Poll: Are you psyched for Dishonored?

[2HF]

I haven't been this excited for a game since Portal 2. I was seriously excited about Borderlands 2 but nothing like this. I'm a stealth junkie and I need my fix. Splinter Cell has gone all Micheal Bay and Thief 4 is still a long way off. Assassin's Creed kinda sorta counts but no, no it doesn't.

I NEED this!!!

 

[SajuukKhar]

If they wanted to make a character OP, why not just give you a button that insta-kills everything in the room with no penalty? Because it would be dull, non-engaging and completely lacking in challenge. It would be like playing with all the cheats turned on. That's the impression I'm getting from Dishonored's gameplay.

People some people just like the power fantasy of being able to raep face like mad?

Hell most old-school FPSs had relatively no challenge and were about giving the player an arsenal of overpowered guns to kill shit with.

Serious Sam, Duke Nukem, even Doom were just about "here's a bunch of ways to kill a bunch of shit".

And newer games like Borderlands 1 and 2 are piss easy, except some parts on play through 2, but those are few and far between, and its fun to play because of the whole "gun a bunch of OP guns and blow the fuck out of everything" mentality the game is based on.

Also, did you forget abo9ut the BFG, or the devastator, or many other FPS guns that are always insta kills?

Some people just like being able to get a bunch of guns and blowing shit up, who cares about challenge?

 

[Signa]

I was very curious about it, but my roommates played it at PAX, and they were completely underwhelmed by it. I'm still in the "wait and see" camp, but I'm waiting to see some very different things that others won't be looking for.

 

[Gunner 51]

Oh hell yes, I know I've been burned by pre-ordering before - but this seems like one of those games I won't regret pre-ordering.

With the abundance of jingoistic military shooters - something set in a non-Tolkien fantasy world is a breath of fresh air.

 

[BathorysGraveland]

Nah, really doesn't seem like my kind of game at all. Not a big fan of stealthy games.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Goddamn that flat name of theirs, I forget what the game is every single time.
Let's say I'm cautiously optimistic, what they shown sure looks enticing but the end product is always a complete wildcard, a game with so many options needs to be very carefully put together and balanced or it will feel all manner of wrong.

 

[ParanoidEngineer]

I'd have pre-ordered it by now if the bank wasn't taking ages to make my money available to me.

 

[Jimmy Sylvers]

Yup, I have been for like a year and a half and the pre-order receipt has been sitting on my shelf for a while.

 

[Zanderinfal]

I'm not pre ordering, but I really hope this game is great, because I like the parallels between the sort of Medieval sort of atmosphere and the futuristic tech. So yes, yes I am.

 

[Slitzkin]

I'm very psyched for Dishonoured. But being the lazy sheep I am I won't buy it untill IGN reviews it and I just read what score out of ten it's given.

The art direction gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

 

[Ryan Hughes]

Well, it certainly doesn't look like a bad game by any means, but I for one am a bit tired of Bethesda games at the moment. Especially because they are consistently buggy out-of-the-box. Seriously, they are a massively successful publisher and they should have greater quality control over their products.

 

[SajuukKhar]

Well, it certainly doesn't look like a bad game by any means, but I for one am a bit tired of Bethesda games at the moment. Especially because they are consistently buggy out-of-the-box. Seriously, they are a massively successful publisher and they should have greater quality control over their products.

Bethesda Game Studios(the developer) games are buggy, Bethesda Softworks(the publisher) games usually aren't.

 

[Ryan Hughes]

Well, it certainly doesn't look like a bad game by any means, but I for one am a bit tired of Bethesda games at the moment. Especially because they are consistently buggy out-of-the-box. Seriously, they are a massively successful publisher and they should have greater quality control over their products.

Bethesda Game Studios(the developer) games are buggy, Bethesda Softworks(the publisher) games usually aren't.

You may be right, as I can only recall playing Bethesda-developed games. I do not hate them by any means, but I am frustrated, I guess you could say. In any event, I do not feel the need to pre-order, and I would likely wait for the community or Bethesda to iron out the bugs before attempting to play it anyway.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

My problem with Dishonored is that Arkane are promising the moon with this game, and I don't know if they can deliver. Interested, but cautious. Will probably read a whole buttload of reviews and then pick it up during a Steam sale or something.

Only X-COM comes out at around the same time and it costs less on Steam (for Australians). Choices, choices.

 

[Bombchucker]

I have no strong feelings one way or the other

 

[Ragsnstitches]

So far I'm good for it. I have set aside money to purchase it on release... but I'm not stupid.

The talent behind the game is great... a lot of industry vets who were behind some great titles previously (conceptually at least for some) are really making an impact on the game, from what I've seen. I can see the influence of the level designer (same guy who made HL2) and I'm impressed. The multi-route gameplay really shows the influence of the original Deus Ex developers. Dark Messiahs influence is shown through the combat mechanics.

Having an old timey london back drop, with "victorian-punk" aesthetics is massively refreshing next to all the cyberpunk and modern war settings that seems to have drowned the first person genre.

Conceptually the game looks fucking awesome. I still want to see it handles its delivery though, before I purchase it.

I will wait for the reviews. They promise a lot and I feel they can deliver, but I'm weary of unstable products or unforseen shortcomings (like being too short or playing like ass).

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

I eventually stopped being psyched in advance, and I stopped pre-ordering when false promises and just too much money in the marketing department ruined it for me.

I still ticked 'psyched', as I am really, really hoping Dishonored will deliver.

 

[Dragoon]

I'm completely indifferent to it at the moment, and actually haven't followed any details about it at all. A lot of people on the forums seem to be excited as all hell about it though so I'll have to look it out at some point.

Same for me too, I watched the reveal trailer but haven't really kept up with it since, Guess I should check it out now.

 

[CoL0sS]

Not really psyched. I know a few things about the game, saw a few story and gameplay vids, but overall I kept myself in the dark. Like with most games, I'm gonna try it and let it surprise me.