Dishonored: Definitive Edition

Dishonored: Definitive Edition is a game that should definitely be on your bucket list if you missed it on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but it might as well be called a Collector's Edition if you've already been on this journey before.

Here we are starting to round out the back half of 2015 and the parade of remasters, re-releases and definitive editions just keeps on coming. What started with Tomb Raider (the first definitive edition I remember covering for current gen) has evolved to these graphical bump-ups hitting store shelves and online retailers almost every single week. The latest in the Definitive Edition department is Bethesda’s fantastic Dishonored. A genuine success when it was originally released in 2012 it was a hit amongst stealth and action fans alike. The question that needs to be asked is if this upgrade is...

Looking at Dishonored today, there are elements of the design that haven’t aged gracefully, such as the tendency for mission design to be compartmentalised and the somewhat quirky controls, but the gameplay is still a liberating experience, as it’s grounded in player choice. It’s entirely up to you whether you cut a bloody swathe through the world or complete all the missions without a single kill. This may not be a true “Definitive Edition,” but the good news is that the greatest strengths of Dishonored – and its additional DLC – still shine through. The industrial port setting of Dunwall, f...

The Definitive Edition changes nothing, but Dishonored is still bravely uncompromising in terms of the freedom it offers the player and its willingness to treat them as an adult.

It's almost been three years since Dishonored snuck onto the PlayStation 3, and when we donned the daunting mask of Corvo Attano back then to creep through Dunwall without so much as killing a soul or making a sound, we still regard Arkane Studios' runaway success with much-deserved admiration. Whether you choose to take a quiet route of redemption by sneaking past your foes with cunning or dash the opposition to pieces in epic brawls and from the shadows, this stealthy, visually gorgeous escapade is welcoming to players of multiple play styles with its versatile, solid gameplay. Now with a re...