Dishonored for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I wanted to like this game.
That being said, I didn't. It's a frustrating and confused mess at times and stops being fun early on.

:Solid:

- It has a variety of gameplay mechanics mirroring the acclaimed Bioshock series.

- An interesting story. If only at first.

- The city they've crafted is probably one of the most impressive things about the game.

- The supernatural powers are a blend of useful and fascinating.

:Unstable:

- Remember when I mentioned those gameplay mechanics up there? Well be prepared to use maybe half of them if you're lucky because, if you go non-lethal like me to attempt getting the "good" ending, you won't be using most of the things at Corvo's disposal.

- The narrative loses steam fast as you'll be seeing events coming from miles away and have no way of impacting any of them. It's like playing as a mute with no free-will and no way to fight his destiny... wait that's exactly what this game is.

- The enemy AI ranges from uncommonly observant to braindead. Don't believe me? Try using possessing to go from one guard to another and another to get to an objective earning easy no-kill missions, watching the guards helplessly vomit as you leave their possession and walk away in a new husk whom nobody cares is leaving his post.

:closing:

I can't stand having to choose between what is unquestionably a more fun and varied way to play or a better ending and moral high ground. For a game that seems to promote non-lethality, at least from a narrative perspective, it doesn't implement even a third of the tools for it that it's lethal counterpart receives.

I do recommend this game to the curious but I would suggest going into it with tempered optimism - 5/10