Here, though, I'll be providing performance impressions based on tests on my office and home PC, along with a couple of other builds courtesy of other PC Gamer editors. Using those suggested settings, I'm averaging around 80 fps, with dips to 60 fps on city streets. In addition to NET Framework without which the Low Specs Experience won’t work, you will need WinRAR and/or 7-Zip or any other archive managing software that can extract the highly compressed installation archive. We tested the game at up to 4K resolution on 10 different graphics cards and even looked into their VRAM usage. On the basic video settings page, FOV can be adjusted between 65 and 110 degrees, v-sync turned on or off, and HBAO+ support. I wouldn't call it unplayable, but it was distracting. He's largely responsible for the Tub Geralt thing, but still isn't sorry. I also experienced audio stuttering on this machine: background music, sound effects and even some character dialogue all briefly cutting out. Early impressions suggest problems for mid-range rigs. You will receive a verification email shortly. On a GeForce GTX 980 Ti, i7-5960 and 16GB RAM, things were smoother—even at 2560x1440. Killing everyone in the level didn't make much difference. Dishonored 1 and 2 share gaming DNA with both Bioshock and Thief, and the Dishonored games are pretty good. While my home PC, happily above the recommended settings, seems to performing well, all those PCs that fell between minimum and recommended noted some significant issues that reducing the graphics quality didn't fix. PC Gamer is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. On an AMD R9 Nano, i5-4690K and 16GB RAM, playing at 1920x1080, he noted that Medium was as high as he could get before feeling sick from the fluctuating framerates. I hope it's fixed soon. Even beyond the pure framerate number, though, I experienced refresh rate problems—most notable when moving the mouse in small increments. Tom also noticed some slow-loading textures. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, We'll make additional tests as more of the team get access to the game, and keep you updated as new information presents itself. It's troubling. The bad news is that, while performance on a high-end rig was solid, we've had trouble on only slightly more modest PCs. Visit our corporate site. James also experienced the refresh rate problems, noting that even 45 fps can feel nauseating. That Tom experienced additional problems suggests that a better CPU could make some difference. Dishonored 2 offers most of the good stuff. Instead of dealing with multiple clients and/or pieces of software, the Low Specs Experience includes all the optimizations ever released in one place. He enjoys RPGs and immersive sims, and can often be found reviewing Hitman games. Also, with view distance set to Medium, I did notice some pop-in, even at what seemed to me like relatively modest distances. The story of Dishonored 2 follows on from both Dishonored 1 and its DLCs “The Knife of Dunwall” and “The Brigmore Witches,” so it is advisable to play Dishonored 1 first.