Sneak, masked man!

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our new member. May I introduce you: Corvo attano. Someone who strives for something higher and would be incorporated into the ranks of seasoned stealth heroes like Sam Fisher, Garret or number 47. An ambitious target that our guest persecuted here, right?
Please forgive be restrained appearance. Mr. attano is not a man of many words. Among us: I do not even know if he speaks our language, or even any, since our meeting was not no Tönchen out of it. And then this ominous mask Now, now, we do not want to prejudge the Lord prematurely. Let's give him a chance to prove himself and he really has what it takes for new genre reference.

Let's look at his references, take a look at your application will be certainly enlightening, Mr. attano.
Hmm former bodyguard to the Empress of Dunwall, the city of a nameless steampunk world, that sounds ever interesting Ohhh This was the victim of a cowardly assassination, plus in their presence and they were for it also blamed tsk, tsk, tsk, a lucky guy are now certainly not, if you will allow my remark Hmm Aaaahhh you have escaped your planned execution because Emperor true Rebels have allows you to escape, interesting and now they want to bring the perpetrators of this act to the track and the daughter of the murdered together with your allies liberate Empress

Hmm-hmm The first impression is ever not the worst, even though we had revenge plots of this kind already sufficiently. Could still have potential.
Now let's see how to works go have combat experience and are both in sword combat and in the use of firearms, okayIhre physiology is not however the best, so do yourself well to avoid frontal attacks rather or better unseen get past their adversaries, even better this gagging ko quietly from behind Nice, something should also dominate a creep expert like you * wink * HmmObendrein they have magical talents to teleport among other things from A to B, via X-ray vision through walls To see or to slow down some deadly tricks you have it, at that Unsavory
Okay, I may yet call Corvo Corvo, right? - That all sounds well and good, but do not you think that their magical talents might tempt the big players interested to mainly cover your path of vengeance with all Hokupokus? Although the open levels offer many ways and possibilities, but I fear the temptation is very great that in your case the art of classic stealth receives less attention than in the old genre rabbits to which you still look up high. Find your way, the easy way for those who seek the challenge, this quick fix can push the game under certain circumstances. Understand what I mean?
Sure, you do not wear alone to blame. The enemy AI you play with as well as evil. As a rule, she is capable of quite reasonable reactions, but verwunderts that is caught unrealistically fast even in the darkest corner or in dense bushes. The field of view of your counterparty is also such a thing, a lateral approximation on your part to take the conspirators often not true. Especially those in direct head duel are no real threat, only in increasing numbers might (!) They are perhaps dangerous.
Another positive development is sending you the presence of optional objectives that irritate partly over the main objective itself, but you are usually only sent to hunt for the next target. Laudable but the fact that you are free to be able to finish any job without bloodshed and even that target people do not have to be necessarily eliminated (unless you have other options not overbuilt).

You - as his alter ego - can be clean and simple and the direct exchange between weapons and magic goes well out of hand. Could not fault this great. But if you allow my critique: Some of your equipment could already consider to be useless or unnecessary. In the more than 20 hours of play, where I looked interested and over your shoulder, never has the need for the use of mines, grenades and deadly (= loud) firearms arise, because this would have through that caused unrest on the final results of each individual missions point deductions punished.

The venue in which you rage Pardon sneak, like a special Artdesign, making it visually without question particularly. Works like the England a few centuries ago, but just enriched with futuristic ingredients. Many diaries and log books tell more about Dunwall, its inhabitants and the great plague of rats from which it is kept in suspense, and everything not tied or nailed down, cram quickly in the pockets or chubby cheeks.
So reluctantly I rummäkle, would not be the independent world design and this certain atmosphere, one would swear a lot faster than the weak technology behind it. Let's see the facts: What you get to see a whole is really no longer up-to-date, The Polygon amount and the texture quality can simply be desired, but light, shadow and water effects are not. so bad. Nevertheless, the Unreal3 engine has its best times long past.
But convincing soundscape. Speech, background music, sound effects here really all right. If you, yes, you, Corvo, even what would help * sigh * That one did you put any words in your mouth, making you in the presence of other stealth icons so inconspicuous and pale, so sorry I am.

Conclusion:
I want to be honest with you, Corvo: What you lack is charisma, ergo langts not to identify with. And the presentation of your story has no great highs as turning points despite excellent location and good dialogues. You are a good candidate for an expandable stealth franchise, but only if the gameplay and story-announced second part is doing what.
But I think that whoever looks away on the set too low difficulty and your mouth stubborn laziness can determine loose 15 with you - kill 25 hours. For unrestricted recommendation to buy it but not enough in my opinion.