Quick point: Wait for sale, gauge your interest in this style of a game.

Review: Dishonored 2 in my opinion is the closest thing we'll ever get to a Thief 4. While most people will shout negatives at this game on steam for performance. The only negative I have with the game is that it's not "Thief" enough. The sound design is not as good as the Thief series and that is integral to a First Person Stealth Sim like Dishonored wants to be. The fact that sound does not matter until 'Very Hard' and even then it's not really a true mechanic is quite puzzeling to me. The only other negative I have is that I cannot retract Corvo's blade and use it as an equivalent to the Black Jack from Thief. I am fine with choking people out but the fact that it's almost my only option to knock people out is kinda lame IMO.

Before I move forward with my review I would like to say that if they make a Dishonored 3 PLEASE give us that choice. I think it would be cool to be in situations where some guards have metal helmets, so that, I have no other choice BUT to choke them out. Then a lot of guards would be wearing hats or nothing at all and I could just run up to them and bop them on the head. It would be so much more interesting to me from a gameplay perspective.Then If they also made sound matter imagine having to worry about being on Marble, Stone, Metal, and anything that makes a lot of noise. Those are the gameplay elements of Thief that I loved to death. Jumping down from above onto my Moss Arrow patch and then smacking a guard on the head. It was seamless gameplay, no context sensitive BS.

Anyways, sorry for that loooong tangent but it had to be said. Overall I DO LOVE this game a lot. It and DOOM are my favorite games of the entire year. The performance issues on my end have been completely ironed out. Plus, I bought it on sale so not having to pay that full sixty was definitely a plus. The game definitely captures MOST of Thief's style. It's like 80% there. Stephen Russell voicing Corvo alone is literally enough to bump that up to 85% if I'm being totally honest. Just like Thief and Garrett of the past Corvo will comment on things around him and make witty quips. The dialogue is pretty damn good so far and I would say it's pretty on par with Thief. This game was my dream come true in a nutshell. I totally say give it a shot if you loved Thief.

Quick point: Wait for sale, gauge your interest in this style of a game. Review: Dishonored 2 in my opinion is the closest thing we'll ever get to a Thief 4. While most people will shout negatives at this game on steam for performance. The only negative I have with the game is that it's not "Thief" enough. The sound design is not as good as the Thief series and that is integral to a First Person Stealth Sim like Dishonored wants to be. The fact that sound does not matter until 'Very Hard' and even then it's not really a true mechanic is quite puzzeling to me. The only other negative I have is that I cannot retract Corvo's blade and use it as an equivalent to the Black Jack from Thief. I am fine with choking people out but the fact that it's almost my only option to knock people out is kinda lame IMO. Before I move forward with my review I would like to say that if they make a Dishonored 3 PLEASE give us that choice. I think it would be cool to be in situations where some guards have metal helmets, so that, I have no other choice BUT to choke them out. Then a lot of guards would be wearing hats or nothing at all and I could just run up to them and bop them on the head. It would be so much more interesting to me from a gameplay perspective.Then If they also made sound matter imagine having to worry about being on Marble, Stone, Metal, and anything that makes a lot of noise. Those are the gameplay elements of Thief that I loved to death. Jumping down from above onto my Moss Arrow patch and then smacking a guard on the head. It was seamless gameplay, no context sensitive BS. Anyways, sorry for that loooong tangent but it had to be said. Overall I DO LOVE this game a lot. It and DOOM are my favorite games of the entire year. The performance issues on my end have been completely ironed out. Plus, I bought it on sale so not having to pay that full sixty was definitely a plus. The game definitely captures MOST of Thief's style. It's like 80% there. Stephen Russell voicing Corvo alone is literally enough to bump that up to 85% if I'm being totally honest. Just like Thief and Garrett of the past Corvo will comment on things around him and make witty quips. The dialogue is pretty damn good so far and I would say it's pretty on par with Thief. This game was my dream come true in a nutshell. I totally say give it a shot if you loved Thief.