Posted April 04, 2014
Rich9837: What did you think of it? It really gave me a Thief vibe and even referenced Thief at one point in the game. The stealth my not be as solid as Thief (imagine sneaking without a light gem!), but the Blink teleport move adds a new dimension to stealth gameplay.
Dishonored references Thief all the time! It pays homage to several design aspects of Thief, including stealth and multiple ways to tackle levels, but particularly the guards and their conversations. One of my favourite links is the generic putdown, choffer, which is obviously taken from Thief, taffer!
Some might take this as copying, but I think it was being aware of one of the major influences and not being afraid to show it.