Dishonored to become franchise

good, i enjoyed playing the game.

In a move that surprised exactly no one....

Not too surprised here. These big devs don't just make video games anymore. A new IP is a shot at creating a new franchise. A video game will only be just a video game if it doesn't sell well. In other words: no movies, no novels, no comics, etc....

I didn't care so much for Corvo's tale, but I'm very intrigued at what the rest of the world of Dishonored holds, so I say go for it.

@kartelas - excuse me! The worst developer the world has ever seen!? You seriously got it backwards; they take that long to make their games because, hello, they feature 200 - 300+ hrs of gameplay, huge, detailed open worlds and hundreds of characters! As far as the bugs, yea, they're not fun but with soo many more variables and elements in their games compared to almost anything else out there, some bugs are to be expected. Besides, its not like they refuse to patch them and are you really going to argue about a studio that's won more GOTYs than almost any dev in the last decade!? Don't embarrass yourself.

I thought it was massively overrated but that's just me.  There's nothing technically wrong with the game, I just found it boring... a bit like BioShock.

Dishonored is a great game, and I'm pleased it will likely become a franchise. Arkane has displayed its proficiency and I am confident that Bethesda will not intrude in Arkane's vision for the franchise (whatever it may be) like so many other publishers do. EA especially.

i feel good for this studio.They deserve better than to be owned by Bethesda who is by far the worst developer the world has ever seen.People who wonder why Bethesda doesnt milk the elder scrolls franchise so much its because they are so bad at developing that it takes them minimum 3-4 years to release a buggy game.

As long as it doesn't turn into a generic revenge story with a tacked on multiplayer, I'm all for this.

I just beat the game with a no hit, no kill playthrough, and it really is a delight to see a new franchise come of this. It's a great game, and I found it very similar in style to Bioshock with a little MGS mixed in. The ending was a little rushed, but I look forward to playing sequels in this series for years to come. I just hope they space it out and not try to release one every freaking year like CoD or Assassin's Creed.

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Bear to shit in woods.

Dishonored was awesome.   People comparing it to Bioshock have never played it.  It does not resemble Bioshock nor does it play like Bioshock.  This game took risks that big IPs would never take.  So when you play the damn game, get back to me and tell me how it is. 

I knew this !

when bethesda begins to create a world for one game ! so it could be a great franchise !

i think it will be like the elder scrolls , so next games can happens in another isles as i read in the books of game the world there includes isles about counties or such !!!

at all ,,, HORAY !!!

"Dishonored launched in October and was the United States' fourth-best selling game of the month. It was also the only non-sequel to make the top-ten chart during the month" nough said, anything that sells and its not call of duty.. it is welcome..

So, it's probably a good thing I went out and got this and invested in it?

Always happy to see a new IP succeed even though I don't think the game was anything to write home about. Hopefully, this will encourage companies to develop new IPs for the next generation of consoles rather than just develop sequels.

DONT RUSH QUALITY THOUGH

I thought Dishonored was pretty overrated.  Figuring out the maps and the ways through and around enemies was fun, but the gameplay felt pretty clunky.  The whole ocean themed steampunk screamed Bioshock as well. 

Not bashing the game - I liked it, but it's not among the best this year. 

I would like them make the missions less repetative. Go strangle him him to victory is just way too monotome 

This is because there has been nothing that could compete with the old Thief games for many years. People recognized that this was like those old games and picked it up.

For god's sake...Dishonored is Arkane Studios' game, not Bethesda's.

i've never doubt it ,the world itself is full of details and lore and alot more worth to explore on every single inchs. but... do not release it every year ok?

I was really surprised by how good Dishonored was. It's one of the best games I've played in recent years. I'll probably play through it again during the Christmas period.

Short single player campaing is worth it, since I've been waiting for a game like this since Thief 1 & 2. This has nothing on Assassin's Creed or Bioshock. It's revamped Thief, and my... can I say I cried on the first level, because it brought me such good memories of a real sneaker protagonist.

would love to see a new dishonored. its a good game i love the story and the decision making and of course the stealth and the magics. finished it just not it took me 2 days so yeah returning it for AC3

Played the game, got everything on my first playthrough, replayed the last mission to get the second ending and lastly went on a rampage with the blade and powers. I don't really remember how long it took, whether two or three days, but i do remember that it felt short and disappointing. It'd be ok to rent it I guess.

That's good, I'd love to see the mechanics expanded upon for the next game, like making non-lethal harder to pull off with guards having a tendancy to wake up, and enemies adapting over the course of the game to your most used techniques, etc.

what  the hell are people saying that this game is overrated, this game is more UNDERRATED! there was never a better stealth action game from this ever created! dishonored is like a baby of bioshock and assassins creed... people complain for the short single player, that's your own fault for spending most of your time playing games instead of going out sometimes for some fresh air and smoke weed it's logic that it will be short if you play over 3 hours everyday!

Liked the game, loved the fact that after following its' progress since announcement, they never made bold promises that never panned out.

This is welcome news IF they go ahead and plan future games to take place in the other cities across Gristol--reading the books about those places really had me thinking about exploring them.  I don't feel there's anything left in Dunwall for them to explore.

The only thing that has stopped me from getting this so far has been lack of time. I welcome new takes and innovation. This games looks very well produced as well, which can never hurt..

You're welcome! I bought my copy this past Black Friday =)

YES YES YEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good to see, hope it will be a good franchise