Dishonored 2 is the continuation of the original Dishonored, taking place several years after the events of the original and introducing two playable characters to choose from, Corvo and Emily. I chose to play as Emily, so this review will cover her powers and abilities.
The game mechanics and tone still carry over from the original and are much improved, introducing new powers for Emily, such as Domino, cloning, and shadow walking. These abilities are super fun to use and feel really good when chained together for a combo takedown on enemies. It's extremely satisfying to clear a level with a series of ability combos and whatnot. I also liked the option to find collectibles to power up your abilities. The game also keeps the same art style as the original, which was really good-looking.
I'm not very good at stealth games, and even on lower difficulties, this game was fairly challenging, requiring lots of retries and planning to get past certain areas. Also, the universe has a lot of supernatural elements, like people having powers and other things, but near the end of the story, there was a lot more supernatural stuff happening plot-wise that still seemed like too much magic or something, and most plot points were covered with some magical item being the key. Then again, I'm not too familiar with all the background lore of the game universe.
Overall, Dishonored 2 is a great sequel that improves a lot over the original game. It looks pretty, plays well, and is extremely satisfying to play. Definitely worth a playthrough or a few to get all of the endings and whatnot.
The game mechanics and tone still carry over from the original and are much improved, introducing new powers for Emily, such as Domino, cloning, and shadow walking. These abilities are super fun to use and feel really good when chained together for a combo takedown on enemies. It's extremely satisfying to clear a level with a series of ability combos and whatnot. I also liked the option to find collectibles to power up your abilities. The game also keeps the same art style as the original, which was really good-looking.
I'm not very good at stealth games, and even on lower difficulties, this game was fairly challenging, requiring lots of retries and planning to get past certain areas. Also, the universe has a lot of supernatural elements, like people having powers and other things, but near the end of the story, there was a lot more supernatural stuff happening plot-wise that still seemed like too much magic or something, and most plot points were covered with some magical item being the key. Then again, I'm not too familiar with all the background lore of the game universe.
Overall, Dishonored 2 is a great sequel that improves a lot over the original game. It looks pretty, plays well, and is extremely satisfying to play. Definitely worth a playthrough or a few to get all of the endings and whatnot.