<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2012	O
's	O
Dishonored	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ideas	O
for	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
while	O
developing	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
spawned	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
voice	O
for	O
Corvo	O
Attano	O
after	O
being	O
a	O
silent	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advancement	O
of	O
the	O
timeline	O
was	O
brought	O
about	O
once	O
Emily	O
Kaldwin	O
,	O
a	O
child	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
was	O
proposed	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praised	O
were	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
more	O
challenging	O
stealth	O
,	O
the	O
adaptability	O
of	O
Emily	O
and	O
Corvo	O
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
both	O
play	O
styles	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
design	O
of	O
individual	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
realization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
replay-value	O
and	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
and	O
for	O
Costume	O
Design	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
stealth	O
elements	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
as	O
Empress	O
Emily	O
Kaldwin	O
during	O
the	O
prologue	O
,	O
players	O
may	O
decide	O
to	O
play	O
either	O
as	O
Emily	O
or	O
as	O
Corvo	O
Attano	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
detected	O
if	O
they	O
peer	O
out	O
from	O
behind	O
a	O
wall	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
non-lethal	O
combat	O
moves	O
to	O
throw	O
people	O
off-balance	O
or	O
knock	O
someone	O
unconscious	O
—	O
choke-holds	O
,	O
blocks	O
,	O
pushes	O
,	O
kicks	O
,	O
crouch-slides	O
,	O
drops	O
from	O
high	O
up	O
,	O
sleep	O
darts	O
,	O
stun	O
mines	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
supernatural	O
abilities	O
—	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
chaos	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
confronted	O
with	O
two	O
factions	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
assassination	O
target	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
use	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
reoccurring	O
dust	B-Application
storms	I-Application
for	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dunwall	O
,	O
which	O
relied	O
on	O
whale	O
oil	O
for	O
power	O
,	O
Karnaca	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
wind	O
turbines	O
fed	O
by	O
currents	O
generated	O
by	O
a	O
cleft	O
mountain	O
along	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
borders	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
winds	O
that	O
blow	O
over	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
rife	O
with	O
dust	B-Application
storms	I-Application
,	O
most	O
notably	O
within	O
its	O
mining	O
district	O
which	O
led	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Dust	O
District	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
are	O
Corvo	O
Attano	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Russell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
bodyguard	O
turned	O
assassin	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Emily	O
Kaldwin	O
(	O
Erica	O
Luttrell	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
Empress	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
the	O
Isles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonists	O
include	O
Luca	O
Abele	O
(	O
Vincent	O
D'Onofrio	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
duke	O
of	O
Serkonos	O
following	O
the	O
passing	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
Theodanis	O
;	O
and	O
Delilah	O
Copperspoon	O
(	O
Erin	O
Cottrell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
witch	O
and	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
The	O
Knife	O
of	O
Dunwall	O
and	O
The	O
Brigmore	O
Witches	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
half-sister	O
of	O
Emily	O
's	O
deceased	O
mother	O
;	O
promotional	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
references	O
her	O
as	O
"	O
Delilah	O
Kaldwin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
either	O
ending	O
,	O
if	O
Meagan	O
survives	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Billie	O
Lurk	O
and	O
leaves	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Daud	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Dishonored	B-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Outsider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
co-directed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Harvey	O
Smith	O
worked	O
as	O
director	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
first	O
Dishonored	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
both	O
Arkane	O
teams	O
in	O
Lyon	O
,	O
France	O
and	O
Austin	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
its	O
sequel	O
was	O
developed	O
largely	O
solely	O
in	O
Lyon	O
as	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
Austin	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
2017	O
's	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
Arkane	O
's	O
"	O
Void	O
"	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Void	O
engine	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
engine	O
was	O
rewritten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
in-game	O
lighting	O
and	O
post-processing	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
visualize	O
subsurface	B-Algorithm
scattering	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
was	O
not	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
ideas	O
for	O
one	O
began	O
to	O
emerge	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
impact	O
that	O
Emily	O
had	O
on	O
players	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
which	O
changed	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
made	O
the	O
developer	O
decide	O
to	O
continue	O
her	O
story	O
and	O
give	O
her	O
more	O
depth	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
both	O
Emily	O
Kaldwin	O
and	O
Corvo	O
Attano	O
should	O
be	O
voiced	O
in	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
previously	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
voiced	O
player	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
assassin	O
Daud	O
in	O
two	O
pieces	O
of	O
Dishonoreds	B-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Knife	O
of	O
Dunwall	O
and	O
The	O
Brigmore	O
Witches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
some	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dishonored	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chaos	O
system	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
considered	O
as	O
merely	O
a	O
binary	O
ersatz	O
meter	O
,	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Arkane	O
's	O
Austin	O
studio	O
had	O
left	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
Lyon	O
had	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
AI	O
team	O
and	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
AI	O
"	O
from	O
scratch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
more	O
representative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Dishonored	B-Application
had	O
received	O
some	O
criticisms	O
about	O
giving	O
women	O
limited	O
types	O
of	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Dishonoreds	B-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
onwards	O
,	O
Arkane	O
attempted	O
to	O
address	O
these	O
concerns	O
and	O
reach	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
plausible	O
balance	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
trend	O
continued	O
for	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
has	O
women	O
in	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
roles	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sébastien	O
Mitton	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
position	O
for	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viktor	O
Antonov	O
,	O
who	O
helped	O
conceive	O
of	O
Dishonoreds	B-Application
"	O
painterly	O
"	O
look	O
,	O
had	O
moved	O
on	O
as	O
a	O
general	O
creative	O
consultant	O
for	O
Bethesda	O
and	O
thus	O
was	O
less	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitton	O
wanted	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
visual	O
"	O
journey	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
city	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
sensibility	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
elements	O
like	O
oppression	O
,	O
disease	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
decay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arkane	O
team	O
worked	O
with	O
industrial	O
designers	O
and	O
architects	B-Application
in	O
creating	O
Karnaca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photography	O
from	O
the	O
1920s	O
was	O
examined	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
build	O
a	O
setting	O
with	O
a	O
historical	O
disposition	O
,	O
using	O
reference	O
websites	O
like	O
Shorpy.com	B-Algorithm
and	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Agustín	O
Casasola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Dishonored	B-Application
was	O
largely	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
of	O
1837	O
,	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
draws	O
ideas	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
architectural	O
forms	O
,	O
popular	O
fashions	O
,	O
and	O
far-out	O
technologies	O
"	O
of	O
1851	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
designers	O
and	O
level	O
architects	B-Application
collaborated	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
production	O
as	O
locations	O
were	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
wished	O
to	O
avoid	O
what	O
one	O
member	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
effect	O
"	O
—	O
wherein	O
man-sized	O
vents	O
were	O
placed	O
wherever	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
felt	O
,	O
often	O
in	O
nonsensical	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
militarily	O
inspired	O
propaganda	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
employ	O
a	O
subtler	O
approach	O
;	O
lavish	O
posters	O
for	O
invariably	O
canceled	O
enterprises	O
meant	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Serkonos	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
exhibit	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
tyranny	O
as	O
practised	O
by	O
the	O
Duke	O
of	O
Serkonos	O
and	O
his	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
during	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2015	O
press	O
conference	O
by	O
Dishonored	B-Application
co-directors	O
Raphaël	O
Colantonio	O
and	O
Harvey	O
Smith	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
leaked	O
the	O
night	O
before	O
during	O
a	O
rehearsal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucie	O
Minne	O
's	O
clay	O
models	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Dishonored	B-Application
art	O
,	O
were	O
featured	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
Art	O
Ludique	O
in	O
an	O
exhibit	O
focused	O
on	O
French	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
appeared	O
again	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
tamper-protected	O
by	O
anti-piracy	O
software	O
Denuvo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
cracked	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
by	O
hacker	O
group	O
SteamPunks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preordering	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
granted	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
a	O
day	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
with	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
a	O
Dishonored	B-Application
tie-in	O
comic	O
miniseries	O
and	O
novel	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics-created	O
artbook	O
,	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
launching	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
later	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Dishonored	B-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Outsider	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Trailer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
runner-up	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
PC	O
players	O
reported	O
issues	O
with	O
performance	O
such	O
as	O
loss	O
of	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
system	B-General_Concept
crashes	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
complaints	O
concerned	O
shortcomings	O
in	O
frame	O
rate	O
capabilities	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
,	O
"	O
stilted	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
script	O
issues	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
compelling	O
narrative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
's	O
Nick	O
Plessas	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
"[recreates]	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
positive	O
experiences	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
instalment	O
,	O
but	O
 [ requires ] 	O
much	O
greater	O
effort	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
to	O
achieve	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Kozanitis	O
at	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
enjoyed	O
playing	O
as	O
Emily	O
Kaldwin	O
the	O
most	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
Dishonored	B-Application
had	O
returned	O
,	O
Emily	O
infused	O
a	O
fresh	O
perspective	O
into	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kozanitis	O
favored	O
the	O
stealthier	O
approach	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
better	O
accommodate	O
side	O
quests	O
—	O
opined	O
as	O
the	O
chief	O
incentive	O
for	O
playing	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Scott	O
Butterworth	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
sophisticated	O
behavior	O
patterns	O
of	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
rendered	O
into	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
experimentation	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
stealth	O
employment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
noted	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
improved	O
and	O
refined	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
as	O
"	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2s	I-Application
greatest	O
inherited	O
strength	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
AI	O
units	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
excellent	O
peripheral	O
vision	O
"	O
,	O
yet	O
regarded	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
replay	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
option	O
as	O
"	O
possible	O
deal-breakers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alice	O
Bell	O
at	O
VideoGamer.com	O
wrote	O
in	O
her	O
verdict	O
:	O
"	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
everything	O
you	O
loved	O
about	O
Dishonored	B-Application
and	O
improves	O
upon	O
it	O
without	O
becoming	O
bloated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
launch	O
week	O
sales	O
dropped	O
thirty-eight	O
percent	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
sales	O
of	O
physical	O
copies	O
were	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
the	O
most	O
pre-orders	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
sixth	O
in	O
overall	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
cost	O
,	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
re-entered	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
week	O
of	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
ranked	O
in	O
8th	O
place	O
with	O
a	O
1,267	O
percent	O
rise	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
