re: Dishonored

The cover mechanics are there, i.e., you can use it to break up the line-of-sight of enemies and hide. So I don't think I understand why that's an argument, Carson. If the addition of a familiar gameplay mechanic that grossly improves the user experience proves absolutely game-breaking, that's what the development cycle is for. Add an extra enemy to each area. The steampunk equivalent to security cameras. There are many other things you can do besides handicapping the way the player interacts with the environment. By the same logic we might as well remove iron sights from FPS games because you shoot too accurately with that mechanic

My .02