Remember when Bethesda did that whole "Save Player 1" campaign, and then almost every single player game that it published barely made a dent in the sales charts? And then Fallout 76 was announced? And now Dishonored developer Arkane Studios is talking about potential multiplayer in its future games? Yeah...
Our usual snark aside, VG247 interviewed Ricardo Bare, Arkane's lead designer, at Quakecon 2018. Bare told the publication that Dishonored is "resting for now", suggesting that the series won't be returning any time soon -- and perhaps that's for the best. Although the original Dishonored was a hit with critics and attracted a reasonably sized fanbase, its sequel, Dishonored 2, seemed to fall off a cliff almost as soon as it launched.
Bare also says that Arkane is at least exploring the idea of incorporating social or multiplayer elements in future titles. "Being able to incorporate more online sharing or multiplayer type stuff, we totally might do that."
As for what's actually next for the developer, Bare says that it won't stray far from its roots in world building and player interaction with said world. "The things that are important to us as a studio are coherent, deep world building and environmental storytelling – we’re always going to craft spaces that you feel like you’re visiting, whether it’s Dunwall or Talos 1."
What would you like to see from Arkane Studios going forward? More Dishonored in the future? Or something totally new? Carefully weigh up the situation in the comments section below.
[source vg247.com]
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maybe they should just have good marketing for those games instead of shoving MP (something nobody asked for in this series) to boost sales.
the only reason it sold poorly was because they did very little to market it and ofcourse their review policy did not help.
MP is not the solution. marketing however is.
And another negative tick for Bethesda. Remember when everyone was so positive for Rage 2 and Doom Eternal? You wouldn't think it was only Friday.
i'm getting the feeling that everything they said about single player was just a marketing stunt with zero real interest.
fallout 76,this, and that coop wolfenstein game kinda prove that. i'm fearing for the SP only status with the TES 6.
so much for their "most trusted developer" status they bragged about at e3.
that's not even adding the recent controversy about that "no selling used games" thing.
Dishonored: Online.
Releasing 2020.
It's the online game to the hit Dishonored series that nobody really asked for.
I love the Dishonored games. It's a shame that D2 sold so poorly because it had some of the most inventive levels I've seen in a game.
I will wait and reserve judgement. Dishonoured is clearly done so hope they do something original.
Dishonored and Dishonored 2 are two totally okay games that I would recommend, but I can't really remember what happened in either of them, and honestly, if it wasn't for this news story, I'd probably have forgotten I'd ever played them.
@adf86 Bethesda would be top tier if they just knew when to shut up.
@adf86 I'm still looking forward to Doom 2/Elder Scrolls 6/Rage 2, but this latest news definitely has me disappointed with Bethesda.
Especially the recent drama with that Amazon seller.
I hate the move toward multi-player. Makes games more repetitive with thinner plots, and tends to dumb down customization mechanics to be more accessible. It has its place, but the idea that every game should incorporate some element of multiplayer is stupid to me.
Being a massive dishonored fangirl i hope for more future adventures. Maybe with a young daud or even granny rags when she first met the outsider. Please dont Screw this up Bethesda, although at the moment Im not holding my breath
Arkane is one of my favorite recent developer discoveries - Prey and the first Dishonored became instant favorites when I played them earlier this year. I'm saving the second Dishonored for a rainy day, because I'm pretty sure I'll love it.
But yeah... It'd be a real loss if they decided to move away from that kind of great, immersive single player experience.
Dishonored 3: Survive.
And I was praising Bethesda recently...
@PS_Nation they have become rather arrogant these past few weeks.
don't know why tbh.
I think dishonored is one and done series, dishonored 2 story is just retelling of dishonored 1, either make a new story or make a new ip.
@Hootnoodle
Oh yes, l love the games and world of Dishonored.
Perhaps an adventure based around Solokov's trip to the Pandessian continent would be cool.
I thought Dishonored was done with, no more thanks.
Hmmmmm....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crossing_(video_game)
at the end of it all, todd and his gangs are useless hacks.
ha! save singleplayer? i think they want to end up killing it more like.
@jdv95 it really truly is the end of the road for bethesda as we know it.
@jdv95 their release times were bad too, Doom was a massive success commercially partly due to releasing in a dead period early in the year.
R.I.P. Single Player Games..
It's sad, but it's the trend for young players now...
I'm getting a tad concerned what this means for the future of Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Dishonored. First came the Elder Scrolls online game, now Fallout, and now I'm curious if Dishonored will also follow this path. While I have nothing against online games, they make up a very small portion of my library and I would vastly prefer single player focus.
Oh well, at least Spider-Man is a single-player game, so I have that to look forward to.
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