I can't believe I gave in and bought Dishonored 2 on PC anyway despite telling myself not to since launch because of the optimization issues. But what's more unbelievable is that it's running really well. Aside from one or two moments in Karnaca, it doesn't feel like it's dropping frames at all. Granted, I haven't used an fps counter yet since I started playing, but it feels as smooth and responsive as the first game. I've also set the preset to Auto to be safe, and it set everything to high with 1x TXAA, so that's probably what helped the most. The game actually looks really pretty even with these settings, although it is a bit blurry at times. I must also mention that I did come across a single instance of audio cutting off at the very beginning of the game, but it hasn't happened since.
Quick Tip: Definitely don't turn on Vsync despite the devs telling you to do so to help with performance, the input lag is very noticeable. Also turn mouse sensitivity waaaaay up. 15 is way too slow no matter what your preference is.
About the game itself, I mean, it's more Dishonored. The guards do feel a bit smarter now compared to the first game; they seem to hear and see things farther and become alerted when the Wall of Light's power gets cut off or if a door has been left opened. I chose Emily, and while I did have to get used to her counterpart of blink since I can't hold it anymore to plan out where to blink, I must admit being able to pull enemies to kick them in the gut and knock them out is pretty helpful. Very impressed with Clockwork Mansion with its transforming rooms.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that one of the most noticeable changes for me was that peeking isn't foolproof anymore. It does make you less visible, but if you do it while the guards are looking in your general direction, they'll notice you and start to become more and more alerted.
last edited at Nov 21, 2016 10:01AM
