You are Corvo, chiourme Kaldwin custody of the empress. Returning from a rat removal operation that took you away from the latter, you attend dumbfounded at his assassination and kidnapping of his daughter! Deuce ...
Like any good cruel world, you are accused, thrown in irons, tortured and sentenced to death. Big surprise, you escape, and start your journey in search of answers.
For this, an arsenal whose climax sword-dagger, and powers mess in your care.
Nothing very original you will tell me. True, except ...
Great idea: the end of mission, the chaos index that depends on the way to (or soulless big nag discreet humanist, this index affecting subsequently be virtuous (translate:. Not to kill anyone, and save widows and orphans) will influence the perception of people and give rewards, being a "bad guy" will encourage the plague and misery.
The art direction is gorgeous (inspired by Victorian England), and superb apocalyptic atmosphere (plague is everywhere). For once, the French dubbing is excellent. We did not complain. The powers and weapons of heroes combine perfectly (ah, teleportation ...), and there are many ways to achieve his goal. Add to this a good replayability (for power still have a game in bastard mode) which compensates for the short duration (12 hours for me), and we obtain a masterful game.