PlayStation LifeStyle was recently invited to attend a hands-on event for Bethesda Softworks’ and Arkane Studios’ upcoming action-adventure game Dishonored 2. We got to play for over an hour inside the Clockwork Mansion level, and it’s definitely something fans should look out for. We were also able to ask Co-Creative Director Harvey Smith a few questions during a Q&A after our time with the game. In the interest of full disclosure I need to clarify that the game was installed on a behemoth of a PC running Windows 10 that was stacked with an i7 processor with 32GB of memory and a graphics card with 4GB of memory.
Before we were allowed to play, I was told that the level that was being demoed was toned down in difficulty (nerfed, so to speak), so that we could explore more freely without too many interruptions. Enemies were easier to kill and their numbers were diminished, so don’t be too surprised at the low number of enemies in the gameplay videos below. We were also given a fully upgraded character so we could try out their special abilities and weapons. Of course, given that we only had an hour and not that many enemies to attack, we didn’t get to fully explore all of Corvo’s abilities and weapons.
Chaos Design
The Clockwork Mansion level was very intricately designed, and with the pull of a lever, the design changes dramatically. Basically, the entire mansion is one huge puzzle that requires trial and error in order t...