Corvo or Emily? Never played Dishonored

[ChivasRx]

As the title says. Reading some posts, it seems that players of D1 like the change to Emily, especially after the first play through. I'll probably play it through only once, and usually lean towards a stealthy gameplay when possible.

Downloading D2 now.

[Raiden]

Why not play D1 first to get to know the story?

I started with Emily as I've played Corvo in D1. Will be doing like 3 playthroughs though

[gojo satoryu]

Play D1 first

[Wolfram]

I bet most of us D1 players choose Emily over Corvo because Corvo's powers are more of the same from D1. Also, while Corvo's and Emily's powers are different, both can be used for stealthy run.

Here's an article about a) things you would have learned in D1 and b) a short rundown on the differences between Corvo and Emily

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/dishonored-2-guide/2017/1/20/14338526/dishonored-2-character-guide-corvo-emily#kIhJeC

Oh, and don't expect to understand everything. This game assumes you've played D1

[snake_angel_18]

Corvo has the same powers in Dishonored 2 as he did in Dishonored 1. Both can do a loud murder run and both can do quiet stealth. I personally prefer a combination of their powers, but that's just me.

Unless you've played Dishonored 1 and its DLCs, there are parts that aren't going to make sense, because they are referencing things that happened before the start of Dishonored 2.

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by M'aiq:

Play D1 first

[BeislTerrorist]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Originally posted by M'aiq:

Play D1 first

[Burdpal]

Play D1 and all story DLC first. Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches is directly involved with D2.

[ChivasRx]

Appreciate all the replies.unfortunately I don't have the time for D1 now and have had D2 for almost a year and just want to give it a try. Wolfram, thanks for posting the guide. I started as Emily and after seeing all the crying about how this game performs, it runs like butter on my system with very high settings. I7-6700/1070/16 gig. Looks beautiful in the opening castle scene.

[ChivasRx]

Forgot to ask, what settings are you guys playing with?

[Wolfram]

If you're going for a stealth playthrough, remember this: the best place to hide is up

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by ChivasRx:

Forgot to ask, what settings are you guys playing with?

It won't matter what any of us are playing at. Your individual rig will have both hardware configurations and software that will be different from anyone else's.

There are a LOT of different variables and options available to you in the menu for the game. I suggest start low or off on things that you won't need to really care about unless you're wanting brilliant screenshot opportunities, like water quality and such. Then move the options upwards until you like the results and can play smoothly.

[Traveler]

I like Corvo's selection of powers better but it makes no difference story wise.

[黒野]

Originally posted by M'aiq:

Play D1 first

[ahri]

Originally posted by Wolfram:

I bet most of us D1 players choose Emily over Corvo because Corvo's powers are more of the same from D1. Also, while Corvo's and Emily's powers are different, both can be used for stealthy run.

Here's an article about a) things you would have learned in D1 and b) a short rundown on the differences between Corvo and Emily

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/dishonored-2-guide/2017/1/20/14338526/dishonored-2-character-guide-corvo-emily#kIhJeC

Oh, and don't expect to understand everything. This game assumes you've played D1

Actually, funnily enough I chose Corvo because I played D1. That was mainly because I had grown used to the abilities of the character and didn't want to have to relearn new strategies when I was still figuring out how to use some of the more complex powers. Also IMO Corvo is a cooler character.

For my stealth/clean hands run I have chosen Emily, and boy is she fun, sadly she's probably more fun than Corvo. Except that she can't use possession, that ability was the best.

[constancejill]

Originally posted by TheDoomsday:

[…]Emily […] can't use possession,

Then I think you may like New Game+ :)