Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. PCGamesN
    Sep 15, 2017
    90
    Dishonored: Death of the Outsider captures everything that’s great about Arkane’s assassination series, while also showing that it can still surprise. Smart tweaks improve the core gameplay and, if you’re worried about having fewer powers to play with, you can always go back through it with Corvo’s moveset when you’re done. As far as mission quality goes, it peaks in the middle - the fourth mission has us revisit a location from Dishonored 2, albeit slightly reworked, and the final mission feels much more linear than what’s come before. Still, it all leads to a satisfying conclusion that neatly ties up every plot strand that’s been hanging since that political assassination, whoever you decide is responsible.
  2. Games Master UK
    Nov 2, 2017
    87
    A superb spin-off that stands on its own as another great entry in the consistently impressive series. [Nov 2017, p.75]
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    Sep 25, 2017
    87
    Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a pure, albeit not complete Dishonored experience. That said, fans of stealth gameplay should definitely play it.
  5. GameStar
    Sep 15, 2017
    87
    Death of the Outsider doesn't offer a better story than Dishonored 2, but more freedom in terms of gameplay creates better entertainment.
  6. GameGrin
    Feb 13, 2018
    85
    Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is another solid entry into the franchise. Despite a couple of minor issues here and there, this title is definitely worth the price of admission.
  7. Let's Play Video Games
    Oct 2, 2017
    85
    I will admit, Death of the Outsider took a while to really click with me. Its recycling of levels grated, and being limited to three relatively plain supernatural powers felt like a step back compared to the other games. But in its place we got the best, most concise story of the series, essential answers we’ve been asking for five years, and a stellar stealth game to boot. I don’t know if we’ll ever see the Isles again, but if this is the end, it’s definitely ended on a high.
  8. GameSpace
    Oct 1, 2017
    85
    It lightens up on the story consequences from your actions and allows a much more liberated approach to your gameplay in which I found myself gleefully slaughtering guards more than creeping around corners.
  9. Destructoid
    Sep 29, 2017
    85
    More than a fitting farewell for one of the best video game franchises in recent memory.
  10. The Games Machine
    Sep 29, 2017
    85
    Despite its stand-alone nature, Death of the Outsider is a sort of DLC with a simplified gameplay that can be fully understood if you have played both the first and the second episode of the series only. Anyhow, if you are addicted to Arkane Studio's works, you'll find yourself at home.
  11. GRYOnline.pl
    Sep 20, 2017
    85
    With this expansion Arkane Studios matched the quality level of the regular installments of the Dishonored series (and that really is something!). All fans of Dishonored 1 & 2 simply have to experience Death of the Outsider. Everyone else should do the same but only after finishing the previous games. It's worth it.
  12. Areajugones
    Sep 17, 2017
    85
    Death of the Outsider is an amazing ending for an adventure as special and loved as this. A DLC that lives up to our expectations and brings some fresh air to fans of the saga, who will enjoy this new adventure.
  13. IGN
    Sep 18, 2017
    84
    It was wonderfully satisfying to have more Dishonored to play, even if Death of the Outsider doesn’t quite meet the high bar Dishonored 2 set in story or mission design. Even though it’s a shorter and slightly shallower game, there are some exciting new abilities and interesting changes to the energy system, and the freedom from consequences of Chaos further encourage experimentation and freedom. All in all, it’s a worthy end to the story that began five years ago.
  14. 4P.de
    Oct 18, 2017
    82
    With its weak main characters the class and storytelling depth of Dishonored 2 is out of reach for Death of the Outsider. Having said that, you definitely can look forward to a suspenseful and stealthy return to Karnaca.
  15. PC Gamer
    Sep 19, 2017
    82
    Not as consistently intricate or surprising as Dishonored 2, but still a worthy epilogue that adds depth and atmosphere to the series' world.
  16. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 12, 2017
    80
    There may not be much in the way of story, but Death of the Outsider is a fine farewell to Dunwall. [Issue#267, p.71]
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  17. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 9, 2017
    80
    ​Death of the Outsider is a good DLC: it has the same, excellent gameplay of the series but it lacks real new features.​
  18. Gamer.nl
    Sep 27, 2017
    80
    Death of the Outsider offers an amazing selection of special features during stealthy moments and many different options for finding and fighting your way to the next bit.
  19. Gameplanet
    Sep 25, 2017
    80
    Death of the Outsider is a fitting conclusion to the Dishonored franchise. It embraces everything the series is known for, while offering up smart refinements and more immediate player agency. If not for some pacing issues and narrative missteps in the final act, it could have been the best entry yet. Instead, it must settle for being merely being great.
  20. GameSpot
    Sep 18, 2017
    80
    Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider is a solid, inventive, yet somewhat subdued capper to the stories from the previous Dishonored games. While the smaller scope can be felt throughout, the approach to allowing players to express themselves as a master assassin is just as strong as ever. It's uncertain where the series can go from here, but this stand-alone release proves that Dishonored is still a remarkably designed stealth-action game with much potential, that offers players the chance to be creative in ways they'd least expect.
  21. Polygon
    Sep 16, 2017
    80
    Death of the Outsider offers a standard take on the Dishonored formula, tracking closely to its admirable ethos of freedom and choice in a world of subtleties and illusions. It's a decent finale with a solid central character. But it makes little attempt to try anything new, a sign that all the best ideas are likely going into whatever comes next.
  22. Games.cz
    Oct 3, 2017
    70
    A pleasant job for both stealth-style fans, and those who have not yet enough of the Dishonored playability. Yet most of the time, the sequel does not reach the quality of its predecessors.
  23. Gaming Age
    Oct 6, 2017
    67
    A shorter experience keeps Death of the Outsider from reaching the same level of success that Dishonored 2 had, but the experience here is one definitely worth it. This is far more than simple DLC, it is a self contained albeit short game. My experience on PC was fantastic, running on max settings with no issue at all. Death of the Outsider feels like the first thing that Arkane made with the PC in mind, not an afterthought.
  24. Riot Pixels
    Oct 18, 2017
    60
    If you felt constrained by the chaos system in Dishonored 1 & 2, you can finally enjoy killing pretty much anyone without repercussions. But even this newfound freedom won’t fix badly written characters, ham-fisted dialogue, weak narrative, and annoying gameplay conventions.
  25. Attack of the Fanboy
    Sep 18, 2017
    60
    For an expansion that took nearly an entire year to arrive and priced at a premium, Death of the Outsider fails to deliver.
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  1. Ars Technica
    Sep 20, 2017
    Dishonored: Death of the Outsider frees itself from the franchise's usual restrictions, while putting its usual tools to satisfying use. Buy it.
  2. Kotaku
    Sep 19, 2017
    Ultimately, Death of the Outsider is just more Dishonored. Dishonored excels at being a blank slate for players’ creativity, and while Death of the Outsider doesn’t do anything to change that, it doesn’t ruin a good thing.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 20, 2017
    From here, the future of Dishonored isn’t clear, but if these were indeed my last days with the series, I’m glad and grateful they were spent playing a solid, focused stealth adventure set in a sometimes incomparably beautiful place. [RPS Recommended]
  5. The Verge
    Sep 18, 2017
    As its name suggests, there’s a note of finality in Death of the Outsider. Dishonored 2 wasn’t a massive financial success, and moving the series forward from here would mean either reworking the world or retroactively lowering the stakes of Lurk’s challenge. But if this is the end, it’s a fitting way to go out. And if it’s not, it’s a good template for future one-off projects — a game that feels notably smaller, but never cut short.

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 412 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 276 out of 412
  2. Mixed: 79 out of 412
  3. Negative: 57 out of 412
  1. Esthete
    Jan 9, 2019
    4
    pros:
    - two new skills + knife
    - self-recharge mana. Finally! cons: - Story. Arkane/Bethesda demonstrated one of the ways, how must not    pros:
    - two new skills + knife
    - self-recharge mana. Finally!

    cons:
    - Story. Arkane/Bethesda demonstrated one of the ways, how must not be write a script.
    - all cons from Dishonored 2 also here

    4/10 for version without Denuvo.    … Full Review »
  2. EPluribusFord
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Dishonored 1: Revenge Solves Everything.
    Dishonored 2: Take Back What's Yours.
    DOTO: Muh Victim Narrative.

    Ever wondered what would happen if you took every vibrant, bad ass character in the Dishonored universe and made them a broken sniveling two dimensional victim?

    DOTO follows Billie Lurk, an elite assassin who first came into her own in The Knife of Dunwall where she led a plan to unseat the master assassin Daud and become leader of his clan. Those expecting more incredible character development will be disappointed, because the writing team from the original series was thrown out and replaced with the dregs of second rate gender studies department. Thus Billie, the relentless, remorseless assassin becomes a mumbling, randomly (seriously, for no reason at all) disabled cardboard cut out with a dash of lesbian thrown in for extra repression points. We know she's a lesbian because there's all of two lines of dialog thrown in while staring at a line drawing of a woman. It's important, because it's not important at all.

    The Outsider, that brilliant dark being who mercilessly tormented the incredible hero Corvo and the twisted assassin Daud turns out to be a whimpering little boy who must be rescued from some incorporeal darkness. Charisma? Nah. Power? Nah. Because in this brave new world, even the most epic villain must also be a victim.

    Daud just... dies in the meh-est way possible. He was being held in a fighting ring in which he had won 78 fights according to the tally board, but as soon as Billie gets him out he keels over, I suspect simply to avoid being involved in the rest of this unrelenting cringefest.

    The story makes no sense, the levels are cut down from previous games and re-used in this game, so there's really only three or so. The 'new abilities' everyone's foaming over aren't nearly enough to make up for the **** show - and for some reason the developers decided to give Billie basically all stealth abilities while making combat basically unavoidable.

    The only saving grace is that the game is over in a handful of hours, so at least you won't waste too much of your time on this PC takeover of what is one of the best franchises ever made.    … Full Review »
  3. jacobsmith14433
    Sep 15, 2017
    8
    Dishonored: death of the outsider is a very good standalone DLC. If you liked Dishonored 2 then I would highly recommend this game. ThereDishonored: death of the outsider is a very good standalone DLC. If you liked Dishonored 2 then I would highly recommend this game. There certainly aren't levels as memorable as the clockwork mansion, however the levels now contain "contracts", which have added a much needed dimension to the basic structure.

    Dishonored 2 had plenty to do in each level, but you had to go out of your way to find these extra side bits. With the death of the outsider, there is a new set of side missions given to you at the start of levels. These have waypoints and bounties, and in their own way are quite creative, yet simple. They act as a small detour from the main quest and are quite refreshing.

    The gameplay is much of the same, which in my opinion was always Dishonored's strongest point, the ability to tackle missions how you see fit. In my playthrough I have been quite brutal, killing any aggressors, but if you fancy a greater challenge, the non-lethal route would also prove rather satisfying.

    The sound, look and mood of the game hasn't changed from dishonored 2, which could be expected from a standalone release a year later. I would like to comment on the optimisation, which on release has been infinitely better than dishonored 2. I play on a Titan Xp and a 4790k, in 4k ultra settings, and the game hasn't dipped below 60 (with vsync on) a single time. Dishonored 2 took several months before patches brought it up to the same standard. Of course this should be expected from all developers, but bethesda haven't seemed to mind releasing their games and fixing them later, or having the community fix them. So i thought it was a point worth mentioning when they do something right.

    This game hasn't reinvented the franchise by any means, but it is a strong chapter in the series, with freedom and depth that the series is famous for. Would rate 8.5.    … Full Review »
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