User blog:PhoenixInABMW/Dishonored 2 Inital Impression

After considering it for some time, I finally bit the bullet and dropped $40 on Dishonored II. I was a little concerned because the reviews I've heard have denounced it as, while not necessarily being a bad game, not having the same magic as the original did.

And frankly, I think they're wrong.

Dishonored II doesn't have the same vibe, but it shouldn't need to. If I wanted a game that played and felt exactly like Dishonored I, I would have just kept playing Dishonored I. They're obviously two links in the same story chain, telling two separate, if related stories. Hot take: I prefer the graphics of II, because photorealism is always cool. I'm a little hit or miss on the voice acting, which kind of pulled me out of the experience, but it's not too big a detractor and in most cases is just icing on the story cake, revealing Emily's (first playthrough) thoughs on the situation she's currently in.

The levels are awesomely designed, and beautiful to boot. Even the Dust District, which is not a popular level apparently.

That's about it for now. Maybe I'll make a followup post once I finish the game.