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  1. Nov 15, 2016
    6
    Сама игра мне напоминает какой-то вырезанный квест из Скайрима из-за однообразности геймплея и упора на диалоги со слабой анимацией
    Сюжет - уровня квестов "Соратников" или "Гильдии Воров", или даже ниже.
    За количество контента - игра реально не стоит своих денег. Лучше Ведьмака 3 еще раз купить. И да. Call of Duty IW - выигрывает по сюжетной составляющей у этого говнa. Да вообще по любой
    Сама игра мне напоминает какой-то вырезанный квест из Скайрима из-за однообразности геймплея и упора на диалоги со слабой анимацией
    Сюжет - уровня квестов "Соратников" или "Гильдии Воров", или даже ниже.
    За количество контента - игра реально не стоит своих денег. Лучше Ведьмака 3 еще раз купить. И да. Call of Duty IW - выигрывает по сюжетной составляющей у этого говнa. Да вообще по любой составляющей - экшн, анимации, крутые сцены.

    Душа из Dishonored ушла. Игру завершил на высокой сложности, низком хаосе за 15 часов. Всего 9 миссий.
    Нет экшена, нет сцен. Добавили дешевую озвучку, отсутствие которой я принимал за некий способ глубже погрузиться в игру.

    Стелс-составляющая, как и сюжет, намного уступают охаянному Theif. Концовка - блеклая. Вообще буквально пара слов о том о сём, и конец. Чужой даже не упомянул о судьбе Королевской Убийцы.
    Сюжет представляет из себя: пойти и убить далилу. всё.
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  2. Nov 11, 2016
    4
    It really pains me to give this game such a low score! I wanted to love it, I really did. They really changed wayyyy too many things to give this game a 8 or 10. First the game lacks a significant amount of enemies, I've been going around killing every gurard and I'm finishing levels with like 30 or 40 kills. In the first game I remember having 100 kills at some point. Another huge flaw isIt really pains me to give this game such a low score! I wanted to love it, I really did. They really changed wayyyy too many things to give this game a 8 or 10. First the game lacks a significant amount of enemies, I've been going around killing every gurard and I'm finishing levels with like 30 or 40 kills. In the first game I remember having 100 kills at some point. Another huge flaw is they turners half of the game into a puzzle game. Wether it's a perfectly hidden tune that you have to perform a mechanic you haven't learned yet to get or it's simply to progress to the next area. The places where this is most apparent is right from the beginning and in the dust area where 3 out of the 8 bone charms are too hard to get or when you get a device shortly after that sends you back in time and you have to use that to maneuver yourself between past and present to get past barriers. I gave this a 4 and not a 1 because the story tellikgnand the fighting mechanics are on point. I just feel the game is a bit falsely advertised. Expand
  3. 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.
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  4. Mar 15, 2017
    7
    dishonored 2 hace su debut en playstation 4 con un titulo bastante modesto, un juego con las mismas mecanicas del primer dishonored con la variante de que en esta segunda parte podras pasarte la historia con corvo o emily, cada uno con sus poderes y habilidades, despues de un gran primer juego este dishonored 2 te deja un poco vacio y con la sensacion de que se podia haber echo algo mas,dishonored 2 hace su debut en playstation 4 con un titulo bastante modesto, un juego con las mismas mecanicas del primer dishonored con la variante de que en esta segunda parte podras pasarte la historia con corvo o emily, cada uno con sus poderes y habilidades, despues de un gran primer juego este dishonored 2 te deja un poco vacio y con la sensacion de que se podia haber echo algo mas, aun asi es un juego recomendable y divertido. Expand
  5. Jan 23, 2022
    0
    Compre este juego con mucha ilusión ya que el primer Dishonored me encanto pero menuda decepción. El juego no está a la altura del primero ni por asomo y para más inri tiene un parche de 12Gb que aun con el instalado sigue teniendo un montón de problemas. Cosas como fallos de sonido, de las IA de los enemigos, etc... Le iba a dar 3 por lo invertido en hacerlo pero no lo merece porqueCompre este juego con mucha ilusión ya que el primer Dishonored me encanto pero menuda decepción. El juego no está a la altura del primero ni por asomo y para más inri tiene un parche de 12Gb que aun con el instalado sigue teniendo un montón de problemas. Cosas como fallos de sonido, de las IA de los enemigos, etc... Le iba a dar 3 por lo invertido en hacerlo pero no lo merece porque encima con semejante parche no tengo medio juego en el disco. Otro ejemplo de cómo convertir una gran Ip en algo de usar y tirar. Edito: Si me va a decir que no me deberían dejar opinar tengo un video para ti en 4ou7ube. Un saludo Expand
  6. Jan 6, 2017
    0
    Very bad game, crap storyline with graphics from the PS2... the faces of characters look deformed and mouth dont move when they talk... the voices are annoying. Why only 1st person... I think the developers should look at the new tomb raider game as an example of a how to make a game that plays well with graphics to the PS4 standard... dont buy this game.
  7. Apr 26, 2017
    7
    Decent game, entertaining so far. But graphics and AI could use some work. Encountered some bugs in a couple of places. Story is simple and reminds me of Fable for some reason.
  8. Sep 29, 2019
    8
    I felt let down on my first play through due to some frustrating performance issues and some tough missions. But really got the hang of the game in my 2nd play through with another character months later. Graphics feels dated and doesnt look like a PS4 game, Story is neat and gameplay freedom (multiple styles of approach) is the best thing in the game.
  9. Jun 19, 2017
    7
    It breaks my heart with this review on Dishonored 2. As a massive fan of the first game I was so hyped for this one being to play as Emily and Corvo HECK YES. But it isn't remotely memorable as the first one. You really don't feel for it like you did in the first game being falsely accused of killed your lover. Still fun and great abilities though.
  10. Jul 29, 2018
    6
    Gameplay - 7.5 (the same Dishonored).
    Screenplay - 4 (primitive story which copies the first game).
    Graphics - 6 (it looks like i play the game of 2013, not critical, but the impression of the game changes).

    Overall - 6

    Nothing new, but when there is absolutely nothing to play you can try.
  11. Dec 5, 2016
    6
    Poor frame rates, poor cinematics, boring and repetitive combat. I played Dishonored 1 and I enjoyed it, but this one I couldn't play more than 3 hours.
  12. Jul 3, 2022
    0
    Some of the worst writing I've ever seen in a videogame, and that's saying something. The cutscenes are absolutely unbearable, and skipping through them just leaves a clunky, mediocre stealth action game that has way, way too high an opinion of itself. Strong recommendation to avoid.
  13. Oct 6, 2017
    7
    I wish there is more such high quality games like Dishonored 2. I enjoyed Dishonored 1 and Dishonored 2 is just as great. Graphics are so beautiful. It is true when one said that video games are the art of 21st century. Audio is very well done. You will do yourself a favor if you pickup good set of headphones. You will experience the game so much better that way. I wish there is PSVR modeI wish there is more such high quality games like Dishonored 2. I enjoyed Dishonored 1 and Dishonored 2 is just as great. Graphics are so beautiful. It is true when one said that video games are the art of 21st century. Audio is very well done. You will do yourself a favor if you pickup good set of headphones. You will experience the game so much better that way. I wish there is PSVR mode in this game because this game is just perfect for VR. Hopefully Bethesda will release PSVR add-on for this game.

    After finishing the game i still think it is beautiful and well made but it is not as engaging as Dishonored 1. I just did not feel as connected to the game as with original game. Thus my 7 point raiting.
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  14. Nov 17, 2021
    7
    Overall a good game but less inspired and with a weak and predictable story compared to Dishonored 1. The first half is excellent, then it becomes blunt and even boring at times, I had to push myself to finish the last two missions and I ended up with a lot of unused runes. The endings are nothing special and seems to have been rushed just to give a closure to the story.
  15. Jul 13, 2020
    7
    Meh face. The first Dishonored game was not the best first person sneaker I ever played but it offered some nice choices for the player that made it a memorable experience. Dishonored 2, for mostly worse, is more of the same and somehow less of a game overall.

    My first major gripe is the option to play as either the original Dishonored daddy or the the Dishonored daddy’s daughter. If
    Meh face. The first Dishonored game was not the best first person sneaker I ever played but it offered some nice choices for the player that made it a memorable experience. Dishonored 2, for mostly worse, is more of the same and somehow less of a game overall.

    My first major gripe is the option to play as either the original Dishonored daddy or the the Dishonored daddy’s daughter. If you play as the dad, you have all the original powers included the very useful time stopping power. If you play as the daughter, you have a less useful shadow creeping power. The difference is that the time stopping power could be used to knock out an enemy and hide the unconscious body before anyone noticed. In the first game, there was a wonderful option to end a duel by stopping time after the guns were fired, knock out the other duelist, return to the starting position, and fire a shot to make the crowd think the other duelist was killed. This was essential for a no-killing play through that made Dishonored so engaging. The daughter’s shadow power is not invisible to enemies, they may detect you, and they will definitely notice you sucking the life out of an enemy. A no-kill playthrough with the daughter is practically impossible and I do not recommend it. This means that to have the best game, you have to play the old hero with the old powers as some sort of extended DLC instead of a new game.

    The game world is also a severely limited version of a current-gen game. A lot of Bethesda games have this problem. The game worlds are small by current standards and not very populated. There are no crowds to blend into like Assassin’s Creed Unity. There are no buildings to enter or side streets to stroll for the sake of strolling them. Every piece of architecture has a purposed and it ultimately funnels the players into interactions in the same way a linear game would. The original Thief in the 1990s had about as many paths to take as Dishonored 2.

    If a player does decide to go on a killing spree, and they might considering how the game opens, then the game has them covered. The player has a pistol, a crossbow, grenades, and mines. The daughter can turn fallen enemies into ash and the daddy can have rates eat them. The daughter can also mark several enemies for death and then kill only one to kill them all. This is assuming the daughter can sneak close enough, which is difficult because the enemies call see and hear with superhuman ability. The player can receive the ability to see through walls which would be fantastic except the entire screen turns red, enemies turn red, and the distance is too short to be useful most of the time. The game really encourages the player to bumble about and take out enemies with gunfire and sword fighting. For a stealth game, this is suboptimal play.

    The game world itself is rather boring. The player lives in a magic inspired alternate world like some kind of steampunk Middle Earth minus the elves and dwarves. I liked it better in The Order 1886, a game that had mostly frustrating gameplay but a wonderfully engaging game world and visuals. In Dishonored 2, characters will monologue at you and lore items will give you some details of everyone’s bleak lives. There is no gallows humor that made games like Fable 2 so fun. I was not interested in any of it and liberally skipped the speeches, especially the Outsider’s speeches. Even in the end, I did not care if I had the bad or good ending. I can watch the other ending on YouTube. What should always matter is the story of the game while you play it, and the story of Dishonored 2 is one of trying to sneak past enemies and then killing a half dozen when one spots you peaking around a corner.

    Full disclosure: I bought this game for about $5 used from GameStop. I also played this game at the end of a long string of 6 games bought used from GameStop. I certainly had no desire to justify my purchase and I was rather exhausted of slogging through gaming tropes from my treasure trove of unwanted titles. All in all, I was expecting the same kind of stealth experience I had with the first Dishonored, where I meticulously planned a no-killing, no-alarms play through. This style of play is simply not as fun in Dishonored 2, especially with the killer robots that have eyes in the backs of their head (I wish I was joking). This sequel lacks a particular fun factor that made the first game so intriguing. Maybe this a game that should not be a franchise.
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  16. Feb 2, 2023
    9
    Considering that "gameplay masterpiece" Dishonored was, expectations about Dishonored 2 were high, as were, probably, fears that it might have been not living up to those expectations. I'd say it went well and Arkane did not disappoint.

    Dishonored 2 continues from the world created by the first Dishonored but takes us 15 years later in the city of Karnaca (mostly), nation of Serkonos,
    Considering that "gameplay masterpiece" Dishonored was, expectations about Dishonored 2 were high, as were, probably, fears that it might have been not living up to those expectations. I'd say it went well and Arkane did not disappoint.

    Dishonored 2 continues from the world created by the first Dishonored but takes us 15 years later in the city of Karnaca (mostly), nation of Serkonos, part of the Empire of the Isles construct. Karnaca has a fascinating southern European vibe. Playing as Corvo Attano means reliving the thrills and mood of the first game, but I think the plot is deeper and truer playing as Emily Kaldwin, dethroned empress because of witch Delilah's coup d'état, who, outside her throne, among the streets, will discover herself and achieve to inwardly grow and dominate her dimension, taking back what is hers. That said, I still think Dunwall and the first Dishonored's plot and mood have a special place in my heart.

    Dishonored 2 is mostly an iteration of the same brilliant gameplay from the first game. Similar verticality, similar combat, similar approach possibilities. You can play, as said, both as Corvo Attano and as Emily Kaldwin: there are no changes in physical abilities but in the powers they get from the god-like man, The Outsider. Corvo retains many of his powers from the previous game while Emily's powers are fun novelties, like "Domino" and "Shadow Walk". Bone Charms to enhance passive attributes and Runes to enhance powers return but with a change: they can be crafted. By sacrificing Bone Charms it's possible to extract passive attribute enhancements and get Raw Whalebone(s) to craft new personalized Bone Charms. The more complex a personalized Bone Charm is, the more passive attribute enhancements it incorporates but the more risk of corruption increases. Crafting Runes is similar but more expensive in Raw Whalebone and may be less convenient. In combat, Dishonored 2 also introduces non-lethal combat moves. Again, the stealth approach, with few deaths (Low Chaos), is encouraged but to explore all of Dishonored 2's approaches, High Chaos is required, which means many dead and being detected, which in turn, again, affects the ending of the game because the more corpses, the more proliferation of bloodflies (Serkonos' plague). Level design is generally great and some levels stand out, as the always mutating, labyrinthian and fascinating Clockwork Mansion, or Stilton Manor with time travel using the Timepiece artifact; both allow cool gameplay things to be done.

    In stealth, darkness still offers shelter only at a certain distance and I still find this gameplay approach to be mostly bad. I think Clockwork Soldiers are unbalanced as it's not fair they see even from behind. Also, optional or not, I think a run without powers (which I did) it's impossible to be done wholly stealthily and further refined game design would have fixed this issue. I would say enemy AI still has some issues but got better.

    Dishonored 2 is, of course, graphically nicer than the first game, but to tell the truth it's simply not as bad as the first at the time of its release was, quite the contrary. Again, its art style impacted but positively this time. The audio and music component of the game is of great quality.

    Dishonored 2 is a sequel that lived up to expectations, at least for me. If I had to choose, I would probably choose the first Dishonored, because that's where raw feelings are. But Dishonored 2 it's brilliant, deep, and intriguing, even if not without flaws. A video game that Dishonored fans will love.
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  17. Jul 11, 2022
    8
    Similar like the first one for me. Also nice, beautiful visuals,cities,characters. The gameplay is fluid and the story is interesting.
  18. Nov 3, 2019
    5
    Мне что-то вообще не зашла, ну местами было приятно, но сюжет нецепляет, то ли из-за того что персонажи не близки, то ли из-за того что эти персонажи не интересны.
  19. Aug 15, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The overall quality diverged massively in comparison to its predecessor. Not speaking about graphics, which really fits the vision of Karnaca (even though it's more about level design, carpentery and asset arts), but the gameplay shifted from being in the center of twisted plot to a routine bad-guy hunt in the meaning of: "Sorry, Corvo, but our villain is in another mansion."

    The story really is quite mediocre. Like I've seen it a thousand times in low-budget DVD fairy tales my niece used to watch. An evil female comes to falsely retake the throne, capture the real queen and send the hero to the bottom from which he climbs back up to save the day. Really, Arkane?

    The graphics orgies really call for being snapshot, however the PS4 version is quite robbed of half of the SSAO effects compared to PC version. The tearing was so bad and painful I really started to suspect my TV going bad. And 30 FPS with modified idTech5 engine? Laughable.

    After 27 hours of doing the same over and over made me look for another source of amusement, no matter how the story really ends. A script error in Grand Palace level, which turned last 3 hours in vain sealed the fate of this game for me.

    I was looking forward to the sequel of magnificent Dishonored, which revealed the beauty and fun of solve-it-as-you-like games, but this new adventure carries the stigma of majority of Bethesda's recent AAA titles - polished emptiness.
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  20. Feb 16, 2023
    2
    Омерзительная игра. Графика, геймплей, стиль - всё плохо. Чем больше вы убиваете, тем выше хаос и хуже концовка. В смысле? Они же переворот устроили! Не люблю игры поощряющие стелс без убийств. Забросил так и не пройдя.
  21. Nov 2, 2019
    6
    Un juego bastante meh. Habilidades poco interesantes, en el gameplay te castigan por matar guardias que literalmente te han traicionado en 0,01 segundos sin plantearse ni un momento su lealtad y que son unos cabrones que atacan y matan a los ciudadanos. Un sin sentido.

    Y a mitad del juego te aburres y te preguntas que estás haciendo con tu vida, habiendo juegos mejores ahi fuera.
  22. Jan 29, 2023
    10
    When they say you can play your own way they meant it. I cannot stop playing this game and always go back to it. You can play as either Corvo or Emily and both have their own supernatural abilities so playing both is refreshing. The graphics are perfect and fit in with the style of the game. No performance issues on PS4 and it runs extremely well. If I could give this game a higher score IWhen they say you can play your own way they meant it. I cannot stop playing this game and always go back to it. You can play as either Corvo or Emily and both have their own supernatural abilities so playing both is refreshing. The graphics are perfect and fit in with the style of the game. No performance issues on PS4 and it runs extremely well. If I could give this game a higher score I would. I leave you with my favorite quote from the game.

    Shall we gather for whisky and cigars tonight?
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  23. Feb 6, 2020
    7
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  24. Sep 21, 2019
    7
    La dificultad no es justa, te pierdes en el mapa, los enemigos te detectan sin ningún motivo muy inferior a su precuela
  25. Sep 4, 2021
    5
    The aim acceleration and native input delay (on the PS4 version - NOT the PC version, which is not what you should be basing your reviews on for this entry) make this a gigantic chore to play. If you're used to garbage controls, then I guess it's fine, but for those who are expecting a smooth controlling experience, you might as well play this on PC or go find another game.

    Overall
    The aim acceleration and native input delay (on the PS4 version - NOT the PC version, which is not what you should be basing your reviews on for this entry) make this a gigantic chore to play. If you're used to garbage controls, then I guess it's fine, but for those who are expecting a smooth controlling experience, you might as well play this on PC or go find another game.

    Overall story was decent and a good continuation of the previous game. The experience is just marred by terrible controls and the awful aforementioned aim acceleration.
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  26. Sep 14, 2022
    8
    Good game with good playability. Choose Corvo or Emily is good to explore different options of play, the only thing that I don't like is the design of the maps
  27. Aug 27, 2021
    1
    **Please note this review is for the PS4 version only, i have heard of these same issues on xbox but supposedly this is not the case on PC but idk bc no gaming PC. sadly.*

    decided to pick the bundle edition with death of the outsider, never played the series but had long admired it on youtube. love the art style, game play looks excellent, narrative and world are fascinating.
    **Please note this review is for the PS4 version only, i have heard of these same issues on xbox but supposedly this is not the case on PC but idk bc no gaming PC. sadly.*

    decided to pick the bundle edition with death of the outsider, never played the series but had long admired it on youtube. love the art style, game play looks excellent, narrative and world are fascinating.

    unfortunately i guess the devs have decided to troll console users or something? bc my god this game plays like utter **** on ps4 pro (consoles in general from what i read). its not *technically* unplayable but its def unplayable for me bc after several hours of slogging thru this **** im done with it.

    to start with the FOV is insane, its like looking down a low power telescope and theres no way to change it. its so zoomed in you routinely get hit offscreen by enemies that took two steps and went from right in front of you to off screen. it also makes looting/looking for things a pain.

    right stick/camera movement is just awful - aiming it literally nigh impossible due to some weird camera acceleration that seems to happens when you aim and if you turn sensitivity down youre slow as hell anytime you need to turn. who thought this was a good idea? did they just not test any of this before release? if it was a PC game first (idk if this is the case) fine, just adjust it so it functions on consoles. i really dont understand these decisions.

    the game is not exceptionally difficult, but considering its a 1st person game, these issues just make it frustrating and completely unenjoyable to play, to the point where im done even trying to adapt to it now. which is a shame bc there is a really great game here... its just totally unsalvagable imo, unless they fix these issues (and considering im writing this in 2021 i doubt thatll happen)

    got it for $8, i wouldnt have downloaded and played it if you PAID me $8 knowing what i know now.
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  28. Nov 18, 2021
    6
    Uninteresting story and characters that fall flat compared to the first game, two characters with the same story but different (and cringe) dialogue that often breaks the immersion of you being in a STEALTH, dark and broody game. Copy-paste powers and some weird glitches (walking into a peaceful NPC killed him by throwing him to against a window at 1000km/h which alerted everyone around).Uninteresting story and characters that fall flat compared to the first game, two characters with the same story but different (and cringe) dialogue that often breaks the immersion of you being in a STEALTH, dark and broody game. Copy-paste powers and some weird glitches (walking into a peaceful NPC killed him by throwing him to against a window at 1000km/h which alerted everyone around).

    The only thing it has going for it is some very interesting level design like the shapeshifting house, and it's still a Dishonored game, just a more low effort one. Bullcrap DLC though, who cares about that character anyway.
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  29. Jul 5, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сюжет довольно предсказуемый. Гораздо больший интерес и возможности предоставляет прохождение на плохую концовку, потому что как стелс, игра слишком простая даже на самом сложном уровне сложности. Expand
  30. Aug 3, 2020
    7
    No me llegó a enganchar como el primero pero no deja de ser un buen juego..
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 62
  2. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. Jan 13, 2017
    90
    As a story, it may well be lacking, but as a collection of expertly crafted play spaces where design and mechanics reinforce and respond to your agency in myriad delightful and engaging ways, Dishonored 2 is pure magic.
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 8, 2017
    90
    While patrolling that retail space, you’d be mad to ignore this as it lurks in the corner. It’s every inch a killer game, and worthy of Lasting Possession. [January 2016, p68]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 5, 2017
    90
    Despite a handful of minor issues, then, and occasionally patchy framerates in particularly busy areas, Dishonored 2 is consistently remarkable. [Jan 2017, p.102]