Dishonored 2

[jiminator]

This game... it is like sometimes people just randomly die, and if you don't catch it soon enough it burns into all your saved game files. damned annoying

 

[Frraksurred]

This game... it is like sometimes people just randomly die, and if you don't catch it soon enough it burns into all your saved game files. damned annoying

Took me 3 runs to get Clean Hands, and I was being obsessively careful. It was the Museum level with all the Witches that would get me. I discovered you have to go to the outside area where the one is atop the Turtle giving a speech. Listen to her speech without being detected so she get's down off the Turtle (otherwise she falls and the game counts it as a death, even though none of the Witches up in the chandeliers count as falling). Then ignore everyone else and go deal with the main target. If you pull all that off without being detected, then it concludes with 0 deaths.

Not sure if that is what is tripping you up, but it was the only level that kept telling me I had a single death, even if I ignored everyone.

 

[jiminator]

it happened before, on the level with the beached whale, got on the docks, walked down a bit, checked stats, one dead.... right. and again in dukes palace.

 

[polonyc2]

it happened before, on the level with the beached whale, got on the docks, walked down a bit, checked stats, one dead....

happened to me on that level as well...

 

[Frraksurred]

Is this before or after the new patch that added a level selector?

Curious if the way it uses generic save points to serve as its "level start" is part of the problem.

 

[jiminator]

It was from the launch for the first one and yesterday for the latter. I suspect what happens is they have like a random enemy placement thingy on game load, so the levels play a little differently on reload. That function then may be placing enemies in space or over water. Anyway, always good to check before quick saving and also to add frequent hard saves. I did not see the replay level option, maybe that is NG+?

 

[Frraksurred]

It was from the launch for the first one and yesterday for the latter. I suspect what happens is they have like a random enemy placement thingy on game load, so the levels play a little differently on reload. That function then may be placing enemies in space or over water. Anyway, always good to check before quick saving and also to add frequent hard saves. I did not see the replay level option, maybe that is NG+?

Supposedly this last patch added a Chapter Selector so people could go back a replay a chapter they messed up, or missed something in. From what I've read, it goes about it by placing a hidden save point at the beginning get of each mission, which has added some anomalies to some players save files (or so they're reporting). Sounded similar to what you were describing so thought I'd mention it.

 

[piratepress]

Finally finished it this afternoon.

I liked it, but I certainly didn't *love it* like I did the first one.

 

[jiminator]

yeah, finished it also. I liked it but I thought they could have done more with the ending through time paradox stuff. could have been much more interesting

 

[Frraksurred]

yeah, finished it also. I liked it but I thought they could have done more with the ending through time paradox stuff. could have been much more interesting

Agreed.

Spoiler: time warp

The time travel level had a small affect on the world, particularly if you figured out how to save the home owner, but not the kind of affect on the ending that I'd have liked to see.

 

[harsaphes]

Just finished yesterday. Great game. My favorite part was figuring out that if you shot the head off of the Clockwork Guards they would kill anyone they came upon. I would just sit on a ledge somewhere and watch them clear an area out for me.

 

[polonyc2]

Dishonored 2 is getting a lengthy free trial this week

Dishonored 2 will have a free demo available beginning April 6th for PS4, Xbox One and PC...it will be a pretty lengthy trial too, as it will consist of the game's first three missions...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-03-dishonored-2-is-getting-a-lengthy-free-trial-this-week

 

[Q-BZ]

Awesome. This is an amazing game that took everything from part 1 and took it to the next level. This and Hitman were my GOTYs for 2016 all the way.


I wonder when we will hear solid word about DLC for this?

 

[Lateralus]

On sale for $30....damn I may have to bite at this price and play it before others in my backlog.

Think there'll be a better edition coming out later? Anyone heard? I guess (shockingly) they never released any DLC for it though, right?

 

[Q-BZ]

On sale for $30....damn I may have to bite at this price and play it before others in my backlog.

Think there'll be a better edition coming out later? Anyone heard? I guess (shockingly) they never released any DLC for it though, right?

They will.

$30 for this game? I don't think you'll have any regrets.

 

[polonyc2]

Awesome. This is an amazing game that took everything from part 1 and took it to the next level. This and Hitman were my GOTYs for 2016 all the way.

I wonder when we will hear solid word about DLC for this?

the game is not getting enough love in my opinion...seems like a lot of people skipped it for whatever reason...definitely in my Top 3 games of 2016 list...I'm interested in the direction they take for the DLC...

 

[Q-BZ]

the game is not getting enough love in my opinion...seems like a lot of people skipped it for whataver reason...definitely in my Top 3 games of 2016 list...I'm interested in the direction they take for the DLC...

Totally agree.

This and Hitman both deserve way more love.

 

[djoye]

I've been playing the demo on and off, I think I can see what people mean about the performance; I'm running an i7-6700k with a GTX 1080 (OC'd Gigabyte water-cooled) and the game just doesn't feel smooth for what I'm seeing visually, but I'm running everything cranked at 1440p and the performance really isn't bad, it just doesn't feel smooth.

Regardless of performance, I'm liking the game and will probably buy it next time it goes on sale.

 

[Q-BZ]

GMG has been doing this 7 day birthday flash sale. Today's game (one of them): Dishonored 2 for $30. A crazy steal for an incredible game.

 

[polonyc2]

I'm surprised they haven't announced any DLC yet

 

[Q-BZ]

I'm surprised they haven't announced any DLC yet

I'm guessing E3. I would assume they wanted to give Prey an open berth.

 

[Lateralus]

I'm guessing E3. I would assume they wanted to give Prey an open berth.

You mean like a C-section?

 

[Q-BZ]

You mean like a C-section?

LOL

 

[polonyc2]

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Announced - 9/15/17

The standalone adventure will see Daud, the Outsider, and his former second in command from the first Dishonored’s The Knife of Dunwall DLC, Billie Lurk, reunited when the latter is tasked with assassinating him...

 

[MavericK]

Jesus, Arkane must be working like crazy...Dishonored 2 didn't even come out that long ago, then Prey just came out...now yet another Dishonored?

 

[Frraksurred]

Jesus, Arkane must be working like crazy...Dishonored 2 didn't even come out that long ago, then Prey just came out...now yet another Dishonored?

DLC for Dishonored 2, much like the Brigmore Witches for the first Dishonored. Looks good so far, piques my interest for sure.

 

[polonyc2]

DLC for Dishonored 2, much like the Brigmore Witches for the first Dishonored. Looks good so far, piques my interest for sure.

Death of the Outsider is being billed as the Dishonored universe’s first 'standalone story'...so not DLC but more akin to an expansion pack...or maybe closer to something like Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

 

[Frraksurred]

Death of the Outsider is being billed as the Dishonored universe’s first 'standalone story'...so not DLC but more akin to an expansion pack...or maybe closer to something like Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Agreed, which is why I compared it to Brigmore Witches. From what I'm reading it will not be sold "standalone", but as DLC for Dishonored 2, so I listed it as such.

 

[polonyc2]

Agreed, which is why I compared it to Brigmore Witches. From what I'm reading it will not be sold "standalone", but as DLC for Dishonored 2, so I listed it as such.

there's conflicting information out there but I think this will be a standalone game and not DLC

 

[dark_reign]

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Announced - 9/15/17

The standalone adventure will see Daud, the Outsider, and his former second in command from the first Dishonored’s The Knife of Dunwall DLC, Billie Lurk, reunited when the latter is tasked with assassinating him...

I've been waiting for this. Dishonored is one of those games you can't get enough of.

 

[Frraksurred]

there's conflicting information out there but I think this will be a standalone game and not DLC

A quick Google search seems to agree with you. Steam already has a Pre-Order page up where it is listed as its own game.

 

[Q-BZ]

Stupendous! A full fledged, $30 Expansion Pack. Been a long time since we've seen the likes of that.


I'm so glad the overblown "oh noes the performance!" FUD didn't doom this especially since the worst of it was fixed a few weeks after the game came out.

This is a brilliant game and I'm thrilled to see this.

Bring on Daud!

 

[Lateralus]

Aaaaaaaaand I noticed recently that Dishonored 2 is now $39.99 on Steam. That's great news with the Summer Sale coming up; if it receives any kind of significant discount it'll be too cheap to pass up. I should be done with Prey by then, so rather fortuitous timing.

 

[polonyc2]

Stupendous! A full fledged, $30 Expansion Pack. Been a long time since we've seen the likes of that

I much prefer expansion packs to DLC...more gameplay then DLC at less then the cost of a full game...Wolfenstein: The Old Blood was a great example of this...I remember the days when expansions were commonplace-- Medal of Honor expansions, Doom 3 etc

 

[MavericK]

I much prefer expansion packs to DLC...more gameplay then DLC at less then the cost of a full game...Wolfenstein: The Old Blood was a great example of this...I remember the days when expansions were commonplace-- Medal of Honor expansions, Doom 3 etc

Agree, although I didn't really like how they did the DLC/expansions for the first Dishonored where it was a separate/standalone game so none of your stuff carried over. Not a huge fan of DLC that is cut off from the rest of the game, I would prefer something like the Skyrim DLC that builds on the existing world. Of course, it depends on the type of game whether or not this would work.

 

[polonyc2]

Agree, although I didn't really like how they did the DLC/expansions for the first Dishonored where it was a separate/standalone game so none of your stuff carried over. Not a huge fan of DLC that is cut off from the rest of the game, I would prefer something like the Skyrim DLC that builds on the existing world. Of course, it depends on the type of game whether or not this would work.

I actually liked the way the DLC was handled in the first Dishonored...it gives developers a chance to tell a separate story...with Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches it was a parallel story that took place at roughly the same time as the main story...it fleshes out the world without being a direct continuation

 

[MavericK]

I actually liked the way the DLC was handled in the first Dishonored...it gives developers a chance to tell a separate story...with Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches it was a parallel story that took place at roughly the same time as the main story...it fleshes out the world without being a direct continuation

I played them and enjoyed them, it's just not really my preferred DLC method. Usually after I finish a game or get close to done (at the point when DLC is released), I usually just want a continuation of that game, not to have to start over again from scratch with that same game but a different map.

 

[ghostwich]

I much prefer expansion packs to DLC...more gameplay then DLC at less then the cost of a full game...Wolfenstein: The Old Blood was a great example of this...I remember the days when expansions were commonplace-- Medal of Honor expansions, Doom 3 etc

Wolfenstein's non-DLC expansion meant a hefty install - basically a whole new game in disk space, but not a whole new game in terms of ideas/concepts/mechanics.

I liked how Dishonored (1) handled the DLC - both in plot *and* in technical terms.

 

[Q-BZ]

I'm all for it either way.

For a long time people bitched about expansion packs going the way of the do-do bird for "DLC" and now we finally have someone doing it right and making it worthwhile and people aren't happy about that, either.

Well, I am.

The story has to be move on and forward. This expansion pack doesn't involve Corvo or Emily and it makes sense that if you're going to be using Billie and Daud and in a different region of the world... it makes sense.

I know on part 1 they did DLCs but clearly this is going to be bigger and more expansive and that's good news.

Expansion pack practically means a new game or close to it. Dishonored 2.5.

 

[Private_Ops]

Has most of the performance issues been resolved? Would I have any issues with the rig in my sig?

I've been waitin to catch it on sale but not before it had been worked on some more.