"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
Arkane Studios co-directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith discussed the development of Dishonored, which combined their initial concepts for Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game. The directors revealed that the process of deciding which project to pursue led to creative friction, likening the experience to needing couples therapy. Ultimately, Bethesda Softworks merged their ideas to create Dishonored.
- Entities
- Person: Harvey Smith
- Person: Raphaël Colantonio
- Game: Blade Runner
- Company: Bethesda
- Game: Dishonored
- Company: Arkane Studios
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Thief
- Topic: Stealth Game
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