The second instalment of DLC from Arkane Studios' critically acclaimed FPS Action Game, Dishonoured, is now available worldwide for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Steam.
Marvel's Blade is being developed using Void Engine, suggested a new job listing by a Senior Lighting Artist working on the entry.
I wonder how many people who didn't buy Dishonored 2 or Deathloop are going to complain about Arkane making a Marvel game instead of working on an original IP.
I didn't buy either, but I still feel like the Arkane that built Dishonored is actually an amazing fit for Blade. Sadly I don't know if that Arkane exists anymore as over 70% of the staff including many veterans left their Austin studio cause they didn't want to make redfall and didn't like where things were headed. And Both Dishonored games were a collab effort from the two studios.
Now Lyon is apparently heading this game, not sure if they collaborating with Austin, and the last game they made alone was Death loop which, while mechanically great, had terrible AI and the loop was a poor excuse to turn a 5hr game into a 16hr game, which was really just the premise of the Prey DLC repurposed.
But we'll just have to wait and see, if they can still nail some buttery mechanics, but fill out their shortcomings in content and AI, I'll love the hell out of this game, I love blade as a character, from the comics to the films and cartoons he's badass and I always wanted a game to really pull it off.
Arkane Austin had nothing to do with Dishonored. They made Prey and Redfall. Arkane Austin losing staff has no effect on Lyon, which is the actual Arkane dev everyone knows.
@porkChop
You're wrong bro, Dishonored 2 was the first time they split up and did separate projects, but they both developed Dishonored 1. it's all right here bruv.
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I brought death loop I loved it but it's done I don't want a sequel that would wreck it. I admit I didn't like the dishonored franchise though.
I also enjoyed the blade movies that nightclub scene was the most brutal thing I saw as a kid so it'll be great to see someone bring this to life in a game.
Also arkane are actually great at environmental storytelling. I casually played through death loop but didn't feel I missed much of the story which was largely told by picking up notes and diary entries this is actually a skill that many games try and fail. I feel as if the day Walker will probably benifit from that style of game
well im not expecting this to be a graphical power house, especially based of what little we know it looks like it going be very stylised.
Either way, please let this be good!!!!! Give us the Blade/Wesley snipes game we always wanted!!
im just glad a blade game is coming seeing as the movie reboot is in shambles atm.
the first blade movie to this day is still my favourite marvel movie
This game has potential to be dope as fk. I remember watching blade when I was younger and just mesmerized. Fantastic stuff
What a coincidence! It's also being developed for the console everyone is aVoiding.
I was hoping the game was going to look photo realistic like a UE5 game, however, it seems the visuals will likely look like Death Loop. The performance of this engine is significantly better than UE5 so hopefully the gameplay will be fun.
The artstyle of the characters look like many will be top heavy with little skinny legs and feet.
Others look like they may have the look of that avengers cartoon where they were short but had big hands and feet, let’s hope it’s not that, always hated that look.
I hope the game is dark and the vampires employ a blink teleport style similar to how you used one of your powers in Dishonored. Lots of gun action with silver stakes and holy water, crosses and hand to hand combat.
CD Projekt Red has recently been commended for turning around Cyberpunk 2077, so why can't Arkane fix Redfall?
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I thought the solid game was better than Starfield in my opinion. It was a better western rpg
For me is more about console wars and gamer culture. As a gamer and Sony fan, I fell good when Xbox and Microsoft go bad. It's like wining the war. CDPR, even though they drop the ball with CP2077, is a fan favorite and good guys. I like and want to like them. If Microsoft is able to make Redfall right it doesn't matter to me, because I want to hate everything about them.
It may seem childish, but I made a lot a friends in Sony community sharing that common enemy. We love hate them. It brings us closer and makes us alike.
Lol atleast your open about it, lots of closet fanboys here that refuse to admit haha
Respect brother hahaha
the recent update is a step in the right direction. Its a very different game now and still has some improvements to be made in the next big update. Glad that Arkane did not give up on this and is doing what they can to salvage their reputation.
Arkane Studios is thinking ahead and focusing on its next AAA game, which might add to the controversy surrounding Redfall's disappointing launch.
Will any lessons be learned at all from their last colossal failure? Probably not. Arkane may as well be a brand new developer as they now must prove their worth all over again from scratch. What reason does anyone have to hype your next title?
Arkane is actually two Studios, Arkane Lyon and Arkane Austin. Arkane Lyon developed Dishonoured and Deathloop. Arkane Austin is the developer of Prey (2017) and Redfall. I very much enjoyed Prey (2017) despite it technical issues the level design was great, so it sad to see the studio drop off so much from game-to-game.
Yes, i'm aware it's 2 studios, but unlike before, just having the name Arkane won't instantly instill confidence in whatever project they may be making. Now it will be shrouded in heavy doubt and uncertainty that they are capable of producing a solid product so they may as well be a brand new studio out to prove themselves.
The issue is this game has hurt Arkane as a whole. Even though like you’ve said we have Arkane Austin and Lyon people will still generalise them as “Arkane”.
I mean we know, but people outside of the gaming knowledge bubble won’t and I bet you any money when Arkane Lyon announce their next game people will refer to Redfall as their last failure even though they didn’t do it
Hopefully it's full into development of Redfall 2.
The first Assassin's Creed game had a great concept but was a little underwhelming to play, but Assassin's Creed II took those ideas and turned them into a brilliant sequel. So RF2 could capitalise on the great ideas of the original Redfall and truly become the Last of Us Factions alternative that the Xbox community has been secretly needing.
@Mr Pumblechook
You’d be crazy to think that’s what they should do. This game and IP are DOA, no one wants to play a crappy loot shooter in 2023. This is the first Series X exclusive game aside from Flight Sim, and it looks and runs (30 fps) like a game from 10 years ago. Arkane should be making the games that have made them a name. Not trying to make all the unappealing aspects of this game appealing in another multimillion dollar gamble on Redfall 2…
Also important to note the key creatives involved in Prey, you had a soundtrack composed by Mick Gordon, and writing assisted by the likes of Chris Avellone- and since Prey, the founder of Arkane; Raphael Colantonio had left too. these are all variables that could have a lot to do with how Redfall turned out overall, most games are only good as the *team* of talent behind them and i get the idea Arkane Austin is all at sea with that reality currently.
This news just shows they have to adapt on the fly, game development never really stops and Microsoft certainly won't be slowing things down for them.
I guess I like Arkane Lyon best then, I really didn't like Prey and Redfall came out half-baked, not a fan of Arkane Austin.
@mr Pumblechook,
Who would ask for a Redfall 2 after the disaster we just got?
Prove their worth? So they released A bad game amongst their excellent portfolio and they have to start from scratch 😂
Excellent portfolio? You mean Prey in 2017 and Redfall? 1 mediocre game with a ton of technical issues and 1 massive disaster with design issues? Yeah they really do need to prove themselves.
Yea excellent portfolio, dishonored 89, D2 88, Prey 80, D2: Doto 84, deathloop 88, and now redfall with 56...so yea 1 bad game
You're only as good as your last piece of work. Ability and reliability aren't constants, they're highly variable.
If a developer makes 10 crap games in a row, but then puts out GOTY, did they just get lucky? No, they grew their ability. If a developer puts out good games, but then a dud, you have to question what went wrong - how did they 'unlearn' their trade?
Look at Rare. One of the best developers back in the day, but key talent left, leaving it Rare in name only. Talent can fluctuate up AND down, especially for a company. That's why we should take each game on it's own merit and avoid too much hype or negativity until we see the finished product.
Stop getting excited for upcoming games? May as well just stop gaming altogether. Lets all be robots with no emotion.
Being ecited and hyping a game are two different things. I'm excited about plenty of games, but you don't see me calling anything GotY contender or taking about how much it's going to sell or how well it will review.
I haven't been able to get hyped for a video game in years, these days, I just excited wait until after a game is released to see if it's worth my time/money.
So a company makes a bunch of significant renowned games and then makes one bad one, and the logic is, "They have to start from scratch"...
Right before Redfall they released a game that got 9-10s.
Falling into the trap like others thinking that this is the same Deathloop and Dishonored team? Its not. Entirely different studio that just happens to share the name of Arkane, a studio that doesn't look to have much talent.
@Vengeance1138,
Looking at each team's games, yeah, one of those teams is clearly not as talented as the other.
Yeah the same lessons they learned from all their previous hits. How do you jump all the way to they must prove themselves all over when they have had nothing but hits. Redfall is the only miss I can think of.
He says "Arkane" in his first comment and now he's playing like he meant Arkane Austin after someone pointed out it's two studios.
So they not commited to fix (kind off) Redfall first? And then start a new project?
Cause when they only bring the game to 60fps it will have an impact on the rest of the game, they must fix that problem to...Ore have they give it up to fix Redfall?
Very rarely is the full development team used to continue support and fix a post-release title, especially one without any DLC plans.
Your writers, artists, and most designers aren't going to work on fixes, they'll move on to the next game.
I can't think of many games where the developers have committed themselves to fixing major issues with their games over a long time, it's more common for developers to dump their games after release, even if they only have minor issues. So many games with minor issues that could have gone from good to great with a bit more aftercare.
I mean, I wouldn't mind an update that allowed us to mix and match skill trees for SP. It can be improved to be more enjoyable at least before left in the dust.
They can't leave it behind. They sold season passes. And deluxe editions that included season pass.
And since the game is still 70...i doubt they are about to start handing out refunds.
There's really nothing worth saving here. Even if you get rid of all bugs the game itself just isn't very good. Overhaul the AI and allow co-op progress and you'll at least have.... something but it just doesn't seem worth the effort.
They said they would continue to work on Redfall and create content for it like a live service game right before launch but now will they ditch it and basically go back on what they said? That could get ugly.
I feel bad for anyone who bought it which is probably very few people considering it's on gamepass. However if I were a dev I'd want to focus on the next project asap instead of polishing something that won't get much better in the end.
I get that but they made promises and if they don’t deliver 60fps and some more content they probably get some lawsuits if not already.
It's not a live service game. They said they would support it, which typically means patches and ensuring the network works properly.
