I was aware that Knife of Dunwall told 1 half of a 2 part story with the Witches of Brigmore coming much later but somehow it still felt like a hefty piece of narrative even when ending on a cliff hanger of sorts. Minor adjustments aside where the Knife of Dunwall excels is with its story…

I liked the favours idea as they encourage exploration in the preceding missions to farm enough gold & reward you in the following with something that doesn’t automatically make it much easier. One of the new ideas for the DLC’s is the option to buy favours before the mission starts, these cost a number of gold & can range from having a supply drop left for you within the level, doors being left unlocked or having an insider to meet & offer you advice. To stand & fight more then 1 of these is a huge challenge. Some new enemy types make an appearance as well with the slaughterhouse employes having huge cutting saws to attack you with. Useful if you are going for a high chaos play through but not so much if you don’t want to be seen or kill anyone. Bone charms (equips that offer minor improvements to Daud but limited to a set number) return also as well as most gadgets albeit with a few new items, Choke Dust & Arc Mines. These skills are upgradable as before by finding & picking up hidden runes. Also like Corvo, Daud has powers gifted to him from the Outsider, a lot are recognisable such as Void Gaze & Blink but he also has a few new tricks such as Summon Assassin which does exactly what it says it does.

The Knife of Dunwall revisits some familiar places from the main game (Daud’s base) as well as some brand new areas (Rothwild Slaughterhouse & Legal District). The DLC then resumes 6 months later as Daud gets word of a shipping vessel named The Delilah & sets about investigating it alongside his protégée, Billie Lurk.

The Knife of Dunwall & the Witches of Brigmore put you in the role of the leader of the assassins, Daud who is seen murdering the Empress at the beginning of the main game.Īt the start of the Knife of Dunwall we see the murder of the Empress from the point of view of Daud, as he delivers the killing blow he is pulled into the void by the mysterious Outsider & told that his story is coming to an end soon but how it ends will depend on if he can unravel the mystery behind the woman Delilah.

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