Everything you describe sounds great, and I really want to play the game, but things like sidequests (i.e., having things to do that aren't collecting pointless objects for the sake of completing a pointless "pointless objects" bar) and the overall immersion level of the game really matter to me, and are some of the areas where I feel the Assassin's Creed games really failed - in addition to the laughable combat, that is.

So how does Dishonored fare on that front? Because if it gets even that right, I will need to get that game no matter what, lol.