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Dishonored vs Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
info General Information | |
Release Date | |
Oct 9, 2012 | Dec 7, 2023 |
Developer | |
Arkane Studios | Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Belgrade |
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Bethesda Softworks | Ubisoft |
Genre(s) | |
Stealth Action-Adventure, Immersive Sim | Action-Adventure, Open World, First-Person |
Engine | |
Unreal Engine 3 (Heavily Modified) | Snowdrop Engine |
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Content Rating | |
Mature 17+ | Teen |
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4.5 / 5.0 | 3.8 / 5.0 |
Current Price (USD) | |
$19.99 | $69.99 |
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Skills & Progression | |
Corvo gains supernatural powers like Blink (teleportation), Dark Vision, Bend Time, Devouring Swarm, and Possession. These powers are unlocked and upgraded using Runes found in the world. Bonecharms provide passive buffs. Weapons and gadgets like the pistol, crossbow, grenades, and rewire tools can be upgraded using money at Piero Joplin's workshop. |
Player progression involves earning Skill Points by completing quests and activities, which are spent across five skill trees: Survivor (health, stealth), Warrior (Na'vi weapon proficiency), Hunter (RDA weapon proficiency, gathering), Maker (crafting, cooking), and Rider (Ikran and Direhorse abilities). Ancestor Skills are powerful, unique abilities learned by connecting with Sarentu ancestors at specific locations. Gear (clothing, weapons) is crafted using resources gathered from Pandora's flora, fauna, and RDA tech, and can be improved with mods and designs from different Na'vi clans. Na'vi Favor with clans unlocks better gear and recipes. |
public World & Exploration | |
World & Level Design | |
The game features distinct, large, and intricately designed mission levels rather than a single continuous open world. Key locations in Dunwall include Dunwall Tower, the Hound Pits Pub (hub area), Kaldwin's Bridge, Boyle Estate, and the Flooded District. Each level offers multiple pathways and secrets. |
The Western Frontier is a vast, new continent on Pandora, divided into three primary regions: the Kinglor Forest (lush rainforests, home to the Aranahe clan), the Upper Plains (windswept grasslands, home to the nomadic Zeswa clan), and the Clouded Forest (misty, enigmatic woodlands, home to the secretive Kame'tire clan). Each region has distinct biomes, flora, fauna, and RDA facilities. The world is designed for vertical exploration, utilizing Ikran flight and Na'vi agility. |
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Multiplayer Details | |
Strictly a single-player experience. No co-op or competitive multiplayer. |
Features seamless drop-in/drop-out two-player online cooperative play for the main story campaign and all open-world activities. Players can explore Pandora together, complete quests, attack RDA bases, and share progression. No competitive multiplayer modes. |
extension Editions & DLC | |
Available Editions | |
**Standard Edition:** Base game. **Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition / Definitive Edition:** Base game + all DLC (Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches, Void Walker's Arsenal). |
Available in Standard, Gold, and Ultimate Editions. Gold Edition includes the Season Pass (two story packs: 'The Sky Breaker' and 'Secrets of the Spires'). Ultimate Edition includes the Gold Edition content plus the Ultimate Pack (cosmetic items like the Sarentu Heritage cosmetic pack and Sarentu Hunter equipment pack) and a digital artbook/soundtrack. |
Post-Launch Content / DLC | |
**Dunwall City Trials:** Challenge maps. **The Knife of Dunwall:** Story DLC playing as the assassin Daud. **The Brigmore Witches:** Continues Daud's story. **Void Walker's Arsenal:** Pre-order bonus pack with additional bonecharms and resources. |
A Season Pass is available, promising two major story packs: 'The Sky Breaker' (Summer 2024) and 'Secrets of the Spires' (Fall 2024). Additional cosmetic packs and potentially free updates are also expected. |
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Graphics & Visual Fidelity | |
Utilizing a heavily modified Unreal Engine 3, Dishonored features a distinct 'whalepunk' art style characterized by exaggerated Victorian-era architecture, industrial elements powered by whale oil, and painterly textures. The game is known for its strong art direction and atmosphere rather than raw graphical fidelity by modern standards. |
Powered by the latest iteration of the Snowdrop Engine, the game delivers stunning, highly detailed visuals of Pandora. It features dense, bioluminescent environments, realistic weather systems, incredibly detailed character and creature models, and advanced lighting and particle effects. Supports ray-traced global illumination, reflections, and shadows on PC and current-gen consoles for enhanced realism. |
Audio & Soundtrack | |
Score by Daniel Licht, creating a dark, atmospheric, and memorable soundtrack. Sound design is crucial for stealth, providing auditory cues for guard patrols and environmental hazards. Features iconic voice acting, including Stephen Russell as Corvo (though Corvo is mostly silent). |
Original score composed by Pinar Toprak, capturing the wonder, danger, and cultural richness of Pandora, blending orchestral themes with tribal and ethereal elements. Sound design is critical, with rich ambient sounds of Pandora's unique flora and fauna, distinct weapon effects for both Na'vi and RDA tech, and immersive environmental audio. Features Na'vi language dialogue. |
User Interface (UI/UX) | |
Relatively minimalist HUD with health/mana indicators, objective markers, and a quick-access wheel for powers and gadgets. Contextual prompts for interactions. |
Immersive first-person HUD with contextual information. Na'vi Senses highlight interactive objects, resources, enemy weaknesses, and trails. Menus for inventory, crafting, skills, map, and journal are intuitively designed. Minimalistic on-screen elements to enhance immersion in Pandora's world. |
Accessibility Options | |
Standard for its time: Subtitle options, remappable controls (PC), adjustable difficulty. Less comprehensive than modern titles but functional. |
Offers a wide range of accessibility options, including customizable controls (full remapping), various subtitle options (size, background, speaker names), colorblind modes, aim assist, adjustable difficulty, options to reduce motion sickness (e.g., reduce camera shake), audio cues, and more. Co-pilot mode allows two controllers to act as one. |
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settings_applications System Requirements | |
720p (HD) - Minimum (720p @ ~30 FPS - Official) (Low Preset, 720p Resolution) CPU: Official Arkane minimum desktop CPU. Very old dual-core processors. CPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate laptop equivalent: Older mobile dual-core CPUs. GPU: Official Arkane minimum desktop GPU. DirectX 9.0c compatible card with 512MB+ VRAM (768MB recommended). GPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate laptop equivalent: Mobile GPUs capable of low settings at 720p. RAM: Minimum RAM required. 4GB was recommended for a smoother experience. Storage: HDD works, SSD improves loading. | |
memoryCPU: Dual core @ 3.0 GHz or better (e.g., Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+) developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (768MB VRAM) / ATI Radeon HD 5850 (768MB VRAM) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 / AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M / ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770 layersRAM: 3 GB saveStorage (Tier): 9 GB HDD | — |
1080p (Full HD) - Recommended (1080p ~60 FPS, High Preset, FSR2 Quality) (High Preset, FSR2 Quality) CPU: Recommended desktop CPU for 1080p at 60 FPS with upscaling. CPU (Laptop): Estimated mid-range to high-end laptop CPUs. GPU: Recommended desktop GPU for 1080p at 60 FPS with upscaling. GPU (Laptop): Estimated performance-focused laptop GPUs. Higher VRAM (8GB+) is important. RAM: Recommended RAM for smoother performance. Storage: SSD required. | |
— | memoryCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5-11600K developer_boardGPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB) or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) laptop_macCPU (L): AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / Intel Core i7-11800H equivalent or better laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (8GB, High TGP) / RTX 4060 Mobile (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6700M/6800S. **An RTX 3070 Ti Mobile or RTX 4070 Mobile would provide a more consistent 60 FPS+ experience at 1080p High.** layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 90 GB SSD |
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (1080p ~30 FPS, Low Preset, FSR2 Quality) (Low Preset, FSR2 Quality) CPU: Minimum desktop CPU for 1080p at 30 FPS with upscaling. CPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop CPU equivalent. Modern i7/Ryzen 7 H-series are preferable. GPU: Minimum desktop GPU for 1080p at 30 FPS with upscaling. GPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop GPUs. This game is demanding; higher VRAM is beneficial. RAM: Minimum RAM requirement. Storage: SSD required. | |
— | memoryCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K developer_boardGPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or Intel Arc A750 (8GB) laptop_macCPU (L): AMD Ryzen 5 5600H / Intel Core i5-11400H equivalent or better laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile (6GB) / RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (4GB, High TGP) / AMD Radeon RX 6600M. **An RTX 3060 Mobile or RTX 4050 Mobile would be a more comfortable minimum for 1080p Low/Medium without heavy reliance on aggressive upscaling.** layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 90 GB SSD |
1080p (Full HD) - Recommended (1080p @ ~60 FPS - Official) (High Preset, 1080p Resolution) CPU: Official Arkane recommended desktop CPU. Older quad-core processors. CPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate laptop equivalent: Early mobile quad-core i5s or higher-end APUs. GPU: Official Arkane recommended desktop GPU for 1080p High. GPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate: Mid-range mobile GPUs from 2012-2013. Modern Baseline: An RTX 3050 Mobile is extreme overkill and will achieve hundreds of FPS. Even modern high-end integrated graphics can run this game very well at 1080p. RAM: Recommended for a smoother experience at high settings. Storage: SSD recommended for optimal performance. | |
memoryCPU: Quad core @ 2.4 GHz or better (e.g., Intel Core i5-750 / AMD Phenom II X4 955) developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (1GB VRAM) / ATI Radeon HD 6950 (1GB VRAM) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-2410M / AMD A8-3500M laptop_windowsGPU (L): Period-Appropriate: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M / AMD Radeon HD 7870M. Modern Baseline: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile (4GB) / Integrated Graphics like Intel Iris Xe (G7 96EU) or AMD Radeon 680M. layersRAM: 4 GB saveStorage (Tier): 9 GB SSD | — |
1440p (QHD/2K) - Enthusiast (1440p ~60 FPS, High Preset, FSR2 Quality) (High Preset, FSR2 Quality) CPU: Desktop CPU for 1440p at 60 FPS with upscaling. CPU (Laptop): Estimated high-end laptop CPUs. GPU: Desktop GPU for 1440p at 60 FPS with upscaling. GPU (Laptop): Estimated high-performance laptop GPUs. 10GB+ VRAM strongly recommended. RAM: 16GB RAM required, 32GB can be beneficial. Storage: NVMe SSD recommended. | |
— | memoryCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core i7-12700K developer_boardGPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16GB) or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) laptop_macCPU (L): AMD Ryzen 7 6800H/HS / Intel Core i7-12700H or better. **Modern Ryzen 9 / Core i9 H/HX series recommended.** laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (10GB/16GB, High TGP) / RTX 4070 Mobile (8GB, High TGP) / AMD Radeon RX 6800M/6850M XT. **An RTX 3080 Ti Mobile or RTX 4080 Mobile would be ideal for a consistent 1440p High experience.** layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 90 GB SSD (NVMe Recommended) |
1440p (QHD/2K) - Enthusiast (1440p @ 60+ FPS) (Ultra/Max Preset, 1440p Resolution) CPU: High-end CPUs from the era, or any modern CPU. CPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate laptop equivalent: Higher-end mobile CPUs. Any modern mobile CPU is more than enough. GPU: Desktop GPUs providing a very smooth 1440p experience. GPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate: Strong mobile GPUs from 2014. Modern Baseline: An RTX 3050 Mobile will max this out at 1440p with extremely high FPS. High-end integrated graphics are also very capable here. RAM: Recommended for 1440p gaming for smooth performance. Storage: A fast SSD is beneficial for quick loading. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-2600K / AMD FX-8350 developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (2GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB VRAM) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-3630QM / AMD Ryzen 3 2200U (or any modern mobile CPU) laptop_windowsGPU (L): Period-Appropriate: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M / AMD Radeon R9 M295X. Modern Baseline: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile (4GB) / Integrated Graphics like Intel Iris Xe (G7 96EU) or AMD Radeon 680M. layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 9 GB SSD (NVMe if available) | — |
2160p (UHD/4K) - Ultra (2160p/4K ~60 FPS, Ultra Preset, FSR2 Balanced) (Ultra Preset, FSR2 Balanced (DLSS recommended if available)) CPU: Desktop CPU recommendation for 4K/60 FPS with upscaling. CPU (Laptop): Top-tier laptop CPUs required. GPU: Desktop GPU recommendation for 4K/60 FPS with upscaling. GPU (Laptop): Highest-end laptop GPUs required. Significant VRAM (12GB+) essential. RAM: 32GB RAM strongly recommended for 4K. Storage: NVMe SSD required. | |
— | memoryCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Intel Core i7-13700K developer_boardGPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB) or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) laptop_macCPU (L): AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX/7940HS / Intel Core i9-12900HX/13900HX or better laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (12GB, Max TGP) / RTX 4090 Mobile (16GB, Max TGP). **Even with these top-tier laptop GPUs, achieving a consistent 60 FPS at native 4K Ultra will be challenging without DLSS/FSR Frame Generation.** layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 90 GB NVMe SSD |
2160p (UHD/4K) - 4K Target (60+ FPS with modern hardware) (Ultra/Max Preset, 2160p (4K) Resolution) CPU: Any decent modern CPU will handle this game at 4K without issues. CPU (Laptop): Modern mid-range or higher mobile CPUs. GPU: Desktop GPUs that can comfortably run Dishonored at 4K max settings. GPU (Laptop): Period-appropriate: Top-tier mobile GPU of its time. Modern Baseline: An RTX 3050 Mobile or RX 6600M will run this game at 4K maxed out with very high FPS. RAM: 8GB is fine for the game, 16GB better for modern systems. Storage: Fast NVMe SSD for minimal loading. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon R9 390 (8GB VRAM) (or GTX 1060 / RX 580) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-8300H / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (or any modern H-series mobile CPU) laptop_windowsGPU (L): Period-Appropriate: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M. Modern Baseline: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile (4GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600M (8GB). layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 9 GB SSD (NVMe Recommended) | — |
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Spec: 9 GB available HDD space (SSD Recommended for faster loading) Note: Small install size by modern standards. SSD improves level load times. Type: SSD | Spec: 90 GB available space (SSD Required). Note: An NVMe SSD is strongly recommended for the best experience due to asset streaming. Type: SSD |
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Spec: Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Explanation: Officially supports older Windows versions. Runs perfectly on Windows 8, 10, and 11. | Spec: Windows 10, Windows 11 (64-bit versions only) Explanation: Only 64-bit Windows 10 or newer is supported. |
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Spec: DirectX 9.0c Explanation: Dishonored utilizes DirectX 9.0c for rendering. | Spec: DirectX 12 Explanation: DirectX 12 is required. |
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