Dishonored - RELEASED!

[Kreekakon]

Early review of the game over here. Also it was awarded 9.5

I know you can't trust early reviews much, but it's still nice to look at. Also, judging from what I've read, a very VERY through run of Dishonored will take 22 hours, and some other people claim the game has taken them 6 or 7, so I think it's based on play-style. However some people have also said it took them 4 hours to beat as well.

Here are some comments on the guy who beat it in 4 hours:

Seriously people need to get their facts straight before writing articles. The stream that the "4 hour run came from" actually took 7-9 hours. In doing so the player played on the easiest difficulty, rushed through the missions, did none of the side content, and skipped all the cutscenes. In comparison Skyrim likewise can be completed in under 3 hours.

It's not, the player in question was able to beat the game on easy by running straight through it and killing everyone in their path. They did not explore anything, or do any of the side quest. A stream was posted of said play through on 4chan. The developer estimates the game should take between 20-25 hours to finish, if you play it in a somewhat stealthy, exploratory manner.

And here's someone who at least says he's one of the devs, or publishers:

Matt from Bethesda here. Four hours would be an unusually fast for a first playthrough. The average player is more likely to play through the game in 12-24 hours, with the total playtime varying depending on how much side content is played.

Not saying 4 hours is impossible though. Members of BGS did speedruns of Skyrim in 2 1/2 hours.