There are open levels with various pathways and the choice between stealth and combat, with stealth being the obviously more fun approach.

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The story missions are tight, varied and well written, ranging from emplaced gun to stealth, straight up combat, spelunking and everything in between.

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They settled on two possible approaches: combat or stealth.

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My Trickster Rogue was able to stealth in and out of combat with highly stylized jumps, stabs, rolls, and dagger throws.

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Tight stealth mechanics and excellent melee combat, combined with an array of magical powers, make Corvo a formidable assassin, though some of the powers feel more useful than others which some balancing could help even out.

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So he curbed or cancelled more than 30 weapons systems including the army's Future Combat System, the F-22 Stealth fighter, two missile defence systems and the Zumwalt-class destroyer.

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Bows and arrows are currently part of the stealth sphere, but crossbows could put a little force behind ranged combat.

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Well-deserved critical acclaim, I should add, because the folks at Arkane Studios have crafted a truly unique action-stealth adventure full of winding missions, unique powers, and terrific combat.

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So if you choose to have Shepard learn Combat Mastery, you can assign him particular benefits of that power depending on whether you wish to emphasize stealth, or player damage, or team damage, etc.

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