Which game should I Play First?

[Xiu]

I have been thinking or not whether to buy this game but before that, should i get the first dishonoured and play it first? Or can I start with Death of the Outsider

[ThePugHybrid]

Don't start Death of the Outsider, you will understand nothing. Start in order for this franchise.
1) Dishonored
2) Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall DLC
3) Dishonored: the Brigmore Witches DLC
4) Dishonored 2
5) Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

[Phobos]

Franchise order:

1) Dishonored 1

(the DLCs has "minor spoilers" for dishonored 2)
2) Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall DLC
3) Dishonored: the Brigmore Witches DLC

4) Dishonored 2
5) Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

My preferred order of play:

1. Dishonored 1
2. Dishonored 2
3. Dishonored: Death of outsider

Backstory on Daud and Delilah
4. Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall DLC
5. Dishonored: the Brigmore Witches DLC

[ThePugHybrid]

Originally posted by Prophet:

Franchise order:

1) Dishonored 1

(the DLCs has "minor spoilers" for dishonored 2)
2) Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall DLC
3) Dishonored: the Brigmore Witches DLC

4) Dishonored 2
5) Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

My preferred order of play:

1. Dishonored 1
2. Dishonored 2
3. Dishonored: Death of outsider

Backstory on Daud and Delilah
4. Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall DLC
5. Dishonored: the Brigmore Witches DLC

Playing the DLC after Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider would mean you don't understand Billie or Delilah and Dishonored 2 would be less enjoyable in my opinion as it uses a lot of previous knowledge of Delilah and her motives.

[Phobos]

from a certian point of view... yes.

[Zekiran]

If all you ever want to do is play with the powers and not understand anything, play it in whatever order you like.

To play it *and have a clue what's going on in the game*, and by the way the story has a lot going for it but you have to actually read everything and listen to everything...

Dishonored 1
Knife
Witches

Dishonored 2
DotO

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

If all you ever want to do is play with the powers and not understand anything, play it in whatever order you like.

To play it *and have a clue what's going on in the game*, and by the way the story has a lot going for it but you have to actually read everything and listen to everything...

Dishonored 1
Knife
Witches

Dishonored 2
DotO

Not understand anything?

You are blowing things out of porpotion.

When you reach dishonored 2 after the dlc, Delilah seems to be over explained and little is left up to being mysterious [or dangerous]. Hell you even know the "Dorian Gray - Connection" which makes the ending a bit flat.

However if you play D2 and D:DO first after D1 following up with the DLC; imho both Daud and Delilah are done more, but not enough justice.

In fact Arkane should have made stand alones for both rather than going DLC and then D:DO after D2.

In anycase if this pleases you more then follow the Franchise-Order instead of what I said...

[Zekiran]

The entire plot of the Dishonored 1 era is held *purely* within Daud's dlcs. Without them, you literally know only the barest minimum of the "same revenge plot ever" of the main game. Corvo never finds out what's going on. Starting Dishonored 2 without having played the first and dlc in their order, you won't have *any* clue what happens and why.

So I mean, sure if you are intent on frustrating yourself and confusingly going through things wondering what is happening, by all means? But... the story is uncovered very well if you actually play it the way they released the games.

All the relevant strands of stories are held together this way. Without the dlc from the first though, d2 and certainly doto, are meaningless.

[Phobos]

If you say so...

[Myrmidon]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

The entire plot of the Dishonored 1 era is held *purely* within Daud's dlcs. Without them, you literally know only the barest minimum of the "same revenge plot ever" of the main game. Corvo never finds out what's going on. Starting Dishonored 2 without having played the first and dlc in their order, you won't have *any* clue what happens and why.

So I mean, sure if you are intent on frustrating yourself and confusingly going through things wondering what is happening, by all means? But... the story is uncovered very well if you actually play it the way they released the games.

All the relevant strands of stories are held together this way. Without the dlc from the first though, d2 and certainly doto, are meaningless.

+1

I would start Listening to Zekiran and people who actually know the universe and franchise inside out.

Order:-

Dishonored + Knife of Dunwall + Brigmore Witches
Dishonored 2
Dishonored Death of the Outsider

The Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches are for all intents and purposes a second campaign story and game in their own right set both concurrently with the first game and between the first and second game. They are absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ essential. They're not just random filler crap, a few isolated missions with no bearing on the overriding lore and franchises story, they literally are essential. In honesty they're one of the best put together DLC add-ons for this kind of game that I've ever seen.

[ThePugHybrid]

In my opinion the DLC is better than the main campaign for both story and gameplay.

[Myrmidon]

Originally posted by ThePugHybrid:

In my opinion the DLC is better than the main campaign for both story and gameplay.

It is. It's narrative, the amount of new information you're given and the way the first games material is further expanded is exceptional.

One thing that doesn't help and leads to a lot of people completely missing out of what is essentially Dishonored 1.5 or 'pre-2' is the fact that there's technically 4 other pieces of DLC for the first game that are often all listed seperately. The little resource packs and speedrun story'less crap like 'Dunwall City Trials' which adds absolutely nothing to the story's development.

People will read about these and just think yeah all the DLC is ♥♥♥♥ and then glance over Knife and Brigmore. I almost wish they had been joined together as a standalone game to further make them distinct for newbies just entering the franchise. Especially as we're in the modern age of people buying new games and lots of DLC at the same time because bundles and such things are cheaper.

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by ThePugHybrid:

In my opinion the DLC is better than the main campaign for both story and gameplay.

Besides reusing some levels in vanilla I agree compared to dishonored 2 the only stand off mission was the party level, the quarantine level was okay.

[Xiu]

Ok thanks guys

[Major Trubble]

I definitely recommend playing them in order , if you think you like DOTO , you will love the 1st 2 Dishonored Games , like someone said " it will give you some History " . I purchased them and played them in order with all the DLC packs right from the beginning , have played them all through at least 3 times now , trying to do something a little different each time .