This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Dishonored.
Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored designer Viktor Antonov has died aged just 52.
One of my biggest art heroes. His work and vision were truly one of a kind, and he’s been a huge inspiration to my own work. Such a heartbreaking loss.
Remember seeing Dishonored for the first time when it released, fell in love with the art style straight away, so striking! And because of it, still holds up and will for years to come, RIP Viktor
Yep I remember seeing some of the earliest concept art for Dishonored and hearing that the art director of Half-Life 2 was working on it and being excited.
And you are absolutely right, each of those games (HL2 and Dishonored) has a distinct art style that stands the test of time.
So sad to hear this. I absolutely love the Dishonored series and love the world and art style. It looks great and unique. I'm still hoping for a Dishonored 3
WolfEye Studios president and co-founder of Arkane Studios Raphaël Colantonio has said Dishonored and Prey fans “will be happy” with his new studio's next game.
Ouch, already placing a sales cap on this is potentially bad as these games never seem to sell all too well. Hopefully the budget is in check so no one gets laid off after launch.
Fuck yeah. Even if it’s just a spiritual successor I want more titles like Dishonored in terms of art style, design and gameplay
"As a developer - and as a player - it's always sad and it always sucks to see studios close and devs lose their jobs. I really hope all those people land on their feet, because I know our indusutry is better with them in it," Patel tells the outlet. "As for me and how I look at things, I guess first and foremost: I don't believe in living in fear," the Avowed director.
Then gets shut down the next day. They should know better than to talk crazy like that.
I strongly agree with the argument about the morality of the game. I don't play it as organically as I did in the first level. I feel a bit forced into stealth.
The game is good, but could have been much more. Obviously everyone is going to have a different opinion
Great review.
I agree with a lot of his gripes, except that I actually enjoyed the dialog very much. You actually get to know Emily and Samuel pretty well over the course of the game, and I don't want to spoil anything, but it kind of becomes clear later on why the other members of the resistance keep a more utilitarian relationship with Corvo.
Plus, I don't know if he just wasn't listening, but not all the guards walk around spewing "I'm a bad guy" dialog all the time. If you listen in on a lot of the conversations, many of the guards express their moral discontent with the orders they've been given.