A Viewpoint

    When I had played the first Dishonored more than a decade ago, it didn't took me long to realize that it was the single greatest Videogame I had played up to that point. I had also written a detailed review of the game describing why it was a Masterpiece in terms of all the metrics of Videogame designs, and still continues to be. Which means if you play the first one even in 2024, it'll blow you away all the same.    And while I couldn't get my hands on Dishonored 2 when it came out back in 2016, I finally got around to several weeks ago and after playing through the game in it's entirety for multiple playthroughs (with both playable characters), it was abundantly clear to me that it managed to evolve and improve on it's predecessor in every single gameplay aspect...just as a great sequel should. In fact, looking at the sheer number of ways developer Arkane has managed to expand on the gameplay of the first one, Dishonored 2 can be rightfully said as one of the...

An abandoned district flooded with water. The deserted buildings, the growl of some faraway machinery & the sound of flowing water create an unnerving creepiness. It's a pale yet haunting reflection of a city that's filled with despair. This eerie ambience can either last forever or soon explode with sounds of gunfire & blades penetrating human flesh. My HUD (Heads Up Display) showed where I need to go----an entrance to a base at a side of a nearby building. I am on a narrow walkaway above the water. I moved towards the destination. Suddenly, I saw movement. A patrolling assassin. I zoomed in towards his location & found him facing at my direction atop a high point further in the walkway. His location as a vantage point means I can't infiltrate further without being seen. That makes him my first target. Looking around for a moment, I jumped into the water & swum to the stairway of a nearby building where I could see him without being in h...