Never played Dishonored. Is it bad/good? In what particular ways? Is the second one better/worse?

I thought it was kind of mediocre. I have pretty much no feelings whatsoever about it.
It just exists.

Unironically one of my favorite stealth games. Though it is only a stealth game if you play it as one. Avoid killing guards and do not get spotted. Do every side mission and explore a lot. Do your best to have a low chaos. That's how the game becomes god-tier.

Its good. Nothing mind blowing but good. The sequel is a mixed bag for me. Some good powers added in, but the story and lore are pretty bad. Lots of diversity too. Some cool levels though. Jindosh's mansion is a very overlooked stage but it is a pain in the ass so that may be why.

First one is good.

Stay away from the newer ones. They start taking away the mystery and the developers love virtue signalling.

It's not even virtue signalling, it's "if we put niggers, Pajeets, and other shitskins in the game, they might buy it, because white people arent gonna buy our cunty game."

No, it's definitely virtue signalling.

It's more like desperation, because white people dont give a shit about the "Dishonored" franchise.
Shitskins are dishonored by default, so it must appeal to them. 🤡

It's a stealth game that's only kindafun if you don't try to be stealthy.

It's not like Thief, despite what you may have heard.
Dishonored is to Deus Ex as BioShock is to System Shock.
I think it's a decent game.
Dishonored 2 is basically the same game, but with much bigger levels. People here will tell you that it shoves political shit down your throat, but that's not true.

It's only frustratingly easy if you kill everybody. If you try to run stealth/no kill it can be just plain frustrating.