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People are discussing Arkane dev comments around Dishonored that touch on how making Thief or a Blade Runner-style project could work for the studio. The conversation also hints that such ideas may have triggered internal creative changes, including a potential scrap of a creative director’s plans.

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Key Takeaway Arkane’s Dishonored developers suggest Thief or Blade Runner-adjacent directions could fit, but the process may have caused internal creative upheaval.
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Arkane’s Dishonored developers suggest Thief or Blade Runner-adjacent directions could fit, but the process may have caused internal creative upheaval.

People are discussing Arkane dev comments around Dishonored that touch on how making Thief or a Blade Runner-style project could work for the studio. The conversation also hints that such ideas may have triggered internal creative changes, including a potential scrap of a creative director’s plans.

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Rock Paper Shotgun · 8d ago
"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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Studio Arkane
Related games mentioned Thief and Blade Runner
Context Comments from Dishonored devs about Arkane making other games
Possible consequence 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

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

8d ago News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer
thegamer.com

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.

7d ago Jack Coleman
pcgamer.com

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.

9d ago Andy Chalk
rockpapershotgun.com

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

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