Dishonored 2

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1754 Ratings

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  1. Jinx
    Nov 16, 2016
    1
    Game is in a broken state, something the reviewers (who probably have very expensive rigs) are ignoring. If you have anything less than a 1080 forget it. It's disgusting that it was launched in this state, it's worse than Arkham Knight.
  2. psychobudgie
    Nov 10, 2016
    4
    Playing on an overclocked AMD 8320 @ 4.2ghz with a GTX 1060 6gb with 16gb of RAM and the game runs like a dog. Frame rates are all over the place, ranging from +80fps down to 20fps and lower with constant judder and a general unease which makes extended plays nauseating.. Changing visual settings has limited or no effect. Have had a couple of D3D crashes also which just adds to thePlaying on an overclocked AMD 8320 @ 4.2ghz with a GTX 1060 6gb with 16gb of RAM and the game runs like a dog. Frame rates are all over the place, ranging from +80fps down to 20fps and lower with constant judder and a general unease which makes extended plays nauseating.. Changing visual settings has limited or no effect. Have had a couple of D3D crashes also which just adds to the problems. Have no idea what is going on as I'm sure there is a great game under it all but it is impossible to experience it in its current state. Really, really disappointed and cannot recommend it in it's current state. on the PC. Almost on a par with the Batman AK fiasco.… Expand
  3. Danceswithsheep
    Nov 10, 2016
    1
    You can see why they didn't want early reviews released of this game, it is really badly optomised for the PC. I'm not even sure it supports SLI because the fps drops are insane. Leave well alone for now and hopefully it will get fixed.
  4. BenDee
    Nov 12, 2016
    1
    Technically very bad. Many people report crashes and bad stuttered framerates, while others seem to be fine. BTW, we don't need users to tell us it works for them. "Working" is the default expectation. Post information we don't know, like a fix. Someone should.

    This could not have been a surprise. Any testers would have logged these problems 2 mins into the game. If these problems are    Technically very bad. Many people report crashes and bad stuttered framerates, while others seem to be fine. BTW, we don't need users to tell us it works for them. "Working" is the default expectation. Post information we don't know, like a fix. Someone should.

    This could not have been a surprise. Any testers would have logged these problems 2 mins into the game. If these problems are fixable in a few weeks like the devs hope, then the game could have been release in a few weeks. They gambled that they'd get worse press if they postponed. I'm calling it a bad bet.

    My GAMEPLAY review is of course limited to a couple of hours, but there doesn't seem to be anything new in the story or game mechanics. It feels like new maps for the original game.    … Expand
  5. phj1986
    Nov 11, 2016
    3
    Poor performance unfortunately! Inclined to return game as will not perform well on 980ti sli 6600k normal high end PC. Do not recommend this game on PC at all. i recommend the inferior yet playable console version. This is far to poor of a game port to play in its current state. Embarrassing when juxtaposed to Doom. Developers SHOULD be embarrassed by this horrible stigma it has now ascertained.
  6. eldumloido
    Nov 11, 2016
    3
    Bad optimization. Getting headache from all the stuttering so can't really play the game. i7 6700k, gtx 1080, 32gb ram, samsung 950 pro ssd and running at 1080p at 60fps is not possible. This is why they wont give review copies anymore.
  7. Dmitro
    Nov 17, 2016
    3
    Very good storyline but before normal optimization it just dont works. In 1080 GTX we have a 56-5 fps framerate. Thats not cool! Dont give em your money before we seeing a good optimization!
  8. dreadcannibal
    Feb 13, 2017
    0
    Release bugs aside (which haven't been fully taken care of to this day, months after release) the game isn't special. dishonored 1 was a great game with an enjoyable story and characters, this one doesn't offer any of that. it feels like a bland game and nothing motivates you to complete it.
  9. alilsneaky
    Nov 16, 2016
    1
    Completely broken port. Drops below 30 fps on the highest end hardware. The game also has really bad mouse controls they messed them up hard (smoothing forced on, and mouse sensitivity is tied to framerate)

    Dishonored 1 ran at 100 fps on hardware from 2010 and worked beautifully with no control issues. Go play that if you want to play a dishonored game. Maybe some day they'll patch    Completely broken port. Drops below 30 fps on the highest end hardware. The game also has really bad mouse controls they messed them up hard (smoothing forced on, and mouse sensitivity is tied to framerate)

    Dishonored 1 ran at 100 fps on hardware from 2010 and worked beautifully with no control issues. Go play that if you want to play a dishonored game.

    Maybe some day they'll patch this into a working game, but now it's not worth any money.    … Expand
  10. Puddleboy112
    Nov 10, 2016
    4
    It is running really really bad on 970 OC and 3,4 GHz cpu like 40-60 fps on normal ultra setting 30-40 fps ,if you compared it to ultra setting on battlefield 1 60-80 fps I really hope it gets better, because it look like a fun game,
  11. BrutalJones
    Nov 26, 2016
    0
    Stay far, far away from this one unless you like wasting money.

    After just a couple of hours I've been absolutely plagued by freezes and crashes. Not sure what's causing it, but they're pretty frustrating. They occur randomly in-game, but the game also has a bad tendency to crash out of even a menu. Additionally the game runs really poorly on my hardware to begin with. I'm running an    Stay far, far away from this one unless you like wasting money.

    After just a couple of hours I've been absolutely plagued by freezes and crashes. Not sure what's causing it, but they're pretty frustrating. They occur randomly in-game, but the game also has a bad tendency to crash out of even a menu.

    Additionally the game runs really poorly on my hardware to begin with. I'm running an i7-4790 with 780ti SLI on an SSD, all my drivers are updated, and I've got patch 1.2 installed and it still runs terribly on even the lowest settings. It's not even so much that I see a low framerate -- Even though I certainly do, I'm averaging about 35 fps overall on medium settings -- It's that the framerate fluctuates wildly for seemingly no reason. For example, I'll play through a certain area and see around 45 fps, then quick reload because I screwed something up, and play through the same exact area averaging 28 fps. It makes no sense. And toggling graphics settings seems to help nothing: I get maybe a 5 fps variance between the lowest settings and putting everything to high. Something is severely wrong with this game, and seeing how broken it is removes almost all of my hope that it'll ever be fixed. From what I understand it even runs poorly on consoles: I've seen many complaints about crashes on the PS4. So maybe this is a Void Engine thing, I dunno. But I sure wish they had just built Dishonored 2 on the Unreal Engine, like Dishonored 1 was.

    The poor performance and terrible overall stability make this game almost completely unplayable even on super high-end systems: Even people running 1080s are experiencing frame drops and instability, so you can't even brute force your way into hitting a constant, stable 60 fps. As for the crashes, who knows? They could be caused by any number of reasons.

    All-in-all this is the worst running PC game I've played since Assassin's Creed Unity's release back in 2014. I've heard people say this is as bad as Arkham Knight, though I can't say whether or not that's true since I haven't played that one. I'll update my review should this game ever stabilize, though even that is no guarantee. Once a game releases in this bad of shape it's rare to ever see it run well again.

    Now we know why Bethesda didn't want to ship review copies to journalists covering the game. Because it barely works. Shame on you Bethesda for such shady business practices, and shame on you for releasing a game with so much potential in such a sorry state.

    Note: I'll edit this review if it ever manages to run decently, but for now I don't really have anything to comment on aside from its performance since it's nearly unplayable in its current state.    … Expand
  12. Koreenium
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    Performance is awful which is the biggest problem with this game. Everything else seems to be great and worthy successor of the first Dishonored. Shame. Could be 9/10.
  13. Samzig
    Nov 12, 2016
    2
    At launch this game is pretty much unplayable on PC. It's simply not worth the money, so I'm forced to give this 2/10 until they release a performance patch of some sort.
  14. Val-835
    Nov 20, 2016
    3
    I have never seen a port so broken. I have a pretty good system ( i5, RX390, 16GB RAM ) and I can hardly get 40-45 fps on medium settings. Last night I was dumb enough to download the beta patch from Steam. Get this, it took 3 hours and the patch was 32.5 GB!!!. That's almost the full game. The patch was worthless, I did not see any improvements. Now, going back to the original game (I have never seen a port so broken. I have a pretty good system ( i5, RX390, 16GB RAM ) and I can hardly get 40-45 fps on medium settings. Last night I was dumb enough to download the beta patch from Steam. Get this, it took 3 hours and the patch was 32.5 GB!!!. That's almost the full game. The patch was worthless, I did not see any improvements. Now, going back to the original game ( uninstalling the patch ) will require another 24.5 GB download. How is that for a f***** up game. Bethesda now says they have another patch in the works for next week. I ain't holding my breath.
    The only reason I give this game a 3 is for graphics, game play and story which are OK.
    Way to go Bethesda.    … Expand
  15. izazael
    Nov 15, 2016
    2
    The original game felt small and oppressive, but this sequel is vast, sprawling, and lacking that essential dystopian feel of the original. The VO and script seems exceptionally weak. I could probably overlook these complaints if I could get over 18fps in open environments.

    But I cant.

    So no.
  16. tigerskin84
    Nov 16, 2016
    0
    Ps3 graphics, broken port, awful performance ,muddy textures even at ultra and the best of all is that you need a monster rig to run this garbage port, and to the idiots saying that is running good on their gtx 1080 and is well optimized, well thats all the contrary...
  17. firestorm2yk
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    4700k @ 4.5ghz, 16gb ram and 390x and get 18 fps on high graphics settings in the throne room. Couldn't get past that room as frame rate was all over the place.

    I can play Dying Light, Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare, Dragon Age Inquisition and GTA V at max graphics settings with no problem. Loved the original Dishonoured, but will not be pre-ordering a Bethesda game again. There is    4700k @ 4.5ghz, 16gb ram and 390x and get 18 fps on high graphics settings in the throne room. Couldn't get past that room as frame rate was all over the place.

    I can play Dying Light, Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare, Dragon Age Inquisition and GTA V at max graphics settings with no problem.

    Loved the original Dishonoured, but will not be pre-ordering a Bethesda game again.

    There is no way the QA team didn't see this issue before release and Bethesda deliberately withheld review copies because of it.

    Shame on you Bethesda! Will be seeking a refund until you fix this game.    … Expand
  18. azot360
    Nov 13, 2016
    0
    Этот кусок продают за 2к рублей с защитой Denuvo из за которой никто не узнает во что он играет
  19. lifeleak
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    Беседка всегда радовала меня скайримами, морровиндами, дисхонорадоми, фаллаутами. Я считал их на уровне Rockstar, что не важно сколько они будут делать продукт, он получится идеальным. Но видимо, всё меняется.
  20. voiders
    Nov 10, 2016
    0
    Awful childlike story. Horrible AI. Bad graphics. Horrible performance even in consoles and animations. Dishonored the dishonored 1. What an irony....
  21. Nirantali
    Nov 13, 2016
    1
    First Issues started with the Game not even launching anymore after it launched just fine after the install. After fixing this Issue by completely wiping the Config experienced the worst microstuttering i ever experienced in a Game on all Settings no matter if i set all very low or all very high.

    And that at 1080p with an i7-4790k and GTX1070 is simply not acceptable. I may revise the    First Issues started with the Game not even launching anymore after it launched just fine after the install. After fixing this Issue by completely wiping the Config experienced the worst microstuttering i ever experienced in a Game on all Settings no matter if i set all very low or all very high.

    And that at 1080p with an i7-4790k and GTX1070 is simply not acceptable. I may revise the Score and Review if they quickly release a Patch that at least fix the microstuttering and i really hope it's not an unfixable Issue with their modded idTech5 Engine.

    They really should have upgraded their UE3 to UE4 instead using a such **** Engine, i really wonder what got into them. It's the also first Time i even considered a refund.    … Expand
  22. dizunard
    Nov 27, 2016
    0
    Performance is terrible. 0/10 arkane.
    I wasted my money, for dat peace of sheet. I loved first part of this game series. But Bethesda, like to dip our player's heads in bucket of sheet, and give Arkane a so sheety engine. ID TECH!!! Only Id software can do a good game with dat engine. So. F@k u.
  23. Ajijic
    Dec 27, 2016
    0
    I have played 15 hours now and of that I've spent at least 25% of the time re-starting the game because of a f^&%^* CRASH AGAIN!!!!!!
    Update:The only way I can play this game goes like this...... Start game open door *save* walk into room look around *CRASH* re-start game walk around pick up a few things *save* kill some baddies *Save* ****CRASH* re-start game *Crash* Rinse and repeat!    I have played 15 hours now and of that I've spent at least 25% of the time re-starting the game because of a f^&%^* CRASH AGAIN!!!!!!
    Update:The only way I can play this game goes like this...... Start game open door *save* walk into room look around *CRASH* re-start game walk around pick up a few things *save* kill some baddies *Save* ****CRASH* re-start game *Crash* Rinse and repeat!
    I've submitted a service ticket to Bethesda without any reply. This seems to be the norm as one person has been waiting over 25 days for a response from Bethesda and so far NOTHING!
    So by what I gather if your NOT playing on a PC this is a great game! But one PC be ready to save the game after you:
    Enter a room
    kill a person
    find something
    go up the stairs
    because a CRASH is just a few steps away!
    After 21 to 22 hours of gameplay so far I've crashed over 100 times. Yeh! That's a LOT.
    I'm to the point I don't give a Crap about this game it's nothing but a "CRASH SIMULATOR!"    … Expand
  24. jstar
    Mar 12, 2018
    0
    Don't bother buying the PC version. This game isn't optimized at all, constant frame drops. Even when you set everything to Low and lower resolution from 1440p to 1080p it can't keep up with the FPS. GTX 1080Ti, everything low and 1080p and can't keep up with FPS.
    Bethesda support keeps sending you copy-paste templates while ignoring the fact that any other title works fine and without    Don't bother buying the PC version. This game isn't optimized at all, constant frame drops. Even when you set everything to Low and lower resolution from 1440p to 1080p it can't keep up with the FPS. GTX 1080Ti, everything low and 1080p and can't keep up with FPS.
    Bethesda support keeps sending you copy-paste templates while ignoring the fact that any other title works fine and without any issues.    … Expand
  25. LifeHistory
    Apr 28, 2018
    0
    The Performance on this game is pure garbage and its a damn shame because its a good game. Its totally unplayable. Very low and Ultra gives same **** performance the FPS drops all over the place. What a garbage port just to grab money.
  26. amiga4ever
    Sep 15, 2017
    0
    This Game is very good, great story with amazing graphics and sounds. You can choose to play either Corvo or Emily, and they play so different….

    Unfortunately you need a beefy pc to play this super smooth at 1080p with 60fps on ultra...I had to get and 1080ti On my i74770k@4.4MHZ to get stable 60FPS! Let’s hope the Dishonored: Death of the Outsider DLC plays better as this game    This Game is very good, great story with amazing graphics and sounds. You can choose to play either Corvo or Emily, and they play so different….

    Unfortunately you need a beefy pc to play this super smooth at 1080p with 60fps on ultra...I had to get and 1080ti On my i74770k@4.4MHZ to get stable 60FPS!

    Let’s hope the Dishonored: Death of the Outsider DLC plays better as this game really deserve more optimization!    … Expand
  27. CarpeSangrea
    Jan 17, 2017
    2
    Enough people have complained about the technical issues, so I won't bother. The actual gameplay and some of the new abilities are fun. The writing and story composition on the other hand, is absolutely terrible.

    The main character can't seem to shake the uncontrollable urge to spout endless exposition at every opportunity...this not only destroys immersion(I don't need to hear about    Enough people have complained about the technical issues, so I won't bother. The actual gameplay and some of the new abilities are fun. The writing and story composition on the other hand, is absolutely terrible.

    The main character can't seem to shake the uncontrollable urge to spout endless exposition at every opportunity...this not only destroys immersion(I don't need to hear about how my character feels when killing a guard), but often divulges information that you as the PC couldn't possibly know at that point in the story.

    All the characters felt really flat, as if they had no connection to eachother or anything else anywhere in the game. God help me most of the time they actually sounded bored.

    All the individual story elements felt like badly composed episodes of a procedural TV show, w/o even having the benefit of the overall narrative to pull everything together.

    Then there's the main city of this installment...Karnaca. Supposedly being oppressed by the duke, it instead felt like I was visiting a European Villa. Everything looked way too sunny and bright, and served rather poorly to deliver what I can only assume is the intended theme. The bloodflies felt really forced, as if they were just thrown in to give the player "fodder" to deal with.

    tl;dr--With the exception of the actual gameplay itself, Dishonored 2 is the polar opposite of the first game in almost every way. Even if you are a die-hard fan of the original I would wait for a sale.    … Expand
  28. sweet
    Jan 7, 2022
    4
    This game is bad. I have no sympathy for the protagonist, and the story feels like it was written by an executives bored wife. I wouldn't care that it blatantly copies story elements of Thief, if they'd pulled it off successfully. Instead it just makes you realize what you're missing.

    The graphics are bland, all the NPCs look the same, and the performance is terrible even on modern    This game is bad. I have no sympathy for the protagonist, and the story feels like it was written by an executives bored wife. I wouldn't care that it blatantly copies story elements of Thief, if they'd pulled it off successfully. Instead it just makes you realize what you're missing.

    The graphics are bland, all the NPCs look the same, and the performance is terrible even on modern hardware. There are smaller studios that have produced much better looking games with far fewer resources.

    The worst part though is there's no challenge, you have to artificially make it harder for yourself. Some of the mechanics are interesting, but the gameplay has no depth so they quickly becomes boring.    … Expand
  29. captainkane
    Aug 10, 2017
    3
    I absolutely love Dishonored—the original. It’s one of the best stealth games out there. And I really wanted to like its sequel. But Dishonored 2 has a critical flaw: It was rushed to market. For PC gamers, D2 was a debacle at release. Nearly one year later, it’s still a substandard heap of been there, done that. Not only is D2 a giant leap backwards in graphics and performance, it doesn’tI absolutely love Dishonored—the original. It’s one of the best stealth games out there. And I really wanted to like its sequel. But Dishonored 2 has a critical flaw: It was rushed to market. For PC gamers, D2 was a debacle at release. Nearly one year later, it’s still a substandard heap of been there, done that. Not only is D2 a giant leap backwards in graphics and performance, it doesn’t push other franchise elements forward. Ultimately, D2 drops the ball in every conceivable way. Arkane Studios and Bethesda ought to be ashamed.

    I was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning when it came time to download and install D2. 48 hours later, I uninstalled it without progressing past the second level. I gave it another go 8 months later. Still trashed. Graphics are despicable. Draw distances are incredibly short. Textures constantly pop in and out. Jagged lines everywhere. Some environments look flat and washed out while others are blindingly oversaturated. Character models and animations are comparable to N64 games. D2 is like a 15 year old title which was patched with a free HD mod by a novice coder.

    It gets worse. D2 implements horrid motion blur that makes me sick. Others have the same complaint. Even after adjusting the settings, I get motion sickness playing D2 for just an hour or so. So what should’ve been an enjoyable weekend experience took over a month to complete.

    To top it all off, frame rates are pathetic. Lowering the settings and resolution way down doesn’t fix problems. D2 runs poorly because its garbage. It's so incredibly unoptimized, my rig runs on average of 8-10°C hotter when playing it versus other major games. I installed an additional 120mm fan to compensate. Otherwise D2 will melt my computer, literally.

    Sound design is terrible as well because directional audio is broken. NPC’s and enemies will be across the street, but their voices are heard next to the player. Footstep locations can’t be accurately pinned down. I can’t tell if enemies are above me, below me, or if they moved right or left. Since nonlethal playthru’s require lots of creeping, locating enemies by sound is vital. Arkane also recycled ambient music from the original game. Lazy.

    The original Dishonored is no visual masterpiece, but it’s still superb in its own right. It successfully achieves a bleak aesthetic by resembling the dreary portraits featured in game. More importantly, the original focused on gameplay over graphics. So performance is slick and visuals are crisp even if things look a tad basic. The developer—Arkane Studio—used the Unreal Engine 3 engine which is a tried and true platform. And Arkane had prior experience with UE. For D2, Arkane used the Void Engine, a rebadged id Tech 5 engine. Only 3 or 4 developers have implemented the Tech 5 engine, so it’s a relatively unused medium. And based on my experiences with Rage, Wolfenstein:TNO and Dishonored 2, I can see why. I bet Bethesda pushed Arkane to use an in house engine to cut cost. And gamers suffer. If Arkane had stuck with the Unreal Engine, I’m certain D2 would be significantly better.

    D2’s story is average and dull. The opening scene is so over-the-top that I rolled my eyes and set aside all urgency. Basically, a wizard lady turns people into stone, orders the immediate execution of imperial supporters, but inexplicably spares a deadly assassin who’s friends with an ancient deity that imbued him with mystical powers. Next!! The hero’s sudden helplessness doesn’t fit, unless of course there’s a wizard lady with amazeballs powers. Sure, the first Dishonored followed a similar formula, but it’s executed more thoughtfully. The story and the world feel believable. The characters are more relatable, and treacherous. At the end, I was happy to get sweet revenge.

    In D2, I was happy when it finally ended, except the ending sucks. The narrative is weak, characters aren’t compelling, and the lore isn’t accurately represented in the atmospheric settings. Voice acting negatively impacts the story as well. The heroes’ whiney expositions are ill-suited and cliché. It’s a mixed bag despite the Hollywood talent.

    The ONLY thing D2 gets right is gameplay. It’s more of the same except gamers can now assume the role of Emily. She has different powers than Corvo which encourages multiple playthru’s once the motion sickness passes. No thanks.

    For me, D2 is unplayable. Motion sickness aside, D2 runs so poorly I can’t enjoy it. I didn’t expect the sequel to be as remarkable as the original Dishonored, but I expect it to be at least technically superior. Bioshock: Infinite and Mass Effect 2 are shining examples of games which improve on their predecessors. D2 could’ve been one of those games. Unfortunately, it’s the exact opposite. Even on sale, I can’t recommend D2. But I wholeheartedly recommend Bioshock: Infinite and the original Dishonored.    … Expand
  30. Steyraus
    May 16, 2021
    2
    Been tryin to finish this game for years , but every time I try to spend time with it I give up because of bordom. There small maps that you spend ages on. Seems like it would be good with all the moves and magic. But the moment to moment gamplay is dull. Main character is a hugh let down and bland ugly crone type that is about as relatable and likeable
  31. Xelluse
    Jun 11, 2017
    4
    If not poor Tech. Graphics (not visualisation in overall) + Emulated Optimization and Console limited controls it can be a really great game.
    I will talk about annoying shortcomings:
    Graphics, world looks really nice, in overall it looks atmospheric, but soap is everywhere, for 2010-12y game I will say it's a good visualization for photorealistic game, but for 2016 and with its    If not poor Tech. Graphics (not visualisation in overall) + Emulated Optimization and Console limited controls it can be a really great game.
    I will talk about annoying shortcomings:
    Graphics, world looks really nice, in overall it looks atmospheric, but soap is everywhere, for 2010-12y game I will say it's a good visualization for photorealistic game, but for 2016 and with its performance can't give it good score, below medium is maximum what can I give, also people look strange, ugly as in every Bethesda game, but more plastic, hair is also plastic, whole objects in the world look plastic, detalization and object quality is also bad for photorealistic game and for that performance, also game can't allocate all 6GB VRAM, textures, shadows and resolution quality does not affect VRAM at all and use RAM instead of VRAM (looks like console emulated game and not ported), also can't properly work with all CPU cores. Not stable FPS, after Doom Vulkan I really expect same quality Graphics, Performance and Stability, but it's not even close to RotTR, FPS can jump from 120 to 20, in combat sometimes you can get freezes, game does not even use VRAM, and use RAM instead of VRAM, and even RAM is not fully used, when it goes over 16GB it start to use SSD instead of allocating whole 32GB of RAM or use whole VRAM instead of 15% of it for GPU side processes, shortly Emulation, reminds me old console exclusive games that was played on PC by emulators.
    Controls are most annoying problem of this game, you can't control where to blink no matter where you're pointing at game always decide to where you will blink, under wall, at the wall, on the enemy, in front of enemy, but not where you want to, on the wall or behind the enemy... Ctrl block+grab also does not work properly, sometimes it does not have problems, but mostly instead of silent grab you will continuously Block...
    Texture and Geodata blackholes, yes like in old fashioned MMORPGs you can stuck in textures and even fall through, enemies can hide in walls or under the floor and shoot....
    Sound, not biggest problem after Fallout, but game can't work with dolby sound, directions are mixed, so you can hear voice from behind when enemy who makes that noise is in front of you, left from right, atc... Also no echo effects.
    Mostly game feels like Early Access game, not finished, and poorly coded, what developer should be to make so badly coded game on id tech for PC, if it will be a indie game, then will say OK, for small studio, but from AAA game and for its price I expect more than that.
    But, Other parts, like story, atmosphere, music, characters, enemies, are really great, interesting.

    Sorry for my bad English.    … Expand
  32. tyr8338
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    I`ve finished this game before and now I`m playing it again and both times it was awesome experience. At launch there were some perfomance problems but now they are fixed.
    This game is extraordinary both in artistic and gameplay, extremally impressive and worth playing.
  33. SofaTrooper
    Dec 14, 2016
    1
    What can I say this is not the easiest dislike I have ever given. Unfortunately due to the abysmal performance, I can't in good conscience recommend this game for the PC. It's a darn shame too because what they have here is something very unique. The games world is amazing to explore with many secrets to find places to see and people to interact with. The combat is fun whether it beWhat can I say this is not the easiest dislike I have ever given. Unfortunately due to the abysmal performance, I can't in good conscience recommend this game for the PC. It's a darn shame too because what they have here is something very unique. The games world is amazing to explore with many secrets to find places to see and people to interact with. The combat is fun whether it be stealth or direct attacks and with the powers you have make you a killing machine.

    However the performance is such a let down. My PC should be running this game without issue, yet there seems to be a constant battle of unstable fps, dipping and dropping regardless of settings. Even tested the lowest settings on my Rx480 8gb Vram and it still bounces. This is a great game ruined by a poor port. This is becoming a far to common problem for PC, and only hurts the industry when such potential is released in such conditions like this.    … Expand
  34. MusclePig
    Jan 12, 2018
    1
    Game didn't even launch until I went into Geforce Experience and clicked Optimize. Read all sorts of hacks on forums, but this did it for me. The official Steam Controller setup seems very half assed, and the game just seems unpolished in general. And this is a long time after launch. I had hoped it was patched solid, but guess I was being naive. 50298753 unskippable intro movies don'tGame didn't even launch until I went into Geforce Experience and clicked Optimize. Read all sorts of hacks on forums, but this did it for me. The official Steam Controller setup seems very half assed, and the game just seems unpolished in general. And this is a long time after launch. I had hoped it was patched solid, but guess I was being naive. 50298753 unskippable intro movies don't help either.
    Steer clear of this one.    … Expand
  35. Chiefy
    Mar 14, 2017
    1
    I have what would be considered a high end system and really looked forward to the release of this. I held fire to gauge what opinion was and after all the talk of porting or performance issues i decided to hang fire and finish off other games i had on my pc or a bit more overwatch... I then decide after all this time to finally buy it as I loved the first dishonored and in general I am aI have what would be considered a high end system and really looked forward to the release of this. I held fire to gauge what opinion was and after all the talk of porting or performance issues i decided to hang fire and finish off other games i had on my pc or a bit more overwatch... I then decide after all this time to finally buy it as I loved the first dishonored and in general I am a huge fan of bethesda work.

    For reference Im running a MSI watercooled gtx 1080 with i4-4790k oc to 4.6ghz and 16gb ram. I was excited on the initial level because fps seemed fine around 80-120 fps but then as soon as you leave the first level it all goes **** up, fps dropping to 40-50 and it feels so stuttery.. I would say to decrease the visuals which I tried, I even tried going to very low/low settings and the results were so similar to running at very high/ultra about a 10-15 fps difference for what was a massive drop in visual quality sometimes no increase at all... showing that the game is very poorly optimised which is a massive let down

    friends on console loved this, but until they fix the optimisation issues on pc i would say don't waste your time. The game clearly has promise but stuttery and sluggish game play is not what I'm after    … Expand
  36. deaththekid922
    Jun 24, 2017
    1
    one of the worst games i ever bought in my entire life
    100% scripted and boring , you need 4-7 sword swings per enemy , some enemies can 1 hit you or other bs like that , if i want 0 freedom of choice i would watch a movie
  37. lhmtgame
    Jun 10, 2017
    1
    The game graphics is not better than the previous episode but the FPS is lower on mid-range PC (under 30FPS - 1080p - only High Settings). It's even crashed frequently every time playing. And WHAT THE HELL "VOID ENGINE" IS..?!
    Emily has a loud pistol at the first start, hard for silent kill.
    Story is not impressed and worse than Dishonored 1.
  38. 9Jack9
    Jan 18, 2017
    1
    After an extensive BETA update today (Jan 18, 2017), the optimization is unchanged. It's still unplayable. Recommended settings are not enough to play it without huge motion-sick inducing framerate drops.

    I'm not sure there is any way to play through it in this state to appreciate the story that everyone keeps talking about. Nothing this broken should have ever won Game of the Year    After an extensive BETA update today (Jan 18, 2017), the optimization is unchanged. It's still unplayable. Recommended settings are not enough to play it without huge motion-sick inducing framerate drops.

    I'm not sure there is any way to play through it in this state to appreciate the story that everyone keeps talking about. Nothing this broken should have ever won Game of the Year from any PC gamer magazine.    … Expand
  39. Tomixleblase
    Dec 15, 2016
    1
    Pros: 1- the universe is great, love that steam punk industrial feeling
    2- it's short, I mean really short (12 hours of gaming, on medium setting) and i'm glad it was short because the story is the only interesting part of the game
    cons: 1- you can not restart the whole level, you have to rely on saved games, this would not be a problem if the game was not filled with    Pros: 1- the universe is great, love that steam punk industrial feeling
    2- it's short, I mean really short (12 hours of gaming, on medium setting) and i'm glad it was short because the story is the only interesting part of the game

    cons: 1- you can not restart the whole level, you have to rely on saved games, this would not be a problem if the game was not filled with glitches (point 2)
    2- it's filled with glitches
    3- combat is way to simple, just do a good counterstrike and you can kill anything
    4- graphics are crap (all settings on ultra, it looks like you are playing on xbox 360)

    Overall, I have not enjoied this game, I only finished it because i cant stand leaving stuff undone, but I skipped the final cut scene, uninstalled the game, created a metacritic account so that others might avoid this crap game    … Expand
  40. 2old4this
    Jul 12, 2017
    1
    The game is unplayable on PC. Had to delete and get the refund.
    Games like this (completely broken, in terms of optimization) - are non existent for me. I simply PASS on them all together and I highly recommend everyone does it. This is the only way to MAKE the developer do their job. If they DON'T WANT us to buy and play their game - WHY should we??
  41. aes23
    Sep 9, 2020
    2
    This game makes no sense. It forces you to play stealth, but what happens if you don't want to play stealth or that you find that there is no real solution to play stealth ? Like many stealth games, this one does not take into consideration the fact that you might find that there is no stealthy solution to a given problem or situation (meaning that something in the level design is badThis game makes no sense. It forces you to play stealth, but what happens if you don't want to play stealth or that you find that there is no real solution to play stealth ? Like many stealth games, this one does not take into consideration the fact that you might find that there is no stealthy solution to a given problem or situation (meaning that something in the level design is bad generally....) So if you try to not play stealth the game just becomes impossible to play. And there are no real stealth solutions unless you want to spend 2 hours doing nothing and just wait for the guard to be at an exact point of their patrol to take them out. A game is suppose to be hard but also fun, this game is hard and not fun at all.… Expand
  42. Man_of_duty
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Despite having an an option to play someone new I still picked Corvo for the old times' sake.

    The story is your typical revenge plot that ends with several types of endings. Combat of satisfying stealth kills and sometimes really annoying sword fights looks unchanged from the last game, one of the few things that hardly needs an improvement. Maps are fun to explore with the puzzles and    Despite having an an option to play someone new I still picked Corvo for the old times' sake.

    The story is your typical revenge plot that ends with several types of endings. Combat of satisfying stealth kills and sometimes really annoying sword fights looks unchanged from the last game, one of the few things that hardly needs an improvement. Maps are fun to explore with the puzzles and loots almost everywhere.

    Game's biggest disappointment is its performance and optimization that unfortunately made a huge impact on my experience. Its famous gameplay that everyone was excited for is crumbled by the horrible FPS drops and disgusting bugs. I already knew before buying it that it has some FPS issues but everyone was basically saying that it got better, well in that case I really don't want to look how it was before this disaster. To be honest I was enjoying solving the puzzles and looting more than to kill someone.    … Expand
  43. MangoMangg
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    The PC port is terrible, makes me sick with all the jittering and weird "floating" mouse movements. And I don't know why but the optimization in this game is terrible, (which makes this game 9/10 times unplayable). But besides all of that, just play this game on a console you will have a way better experience because this game without issues is a masterpiece & work of art.
  44. LamanRe
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    If I wanted a puzzle game,I would play Tetris.Hilariously expensive store items, hilariously placed runes, hilariously balanced enemy NPCs.The game is deliberately designed to puzzle and confuse gamers,force them to be stealthy just so the game's hilariously small and linear story feels bigger. And TF with those hilariously expensive rewire tools?Why can't I just find and cut the necessaryIf I wanted a puzzle game,I would play Tetris.Hilariously expensive store items, hilariously placed runes, hilariously balanced enemy NPCs.The game is deliberately designed to puzzle and confuse gamers,force them to be stealthy just so the game's hilariously small and linear story feels bigger. And TF with those hilariously expensive rewire tools?Why can't I just find and cut the necessary thick,red wires? Hilariously funny.I am glad I didn't buy this game.Its not even worth to play free.Just hilariou.And oh,did I mention that you have to search 3 rooms to get only 3 bullets,you need to upgrade slots with hilarious expense just so you can carry more items?HILARIOUS.… Expand
  45. jacksparrow1
    Dec 25, 2021
    0
    I'm serious this game is just a waste of time, you won't get the taste of on first game don't waste your money.
  46. MiBoR
    Mar 19, 2022
    2
    Игра не плоха, два разных главных героев, есть возможность, опробовать разные стили прохождения, НО в издательстве этой игры сидят расафобы, или они просто боятся пойти против анти-российской повестки, и заблокировали все товары на территории России. Вообщем не покупайте, данный товар если они вернуться, на Российский рынок, лучше немного покаперствуйте.Игра не плоха, два разных главных героев, есть возможность, опробовать разные стили прохождения, НО в издательстве этой игры сидят расафобы, или они просто боятся пойти против анти-российской повестки, и заблокировали все товары на территории России. Вообщем не покупайте, данный товар если они вернуться, на Российский рынок, лучше немного покаперствуйте.
  47. Shadowxxx
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Disgusting trash Disgusting trash Disgusting trashDisgusting trashDisgusting trash
  48. arnoshtek
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    I have enjoyed this game. Nice graphics, level design. Wish there will be a Dishonored 3
  49. IniciusV
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    FPS É UMA MERDA, SHOOTER É UMA MERDA, PRIMEIRA PESSOA É UMA MERDA, SÓ TEM FPS/SHOOTER/PRIMEIRA PESSOA NESSA MERDA
  50. Skapple
    May 29, 2022
    0
    would give it a 10/10 if the optimization wasn't so horrible, the game itself is basically a masterpiece it's just unplayable if you don't have some kinda of a nasa pc
  51. roten
    Apr 30, 2022
    0
    this product is not available in your region
    "games out of politics" right?
  52. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    3
    Разработчики говорили что второй части не будет и лучше бы её не было кто сейм кто сейм ???
  53. matiicabj
    May 5, 2023
    3
    Le doy tres solo porque el uno me encanto y este parecia bastante parecido, pero al menos en pc a dia de hoy el juego sigue siendo pésimo en cuanto a optimización, no tengo una super maquina pero paso los requisitos recomendados y ni siqueira esta estable en 60 y la verdad me saca todas las ganas de jugar un juego de sigilo asi

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#21 Best PC Game of 2016
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. New Game Network
    Feb 7, 2017
    86
    Dishonored 2 is bigger and better than its forbearer, with greater variety of level design and even more flexible gameplay. It is a shame the central narrative isn’t more engaging and that the sequel is haunted by technical deficiencies.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 13, 2017
    80
    Dishonored 2 exists to make you feel good. It gives you a lot of freedom in accomplishing your goals and keeps your adrenaline level constantly elevated. It’s a shame that it failed to shake off the original game’s drawbacks and is not as stylish. [01/2017, p.38]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jan 1, 2017
    90
    Weak story notwithstanding, Arkane Studios has again delivered a truly excellent stealth action game. [Issue#258, p.53]
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