2012’s Dishonored was a stealth tour-de-force, enveloping players in an intriguing sandbox that they could manipulate and explore to their heart’s content. The collection of powers and different styles to execute tasks ensured that no player had the same experience. The upcoming sequel Dishonored 2 is aiming to add upon the original game’s success, but Gamesradar reports they may take the stealth game’s immersion to another level.
Dishonored, as level designer Christophe Carrier notes, wouldn’t just be ported over into VR, but the series already has elements that will make a VR transition smooth. The “Blink” teleportation ability mirrors a movement style already embedded in many VR games. He also mentions the ability “Far Reach”, which allows the player to traverse terrain by shooting a long tendril in a grappling hook manner. Dishonored can be a pretty gruesome experience visually because of its bloody animated attacks, but Carrier says those would have to be adjusted for VR as well.
“When I think VR with Dishonored – of course, I want to be in a room like the Clockwork Mansion and see the gears and see all the objects and look at them from very close because they are very beautiful and unique,” says Christophe. “Because part of the VR [experience] is also being somewhere; not only playing but just being somewhere and looking at the scenery and manipulating object.”
Right now, Christophe says the team is only “thinking about it” but it would certainly be a treat to have a stealth experience such as Dishonored in the VR market. As far as gaming, there simply aren’t any major, groundbreaking killer apps that the industry can stand on. A title with the pedigree such as this could do wonders. Dishonored 2, developed by Arkane Studios, is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 11, 2016.
