I want to like Dishonored

If only my appetite for Dishonored was equal to the rats' appetite for human flesh.

But I don't. The stealth is broken and while I know I don't have to play the game as a stealth character, I feel the game pushing me to do so and it is just not fun. I hide atop a vent and try to distract a guard by throwing a glass in a location I want the guard to move to--simple enough, right?--but all the guard does is look and nothing else. What's the point of making sound as a distraction if the guard doesn't give a shit? On top of that, I never know if my hiding spot is visible to a guard or not--I would hide in a shadow and be seen from another room, but then I'd jump on top of a bookcase right out in the open and everyone would be oblivious to be existence. The stealth doesn't make sense and even though I believe I would have fun if I just decided to play without worrying about stealth, I can't bring myself to do it.

I want to like Dishonored, but the game and my personality just won't let me. I'm sorry. It's not you, it's me...but it's also you too. We need to take a break and I'm sure you'll survive. I do hope my time away allows me to change my opinion when I eventually return because I see so much potential within you--I love using the secret-revealing heart--but I am a stubborn bastard and I fear you just aren't my cup of tea--which is odd since I fucking love tea.