Can I beat Corvo?

[himmatsj]

In the DLC when you play as Daud?

[CrimzonRazor]

Messaggio originale di himmatsj:

Messaggio originale di Picton:

Why would you even want to kill Corvo...? He's the good guy here remember you're playing as the scumbag. I just stood there and let him kill me that's what Daud deserved. (I didn't actually kill Daud in the base game though)

Who's scumbag and who's goody-two-shoes is a matter of perspective.

Very true its all perspective

[Kaeline]

Messaggio originale di Picton:

Why would you even want to kill Corvo...? He's the good guy here remember you're playing as the scumbag. I just stood there and let him kill me that's what Daud deserved. (I didn't actually kill Daud in the base game though)

Daud's character is just made better that Corvo in DLC, he has voice and some personal story, so I think many people like him more, than Corvo (at least me :D)
When I played, I tried to follow the characters' personalities - Corvo wouldn't kill innocent people, while Daud was ok with it.

There was a funny moment when my frind played the DLC - in original game he spared Daud, but then he played DLC at high chaos. So, when corvo came he was like "Ahahah, look at my saves, you won't touch me :)" Then he found out that the original saves don't matter in this case :D

[kelticpete]

I think corvo is unbeatable in high chaos. I shot him with 5 crossbows sucessfully. we parried and I hit him. then I got lucky and he lost track of me cause I went upstairs. it occured to me to stealth. I snuck up behind him and SLAMMED my blade him once and he took the hit and then attacked back and I blinked away. I did this stealth attack again. then we were figthing and my health was good and to me it looked like I hit him but then suddenly he grabs my blade and I am dead. if you can beat him it is all about some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ swordplay that you don't use in the rest of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. I just did 15 replays and no matter how many times I hit him successfully he never seemed to die.

[Akela]

I believe the Corvo fight highlights the biggest problem of DLC's. The game devs keep changing the rules of the game all the time. You reach the final mission in the Knife of Dunwall, and bam - the Overseers can hear you choke a guy out or drop a body from ten feet away. Now, they can spot you from a mile away and know how to look up, down, and sideways. Moreover, they stop walking and start doing the hunted rabbit dance when they take a step, turn around, take a step, turn around. What gives? You don't move like that, unless someone is shooting at you.

The same goes for the fight with Corvo. First of all, who makes a fight like that as an intro? You can't even make a proper save, so you have to reload the whole intro to replay the fight. And on Master Assassin he kills you with one blow, while your crossbow keeps shooting marshmallows and your sword does about as much damage as a stick. That's cheating, okay? Throughout the game you can shoot someone in the knee and they will fall. Tried that with Corvo. No joy. Why? Anyways, after a number of unsuccessful fights I decided to cheat as well by fighting Corvo on Veteran and then bumping up the difficulty to Master Assassin again. And why the heck not? If game devs employ dishonest tactics to make the game harder for you (whenever they feel like doing so, I might add), why can't I do the same?

[kelticpete]

thanks for reply akela. when you say they changed the rules of the game, do you mean recently? I did knife of cornwall about 2 months after it's release and I don't remember having a problem with overseers

[Akela]

Messaggio originale di kelticpete:

thanks for reply akela. when you say they changed the rules of the game, do you mean recently? I did knife of cornwall about 2 months after it's release and I don't remember having a problem with overseers

I meant it figuratively, of course. What I did mean is that the overseers you deal with in the last mission of the KoD are different not only from the ones you meet in the main game but from all the other guards in the KoD DLC. More alert and perceptive, harder to take out. I beat the main game on very hard with no powers or other aids, and I did notice that change.

The problem with Corvo is that on Master Assassin you can't afford to miss a single blow, while the damage you do remains medium at best. You get five bolts (which hardly do any damage to Corvo) and a sword (which shadow creepers never use throughout the game). And some of your usual tactics don't work on Corvo. So how are you supposed to beat him? It feels like they have maxed out his skills and abilities on Master Assassin, while you remained the same and did not get to collect your gear prior to the fight. They actually weakened you, while making him next to impossible to beat. The way I see it, It's just not fair. But that's just my opinion.

[kelticpete]

thank you. yes. I tend to keep repeating til I win but after 10 reloads with corvo I was like, 'EFF this, and EFF the developers." and I just went on with rest of game.

[Akela]

I feel your pain. I'm pretty persistent, but I just stopped trying because I couldn't save a game
prior to the fight. I just got sick and tired of exiting the mission, starting a new game, skipping
the intro, watching a cut scene you can't skip only to die a few secs later. So not worth it.

That's what happens when you include a boss fight into the intro to the very first mission when
the default mission save itself doesn't exist yet. It's just too much of a hassle to replay.

Btw, I found only one YouTube video that shows how to beat Corvo on Master Assassin. One!
For a game that boasts hundreds of walkthroughs or guides. I failed to find a Master Assassin
walkthough that shows Corvo's defeat. Some people fail, while others just let Corvo slay Daud
and move on to better things. I don't believe all those hardcore guys are incompetent, so there
is indeed something fundamentally wrong with Corvo fight on Master Assassin.

Anyways, sorry for my long-winded comments. Had to share my frustration. Have a good one.

[kelticpete]

rants are appreciated by me, quite often. especially when I am not the said subject.

the fight was rant-worthy.

peace.

[Tirigon]

Messaggio originale di Akela:

I feel your pain. I'm pretty persistent, but I just stopped trying because I couldn't save a game
prior to the fight. I just got sick and tired of exiting the mission, starting a new game, skipping
the intro, watching a cut scene you can't skip only to die a few secs later. So not worth it.

That's what happens when you include a boss fight into the intro to the very first mission when
the default mission save itself doesn't exist yet. It's just too much of a hassle to replay.

Btw, I found only one YouTube video that shows how to beat Corvo on Master Assassin. One!
For a game that boasts hundreds of walkthroughs or guides. I failed to find a Master Assassin
walkthough that shows Corvo's defeat. Some people fail, while others just let Corvo slay Daud
and move on to better things. I don't believe all those hardcore guys are incompetent, so there
is indeed something fundamentally wrong with Corvo fight on Master Assassin.

Anyways, sorry for my long-winded comments. Had to share my frustration. Have a good one.

I'm not sure if it's really wrong. I got the impression that you are simply not meant to beat him. After all, Corvo DOES beat Daud in the main story and (DLC end spoiler!) indeed the DLC ends with Corvo beating and either killing or sparing Daud, as it happened in the main game

Also, beating him is totally pointless, if you do it on lower difficulties there is a video sequence where Corvo counters your killing blow and beats you anyways.

[Akela]

Messaggio originale di Tirigon, the White Wolf:

I'm not sure if it's really wrong. I got the impression that you are simply not meant to beat him. After all, Corvo DOES beat Daud in the main story and (DLC end spoiler!) indeed the DLC ends with Corvo beating and either killing or sparing Daud, as it happened in the main game

Also, beating him is totally pointless, if you do it on lower difficulties there is a video sequence where Corvo counters your killing blow and beats you anyways.

I easily defeated Corvo on lower difficulties. That's how I got the Parting Shots achievement. I did see the video sequence, but in my case Corvo blocked Daud's attack, but Daud grabbed Corvo's blade and thrust at him with his sword. Job done. Corvo defeated.

[Agenta]

It appears as though on a high chaos playthrough, in the dream, Corvo will kill you, in low chaos, if you manage to hit him enough times, you WILL kill him.

Also, if you want to see someone beat Corvo on Master Assassin, find Zevik's walkthrough of Dishonored, he DOES beat Corvo on MA. This is the link to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLNnZTUBk7E&list=PLBz-8qkNkY370nhILSBsZZai1stjHCabK&index=22

[Akela]

Messaggio originale di Joshuaslegos:

Also, if you want to see someone beat Corvo on Master Assassin, find Zevik's walkthrough of Dishonored, he DOES beat Corvo on MA. This is the link to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLNnZTUBk7E&list=PLBz-8qkNkY370nhILSBsZZai1stjHCabK&index=22

Thanks, mate. I'll check it out. I've seen his playthroughs but never really watched them.

[Elyru]

No one can beat Corvo!! xD

[Adopted]

Messaggio originale di himmatsj:

In the DLC when you play as Daud?

i beat it on master assassin ... pretty easy if you ask me.