Dishonored

I really need to talk about games when I play them, not 5 months after.

Anyway, so I played Dishonored a while back and if you've never heard of it, it's essentially a first-person Assassin's Creed with nifty gadgets, magical powers and a deadly plague that seems to interfere with your missions. Dishonored has a well written story that gives life to the game itself without over-doing it. You play as a former royal protector who got framed for the assassination of your empress as well as the kidnapping of the princess.

You get captured immediately after the death of the empress and kidnapping of the princess but a few new friends help you escape about a month afterwards. You get a pretty badass looking mask that not only protects your identity (you're a wanted man after all), but also serves to frighten your enemies. Granted in one mission your mask is used to help you participate and sneak through a masked ball with lots of aristocrats enjoying themselves.

You get to use a very nifty looking sword that can easily be folded whenever you're not using it and you also get access to a pistol and crossbow. As you may have guessed, a pistol will attract attention from nearby enemies whenever you use it but it's always nice to see your enemies fly back. A crossbow is better used for those stealthy take-downs with the option of equipping standard crossbow bolts, sleeping darts or even incendiary bolts. Light 'em up!

One of the biggest aspects of the game is your choice of actions. Go around killing off all your foes may seem convenient and fun but will lead to a chaotic ending while sneaking about and simply knocking them out without actually killing anyone will lead to a more peaceful ending. Additionally, these actions have their own consequences as you progress throughout the game. Kill too many people and just leave their corpses lying on the street will generate more guards and rat hordes in future missions thus making your life more difficult as you are forced to either find another route to sneak around them or fight your way through. Go for the more "good guy" way and you'll be seeing less soldiers and the citizens of the city won't act so aggressively towards you.

Did I mention that this game has a steampunk theme to it? No? Well in between being able to use your specially earned magic which allows you to teleport short distances (amongst other cool things of course), your foes will use equipment that ranges from pistols to crossbows that fire explosive whale oil (similar to our own oil we see today).

Dishonored is a pretty fun game but unfortunately after the second run, it starts to lose its replay value. Most of the storyline will remain the same regardless of which path you choose and it's easy to just go on YouTube and watch the different endings rather than play through the game again and again. But overall, it's worth looking into and it did win the 2013 BAFTA award for best game so you'll know that you won't be wasting your time.

Now for a more funny picture. Yes I found it on 9gag.