Dishonored - Review @ GameBanshee

Eric Schwarz reviews Dishonered at GameBanshee and likes it, but does not shy away from its shortcomings.

However, Dishonored does have its share of faults, namely in that its stealth gameplay is a bit underwhelming compared to its inspirations, its RPG-like character progression is lacking, it starts to run out of steam a bit towards the end, and the story simply does not have the same intellectual themes to it that gets you thinking about bigger issues once you've turned the game off (something Deus Ex: Human Revolution managed far better last year). As much as I liked it, and will play through it at least once or twice more, it's hard not to feel a bit disappointed where potential wasn't realized, mostly in the RPG qualities that it's dropped over its predecessors.  I could have been an "instant classic" for fans of hybrid shooter/RPG titles, but instead it's merely "pretty good."