Dishonored scores through the roof
The second game for which the reviews started appearing is Arkane Studios’ new IP, Dishonored, which is being published by Bethesda. Is it worthwhile to launch a new IP so late in a console’s life cycle? Many have questioned this, but it certainly seems to not have tampered with the quality of the game itself. The reviews are all-out positive!
The obligatory overview:
- Telegraph: 100
- Guardian: 100
- Bigpond: 100
- Escapist: 100
- Worthplaying: 95
- PC Gamer: 92
- IGN: 92
- Official XBox Magazine UK: 90
- IncGamers: 90
- Gamespot: 90
- Gamespy: 90
- StrategyInformer: 90
- Joystiq: 90
- Edge: 90
- Destructoid: 90
- Official Xbox Magazine: 90
- GamesRadar: 90
- GameInformer: 88
- Videogamer: 80
- Eurogamer: 80
Eurogamer is one of those giving the lowest score, so let’s see why they’re not giving 90% of above like most:
This is a muscular and confident game, one with the utmost faith in its own fiction and a dedication to gameplay satisfaction at a microscopic level, paid off in dozens of situations that feel completely random and organic, even when they’ve clearly been planted there for you to find. Tighter control and a more generous approach to replay value would elevate Dishonored to true classic status, but it stands as one of the year’s best all the same
Not bad for a new IP!
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