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Sex & Nudity
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- In the game level set in brothel, there are abstract female statues in the area. Specifically buttocks are clearly shown.
- The game depicts some sexual/suggestive dialogue (e.g., Hey sweetheart, you want to play with me? You're a lot cuter than my regulars, Sell your wife into prostitution and I'm sure I can get you a good price.)
- One level in the game is set in a brothel and this includes sight of scantily clad women.
- There is a sequence in which the player encounters a older man sitting in an electric shock device blindfolded, he apparently derives some pleasure from the shocks, which the player is able to administer during interrogation.
- The character will explore brothels where women are dressed suggestively and occasional moaning can be heard through walls and they are referred to in the game as "whores".
- During some downtime between missions, Corvo comes across a loyalist who is peeping on a servant girl who is taking a bath. After confronting the man, Corvo can walk right in on the woman and have a conversation with her while she is naked. No private parts are shown, however.
Violence & Gore
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- In the sewers during your prison escape, you witness two guards get eaten alive by a pack of rats, very graphic as they continue eating the guards' corpses.
- Players have the option to finish the game without killing any other character. When they do engage in combat, it can contain blood as well as dismemberment.
- Players can use pistols, crossbows, swords, grenades, and other weapons to kill human enemies, those kills are sometimes accompanied by slow-motion effects and gurgling sounds.
- Corpses are often devoured by packs of plague-infested rats and there are corpses strewn around this plague-ridden town.
- Using stealth allows the player to sneak up on enemies unaware and hitting them unconcious of dead.
- When you complete the game without killing anyone, the king's daughter is friendly, otherwise not.
- When incendiary bolts are used as weapons against enemies, the victims scream.
- It's also possible to kill innocent characters but you're never encouraged to do that and you aren't supposed to.
- During one interactive sequence, players use electric shocks to interrogate a blindfolded man in a chair.
- Corvo can possess creatures to sneak past guards and traps, or can even turn traps against his enemies.
- If the player does engage in combat and kills anyone, the 1st person perspective of the game gives a brutal close up of the death. Also, if the player chooses, Corvo can kill an enemy and have the enemys body dissolve into ashes. At times, significant amounts of blood will issue forth during kills and limbs can be severed.
- Humans are the primary targets in the game, but the level of violence is going to differ depending on the player. The player is not required to actually kill anyone to complete the game. As implausible as it sounds the game encourages players to take the "non-lethal path" and complete the game without killing their targets.
- It should be noted that the enemies in this game are not push-overs, and killing them can be somewhat difficult to do, given that they put up a great fight towards the player. It can also be difficult to beat the game non-lethally, but doing so rewards players with "the best" of two possible endings.
- Some environments depict mutilated corpses on the ground or hanging from the ceiling.
- Non-lethal Path:
- Completing the game non-lethally requires a lot of sneaking, cleanup and preparation, but it's much less violent than the lethal path.
- Players who take the non-lethal path to complete the game will strangle hundreds of enemies to unconsciousness or shoot them with "sleep darts". It is a bit violent, but no one actually dies as a result.
- After a target is rendered unconscious, players will have to store the bodies in hidden locations to remain undetected. It seems more comical than violent.
- Lethal Path:
- Players can slash, stab, or shoot enemies with swords, pistols, and crossbows, which causes blood to splatter on the environment and screen. However, some of the blood is difficult to see due to the overall chaos of the action; pistols cause smoke and flash effects that obscure the blood. Limbs can be cut off and thrown at other near by enemies.
- Whenever an explosive is used, it sends bits of shrapnel around which instantly kills enemies and causes some blood splatter or gore. It is often difficult to see however, due to the cloud of dust that is left behind.
- The violence level will spike when the player uses certain powers to kill their targets. For example, a special type of spell causes a swarm of plague-infected rats to appear and graphically consume the enemy within seconds, all involving blood and gore.
- If the player is lucky, they can also execute their targets up-close with a sword. This often results in graphic decapitation or something of similar nature. However, these executions are a lot harder to perform than they sound, because getting close enough in front of an enemy to perform them is nearly impossible to do. This prevents almost all players from seeing these executions.
- Parents' note that while this game may seem very violent, the true impact of the violence is lost in the fact that the game rewards players for not killing anyone. I expect that many players will choose the non-lethal path of gameplay, because it's less difficult and leads to "the best ending".
Profanity
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- All obscene language is heard from NPCs while Corvo is sneaking around the streets of Dunwall.
- Instances of 'f--k,' 's--t' and 'damn' can be heard at random times throughout the game.
- Name calling (asshole, whore and bastard.)
- Language is very infrequent even where it is, and most is heard by chance, rather than scripted.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Many scenes take place in a bar and several characters openly consume beer or other spirits.
- The player's character also drinks on occasion -- and players can choose to drink more as they explore the world.
- Some characters drink alcohol and or smoke on some occasions, the player at one point will drink a glass of alcohol as a toast. This is shown through First-Person-Perspective.
- The player can use "sleep darts" as ammunition for their crossbow. The darts can be fired at enemies' and they'll fall asleep, but it doesn't kill them.
- As this game uses a health-bar system, players can use healing items such as potions to regenerate lost health. It is not specified as to what exactly is in the potions however.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- Sneaking around can be intense.
- When players engage in combat, it's bloody, with severed limbs and bloody stains.
- Player kills are sometimes accompanied by slow-motion effects and gurgling sounds.
- Some of the violence in this game can be disturbing to audiences, but the game encourages player not to kill a single person, which means that it shouldn't be too much for most audiences to handle.
- Some of the people within this game are infected by a rat's disease and it can be scary many, as they are very creepy, and will puke on your character.
- Parents should consider the fact that, while Dishonored can be very violent, this is ultimately up to what the player decides.
