than technical prowess. I revisited Dishonored on both PC and Xbox 360 then compared them to the PS4 and Xbox One versions, and the differences between current gen console and what the PC version was doing three years ago are non-existent. As far as presentation is concerned, Dishonored Definitive Edition certainly does look noticeably better than it did on PS3 and Xbox 360 – higher resolution, better textures, more vibrant colour - but it’s essentially on par with the original PC game running on half-decent gaming hardware. In content terms, this is the same release as the Game of the Year Edition that came out almost two years ago. Is it a “Definitive Edition”? Not exactly. Dishonored Definitive Edition incorporates the superb original game, the three pieces of subsequent DLC, and some additional in-game bonuses.
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