I’m currently playing on a laptop, so I’m using the infamous PC port. It’s not good. And this isn’t because i’m on a low power machine, my computer can run the witcher 3 and MGSV at low graphics and still function smoothly. This game is just not polished, I’ve been running it on the lowest settings and I’m still having skipping frames and bad slow downs when overlooking larger areas. It runs okay in small rooms, but the open areas are terrible.
Things I don’t like:
Despite the maps being bigger, it doesnt really feel better than the first game? Like it just feels more jumbled, which is a little awkward in a stealth game.
There are certain mechanics that i’m not sure I like either. The blood flies aren’t as difficult to out-maneuver as the rats, and are way more gross. There are a ton more items it seems, and a crafting system for bone charms, but I kind of liked the limited resources of the first game. You’re one person, and it made sense that you could only carry X many bullets or Y many bolts. Then again, this be more of a personal thing because I’ve been playing MGSV with mostly the pistol and ignored 90% of the weaponry.
I’m also not sure about the bone charm crafting thing. Crafting is kind of a common thing now, but it feels odd as a magical skill, and it seems like an odd sort of cop-out. We didn’t want to make a new ability, so here’s a crafting system that could be kind of game breaking depending on how you use it. I don’t find myself actually wanting to use the crafting because of how few pieces of bone you get and because the crafting has a chance of failing, making it risky. Besides the fact that the bone charms of both games generally arent hard to choose between. If you want stealth, you choose some things to muffle your footsteps and make you faster, etc. For me I saw them as more of collectibles than necessary, and the fact that you can destroy your collectibles feels a little odd to me.
The plot and writing in general feels fairly ham-fisted. The whole introduction kind of detracts from the air of mystery Dishonored left about it’s characters. Most people had already figured out the Heart was Jessamine, most people have figured out Corvo is Emily’s father. I know they may be trying to introduce new players to the story, but theres less of the well-written, nuanced speaking, and more of straight lines.
I especially don’t like Emily’s commentary on a lot of things, Dishonored’s silent protag played REALLY well with documents and the creepy air, but Emily’s commentary feels redundant and pedantic in many cases. There are some interesting comments she has that I really like, like how she comments on the hookah pipe in the palace, or how you can get her commentary on certain people she remembers. However I don’t need commentary every time i encounter a painting or object of note, Dishonored had a huge talent for showing the player everything and letting them draw a conclusion, but 2 feels like it’s overemphasizing everything and twisting the player’s arm into LOOKING AT THE THING. Look at this painting of Delilah, why’s it here, WHY’S IT HERE??? What if you just... Let the player look at it. And observe. As people who play games do.
Things I DO LIKE:
Typewriters! And the alarm clocks. The little things you can manipulate in the environment to distract people are neat!
The designers did a good job of giving Serkonos a new feel. Karnaca definitely has a warmer vibe than Dunwall, and it doesnt feel happy because of it. It’s still a dark game without the heavy atmosphere and dark blues and grays of the first game.
I also love a lot of the ordinary hubub going on in the city and with NPCs. When Emily first lands at the docks there’s just a WALL of sound, which feels so truly reminiscent of a city or a work area. Theres just a good vibe and the NPCs are very nicely put together.
That Corvo actually trained Emily, and Emily isn’t coming into her abilities through horseshit ‘his daughter’ instincts. She worked on this stuff and she’s GOOD. Just as good as her father.
I also really like Emily’s character in general, she’s a bit wary of people, she’s still kind of playful and runs away from her responsibilities, but she’s tenacious. She feels very well-rounded, and very obviously connected to young Emily. She’s nicely written, as much as a lot of her lines feel redundant.
I haven’t played Corvo yet, but he seemed cool (i do want to play him eventually, i love the boy)
TLDR; There are some great characters, but the plot and game itself feel forced. There was some definite work to be done, they could have made this a really fabulous sequel but it feels like they stopped halfway.
I literally hate when people say they aren’t going to vote!! You’re literally the reason shit is getting all fucked up! Like this condescending apathy bullshit is really starting to get on my nerves! I don’t fucking care if you don’t like any of the candidates, you get your ass out there and pick the one who you hate the least because I’m not going to let fucking TRUMP win because you decided that you don’t agree with every fucking thing a candidate says. You guys pretend to know so much about the government but if you sat in a government class for a fucking day you would know that NOT voting is the worst thing you can do. FUCKING VOTE!!!!
So. I bet everyone is wondering where I have been. Or better yet some of you. I have been busting my butt to get into school for Film or Photography. And it has been crappy so far.. Half of my high school transcripts have gone missing. And I have been calling for weeks to check and see if I can get them back and send them to the school I want to go to. So that is the first part of my stress. Second part is getting my permit. I am 24 years old and can’t drive. You know how embarrassing that is? The age limit down here to get your permit. When you are first learning is 15. 1 fucking 5. Even if I get my permit. I will have no car to get around the city I’ll be in. To be honest.. I just want to curl into a ball and cry. So that stress has been preventing me to write replies.. And I am so sorry. I hope you don’t think I’m ignoring you.. Because I’m not. :’(
