Story Analysis: Dishonored 2 Has a Protagonist Problem

Maybe if Dishonored 2 was trying to paint both sides of the conflict as painting with shades of grey, leaving it up to the player to choose whether Emily takes the high road and disproves her detractors or whether she stoops to their level, that would be a different conversation entirely. In reality, the game makes your foes so heinous that Emily looks like Jesus 2: The Sequel by comparison.