Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 5

For this game log, I wanted to dig deeper into the studio behind Dishonored as we talked a lot about… Read more Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 5

Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 4

After Lady Boyle’s party reaffirmed that Dishonored and its designers do not value women as anything more than their ability… Read more Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 4

The next two sections of Dishonored after the quite disappointing “House of Pleasure” are the “Royal Physician” and “Lady Boyle’s… Read more Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 3

The second big mission of the game takes players to the “House of Pleasure” which, as you guessed, is a… Read more Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 2

From the very first scene, Dishonored puts players in a position where they’ve been mistreated. The game’s protagonist and the… Read more Ethical Escapades of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored – Part 1

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