I'm playing through this now. I'm just about to go into the Clockwork Mansion which I'm jazzed about as everyone says it's the highlight of the game. I'm playing on PS4 and I believe I have the latest patch but I have to say the sound is still pretty terrible. I constantly think someone is right next to me but it turns out to be noise from the floor above. It took me a lot of time to get used to not knowing where guards were, there is a rune upgrade which helps this and lets you see them through walls if they're close though. But generally I expect to die a few times before I figure out where everyone is.
I've just been getting back into gaming after a long period of only playing the odd indie game or mario kart at a friend's. So I didn't come into this with all the weird knowledge that the game / genre assumes and it was really frustrating. Now I'm playing it with tons of instant saves and restarts, I know the guard won't know I'm there if I'm slightly above him or even if I'm touching his bum as long as I'm crouched down. You can kill flies with a sword! There are lot's of subtle rules to get used to
I'm enjoying it though and the architecture / city design is just great. There is a lot to uncover in each level and a nice variety in the layouts and setups for each section. You are forced to use different approaches and really consider how you are going to tackle each group of guards. I recently found out you can rob the shops, which is great!
Of course I'm playing high chaos I've got no idea how you people manage to not kill people.
