A bodyguard must become an assassin. In the world of Dishonored, a revolution is underway. The people of Dunwall, the city where the game is set, must adapt to the new order, but at the same time, the city adapts itself to the actions of one man. The universally acclaimed Dishonored is a modern masterpiece of the immersive sim genre, a descendant of stealth games like the equally lauded Thief. If you’ve yet to set foot in Dunwall’s dark, rat-infested streets, this may be your best chance to do so, with the game now available free for Amazon Prime subscribers.
In Dishonored, you play as Corvo, bodyguard to Empress Jessamine. At the game’s outset, Jessamine is assassinated, her daughter is kidnapped, and Corvo is tossed into jail by the perpetrators, having been framed for it all. Before long, Corvo finds himself blessed by a dangerous god-like being, who grants him supernatural abilities that will let him take revenge on those who wronged him. The rest of the game is about Corvo enacting that revenge, and how the world reacts to his methods.
