I've always saw heroes in games. They were always a guy that saved people. There was nothing wrong with them and did no mistakes. After years of playing, the typical hero bored me. They never interested me. Cloud Strife is great guy, but never really liked his character. Master Chief was like hearing about another Superman origins movie. In a time of low budget and in deep debt, I saw that a game called Dishonored came out. I saw trailers and wanted to buy it. My birthday was near, so I got the game from my Abuelita.
This hero, Corvo, is a father and Lord Protector of the Empress. He hardly sees his daughter and takes as much time as possible to be with her. He was a person of a royal family. He was an actual person. He was accused of a murder he did not commit and was to be executed publically. I saw his mistakes and what he was. I could feel what he wanted in return of his false accusal.
This game gave you a choice, take anger as your route of revenge and kill everyone in your path or find redemption by only blaming the people who put you in your position. I loved that. Your mistakes were also his and they could matter to your story. He was basically you, and that felt so great to be realistic badass (Aside from his powers).
At the time, I was looking for this type of hero. I was going through bullying and social exclusion. People didn't like for reasons that feel so stupid and teachers did nothing. He was my hero. It wasn't my dad like every 11 year-old kid, it was a fictional character that people would say he was cool without people saying their is better. And he was my goal in life, I wanted to be at least similar to him.
Back then, I had suicidal thoughts because of how the school was then. I had no friends because I didn't believe in God and the teachers took to the other kid's side whenever I got punched or blamed for something I didn't do. It wasn't a fun time. Since I found Corvo, he has been my motivation to be better than I was, and I did. Whenever I get stressed, I meditate. Something I learned on my own. It calms me down at times and it helps me with my anger problems. I learned to fight my own fights. I could take care of myself as my depression faded away.
Say what you want about him, he is still my favorite hero. Since the game is getting a sequel probably not to long from when this posts, I can't wait to see him. I love how he's getting a voice and you get to begin anew, by playing as his daughter, Emily. I can't wait to play this game. It has changed me, my life drastically and it did it for the better. I wish I could thank the developers, but I know something like this won't be handed to anyone of the company.
Anyways, I hoped you somewhat enjoyed this. This was fun to write and I hoped this gave you a little insight about me. This game is a big part of my life and it is one my favorites. Again, I hoped you liked this and 'tile next time...
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