Xbox 360

Dishonored

Avec Dishonored, Arkane reprend le flambeau de références passées, à commencer par Thief et ose ce que peu d'autres titres osent : laisser le joueur se dépatouiller avec ce qu'il a et sortir des chemins tout tracés. S'ils existent malgré tout dans Dishonored, on peut les ignorer et "maltraiter" l'architecture, ne pas faire ce qu'on attend de nous pour jouer les équilibristes sur un fil à linge et se raccrocher à une corniche improbable. Bilan : une fois le jeu terminé, on a qu'une envie, le recommencer.

Dishonored is this year’s must-have new IP, with fresh ideas, plenty of charm and inventiveness, and tying them together in a stylish fashion. Who said creativity in the games industry was dead, huh? Dishonored says hello. Your free time says goodbye.

It's a shame that Dishonored's story isn't greater than the sum of its decidedly memorable parts, but its gameplay absolutely is. Each mission is built as an elaborate network of choices for players to explore, and the same can be said for Corvo himself. Each player's selection of powers, perks and other upgrades will inform how they see and interact with this world, and no two play-throughs will be exactly the same. Dishonored is a game you'll talk with your friends about, and that you'll want to play multiple times. In this game there are always other paths to be taken and other challenges to conquer, and that's a refreshing thing indeed.