My pick is the fantastic Dishonored, a game starting Corvo Attano - who isn’t really an assassin, but a royal guard. However, when his queen is slain, he puts his honor aside to go after her murderers – so yeah, kind of assassin-esq. Using stealth and powers he has been gifted by the mystical Outsider, Corvo is easily able to move undetected. Be it the ability to turn into a rat or freeze time, taking the role of this avenger makes you feel like you have the power. Nothing quite compares to the Blink ability, though. This has you teleporting through the world, able to shank fools before they realize you are there. It’s the closest thing I have seen to an X-men Nightcrawler power in a game – made all the more impressive thanks to it all being in first person. Sure, you could NOT kill people, but where’s the fun in that?
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