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People are discussing Arkane’s Dishonored team potentially making future games in the Thief or Blade Runner space, and how those conversations may have triggered internal creative direction conflicts. The headline frames it as a behind-the-scenes creative “scrap” tied to Arkane’s development culture.

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Also known as dishonored 2·dishonored: death of the outsider·dishonored definitive edition·dishonored series·dishonored franchise

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Key Takeaway Arkane’s Dishonored developers say pursuing Thief/Blade Runner-style ideas may have sparked internal creative disagreements and reshaped direction.

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Arkane next projects creative direction conflict Thief and Blade Runner dishonored 2 dishonored: death of the outsider

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Arkane’s Dishonored developers say pursuing Thief/Blade Runner-style ideas may have sparked internal creative disagreements and reshaped direction.

People are discussing Arkane’s Dishonored team potentially making future games in the Thief or Blade Runner space, and how those conversations may have triggered internal creative direction conflicts. The headline frames it as a behind-the-scenes creative “scrap” tied to Arkane’s development culture.

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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap Rock Paper Shotgun

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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

Dishonored co-directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith have discussed their work on Thief and Blade Runner games at Arkane prior to Dishonored.

9d ago News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer

Dishonored Was A Compromise Between Its Creators, Who Couldn't Decide Between Blade Runner And Thief

Dishonored's co-creators both wanted to work on different games, but eventually they compromised.

8d ago Jack Coleman

Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'

A Blade Runner game was also a possibility, which would have been fine too, I guess.

10d ago Andy Chalk

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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

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r/Games · u/Turbostrider27 · 11d ago

Dishonored co-creators were working on Thief 4 and a Bladerunner game before Bethesda let them make an imsim classic

Dishonored co-creators were working on Thief 4 and a Bladerunner game before Bethesda let them make an imsim classic

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