Dishonored 2

Just like Bioshock 2... the story isn't quite as good as the first, but the gameplay is way better. Odd how that happens.

Still a 9 out of 10 game though! Play it!

"Dishonored 2" is a successful continuation of the original narrative, diving deeper into Emily's side of the story and presenting the struggle of being an Empress while your own blood is ready to slit your throat by any means necessary. Even though I still prefer the first game overall, the gameplay mechanics and visuals got a huge upgrade, as well as the narration. Definitely worth checking out!

If I were to briefly compare parts 1 and 2 of this game, I would start by saying that the developers of this game took every problem the first part had and polished it in the best possible way and made it right. The story is very engaging and exciting, and the gameplay is very smooth and engaging, and the music is very pleasant to listen to. The puzzles are golden and enjoyable. The innovation of this part of the game was such that it kept me, who was a little disappointed with the first part, excited until the last scene of the game. After all these years... it is definitely recommended.

I think this game builds on what made dishonored 1 so good, but misses with the atmosphere unfortunately.
Still worth to get on sale!

From the best games i played You should buy ,dont ask yourself twice , wait for the discount and buy it ,so much fun .If you like the stealth games then this game is on the top ,just buy ityou will not regret it .

Aside from the shit optimization at games launch, I found the gameplay and story is very immersed for me.
Love the options the games gives me to complete the game, like lethal, nonlethal, no powers, powers, multiple paths like sneaky to going in the open etc.

Cons
I wish there was dishonored 3.
The time travel mission was great but wish they do it for longer or use it in other missions to create more differences.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good: masterpiece!!!!
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Good FPS that has replay value. I seem to always find new things I missed before when going back to reply.

fast paced combat or stealth with cool magic. I've enjoyed this series since day one.

Best Game I ever plaxed. And it is not only the unqiue style or the well made abilities that no other game has. its just a cult classic. There will never be anything more original than this

Tighter gameplay than the first, but not as compelling a narrative. But this is like comparing a 9/10 to a 10/10.

- Satisfying combat.
- Various ways to approach an objective or enemy.
- Well crafted mission areas for parkour.
- Fun Powers

Great game. Good story. Lots of action and different ways to win!!! I will play if there is a sequel.

While improved in many ways over the first game, I still prefer the original as it was more fun. Still a good game, just not as enjoyable as the first one.

A great sequel in the Dishonored series. I love the creativity in the non-lethal options for targets, along with all of the smaller details that make this game's world seem so much more alive. You can walk through the neutral zones of Karnaca and really feel like just another person on the street, despite being either the young empress or royal protector in the flesh. The powers perfectly mirror the characters, with Corvo being essentially unchanged power-wise with only minor tweaks to align more with Karnaca rather than Dunwall; Lady Emily however has abilities that I would argue mirror what an empress could do, like mesmerizing enemies or causing literal domino effects. 10/10 will play again.

Much better gameplay and polish than the first with the greatest mission design I've ever seen in an immersive sim, albeit at the cost of a good story. Worth several playthroughs at the very least.

D2 improves on the first installment in many ways. The thing that remains constant is the awesome and unique art style. It's very creative and feels timeless. Sometimes games say you can approach a situation in multiple ways and it's not really true but with Dishonored it's actually true and as someone who can feel overwhelmed with choice, Dishonored manages to makes the sense of discovery fun. The world is dark so be ready for that but enjoy the ride while you're there.

visually stunning, and overall a great game to continue on with the Dishonored story.
what a gem! Arkane hasn't let me down yet, well with this game at least.

Amazing game! Without spoilers, there is an astonishing shift in one of the later chapters of the game. I really enjoyed this game!

Fun game! Absolutely recommend.

This review is mostly so I remember to swap amd_ags_x64.dll for the one found here. https://github.com/SCell555/amd-ags-stub The game wouldn't launch without it. (I believe it is due to having NVidia card with an AMD processor)

The Dishonored games have very quickly become my favorite game series, if not my favorite games overall. Dishonored 2 takes place 15 years after the events of the first game, and gives you the option of 2 characters with completely different abilities (one of which is the protagonist of the first game). While I haven't gone through and played as Corvo yet, I plan on it once I finish the third and final installment in the series and play through the first game and get the other ending. The story is captivating, the stylized graphics are still beautiful, and the characters are given much more depth and personality. Emily is quite possibly my favorite character in the series with how empathetic and introspective she is as she realizes the reality of the kingdom she once ruled. Play the game.

be sneaky and become a assassin in the dark and claim whats yours love the atmosphere of the game and how its gray dark gloomy but still has color to it is amazing to me love these games ive been able to experience just like this one

Takes everything the first game does, and expands upon it, with particular high-points that emphasize how little "gimmicks" can change the entire game.

(PS: If you haven't played Knife of Dunwall, you probably should before playing this game.)

After reading some of the negative reviews I came to the conclusion that you should never rely solely on other people's reviews, because it's impossible to satisfy every player in one game. What other people hate, other people love. I'm a huge fan of Dishonored series and spent many hours in: Dishonored 1, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and the DLC:s. I enjoy everyone of these games, but personally Dishonored 2 is my favorite. That's why it makes me sad to see the negative reviews and I feel an urge to defend this brilliant game. Here is why I like Dishonored 2 more than Dishonored 1:
1. Better AI - I'm a stealth/non-lethal player, who always plays on highest difficulty level because I like challange, so I like when NPC:s are noticing when I leave the door open and when they are more aware of my presence. It's making the game more realistic and I feel more immersed. For me it's super fun.
2. I like the voice acting, I like when the protagonists are thinking aloud. Maybe I'm strange but I really do enjoy it. Again, it makes game more immersive. I feel more engaged. Especially, when I'm going through some scary moments, I appreciate hearing the thoughts of the protagonist. I also enjoy the dialogs between the NPC:s that I happen to overhear when I'm sneaking around. Again, for me it's super fan, it makes the world of Dishonored feel alive.
3. Level design is waaay better than in Dishonored 1 - If you're a stealth player like me, you can find a greater number of alternative paths than in Dishonored 1. "The Crack in the Slub" and "Clockwork Mansion" levels are simply amazing. I also feel that the levels are more varied and unique.
4. The atmosphere and the story - I like the addition of bloodflies and the nest keepers, withches and witchcraft. I feel more engaged in fighting the enemies that are obviously dark and evil than fighting some corrupted elites. I actually cared about the city of Dunwall (especially when I saw what happened to the city in the last level) and the characters in the game, I cared more for Aramis Stilton and for Dr Hypatia than I cared about any of the characters from Dishonored 1, (besides Emiliy and the women at the Golden Cat house). Of course, the main story is maybe not that original or unique but the indvidual stories of the characters and even the NPC:s on the streets feel very engaging, at least to me.

That being said, don't rely on the negative reviews, because people have different tastes. Better to refund than to miss an excellent game. I personally love Dishonored 2. I finished it plenty of times and probably still will due to its huge replay value.

An excellent immersive sim that I replay every couple of years. World building and level design are fantastic. A large set of tools and powers allows for some creative gameplay. Recommended!

I loved the first dishonored, but the user interface having 6 different fonts distracts my mind from the gamplay. It's such a small detail but instead of being a gritty and artistic sneak game like the first game, all of that goes out the window with the Etsy "Live, Laugh, Love," fonts on the ui. I don't mean to be so picky about something so small, Viktor Antonov has some amazing work in this game and the environments are so interesting but yeah the ui needs to be updated.

As a fan of the original Dishonored, I was eagerly awaiting the release of Dishonored 2, hoping for an expansion of the world and mechanics that would take the franchise to the next level. Unfortunately, the game falters in several critical areas, leaving me more frustrated than impressed.

First, let’s talk about the narrative. While the premise of Dishonored 2 offers a fresh take with two playable protagonists, Emily Kaldwin and Corvo Attano, the story feels disjointed and uninspired. The political intrigue, once a strong point in the first game, is poorly developed here. The plotline feels like a thin excuse to justify the game's levels, rather than an engaging tale worth investing in. Neither Emily nor Corvo’s motivations are compelling enough to make you care about their struggle, and the “twist” in the final act is predictable at best.

The level design, which was one of the original Dishonored’s standout features, is unfortunately inconsistent. While there are a few truly stunning locations, many of the levels feel overly linear and repetitive, stripping away the sense of freedom the series is known for. Even worse, the game's stealth mechanics, once tight and responsive, now feel clunky. There are too many instances where the AI can detect you despite being in shadow or crouching, making stealth more of a trial and error experience than a satisfying challenge.

The pacing of Dishonored 2 also suffers, with some areas dragging on far too long. The game often forces you into frustrating situations where you’re required to backtrack or face enemies in ways that undermine the careful planning you’ve done up to that point. The lack of meaningful consequences for different playstyles also reduces the impact of choices, which is a shame because this is where the original game excelled.

Graphically, the game looks decent but never spectacular. While the art direction is beautiful in some places, the visuals can feel muddy and inconsistent at times, especially in the more cramped, darker environments. It’s clear that Dishonored 2 tried to push for a more detailed world, but the result is a game that lacks the charm and clarity of its predecessor.

The most disappointing aspect, however, is the lack of innovation. The additions, such as Emily’s new powers, do little to evolve the core gameplay in a meaningful way. Instead, it feels like a rehash of old ideas with a few tweaks here and there. The charm and ingenuity of Dishonored are nowhere to be found, replaced by a sense that the developers were too afraid to take any real risks.

In the end, Dishonored 2 is a frustrating follow-up that fails to live up to the high standards set by its predecessor. While it’s not a bad game by any means, it lacks the spark and creativity that made the original so special. If you’re looking for a game that builds on the first Dishonored's legacy, you may find yourself disappointed.

Dishonored 2, as a direct sequel to the already legendary first game, delivered brilliantly, in my opinion. Many mechanics saw significant depth added, such as the Chaos system, and the graphics received a major upgrade thanks to the transition to a new engine—all while remaining true to its magnificent art style. The sound design is, as always, top-notch, and Daniel Licht's soundtrack once again impresses with fresh nuances that perfectly capture the vibe of Karnaca - the southern pearl of the Isles.

The story is on par with the first game—not particularly groundbreaking but sufficiently engaging. Special mention goes to the outstanding level design overall, with Jindosh Mansion and Dust District standing out as peak examples of level design mastery.

This is a fantastic game that unfortunately suffered in terms of popularity at launch due to optimization issues. Thankfully, those issues have since been resolved, and it stands as an excellent sequel to the series. 9.4/10.

Great sequel to the first game. Levels were a good mix of challenging and engaging.

Incredible stealth and mechanics with an amazing story. Builds off from everything in the prequel and make is 2x better. Love all the different possible approaches, the characters were great. Better graphics and art design, love the vibe and where Dishonored takes place. I like it more than the original, just barely grazed a 9 due to the story. 8/10.

Finished Dishonored 1 today and figured I'd go and play the sequel right after. I guess that was not a good idea, because the games are so different.

Things I absolutely hate in Dishonored 2, that didn't exist in the first game:

- Motion sickness. Bobbing can't be taken off completely even when the slider goes to 0. You bob when you run, and have some fov change when you hold your sword down for a strike or sprint. Absolutely disgusting to look at.
- The character you play CONSTANTLY talks to himself and it's insanely annoying to listen to.
- The movement feels more clunky. It's like playing some cheap 2D platformer made with Unity.

Probably will play again in a few years when I forget about how good the first game was, so I don't have anything to compare this game to and be disappointed. If I didn't buy this on a sale, I would've asked for a refund.

This is a good game. Far more difficult than you expect, but quite fun once you get the hang of the flow. The game doesn't really hold your hand and you're free to do just about whatever you want. However, I've had endless issues with the game not starting. Each time I try to launch it, I need to first remove any ryzen or AMD related software on my system before running, which is extremely tedious.

Just barely recommended, if on sale I guess. A visual treat for clutter sluts and still stunning for a game from 2016. Worth playing for the first handful of missions - 2 of the early stages have gimmicks that hold up to this day as super impressive. Otherwise pretty clearly rushed and gets weaker as you go. Story is baaaa-aaad but fortunately that doesn't touch a lot of the documents and side materials that do some genuinely cool world building. I wouldn't hire Emily to run a Panera let alone a kingdom but that's none of my business.

More complexity doesnt make better sequel. Dishonored 2 is just more shiny and bigger dishonored 1 with more tools and bigger maps, but sadly its to the point of being more tedious and overwhelming at times.
Get on major sale or ignore and play first game. 4/10 somehow worse than first game. Had really bad time playing this, and i even endured it for longer just to see if anything fun pop ups but it didnt.

Stealth? Almost impossible.
Unrespocive, unclear, confusing and just annoying.
Game tells you there is sound system, light system and something about being on edge of someones vision detects you slower. Turns out all those are lies! Walls are paper thin and everyone can hear you walk, light system is useless cause every map is bright and edge of vision thing doesnt actually exist or doesnt matter cause guards just insta turn to you.
Wouldnt have been such a issue if the detection speeds were ok... well they are not, you get almost insta spoted within second of being seen.
Managed to not be fully seen somehow? The guards will now search for you... and then beeline right towards you. Thats right, its not bug its feature cause the guards are coded to always know where you are! isnt that fun?

Map design?
Way too big wouldnt be bad if it wasnt occasionally maze to go through. You still get the options to go through multiple ways but that only makes the map way too large, and sometimes that doesnt matter cause you end up in same spots you always have to walk through.
Its way more nicer to look at but looting becomes impossible due to massive amount of details.

Looting?
In dishonored 1 you had this fancy vision that made everything yellow and lootable things green. In dishonored 2 you get also yellow filter over everything, and ugly pulsating heartbeat annoying slop that will highlight stuff around you for few seconds.. but makes them white or yellow too. This as it turns out doesnt work well and is hard to see everything.
The spread of the loots, arts and such is so wide yet most of it is in small coins. Blueprints are something you can get to upgrade your gear with looting but they are so randomly placed around it doesnt make sence, and so is other loots.
If you are loot goblin you will not enjoy this game whatsoever.

Story?
Somewhat memorable, however nothing big or fancy just simpleton tier mid.

Finished it on highest difficulty it's very challenging specially when you start the game without the powers or with custom difficulty. It's one of my all-time favorite stealth games. I remember I've played the 1st one back in 2012. Tons of replay ability, incredible story and great artworks as well as the mechanics. Well it's worth the replay value on both campaigns with Emily or Corvo.. always have more than one way to assassinate your targets but some you really need to look for or investigate for clues. Highly recommend for any gamer that wants to play a stealth game or assassin.

If you have both AMD and NVIDIA/Intel hardware the game steam will go to launch the game but it will not open and steam will give up. This is because the game doesn't work with AMD hardware and you need to uninstall a bunch of stuff to just be able to play the game which it might still not even work and could damage your computer programs if done incorrectly. This is something that will never be updated because Bethesda doesn't care and 8 years ago they posted an FAQ instead of checking the issue out or even fixing it. Don't waste your money on this.

As you can tell by my hours, I'm absolutely love this game. What you don't know is I have an extra 112 hours on my PS4. It's honestly the benchmark for me if a game is perfect. Somehow replayable, constantly thrilling, the strategies keep getting bolder. I've basically mastered this game alone. I know tricks that most people wouldn't even dare to think. For a story game, that is something special as all these multiplayer games rise up. I'd definitely recommend the purchase.

5/5, Perfect Game

Slightly better mechanics than the first Dishonored. Great graphics, level design; ai pathing could have been a bit better...but that is every game.

Graphics - Very good
Gameplay - Great Fun, good mechanics
Skillsystem - good, thought through and working

Story - Meh! (Ending was rather bad imo)

I want to like this one but
I SIMPLY CANNOT
Everytime I tried getting back in this game I usually drop it at the 3rd, mission.
This problem wasn't present in the OG. I like the first one, I really do, I did several playthroughs of that game doing low chaos and high chaos, but this game, it feels so, so FULL like it feels like a chore to play, there's a bonecharm there, a rune here, better find that secret passage hoho and they also bring back Delilah? What is the point of the dlcs in the first game then???

I never felt like an assassin in this game, I felt like a kleptomaniac with no goal in sight(maybe because they fill up the map with so much random shit)
I think they shouldn't even have even bothered giving the player a choice in which character they played, that way they could have focused more on the levels instead of tailoring it for both characters, tailor it to a single one.

I didn't have fun playing this game like I did with the original

If you liked Dishonored 1 you'll like this one. Its graphically better but keeps the same art style and charm of the world. The gameplay is streamlined and feels just as good. This is great and tons of fun

One of the best stealth games I have ever played. You can pretty much come up with a new way to neutralise an enemy in a given situation every time. This is my first Dishonoured game of the series and I wish I had played it in order. If you're willing to buy it, definitely go for it!

Found it more difficult than 1st part and I think D1 gave you more vertical ways to reach the target - roofs and balconies. At the same time it gives us more locations, excellent design and quite good story. Overall a great thing, Arkane really used to create masterpieces.

This one was a joy to play through, still dont fully like the chaos system but atleast here you got options and some of the powers getting reworks both on your and enemy end means experimenting. The levels are extremely well done + since we have 2 protagonists, doing multiple runs with different styles lets you see a lot more angles of it through.

The updated artstyle is so beautiful and I appreciate them cutting down on the busy work from the 1st game. A few issues aside this one is the highlight in the trilogy for me.

Really fun. Great world building and level design. Wish the game had more cinematics, a lot of story moments are underwhelming. Overall pretty good with lots of replayability.

Amazingly crafted levels and world building.

Like the first Dishonored, this is just an awesome game. From game mechanics over storyline, art design and so on. Just amazing and I would say also worth playing years after it was released. The graphics are still great.

Always wanted to try it out, i remember playing the first game on the PC my uncle let me borrow, i enjoy the story and the endings

Simply more Dishonored. New powers, missions, equipment and so on, just a wider sandbox to play in with more tools. Recommend if you crave another fix after the first one. Story may feel less distinct than the first one, but I feel like that's inevitable if you intend to make a sequel to Dishonored and stay thematically on point, and it's not a noticable flaw since missions are still colorful and interesting.

love the game. smooth gameplay and alot of ways to get to your goal for replayability.