Dishonored 2 is a sequel in a classic vein.

When Dishonored was released in 2012, it was a throwback shot across the bow of AAA games. It largely avoided the spectacular action and setpieces of big-budget titles, and instead went back to the well of the late-’90s/early-’00s renaissance of first-person action games on the PC platform — particularly the Thief series. That Dishonored developer Arkane so liberally borrowed from defunct developer Looking Glass’ formula and ideas wasn’t a bad…