Back at E3 2015, Bethesda announced that Dishonored 2 will be available this coming spring 2016. They also showed the game's trailer to everyone at their press conference but of course they would not leave everyone hanging so they also gave some details about Dishonored 2's plot and gameplay.
Some of the details that Bethesda revealed at E3 is about the setting of Dishonored 2. First off is the year the sequel takes place which is 15 years after the events of Dishonored. The story takes place at Serkonos' capital city named Karnaca at the southernmost end of the empire according to a Geeksnack report. There is a mix of different people in the city and it is a tourist spot for the rich and the Grand Serkonan Guard roams the city. The game starts with a day in the life of Empress Emily Kaldwin then another otherworldly usurper dethrones her and drives her out, she becomes an outlaw.
Like Corvo Attano who was the main protagonist of Dishonored, she also receives powers from The Outsider. Emily's powers include Far Reach (which allows her reach out and pull herself to another building like a grapple), Shadow Walk, and Mesmerize. She is also capable of crafting bone charms, and there are more than 400,000 combinations in the game. As for Corvo, he retains some of his powers from Dishonored.
Game Informer reports that there were also some revelations on the gameplay of Dishonored 2. Like the first game, Dishonored 2's Karnaca is also afflicted by an epidemic that players can use to their advantage when fighting guards. It was also revealed that players can use both characters; however, they may not switch from one character to another because at the start of the campaign.
According to WCCF Tech players will choose which character they will use through the campaign. Both characters will go through the same set of missions but the good thing is that each will have a different perspective for every mission.
Dishonored 2 is a first person stealth game developed by Arkane Studios and Bethesda Softworks. It will be released this Spring 2016 for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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