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REVIEW: Dishonored 2
The first ‘Dishonored,’ gave us a sleeper hit. The game gave you a new way to play. It bent to your playing style and let your creativity become central. The options were endless when it came to taking down enemies or getting through levels. If you wanted you could use your powers to become a rat, slowdown time, lure enemies and teleport. Or you could simply choose to sneak past without using powers. It was an exhilarating and a entirely unique experience. Dishonored 2 takes what made the original so damned good and builds on that foundation.
It’s been little over a decade since the Corvo Attano took his revenge on the powers that assassinated the Empress of the Isles. Over these years, Emily Kaldwin has taken the throne under protection from her father Corvo. Knowing that this world is a dangerous one, Corvo trained Emily in combat and stealth. Good thing too, when a mysterious person claiming to be the rightful aire to the throne arrives, Emily and Corvo are attacked and are left no choice but to flee their kingdom in search of answers.
Early on, you will have to choose who you will complete the campaign as. Emily or Corvo? Corvo comes with the same killer abilities that he had in the first Dishonored. While, Emily has an entirely new skill set. The story will play out pretty much the same way with either character, but the approach to stealth, combat and overall style is very different. Emily comes with new skills to pay the bills. They include “Domino” which chains enemies together. For example, if you kill or knock out one of them the other’s you chained will suffer the same fate. “Shadow Walk” allows you to become a crawling shadow that easily allows you to stealthily sneak past tight spots. “Mesmerize” has the ability to lure enemies into situations you see fit. As Emily you still have the ability to (like Corvo) to see through walls and teleport.
“It perfects itself in both level design and scale.
Learning abilities, still relies on finding runes. Runes still buy you new abilities and allow you to upgrade those abilities. For example, one of Shadow Walk’s upgrades will have you casting the shadow of a rat in order to remain even more undetectable. Since upgrades do rely on runes, you will spend much of your game pulling your hair out in order to locate all the runes in each level. These things are seriously more sought after and revered than Pokemon, in my book.
The enemies AI are truly aware of the world around them. They are smart, sometimes annoyingly so. This makes the stealth approach that much more difficult especially early on in the game. As you progress through, there is a section of the game towards the end that becomes easier. Almost too easy. This is mainly because your powers have reach their peak and you have become a true badass. To keep the challenge going I had to adjust my difficulty to a higher setting. It pays off.
No matter who you choose, the game heads and ends in pretty much the same place. Making a choice between the two, simply comes down to preference. I went with Emily the first time around, because I felt I was already familiar with Corvo. Replay value is high since both characters are uniquely enjoyable.
The real star of the show for me is in a boat captain named, Meagan Foster. Foster is voiced perfectly by the amazingly talented Rosario Dawson. Foster is captain of the Dreadful Wale. She is missing an eye and an arm. Her past is full of demons and those details are revealed throughout the entirety of the game. I found the character captivating. Dawson is great.
Each level is each its own individual world. Each, forces you to change and adapt gameplay style. What you do in one level isn’t a sure way to get past the next. The game peaks in a clockwork mansion level. Here you are able to change the architecture of the room by moving levers. This level tasks you with using your skills wisely. Each level is also absolutely breathtaking in scale and beauty. The steampunk approach from the first Dishonored is back and perfected. Outside of the abilities and gameplay, Dishonored 2 is unmistakably its own world.
Early on in the game you cross into “The Outsider’s” world. He is the one who bestows you with powers. I found it interesting that you are given an option to play through without powers. I didn’t choose that route. The game is too reliant on its cool powers for me to even imagine going powerless. I’m guessing the the powerless experience would be more akin too the ‘Thief’ series.
“Dishonored 2 is unmistakably its own world.
It is challenging to begin the game on a harder difficulty setting but, it pays off later. You simply become too powerful in later levels to sustain the challenge if you play on the normal setting. The game also conveniently offers the ability to switch difficulty levels while you play. If you enjoy a challenge you might find yourself looking for that option. Even if you don’t go for a harder difficulty, your powers make you almost godlike and seemingly invincible and that’s pretty awesome too.
If you were a fan of Dishonored, Dishonored 2 is for you. It perfects itself in both level design and scale. For those that haven’t played the first Dishonored, you can start here without being lost. The first game’s story (like this games story) was simple. Both are revenge stories and both revolve around regaining a kingdom lost to the corruption. This game is all about its gameplay and its replay-ability. Choices you make effect the world around you and can have dire circumstances and a bleak ending if you choose to take a more murderous dark path. Helping NPC’s can reward you later in the game or have bad consequences. The amount of different ways to play the game is really cool. This game is really cool. Emily and Corvo are perfect central characters that I hope get more Dishonored games in the future.
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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.
Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.
The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.
Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”
Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.
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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.
“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.
Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

The prize also includes:
An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings
A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear
A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room
A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course
The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II
Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two
“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”
Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.
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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.


Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.
Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.
There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.
The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.
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