Dishonored: Revisiting My First Challenge Run a Decade Later
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2024
- Dishonored is a game with a long and storied history of challenge runs. While there have been many runners of many flavors, it's hard for me to deny a sense of sentimentality toward the title, as it was the first I ever attempted. Literal years before I would even know the term "challenge run".
The rules are as follows.
1. No Killing anything.
2. No detection for any reason.
3. No upgrades. Corvo is wonderful as he is.
4. No abilities, except where mandatory.
5. No objects or gear, except where necessary. You know what you did, game.
6. In the event that any rule is broken, I must then reload a save where one has not.
The incredibly strict ruleset makes things a fair bit harder to manage, but I greatly admire just how much this game shines at any zoom. Be it quick and bloody or silent and unseen, I just adore the polished feel that almost everything in it has. So for those that voted for it, thank you for giving me this chance to revisit a whole lot of memories along the way.
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I actually like the idea of Corvo getting powers but holding them back in order in order to hide his true capabilities. Like, after the betrayal, imagine him thinking to himself, “alright, now I show you what I can do”
The possibility that he'd ever find out would be slim to impossible, but just imagine Daud knowing that Corvo never used the Mark of the Outsider. The most terrifying man in the empire, and he wasn't living anywhere even remotely close to his full potential.
@@SpuddyCube i imagine it to where corvo used his powers. Only when he had to. Same with emily in dishonored 2. Well except for when corvo sees nothing but red as detailed in a video of who corvo canonically killed (the cat turns into a bloodbath)
@@SpuddyCubethis makes you stealing his coin purse EVEN WORSE. Can you imagine having all the power Daud and his men have, setting precautions and traps to guard against the power of the Mark and hearing that not only had the single man you were keeping under guard been stood right behind you, taken something off your person without the faintest clue, but that that was at his weakest?
@@trainman5675 The Dishonored books, specifically the Corroded Man, do give ideas of what Corvo has done canonically. Like, for instance, it pretty much outright states that he and Slackjaw worked together. Which opens the distinct possibility that Corvo let Slackjaw take care of the Pendleton Twins while he rescued Emily.
That said, I think the Corroded Man could have been decent for a game. The book's main villain is actually pretty cool and I think I would enjoyed him as a villain more than Delilah in Dishonored 2.
@@Techhunter_Talon yea the video mentions the books. But also points out that corvo can be ruthless. And hearing what those brothers do and seeing where emilh was...he would see read. Civilians would be fine but guards and the twins no
_"Daud has you captured: poisoned, has taken your gear, surrounded by _*_his_*_ men-who _*_he_*_ trained, gifted powers of the Outsider-and all in _*_his_*_ base. These are on _*_his_*_ terms; and how do you defeat him, in a non-lethal fashion?_
_You take his coin purse._
_If you don't think about it: you robbed him. If you _*_do..._*_ well, it doesn't matter._
_He can go _*_wherever_*_ he wants, he can have _*_whatever_*_ he wants, he can surround himself by _*_whoever_*_ he wants; but there is nothing, not a single solitary thing that he can do to protect himself from Corvo. He's alive because _*_I let him_*_ be. And he may not know it now, but he will: when he realizes that his coin purse is missing. And he hadn't even the slightest inkling that I was just behind him-right within neck-slitting range-and not one of his resources, not one of his senses gave him even the _*_slightest idea_*_ that death was only _*_inches_*_ away from him... and left._
_He will spend the rest of his life knowing that I could be anywhere; anytime, and change my mind. And his next breath is only drawn if _*_I let it_*_ be."_
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Dishonored was my introduction to immersive sims and helped open my eyes to unorthodox solutions in games.
Here's a fun fact for anybody deciding to return to Dishonored. In the flooded district there's a train car full of bodies running from one end to the other. If you stop time you can easily make your way up to it and ride it all the way out. There's a wall of light at the far end but if you make it through you're almost entirely through the mission in just a minute or two.
Dishonored has to be one of my absolute favorite series of stealth/action games ever. The story and environments in the first game were pretty good but the sequels did better with their gameplay. Both I love for different reasons.
Generally speaking, I'm not the biggest fan of stealth games. Some optional stealth can be nice, but I'm not exactly well versed in the genre. That being said, Dishonored is spectacular, and I forgot just how much I adore it for what it is. It was an absolute treat to come back to, and it's definitely left me wanting to play the follow ups more than I expected.
@@SpuddyCube Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches are a mixed bag. Though they are more Dishonored but they do have their share of jank. Though I don't think I've seen a low/no power use runs of those two.
You found the one game in which the protagonist is just too stubborn and his ankles too solid to let you Spuddy yourself...Im not sure if I am disappointed or amazed.
Well... There were at least a good handful of times that I found the upper limit on his joints. But the ability to quicksave meant I didn't lose a couple hours of progress in the process, which was a nice change of pace.
I would very much enjoy seeing you do similar runs in the other two games
Lord Protector Spuddy, congratulations, you did wonderful, such a skillful victory over your mission! Let us convene for cigars and liquor tonight!
I'm really glad you could come along for it! Do you think you’ll get your own squad after what happened last night?
@@SpuddyCube Yes I believe I will, I even got promoted by Lady Emily! Although I must ask, was the training program with Daud necessary? I mean the princess was kidnapped and you were poisoned yet you went to train. Seems ill timed Lord Protector!
this dudes a vibe
20:55 I love this little bit. It's so often grilled into us that if it's not perfect, it's not worth it. Having a gentle reminder that perfection is not necessary is super sweet
Perfection is necessary. If someone fails to attain perfection, they have failed as a person and should give up.
@barneybetsington7501 Wow, toxic much? That is such an unrealistic expectation to have of anyone and is just setting everyone up to fail.
If you're joking, _very_ distasteful joke.
If you seriously think like this, ouch, you should really re-assess. And possibly seek help because this way of thinking is harmful to yourself as well.
I found you recently, subscribed, and have already watched several of your videos. There's a Dark Souls challenge-runner who coined the title of (and refers to himself as) a 'Patience Elemental'. You, sir, i believe have also earned that title. Hours and hours of dedication, of frustration, until you finally clutch victory. I commend you for your unwillingness to quit.
I decided to play Dishonored again, and am currently giving this run a go. Loving it, btw.
The dog and Overseer are easier to manage if you go through the kitchen area (where you here about the Royal Torturer), and unplug the Wall of Light, and go through the hallway where Burrows gets arrested. The door outside the oil room will have 2 guards, but 1 is on the other side of the door, and the other can be waited out to either pass by, or stand in front of it, looking away.
From what I've spent an hour doing, you won't be able to get your gear back without a Blink. You can get in, and even get to the stair control room, but you won't be able to get back over the wall without either Blinking upwards, or using something to break the Oil Company front door. Unless there's a key somewhere for it, that would make 2 spots where you can't proceed without Blink.
I think just being able to walk in is kinda funny like you were the lord protector they got rid of you and security went to shit is kinda funny lore wise
Yeah, they kinda put all of their eggs in one basket with Corvo...
i did this run myself, inspired by your VODs and learning from your mistakes and the other observations i've made from occasionally being slightly obsessed with Dishonored. i intentionally snuck upstairs in Lady Boyle's Last Party to get the key, but only grabbed the basement vault key and forgot the skeleton key. when i realised, halfway through Return to the Tower, i just redid Lady Boyle's Last Party instead of dealing with the key bullshit. i still struggled with Return to the Tower, however, because the overseer who gave you so much trouble left his room and trapped his dog's head in the door, so i couldn't do very much without being spotted by it. i also forgot that i could have just gone to the broadcast centre from the ground floor. i didn't realise that no thrown objects was a rule and i don't know if i broke it because i wasn't keeping track. i did use a grenade to kill the rats menacing the woman trapped in a basement in The Royal Physician, but that was because A) i had no reason to save her other than i would feel bad not doing and 2) i could have just as easily but slightly more slowly killed them all with my sword as the ate they corpse i used as bait.
fun things:
when you struggled with getting past the guards at the prison entrance, you can climb some pipes to get into the room where you put the explosive without opening the door between the rooms, which is a lot less painful
as in the comment i left on the first VOD, i just let Geoff kill Campbell because it just saves a lot of hassle and i don't like Campbell
i also forgot an important part of House of Pleasure, but in my case it was returning to Slackjaw with the code to Bunting's safe
i had to turn the wheels in the Royal Physician off and on again because, for some reason, the first time i turned them off i couldn't get through the gaps
i accidentally killed Lady Boyle at least once by having her over my shoulder as i jumped over the railings in the basement to deliver her to Bunting, because for some reason it makes you drop her and the fall is enough to kill her
you can actually get onto the roof of the lock in Return to the Tower by jumping from a loudspeaker onto some weird geometry and, despite the noise the loudspeaker makes as it swings, the guard won't necessarily even hear it
there's a guard in Return to the Tower who carries whale oil who will apparently drop it even if he just hears you sprinting, blowing himself and a civilian up
you could have knocked everyone out with the arc pylon before getting the note from the bar in The Loyalists, saving yourself a headache
and, finally, Campbell didn't try to kill me when i took the key? maybe he killed you for being impolite and grabbing the key before he finished speaking? idk
It's incredible how different an experience can end up through such a short game. I didn't personally want to kill anything I didn't have to, even if it was sort of just by letting things happen like with Campbell. Though granted, there were almost definitely people that died due to my lack of interaction with side events.
It's also a bit funny how the cutscene would force Lady Boyle out of your hands like that. This game is both incredibly polished and just... not. Like, I get that the default of just having NPCs drop what they're carrying to engage with the player is simple, but not if they're carrying a bomb. Who thought that was a good idea?!
Pretty game, like an oil painting 🖼️
I greatly enjoyed your video. You've inspired me to do my own clean hands ghost run, though I will use all powers and tools possible.
I do a bunch of baking, once you've memorized a few recipes by heart there's actually not allot of precision. Most recipes can be modified and done by rough estimate. In fact today i made about 3 pounds of banana bread without measuring anything other than the flour, but otherwise only remembering what the ingredients were not how much there was supposed to be.
another banger of a video.
one of my fav games, would never play without blink, that's the best ability across all of gaming :D good job on the ghost run
My dear spudster, your cookies comment made me literally LOL for the first time in years. Congrats!
Perfect is the enemy of good
That's so true, and it's such a hard/slow lesson to learn.
loved this series just never played death of the outsider, need try that one
I suggest you do. The powers in that game are pretty cool when you get them. Effectively, you get the ability to disguise yourself as NPCs (called 'Semblence'), an invisible scout that stops time and lets you tag objects or NPCs of interest (called 'Foresight'), and a teleport that can work with that scouting ability to chain teleports together for quick traversal through the levels (called 'Displace').
Out of all of those, Semblence is straight up my favorite power in the entire Dishonored series. Being able to disguise as NPCs is pretty cool and the power only drains energy when you move. As long as you don't run and wander into areas that your disguise shouldn't be, in general acting suspicious, then you effectively can just hide in plain sight.
@@Techhunter_Talon thats pretty awesome ill check it out
Man for all of the philosophy you spit that I love it's weird seeing you act like a dead beat dad
hi spuddy, sorry i missed the second stream, and happy new year!
Hello! And don't worry about it. I'm glad you could be there for the first, and I hope the new year is going swimmingly for you!
Totally forgot about this game! Only played the first one wayyy back on 360, now I wanna go through the series😂
It's been a long time since I played it, but this run has been at the back of my mind for ages now. Having replayed it more recently? It was even better than I remembered. I'd highly recommend giving it another go.
.. for the algorithm!
jokes aside, wonderful video :D
"perfection is the enemie of good"
Well i'll be damned, i thought i was the only person who decides to brute force the vaults in these games. Who would've thought?
I really wish i could've actually caught the streams, but sadly school, family and other crap *loves* to get in the way a lot
In my head, there's always a sort of, "It's only a thousand possible combinations. How bad could it be?" before eventually getting bored enough to look it up while still trying.
@@SpuddyCube Sounds about right. I got so bored once when playing Dishonored 2 that i literally went out of my way to brute force every single lock in the game.
I even managed to get the Jindosh lock open on accident in the Dust District mission. it wasn't until my 2nd playthrough that i realized there was an entire mission i had to do
I always come here for absurd gameplay BUT ALWAYS stay for his ideology on life like wow just WOW
wait you can play this game without being seen? Jokes aside great video and redemption of your previous run you did long ago.
I remember this run
I'm glad you could be there for it! I hope the abridged version was worth the wait.
Three minute club.
So much talk bout cookies that I got the munchies
Now I want to see you do this in D2 with Emily instead of her father. Jokes aside excellent job mate
I remembered doing 1 playthrough on dishonored high chaos during a blackout where i lived so i was at my moms bf house on his system, then wanted to platinum the game b4 leaving so I did a never seen, no powers, no kills, retrieve my equipment run on my 2nd playthrough without a guide. So that was Ghost, Shadow, Mostly flesh & steel, Specter, Clean hands, This is mine, Just dark enough all in 1 shot 😂. Biggest pain in my ass was the 6 hrs spent trying to get past those pos assassins i think in the flooded area after they take your shit 😒 no matter what they would see me as i made it out the balcony.
Worst of all was i forgot this wasn't my Playstation 😑 id have to go home & do this all over again!
Any interest in future sequels playing through the knife of dunwall and brigmore witches?
Possibly. I'm confident they'd be fun to go through, but it's always a question of time, interest, and how bad I am at stealth games. I have played through the DLCs casually several years ago, but it would be a good excuse to finally taking on the sequel.
@@SpuddyCube Well even if you don't make them into videos I'd definitely recommend replaying the DLCs, they were my favorite parts of dishonored 1 :)
Aye I'll bake you cookies come over bro
You and cookies. Ya gotta learn to make them yourself, ya silly goose potato
They're hard to make! They always come out wrong, and I'm never sure what I did, but it's usually a completely new way to ruin them.
I despise your cheery do-goodery and have been putting vitriol out into the world to counteract your positive influence. I will make sure people hate themselves as much as I hate myself. We will all be alone, but some of us more than others.