SRINI87 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 [Gamespot]Dishonored First Look Preview - Meeting a Supernatural Assassin At this year's QuakeCon convention, we finally got our first look at Dishonored, the upcoming first-person action game from developer Arkane Studios (Arx Fatalis). The hands-off demonstration was hosted by Arkane co-founders Harvey Smith and Raphael Colantonio. Before loading up the game, the pair explained that, in Dishonored, you control a supernatural assassin who has been wrongly accused of killing the empress. Your quest for redemption will take you through a series of missions that players will be able to approach in numerous ways, be it stealth, shooting, or something more exotic. One of the first things we saw in Dishonored was the massive, rotting carcass of a shark being ferried downstream. Right around the corner some guards busied themselves by tossing a pile of corpses into a river. These early scenes of death and decay set the tone for the rest of the demonstration. It was later explained that the city our character was in was suffering a plague that had wiped out half of its population so far. The rest were finding other ways to die, either from the hyper-aggressive guards or from the packs of carnivorous rats that roamed the streets. However, despite its miserable living conditions, the city itself looked impressive. With its cobblestone streets, boarded-up townhouses, and high-tech security checkpoints, it had a unique blend of 16th century London and Half-Life 2's City 17. Today's mission was to assassinate a crooked lawyer located in the legal district. Armed with only a knife, our character decided to stay out of sight by climbing over some crates onto an empty street. Mobility and stealth will both play large roles in Dishonored. Your character is more deadly than he is durable, so you'll need to pick your battles wisely or risk drawing attention to yourself and being overwhelmed. One of these choice fights was against three blokes assaulting a young woman. By blocking, parrying, and performing stealth kills our character gained adrenaline. Once he had enough he could perform a gruesome adrenaline kill--such as severing a man's head from his shoulders. This resource takes time to refill, Colantonio said, so in certain cases you may want to save the kill if you know a particularly hard enemy is nearby. Watching our character stab his way through three grown men caused the poor woman to panic and take off down a dark alley. However, she didn't get far before a pack of rats descended upon her and devoured her body. Rats are a big deal in Dishonored. In large groups, they will attack you unless you're standing under a light source. But when there's only one or two they can actually help you. When our character arrived at the lawyer's lavish estate, Smith explained that there were many paths we could take to get inside. Hopping across roof tops was one, kicking in the front door was another, but he decided to use a rat. This is where we got to see the supernatural half of our supernatural assassin. A large menu of special abilities was called up in the game and the possession power was selected. Smith explained this would let our character take over the minds of small animals. After using possession on a rat, the perspective changed to the rat's point of view as it scurried through a small hole in the manor. Once it found a secluded corner inside, the rat was released and our hero reformed where it stood. He then made a quick sweep of the house and stole a magical rune and some blue prints--all while avoiding the guards. On the top floor, he found the door to the target's office. Peeking through the keyhole confirmed the lawyer was inside, so our nimble assassin kicked the door down. Immediately after doing so, he activated another power: bend time. Everyone in the room froze. They were now locked in time and powerless to stop our hero from walking up and shooting each of them in the face. Time then resumed, the lawyer fell, and the sirens started blaring. Before the other guards in the house could reach the office, our character used yet another power, blink, to teleport himself out the balcony window and onto a nearby roof top. He then climbed down to the street level and used the blue prints to reprogram one of the guard's security gates. These transparent screens of electricity were designed to let guards through and deep fry everything else. Our character reprogrammed it to let him through instead. Of course, the pursuing guards found this out the hard way. As our hero made his escape, the developers took a moment to explain how character customization will work in Dishonored. "We don't like games that unlock powers for you at certain points," Smith said. Therefore, the game will feature a power economy where you can exchange runes (like the one stolen earlier) for new powers. Stronger powers require more runes, so you either save up for the big ones or arm yourself with a lot of lesser ones. You can also collect money and trade it in for new items and equipment to use on your missions. Then there's the bone charms. These items will provide small bonuses to your character, such as a slight improvement to movement speed. They are also randomized when you pick one up, so you never know what you're going to get. Just before he could reach the escape point, our assassin was ambushed by three armed guards. In response, he promptly used another power to summon a swarm of rats from the ground. These rodents promptly devoured the attackers on the spot, and we noticed a little message that said "Three guards killed, chaos increased." After the demonstration ended, the developers explained that chaos isn't meant to be a simple good or evil scale. Instead, it's being designed to respond to how the player behaves in the game. Everything, from the difficulty of future missions to the way the story unfolds, will be influenced by this rating. Dishonored will be released in 2012 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Dishonored: Stealth, rats, plague and beheadings Three names and three reasons why you should be interested in Dishonored: Raf Colantonio, Harvey Smith and Viktor Antonov. Colantonio is known for his work on Arx Fatalis and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Smith is famed for his contributions to Thief: Deadly Shadows and the Deus Ex series, and Antonov is the chap that designed Half Life 2's City 17. So while Dishonored might be a new IP with a stupidly spelt name (where's the 'u' dammit!?), it's got a pedigree that will likely prick up a few ears. You play a fellow that goes by the name of Corvo. He was the bodyguard to an Empress, but then she went and got herself murdered. The powers that be think it was him that gone and done it. After doing his time, he's released back into the big wide world, and there's one thing on his mind: finding the bastard that set him up. While Corvo is a silent protagonist, it's fair to say that all that time in the slammer has changed him somewhat. Once a respectable bodyguard, Corvo is now an employee of the shadows; an assassin. His quest for revenge unfolds in the city of Dunwall. Despite the 17th century London vibe and steam punk technologies - cobbled streets juxtaposed with steam boats and dishevelled looking robots - the environment smacks of City 17. The art style is certainly similar, but the similarities are portrayed more in tone than anything else. During an industrial revolution fuelled by the discovery of whale oil, Dunwall has seen great technological advances. Poverty is still rife, however, and there's a great sense of oppression hanging over the city. Guards litter the streets and order is enforced with a heavy hand. continue reading @ Videogamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 OP edited New official site New screenshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Dishonored: The game publishers thought you weren't smart enough for We say all the time that players are smarter than most publishers give them credit for," says Dishonored's Lead Designer, Harvey Smith. "Players do not shy away from depth. They play games like Skyrim, like Fallout, in mass numbers. Yeah, they can handle Dishonored." A former tester at Looking Glass studios, Smith left Looking Glass to join Warren Spector's team at Ion Storm as Lead Designer on Deus Ex. Ten years on, and Smith is co-Creative Director at French developer Arkane, the 'co' part he shares with Arkane's CEO and fellow co-Creative Director Raphael Colantonio. read full preview @ CVG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 lol at this guy using skyrim and fallout (3 and nv) as examples of depth when they are all significantly dumbed down from their predecessors. make a modern game with the depth of a system shock 2 or something and then we'll talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 cheatcc preview Dishonored is an exciting prospect based on its comparisons with BioShock or Half-Life alone. But with an intriguing story, a vast open world affected by your every decision, and a setting that feels both ancient and futuristic at the same time, it looks to be forging its own unique identity. There's not a whole lot of available information on this title yet, but we're sure we'll hear more as 2012 gets rolling and that as-of-yet-unannounced release date draws closer. We'll keep you updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Gamespot: Exclusive First Look Preview Man-eating rats, prostitutes, and death by steaming. If only all stealth-action games were as exciting as Dishonored. interview + some footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 very much interested now looks good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbz_479 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 WooHoo Good Job mate,Looks Cool ,reminds me of Thief series meets Bioshock.Btw is that Kane's mask SRINI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 WooHoo Good Job mate,Looks Cool ,reminds me of Thief series meets Bioshock.Btw is that Kane's mask SRINI? yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCodePurple Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thats a concept powerfull enough for me to sacrifice infinite for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 New screenshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRINI87 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 damn :wOOtjumpy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vip3r Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 So its like Thief but with Guns and Bullet time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Oh for f**ks sake the game is crying out for a third person view. Right now it looks like.. I dunno, Assassin's Creed mixed with Bioshock? I liked how the guy didn't wait for the target to make a 'villain speech' even though he wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Dishonored: Assassin's Creed meets Steampunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 First person shaky cam hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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