finished it, around 7 hours, having done like 80-plus percent of all the optional stuff.
I won’t pretend the writing is on par with observer/nier/torment this year but it is absolutely the only time that dishonored has even gotten close to a real satisfying ending, and that they balanced that on the most annoying and underdeveloped character in the series is a real achievement!
it’s still a klepto-collectible messy stealth game but the extent to which it’s both a greatest hits reel and a patch on all previously significant flaws really can’t be overstated