'Dishonored 2' PC news, reviews: Game described as 'sub-par' in a tech test report

A promotional image for "Dishonored 2." Facebook/dishonored

A lot of people are frustrated with the PC version of the "Dishonored 2" game. Fans have been pretty blunt in expressing their disdain for it, with some even going so far as to call it a mess and saying that it has no right to be released under such circumstances.

According to PC World, "Dishonored 2" is busted when played on PCs, making the excellent stealth-based game a bogged down version due to the terrible job developer Arkane Studios did when porting the title.

However, it seems that Arkane Studios has issued a fix for the issue. Patch 1.2 was released earlier last week and it makes the game "less busted."

Still, the game experience hasn't improved that much as the same article reports that the game still sees some wild frame rate swings, which could go from 100+ fps down to a 50 on Ultra Settings. This is even with the use of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 1080p, and the severity of the problem varies depending on where gamers are and the things they are looking at.

It only gets worse due to the fact that no matter what setting is used in the test, the frame rate fluctuations still stay the same even if they are using Very Low settings. This can be pointed to the game's reliance to the console-style upscaling as a crutch.

With this, it is understandable that reviews for the PC version of the game is poor. According to VG 24/7, reviews pull no punches, calling the game "sub-par" and "remarkably poor." This suggests that fans are looking forward to Arkane Studios doing its best to fix the game by repairing issues from scratch instead of just releasing patches.

"Dishonored 2," however, sort of redeems itself with its PS4 Pro version, but regardless, the game is still plagued with frame-rate stumbles whenever multiple enemies are shown on screen.

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