Which character / playstyle did you play first?

[GAMING_Alligator]

Having completed the game on low chaos with Corvo, I'm now playing a high chaos run with Emily, and ... it's a thrill ride!

The new powers are undeniably fun and they actually seem nearly unbalanced on occasion (especially when combined). Can't imagine playing low chaos with Emily, she seems built to go on a (stealthy) muder spree.

Definitely happy I played it through with Corvo first trying not to kill everyone, so far it was less fast paced and I got to take in more. Wondering what other people's thoughts are?

[Linus Hyper]

Picked Corvo and murdered everyone I saw, including civilians.

[chickadeedeedee]

I picked Corvo and went high-chaos for my first run, because I just generally love going loud with him (Windblast + Rats = YELL ALL YOU WANT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) and I didn't want to worry too much about stealth the first time through. I can get really neurotic about playing games the "right" way and ruin them for myself so the first time through I wanted a playstyle that would let me cut loose.

Emily is actually fantastic for low-chaos, I chose her for my ghost run. Domino is OP either way, and I dunked everything into that and mobility bonuses (including bonecharm crafting) and shadow-walk (And meserize at the very end, but that wasn't as useful as I'd hoped). It's kind of absurd how fast she can put a whole map to sleep without anyone realizing something was up. Corvo doesn't have anything close to that kind of stealthy room-clearing power, especially without killing.

[The DarkLight Emissary YT]

Corvo because....Clockwork Deathmask is much cooler then a simple face covering :P.

[chickadeedeedee]

Originally posted by Orex/www.twitch.tv/riken13:

Corvo because....Clockwork Deathmask is much cooler then a simple face covering :P.

Am I the only person who thinks that mask looks corny as ♥♥♥♥?

I just... I could never take Corvo seriously but Mr. Hoodie-Vest McEdgelord even less so.

[Fang]

Originally posted by chickadeedeedee:

Originally posted by Orex/www.twitch.tv/riken13:

Corvo because....Clockwork Deathmask is much cooler then a simple face covering :P.

Am I the only person who thinks that mask looks corny as ♥♥♥♥?

I just... I could never take Corvo seriously but Mr. Hoodie-Vest McEdgelord even less so.

I can see why you'd think that. Overall though, I wouldn't want to run into someone wearing it. It does give me the creepy unhinged killer vibe. :P

[Eelectrica]

Schizo Emily. She started off as high chaos but switched gears at Adermire.

[Diablerie]

Originally posted by Eelectrica:

Schizo Emily. She started off as high chaos but switched gears at Adermire.

sounds like what I did. I picked Emily first as well, came out the gate killing people, but then a high chaos run didn't "feel" right for her. I started going the non lethal route about the same point. Then when I did another playthrough with her, I went completely non lethal plus no powers. Saved my murderous rampage for corvo.

[deborah]

I started low chaos with Emily just for the novelty and to see if I liked her better than Corvo. I do love the fluid motion of Reaching while moving (*schwoop*), but Reach is so difficult to control by comparison to Blink, I ended up smacking poor Emily into walls (or worse) way too often. My Emily has a broken nose, black eyes, missing teeth, and a split lip from all that wall smacking.

Second run was low chaos, ghost, clean hands with Corvo, who fit like a comfortable old shoe. Emily has some handy powers, but I'm liking Corvo better. That being said, I liked Daud better by comparison in D1.

Third run was high chaos with Emily, aka "Princess throws a temper tantrum." Like Diablente, Emily just didn't feel right to me for high chaos. Some of it was the voice acting and lines... like Emily was trying trying too hard... trying to talk herself into being an angry, murderous ♥♥♥♥♥, but was really just going through the motions. The ending choice (you know which one I chose!) did leave me feeling traumatized for several minutes while I sat through the credits. I cured that by promptly launching into run #4 with Corvo again (Ghost, Clean Hands, polish off some cheevs).

[Snackrat]

Started with Corvo so I could enjoy the story with a familiar moveset and then swap to play with hers afterwards. (I thought I might get bored moving from E->C.)
Still haven't gotten to play Emily though; I want to play her even now but with the new patch the game keep crashing when I try.

[SomeUnregPunk]

Originally posted by Diablerie:

Originally posted by Eelectrica:

Schizo Emily. She started off as high chaos but switched gears at Adermire.

sounds like what I did. I picked Emily first as well, came out the gate killing people, but then a high chaos run didn't "feel" right for her. I started going the non lethal route about the same point. Then when I did another playthrough with her, I went completely non lethal plus no powers. Saved my murderous rampage for corvo.

same here. Though I stopped because her mother started to say how disappointed she was in her daughter.

[halbermensch999]

Her, because she's new. I'm now on second playthrough with Corvo, and mostly because he is voiced by Stephen Russell.

Playstyle? Stealth.. although it is very hard to keep the deaths to absolute minimum because the AI reaction speed is so fast.

[ramyland_maelstrom]

...delilah

[Capt.M]

My first playthrough was with Corvo, doing a ghost and clean hands run. It turned out quite difficult since I never knew what to expect (and I'm not the patient type who actually listens, leans around corners and watches through walls for long) so it was a lot of quick-saving and loading... However, I decided to do that since I expected it to be the story I most wanted to experience, and the story which was probably most canon.

And then I moved on to high chaos Emily. Damn, her Domino power is real fun for a killing machine! :D The heart bothered me with its cold accusations, though.