Going into hiding or taking out witnesses?
No matter how stealthy you wish to play through Dishonored 2, chances are you’ll get spotted eventually. While it’s perfectly possible to reload your latest save file and retry a certain encounter, some wish to let their carelessness play out as a mild form of punishment.
How you tackle being spotted varies quite drastically depending on the character you’re playing. With both, it’s quite easy to hop to the rooftops and stay out of side until guards resume their normal patrol, yet those situations may not always present themselves. Corvo, on one hand, can utilize his manipulative abilities to temporarily evade detection and sit out a sticky situation. Possessing a fish, a corpse, or a living guard are just some of the ways to do that.
Emily is a bit trickier when it comes to wiping the slate clean since her area-of-effect abilities and their lethality make it easier to go on the offensive and deal with any witnesses head-on. Whereas Corvo could Blink out of sight, for example, Emily could Conjure up a clone that takes out the spotter in your stead. It should be noted, however, that once enemies are linked, so are their alertness levels.
Pick Corvo if: when you mess up, you can count on your manipulative abilities to wait until the storm blows over, grasping another chance and silent vengeance when the enemy forces let their guards down once more.
Pick Emily if: when all else fails, let hell rain down. Your abilities can be used to take out multiple targets quickly, clearing out a zone of alerted guards with relative ease to have another go at stealth in the following situation.
