Dishonored is an upcoming first-person stealth action adventure video game being developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is scheduled to be released in October 2012 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Set in the industrial city of Dunwall, Dishonored follows
Corvo Atano, a legendary bodyguard to the Empress who is framed for her
murder and forced to become an infamous assassin to seek revenge on
those who conspired against him. Atano is aided in his quest by the
Outsider, a powerful being who imbues him with magical abilities.
Several famous actors provide voice work for the game, including Susan Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Carrie Fisher, and Chloë Grace Moretz.
Gameplay
The game is played in first-person, with an emphasis placed on stealth
action and the utilization of gadgets as well as the environment to
eliminate opposing forces. Actions committed by the player are not
judged to be of a good or evil morality, but instead are tracked by a
"chaos" system that records how much collateral damage, violent actions
and deaths are caused by the player. The game world is modified by how
little or much damage is caused, affecting story decisions with an
emphasis on not punishing the player or forcing them to choose one style
of play over another.
For example, a non-player character (NPC) who disapproves of violent
methods may not support the player and may even betray them.
The game reacts to the chaos caused in both scripted ways, such as
dialog, and dynamic ways, such as increasing rats, plagued citizens and
adding new scenes, and can affect the current mission and future ones.
The system also influences the game endings obtainable. Playing
violently can allow missions to be completed in less time than a stealth
approach, but will consume more resources such as health and mana
potions, which are required more often in direct combat.The game world is a series of self-contained, mission-focused sandboxes and does not allow for open world exploration.
