The gameplay is fairly idiot-proof, with basic first person control layout with a few wild card controls thrown in such as the lean button, a feature enabling you to lean around corners and better plan your approach for those choosing to take your time with each step. You carry a projectile weapon, which can be anything from a short ranged pistol to a long ranged crossbow, and you also carry a bladed weapon for close quarters confrontations and throat slitting. The first person aspect really puts you into the shoes of the assassin but at the same time simplifies the occasionally annoying aspect of assassination such as climbing. In game such as Assassins Creed, the free running feature is unique and as much a part of the franchise that removing it would be like replacing guns with feather dusters in COD, but it can be frustrating when the character refuses to jump exactly where commanded. The first person angle takes this problem out, want to climb up on that pipe? OK then, just press the right button: it's really as simple as that, and there's no real fear of jumping into a legion of guards instead of a haystack. The abilities to upgrade your characters arsenal of equipment and special abilities are both available to the player. The player can explore the city to find runes and better their mystical abilities to bend time and space to their benefit or summon vermin to distract and attack enemies, as well as selling general items and using the money to upgrade weapons and equipment. Though you have to find a lot of the runes, most of the sellable items, as well as cash stashes, youll find what seems like every hundred yards or so. Putting aside concerns over suspensions of realism like that in a game where you can literally stop time with a wiggle of your nose, it does minimise concerns over whether you'll be able to upgrade fully and in all honesty if you do enough exploring you can probably become powerful enough to carry out most missions without breaking much of a sweat. Not a fatal flaw, by any means. Dishonored is a game which really only gets its full justice when played for 40+ hours, however quicker times are possible and can still offer fun times but if you are an achievement/trophy hunter you will need to return to Dunwall a number of times. I also dont think DLC packs are out of the question for this game, adding additional assassination assignments for Corvo to carry out as well as maybe other areas of this world to explore. One thing is for sure, the game holds its own even when compared with the "bigger" releases of the year. Dishonored is available to buy now.