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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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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