Arkane Studios - Taking a Break from Dishonored
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Well Dishonored 2 was good but only sold1.5 million at best. As for Death of the Outsider it sold a lot less and was criticized by many, and mostly for it's price & asset reuse.
Would I buy a possible Dishonored 3? It depends on the setting given Death of the Outsider, and how it affected the world at large. So yeah not a fan of those endings.
I enjoyed Dishonored 2 and somewhat enjoyed Dishonored 1, but I did not really enjoy the setting all that much for some reason. I would probably buy Dishonored 3 if it seemed good, but not right away. By contrast, I enjoyed another Arkane game Prey's setting (and overall game) a whole lot.
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I loved both Dishonoreds, and I'd definitely buy a third. I loved the setting.
I finally got around to buying Death of the Outsider and have yet to play it, but I doubt my mind would be changed, even if it ends up to be a disappointment.
I finally got around to buying Death of the Outsider and have yet to play it, but I doubt my mind would be changed, even if it ends up to be a disappointment.
I thought Dishonoured was ok too, but not exciting enough for me to get the sequel.
It depresses me to think that we may not ever see an Arx Fatalis 2; particularly since former president Raphael Colontonio has now mostly departed the scene after 18 years.
With the resources at Bethesda's disposal, such a project could be amazing if executed well. There is still time yet with Underworld Ascendant's imminent release to prove the profitability of the genre, but I am very sceptical - perhaps mods like Arx Liberatis are the most we can hope for.
It depresses me to think that we may not ever see an Arx Fatalis 2; particularly since former president Raphael Colontonio has now mostly departed the scene after 18 years.
With the resources at Bethesda's disposal, such a project could be amazing if executed well. There is still time yet with Underworld Ascendant's imminent release to prove the profitability of the genre, but I am very sceptical - perhaps mods like Arx Liberatis are the most we can hope for.
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Darth Tagnan
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Frankly, I never cared for the setting or the art style (though the sequel was miles better) - so if they're going to do the same thing in another setting, that would potentially be ideal for my part.
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Kyrer
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I really loved the original Thief games, so really took to the Dishonored franchise. However, I did find myself starting to get a bored part way through the second; it was good, but way too similar to the first in terms of game-play.
I'm really glad Arkane has got the sense to work on something new, rather than to keep squeezing out the same format from a franchise, with little room for innovation. If only Hollywood could learn the same lesson.
The next Elder Scrolls will probably be guilty of the above, but I'm still going to buy it anyway
I'm really glad Arkane has got the sense to work on something new, rather than to keep squeezing out the same format from a franchise, with little room for innovation. If only Hollywood could learn the same lesson.
The next Elder Scrolls will probably be guilty of the above, but I'm still going to buy it anyway
Farflame
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Unfortunately there is more to it…
https://www.vg247.com/2018/08/14/arkane-dishonored-3-the-crossing/
Read this:
Its not sure so we might hope they wont do it.
https://www.vg247.com/2018/08/14/arkane-dishonored-3-the-crossing/
Read this:
Its not sure so we might hope they wont do it.
SSIGuy
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I really enjoyed the first but haven't played the second yet. Partly because I have a lot of games in my queue but mostly that I wanted a good long break between the two so when I did play the second it would feel fresh. I try to do that with sequels where I like the first game because usually sequels feel somewhat the same, so with some time to let the first one fade in my memory, I know I'll usually enjoy the second more.
Winterfart
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Arx Fatalis with swordplays from Dark Messiah, Stealth from Dark Project, no (over)powers (my only big complaint about the Dishonored serie) and Bethesda's big money?
I would give everything (or everyone) to play such a game!
Drithius
Magic & Loss
Taking a break from the Dishonored franchise and starting work on Arx Fatalis 2 !
Carnifex
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Thanks for the reminder, I'm due for another run through the glory that is Arx Fatalis sometime soon.
So far I've liked nearly all Arkane Studios games - so maybe what they do next will be decent (though there has been some leadership change and their owner, bethesda, is likely to be a nuisance in their future direction).
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Beth is slowly becoming EA (First ESO rubbish, then Fallout and Elderscrolls phonegames with scamming microtransactions).
But whatever, this is about Arkane.
Dishonored 2 added so many new stuff (timetravel, the movie "cube" like puzzle, robbing smugglers by exploration, etc) and forcing another sequel too fast would deliver only a forgettable clone possibly not worth buying (an example is Ubisoft's FC4).
Taking time basically to "materialize" even more ideas into the third game is the best news I've heard today. Till then, they can continue slapping Prey clones to keep steady income, there are enough of... erm... lemme use "notaste people", who'll continue buying that grinding mediocrity.
But whatever, this is about Arkane.
Dishonored 2 added so many new stuff (timetravel, the movie "cube" like puzzle, robbing smugglers by exploration, etc) and forcing another sequel too fast would deliver only a forgettable clone possibly not worth buying (an example is Ubisoft's FC4).
Taking time basically to "materialize" even more ideas into the third game is the best news I've heard today. Till then, they can continue slapping Prey clones to keep steady income, there are enough of... erm... lemme use "notaste people", who'll continue buying that grinding mediocrity.
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I never finished dishonored 1 and never played 2 so I Cant really comment wether this is or bad.
If they were to make another Arx, I’d want them to drop the rune drawing for spells. Didn’t care for that at all.
If they were to make another Arx, I’d want them to drop the rune drawing for spells. Didn’t care for that at all.