Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is an expansion of Dishonored 2 and a spin-off of the main Dishonored series.
Plot
The game is set in the alternate universe that goes through its steampunk phase. It takes place in the fictional Empire inspired by the XIX-century England. The plot picks up where Dishonored 2 left it. The game follows the adventures of the previous games' villains: Billie Lurk, the captain of a sailing ship, and Daud, the assassin and the leader of The Whalers gang. They search for Outsider, an extradimensional creature from the world known as the Void who can give people supernatural abilities, and are going to kill him. Their story is intertwined with the larger events in the Empire, such as the reinstallment of the Empress, the faction rivalry and the Void influence on the world. The plot is non-linear and features multiple endings.
Gameplay
The player controls Billie Lurk from the first person view. Like its predecessors, Death of the Outsider emphasizes stealth and surprise attacks. Billie wields a dagger and eventually receives superhuman powers, such as teleportation and disguise. The expansion allows the unusually free use of these abilities. The player doesn't have to unlock them, they become available early at the game, and the energy they require regenerates automatically over time. Besides the main plot, the player can also accept side quests.
System requirements for PlayStation 4
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider reviews and comments
However, I would not call it exceptional because of two reasons:
1. Mediocre ending. There should be more substance in the end, this was somewhat a disappointing aspect of the game.
2. Still no option to sell items for money or craft them. The bone charms also did not see any new improvement over the past.
Still, a very much likeable game.
The missions themselves are fine enough, though the powers make them feel a bit more linear than the other entries and the focus on bone charms was kind of a flop so playthroughs end up feeling very samey. And the last mission throws Envisioned at you which are a difficulty spike (though their insta-kill makes that even kind of a stretch) for no reason other than to be a new version of the stilt walkers. Even the plot feels very disconnected from the rest of the series and almost more like fan fiction than anything else. Maybe it's on me for missing something, but Billie is back in the game, Daud is back but dying but wants to kill the Outsider but then disappears, and the Outsider is aware he's going to be killed but doesn't do anything to stop it and actually just gives Billie powers without the mark? Huh? This game is absolutely saved by the underlying Dishonored mechanics but it really shows its cracks. Better off just doing a different run of Dishonored 2.
Final Score: B+
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