Ray Marden wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 19:27:
Just a reminder, this game is fantastic.

Also, GMG put out a new 25% code (or just extended the old one?) that is good through 12/10/12: GMG25-EVFWS-4Z4ZN.

And take that into account when looking at the prices - Dishonored at 60 funny money becomes 45 funny money.
I put 2.5 hours into it yesterday and haven't done the first mission.
Noting the one exclusion is Xcom,
Ray

SpectralMeat wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 16:10:
Maybe the regular price is lower in the UK then? It is $59.99 here.

SpectralMeat wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:47:
Looks like the actual screenshot doesn't have as much color and the shadows look a lot sharper in the marketing image. Not a tremendous difference but there is a difference regardless.

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 16:07:

nin wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 11:46:
A lot of us got it from GMG for $45 (with a coupon that's still good until tomorrow), but I still understand if you don't want to take a risk at that price.

In the UK the GMG deal worked out to £22.50 / $36. Even then I considered it a gamble but definitely worth it. The regular price is £30 / $48, so it's kinda surprising to see such a difference in price.

nin wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 11:46:
A lot of us got it from GMG for $45 (with a coupon that's still good until tomorrow), but I still understand if you don't want to take a risk at that price.

KilrathiAce wrote on Oct 11, 2012, 11:35:
I am excited about this game, however $60 for this game without even demo available, sorry but I will not be buying it at release at such price without even being able to see how the game plays myself. Yes I know there are other ways to "demo" it.

Verno wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:46:

Flatline wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:11:
That's my point. I consider this a design flaw. Punishing you for being creative and having *fun* in the game blows from a design standpoint.

You're not really punished though and its all in service to the story, it's one of the few games that ties its design mechanics into the story very well. The stealth system is surprisingly robust, I've knocked over an object and caused NPCs to come investigate. After testing it at varying distances it's not implemented in a sloppy way either. I don't really care for seeing how hidden I am or not although I guess I can see why others would want that. It still seems like cheating to me, I'd prefer to play it in character and use the lean keys. Game is very refreshing and I am playing without save scumming which makes every decision pretty important.

SpectralMeat wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:47:

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:32:

MajorD wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 10:57:
Interesting...the current/game pics look more fuzzy and don't seem to have as much vibrance as the marketing pics do.

If you look at the screenshot I took here and the marketing image here (a surprisingly good comparison) then I'd argue the graphics are as good, if not better than the marketing material. My criticism is that it should be even better, as it looks a bit washed out in comparison to Borderlands 2 (another game with an alternative art style) - it's still very good but it should be better. To me the low-polygon models are much more of an issue and tessellation would certainly have helped.

Looks like the actual screenshot doesn't have as much color and the shadows look a lot sharper in the marketing image. Not a tremendous difference but there is a difference regardless.

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:32:

MajorD wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 10:57:
Interesting...the current/game pics look more fuzzy and don't seem to have as much vibrance as the marketing pics do.

If you look at the screenshot I took here and the marketing image here (a surprisingly good comparison) then I'd argue the graphics are as good, if not better than the marketing material. My criticism is that it should be even better, as it looks a bit washed out in comparison to Borderlands 2 (another game with an alternative art style) - it's still very good but it should be better. To me the low-polygon models are much more of an issue and tessellation would certainly have helped.

Flatline wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 15:11:
That's my point. I consider this a design flaw. Punishing you for being creative and having *fun* in the game blows from a design standpoint.

MajorD wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 10:57:
Interesting...the current/game pics look more fuzzy and don't seem to have as much vibrance as the marketing pics do.

jacobvandy wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 05:20:
Lethal is way too much fun to worry about getting a "darker" ending, IMO. Running around neck-stabbing dudes or sniping them with the crossbow and having them go *POOF* beats out choking them and hiding bodies by a mile. And that's just stealthy lethal; I plan to do an all-out loud playthrough after this and actually get some use out of that really cool pistol.

Ray Marden wrote on Oct 10, 2012, 12:58:
It is basically Thief, but with swords and magic.