The environmental and level design was very good in the original game, but Dishonored 2 simply takes it to a new level with the likes of The Clockwork Mansion and Crack in the Slab being particular highlights. Or you could simply opt to not use any power or kill anyone, such is the immersive sim nature of Dishonored 2 that lets you complete objectives pretty much in the way you see fit.
But while the stealth meets magical powers and frenetic first-person action formula is intact, the game can now be played from two perspectives: that of the first game’s Corvo Attano or Empress Emily Kaldwin.īoth have different powers that we found enable players to navigate the game's creative mission and areas in different ways, as well as dispose of targets in all manner in interesting fashions. Dishonored 2 is, unsurprisingly, the follow-up to the original Dishonored.