STACK #155 Sep 2017

GAMES FEATURE

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Death of the Outsider If you’re hunting for your next Dishonored fix after finishing Dishonored 2 , you’re in luck.This month Arkane are launching standalone title Dishonored: Death of the Outsider . Words Alesha Kolbe

D ishonored's dystopian, clockwork future set a new benchmark for sandbox adventure games, with players given the chance to embody Corvo Attano (or Emily Kaldwin in the sequel) and use supernatural abilities to take down those hoping to overthrow the government. In Dishonored: Death of the Outsider , you’ll play as Billie Lurk, whom you’ll recognise from Dishonored 1 ’s DLC and – spoiler alert – as Megan Foster in Dishonored 2 . According to Dinga Bakaba, lead designer (game design) on Dishonored: Death of the Outsider , Billie was the most popular character for a new story. “I think that we liked this character the most because she’s a recurring character to the series,” Bakaba told us in a recent Skype interview. “We introduced her in the DLC for Dishonored as Billie, and she

...in DOTO we just wanted to explore another badass character from the franchise

the idea that in this game, DOTO, who she is is really coming to the surface. She can’t put her personality aside for much longer, and now she’s on what we see as more of a personal quest. We like the character, we like her themes, and in DOTO we just wanted to explore another badass character from the franchise.” Bakaba outlined three of Billie’s powers;

came back in Dishonored 2 as Megan, with a different persona, and I think she’s well equipped with the themes of the Dishonored games. She’s a character who did something wrong, and now has a heavy conscience as a result. That was her character arc in Dishonored 2 , but we like

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