Dishonored 2

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1754 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. arnoshtek
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    I have enjoyed this game. Nice graphics, level design. Wish there will be a Dishonored 3
  4. Shadowxxx
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Disgusting trash Disgusting trash Disgusting trashDisgusting trashDisgusting trash
  5. 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
  6. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    3
    Разработчики говорили что второй части не будет и лучше бы её не было кто сейм кто сейм ???
  7. roten
    Apr 30, 2022
    0
    this product is not available in your region
    "games out of politics" right?
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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??
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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#21 Best PC Game of 2016
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#50 Most Shared 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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