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This is Death Before Dishonor, a series in which I attempt to play through Dishonored with a self-imposed, semi-permadeath rule designed to make me improvise my way out of trouble, rather than re-loading an earlier save. For some background, read the introduction to the series first, and definitely read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 so you know what’s going on. Also be advised that, unlike most posts on this blog, this series will contain spoilers. For spoiler-free thoughts on Dishonored, read my original posts about the game. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

My attempt to play through Dishonored without reloading saved games, so I’m forced to improvise when things go wrong, has gone surprisingly well so far. I completed the last two missions without dying, and with only a few dead bodies in my wake, with my overall chaos rating still low. In fact, it’s fair to say that protagonist Corvo Attano’s entire rebellion has been astonishingly successful, destabilizing the tyrannical Lord Regent’s government in (I think?) just a few days. Well, there’s no reason to slow down now. It’s time to strike a decisive blow. Read on for massive spoilers.

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This is Death Before Dishonor, a series in which I attempt to play through Dishonored with a self-imposed, semi-permadeath rule designed to make me improvise my way out of trouble, rather than re-loading an earlier save. For some background, read the introduction to the series first, and definitely read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 so you know what’s going on. Also be advised that, unlike most posts on this blog, this series will contain spoilers. For spoiler-free thoughts on Dishonored, read my original posts about the game. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

As I continue my second playthrough of Dishonored, I remain amazed that I’ve managed to keep the body count so low. I’m not allowing myself to reload a save when I make a mistake, so I have to improvise my way out of trouble. Yet, even when botching things again and again on my last mission, I still got out of it with just a few dead bodies, and my overall chaos rating is still low. Can I keep it up? Read on to find out (along with massive spoilers).

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This is Death Before Dishonor, a series in which I attempt to play through Dishonored with a self-imposed, semi-permadeath rule designed to make me improvise my way out of trouble, rather than re-loading an earlier save. For some background, read the introduction to the series first, and definitely read Part 1 and Part 2 so you know what’s going on. Also be advised that, unlike most posts on this blog, this series will contain spoilers. For spoiler-free thoughts on Dishonored, read my original posts about the game. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

I’ve completed two missions as Corvo Attano, protagonist of Dishonored. I’m trying to avoid re-loading saved games so I’ll be forced to improvise when things go wrong, but I broke this rule twice in the first mission. The second mission I managed to complete without cheating, although I did die and restart a couple of times. My eventual success was much less stealthy than I’d intended, but I avoided killing any members of the City Watch through the liberal use of sleep darts. Embarking on my third mission, I was able to complete it without dying once! Does that mean that everything went perfectly, thanks to my flawless performance? No. No, it most certainly does not.

Read on for massive spoilers.

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