Corvo and Emily are much more agile than Corvo was in the previous game, able to now vault over objects and pull people over cover. The setting has moved mostly from Dunwall to Karnaca, a sunbathed Greco-Roman/Indian style city, and the level design has changed somewhat as a result, with the buildings being far more open and detailed than previously seen. The biggest change, obviously, is that Corvo is now joined by Emily as a player character, who has her own suite of powers to play around with. Either way, the Outsider is looking forward to your journey, whether or not you accept his Mark.ĭishonored 2 expands on its predecessor in numerous meaningful ways.
You'll head to Serkonos' capital city and Corvo's childhood home, Karnaca, in order to eliminate the coup's conspirators, find out how to defeat Delilah, and try to solve some of Karnaca's own problems. Whoever you choose must escape the chaos while the other is turned to stone, leaving Dunwall on a ship captained by a mysterious ally. Emily and Corvo stand back-to-back, at which point you choose who you'll play for the entire game. Delilah declares herself the true empress and the duke's soldiers attack Corvo defends Emily and stabs Delilah, but she shrugs it off and strips him of his magic. On the anniversary of Jessamine's death, Emily receives a visit from the Duke of Serkonos, Luca Abele, and Emily's supposed aunt, Delilah Kaldwin. Emily doubts that she is being as good an empress as her late mother Jessamine Kaldwin, while she and Corvo are being framed for the murders of Emily's critics, committed by a hooded assassin known only as the Crown Killer. If you're even slightly into Deus Ex HR you owe it to yourself to at least give it a try.Dishonored 2, released November 11th, 2016, is the first Numbered Sequel to 2012's adventure/ Stealth-Based Game/ Immersive Sim Dishonored, developed by Arkane Studios for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, and the third entry (following the Daud DLC) in the Dishonored Series.ġ5 years after the events of the first game (more specifically, a Low Chaos playthrough of the first game), Emily Kaldwin rules The Empire from Dunwall Tower, with her father Corvo Attano at her side as Lord Protector. I loved it to bits, but I know others who were extremely indifferent. I still go back occasionally and spend an afternoon finishing it.īut I think it is marmite. So I didn't like it much on console but I loved it on PC.
yes, you'll need the quicksave/load which is great on PC but a pain on PS3. If you're anal like me and want 100% low chaos and etc. Once you feel how the mechanics work it's fairly easy, but that is with most games. The stealth is.well, yeah.you need to get used to it. Running, jumping, stopping time as you blink towards someone, slit their throat, it's amazing. Especially Daud's time-stop blinking is supremely satisfying. It's not worse than a LOT of stuff out there. I think I only started paying attention to the world and its characters, like, the third time through, taking time to read their minds and the letters and books. I also liked that there was a backstory there if you cared, but if you didn't you could play through no problem. Great environment design (visually) and a compelling world. Everybody was going realistic, this game went slightly cartoony, with nice angular facial features. I guess you either buy into the style or you don't. I've played and finished it and its DLC several times on high and low chaos. Criminally overlooked and I deeply deeply disagree with some of the criticisms in this thread. The Outsider seems to be pretty neutral in all this and looks like he should be fronting a 90's alternative rock band. There doesn't seem to be a "save the world from the Daemon Lord" plot and more towards "normal" people kidnapping this girl to be crowned queen or whatever and your mission to rescue her. It's original in the sense that the supernatural elements are to advance the story but the focus of it. Needless to say from that, I'm receiving more on the Chaos end. I think stealth games work better in third person, although I'm getting the hang of it. I seem to be having a little issue with good stealth, but that's probably me. Jumping around, climbing things seems pretty easy. The controls for the most part are very good. I was 'meh' when it started but am starting to enjoy it a bit more. I say the latter due to some of the designs look very much like Combine architecture. Well, what can I say? This is Elder Scrolls meets Assassin's Creed with a dash of Half-Life 2. Picked this up the last day for Games with Gold and am playing it as a write this.