Why Dishonored 2 Is Just Short Of A Classic
This is a Dishonored 2 review on why it's well worth your time, and worthy follow-up to the original.
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In the lineage of games in the immersive sim / 0451 genre, Dishonored 2 is well worth your time, although it does fall short of a calssic.
This Dishonored 2 review/retrospective/analysis/critique will break down the game and look at the sum of its parts.
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Dishonored 2 launched in late 2016 to a positive, yet more muted response than the first. A botched PC launch didn't help the reputation of Arkane Studios, along with the immersive sim not (usually) being a huge seller.
Having recently picked it up on sale, I was very happy with my purchase. In many ways, Dishonored 2 is better than 1, and yet still had some mistakes and flaws that carried over from the first.
Unfortunately, Dishonored 2 did not sell well and while the series did get another release, it seems to be on hold for the future. Why did Dishonored 2 fail? In this Dishonored 2 Analysis/review/critique/retrospective, we'll take a look at why.
While a great addition to the line of immersive sim / 0451 style games, it does fall short of an all-time classic that other immersive sim games like Thief or Deus Ex fall under.
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0:00 - Intro
6:39 - Gameplay
13:13 - Level Breakdown
17:38 - A Long Day In Dunwall
18:50 - Edge of the World
20:20 - The Good Doctor
22:10 - The Clockwork Mansion
25:20 - The Royal Conservatory
27:02 - Dust District
29:52 - A Crack in the Slab
34:32 - The Grand Palace
36:26 - Death to the Empress
39:10 - Story
41:50 - Why Did Dishonored 2 Fail?
📺 FURTHER VIEWING: 📺
•Dishonored 2: ♫ Hey There Delilah ♫ (Parody) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYtg0TVJqtQ
•Dishonored 2: Delilah and the Heart Dialogue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiaUG9gIrlU
•Watch Harvey Smith look super uncomfortable in an interview with Anita Sarkeesian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q_FtVHK1W0
•Everything you need to know about Dishonored 2 with Harvey Smith - Dishonored 2 developer interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p7oomG0tp4&feature=emb_title
Gameplay Footage Used - Centerstrain01
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjRn9IUTqS1C2Qdk_kkE-r9rABEu8W5xZ
OTHER LINKS:
•Blades In The Dark Tabletop RPG - https://www.evilhat.com/home/blades-in-the-dark/
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