Game publisher Bethesda Softworks announced the first-person stealth action-adventure video game “Dishonored 2” last month during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2015 and stated that the game would be released on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC in the spring of 2016.
In order to heighten gamer excitement on the upcoming release of “Dishonored 2,” game developer Arkane Studios will be making available the remastered version of its predecessor, “Dishonored” on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The remastered version will come out at discounted prices to players who purchased the original Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, details Digital Trends.
The remastered version is called “Dishonored: Definitive Edition” and it will come at a pre-order price of only $20 from its normal price of $40.
More than the significant discount on the remastered version of “Dishonored,” what Arkane Studios and Bethesda are after with the “Dishonored: Definitive Edition” is the likely promotional boost that it would give “Dishonored 2” when the latter is finally released next year.
It could be remembered that “Dishonored” was released in 2012 yet so in order to freshen up player skills and build further their excitement for the sequel, having the “Dishonored: Definitive Edition” would surely do the trick, notes Polygon.
When it was released in the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC gaming platforms in 2012, “Dishonored” equips players with an array of powerful stealth weaponry and supernatural skills that can be used to infiltrate the game’s environments undetected.
Gameplay features progression through a series of assassination missions, and players have the option to either silently take out their targets or invade their hiding spots by force. The beauty of “Dishonored” is that it is possible to complete the game without killing anyone.
Upgraded core campaign
The “Dishonored: Definitive Edition” upgrades the core “Dishonored” campaign with enhanced graphics that takes advantage of the powerful hardware of the current generation.
The package also contains all the previously released add-on contents to the game including the challenge maps, as well as items feature in the “Dunwall City Trials” and “Void Walker’s Arsenal” DLCs.
It also includes the two-part campaign expansion featured in “The Knife of Dunwall” and the “The Brigmore Witches” DLCs that were released in 2013. The bonus chapters put players in control of assassins’ guild leader Daud and explore story elements that were left ambiguous in the single-player campaign of “Dishonored.”
The “Dishonored: Definitive Edition” will be released to the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 on August 25.
A mish-mash of a game
Co-Creative Director Harvey Smith of Arkane Studios, says that “Dishonored 2” will be practically the same as its predecessor. It will be a game about an assassin who does not want to kill anyone.
He further explained that the game blends action and stealth and lets players choose their approach although cohesion is not always present.
Smith explained that “Dishonored” was a mish-mash. The development team initially wanted to make a first-person immersive game in a fantasy world with some stealth features. But when they were halfway through, they were still figuring out what it was.
One of the major attributes of “Dishonored” is its distinct art style and it is likely that developer Arkane Studios will keep it with “Dishonored 2” to reinforce familiarity and game feel among gamers.
“Dishonored 2” follows the events within the city of Dunwall, where the main character Corvo Attano serves as a personal bodyguard to the city’s empress. He was eventually set to take the fall for the murder of the empress.