If you prefer a more aggressive playstyle, the Blink also provides the player with a tool to quickly close the distance to opponents before plunging a blade into their throats. Or you can choose to play like a ninja, appearing suddenly from the shadows to strike his opponent, only to disappear again in an instant. You can become an explorer, navigating the tallest buildings to the deepest alleyways with the sort of freedom of movement not usually allowed in games (when you factor out the crawling through vents design). It's essentially a single gameplay mechanic tailored towards multiple types of gameplay styles. Once you get access to the ability, a whole new array of gameplay possibilities become open to you. However, what really made the game stand out for me was its Blink ability and the game does not wait long to present it to the player. But leaving that aside, after having played the game through to completion, I can definitely say that I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the game once the world opened up and provided opportunities to explore and study its various intricacies. Frankly, I'd rather have the game take me sooner to the scripted story sequences before moving on to the first real mission. I was more interested in exploring the world, with its huge whale hunting ships and a new and original setting, but you have to go through a linear and somewhat uninteresting gameplay section. The protagonist was obviously close to the said character, but none of that resonated with me as a player who was completely new to this world. Even though it was very clearly trying to make the player develop an emotional attachment to one of the primary characters, it felt more like a chore to me.

I had tried playing it a couple of times in the past but got turned off both times by the starting section of the game, which I still think is one of the weakest parts of the game. Around a couple of months ago, I finally managed to finish Dishonored.

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