I'm glad you feel that way. Hopefully others will come to see how dope this game is! It's lore is some of the most understated game mythology I've ever read.
What if the Void needs a host to prevent it from ending the universe? Like whoever the current outsider is task is to keep the void from getting out of control and I also think that a small group of occultist know this and when the void eventually overcomes an outsider they have to replace him by doing the ritual they did on the current Outsider. That's just a lot of speculation though. Edit: Seems like I was at least mostly correct. Although I haven't read it yet the synopsis for the latest book which takes place after the death of the outsider dlc states, "The story features Billie Lurk facing the consequences of the removal of the Outsider from the Void, as Hollows open everywhere throughout the Empire Of The Isles."
i love that you used real life inspirations to piece together the story and tie in the abrahamic and ancient greek stuff, very intelligent video for a very intelligent game.
I know this is really old but I'd like to say something. In dishonored 2 (I know this was made before the game released) in the crack in the slab mission, after you leave the manor, fall into the void,and you are caught by the outsider, he says ( I don't know the exact line but I know 99% of it) "here you are, on a crumbling island on the edge of the void." If the void has an edge, that would imply that it has an end, making it finite. This could explain why it will consume everything, the void itself wants to become infinite. Or if the world of dishonored was originally a part of the void, it might want to become whole once more.
I've only recently found these videos, and I've played dishonored before and now I'm only just now playing through Daud's story, this game is a perfect balance of action and story. If you want a bloody action game it is that. If you want a stealth game there you go, and if you want an amazing story, you get it both ways. It's truly a piece of art and it is beyond underappreciated.
This is an unbelievably amazing breakdown of dishonored and in fact our universe.. You deserve way more followers then you have now brother, hopefully you'll find an audience soon.
Seriously man, you have earned my sub. I may just be another guy on the Internet, but I try to be critical of who I sub to. You really have earned, your videos have in my opinion, a very healthy mix between speculation and "fact". Your voice is very easy to listen to, it's calming and because of how your present information your voice seems very informative. You don't just look at books in the game, and even when you do you question the books legitimacy. Honestly, in comparison to channels that are centred around lore, and have many more subs than you, I still prefer your content. In my very honest opinion, the standard of your videos I've watched so far seems incredible, but of course there's always room for improvement. Sadly I don't have any tips for you, but I assume my praise is just as good.
This comes far late, but in light of Deathloop - I think there are some interesting parallels to what The Void and The Anomaly mean to the world of Dishonored. Intentionally or just casually done, Arkane seems to imply that world of Deathloop (Blackreef Isle specifically) is the future of the Empire of The Isles. I find interesting that your video on the Void and some of what it implies (that it touches past, present, and future, especially) makes a great sense in light of what we learn of The Anomaly and its characteristics during that game. I'm not sure how interested you are in that game (Deathloop), but just for some of the lore, it adds further to what you have discussed in these videos.
I hope this series has a continuation for a number of reasons. An unequivocal narrator, a good lore, cult, occult, Steampunk, Music, and a plot that nailed it. Also worth noting is the video's bgm, soothing and unobstructive. I'm new to your channel and I'll most likely linger around.
If The Void is the primordial chaotic emptiness from which all things are initially born, sustained - and at the end of all, consumed; then becoming one with The Void - the infinite nothingness - would be to cease to exist an enter a perpetual state of non-existence, would it not? If discorded souls wonder the endless expanse of vacuous space and are eventually consumed by The Void; then said souls seem to eventually join their concorded brethren in a state of non-existence, likely appeasing the reason for their discord. Or in other words, eventually, all souls - both the discorded and concorded - become nothingness by joining with The Void, and such an amalgamate of humanity is reflected to and demonstrated with The Void's representative, The Outsider. Likely the reason for The Outsider's insatiable curiosity is that he reflects those perished souls who became one with The Void. Humanity's unrelenting curiosity for knowledge about the unknown are reflected, amplified, and likely bastardized through The Outsider's existence (or is it non-existence?). The Outsider is a human mind, with an inhuman and otherworldly perception and understanding of humanity, the cosmos, and beyond. Truly, a fascinating creature and character. Anyway, a great video and series. Well done.
That is an interesting way of explaining it. Doto gave me this sense that The Outsider was a suffering god like entity who was trapped in his state of being. He never wanted to be sacrificed in the first place. And his endless curiosity is probably all he has to justify his basically meaningless existence. Once a human becomes a god (or something like it) there isn't really much one can do. I had this sense that he was trapped in an existential hell that he was guiding Billie to free him from in a very subtle manner.
Thanks for that great and enjoyable trilogy :D It's awesome how you connected you thoughts to the qualities of spacetime, making Dishonored's lore and the Void such a deeper topic, as well as preparing to the (without any doubt) amazing upcoming game!Definitely waiting for your new stories to follow.
This trilogy of videos was quite informative. I've always had an interest in the Void, Outsider, and whales. While most who play Dishonored really don't care about this deep lore, I do. I hunger for knowledge about the Void just like it hungers for the Universe to return to it, haha. Thanks for the great quality videos.
What a dope way to break down such an existential concept, of a damn video game at that. I loved this trilogy of videos. I couldn't quite find anyone else to explain it as well as you do. Please keep making more stuff!
Such a wonderful analysis. A very difficult video most likely. I hope you enjoy Dishonored 2, but I would recommend avoiding forums for a while, as D2 has now leaked to the public on PS4.
Dude, I've avoided forums like the plague. I'm even careful when it comes to reading viewer comments on my vids. I'm genuinely stoked for D2, and if anyone ruins it for me I'm gonna be really disappointed.
Well, apparently this "Leak" may not be a leak. Dishonored 2's stuff just went up to this, With Dishonored 2’s release this week, players in Japan will have immediate access to the game with English language support. Full Japanese language support will arrive on Thursday, December 8. At launch, Dishonored 2 supports the following languages: English German French Italian Spanish Russian Polish Traditional Chinese (text, subtitles) Sony, the company that mans PS4, aka the platform the game leaked on, is based in Japan. They have also been well known to bribe companies to give the PS4 version "Exclusive benefits."
That last scene makes me think that the reason Corvo has no voice is because we are actually the The Outsider, watching him from a different realm or world, and yet at the same time we are Corvo for we determine his actions, whether they be high or low chaos
It was just revealed Dishonored 2 sales were down by 38% over the first game -_- people need to realise this is one of best franchises in gaming and the second game has only just come out. stop buying the same old shit and buy something interesting. I need to see more of this lore and world! By the way, excellent lore videos man :)
It's unfortunate, but they did it to themselves. For starters, Bethesda declined to give review copies to anyone before the game came out, and that's a huge red flag. Any time a company does that, it immediately (and rightfully so) makes gamers skeptical. And given the huge mess the PC version is, it seems likely that Bethesda knew about the issues and that's why they withheld review copies. Given that Steam ratings are currently sitting at "Mixed", most PC gamers are going to hold off on buying the game until the issues have been fixed. To make matters worse, the patch that was just released a couple of days ago barely fixes any of the issues, so that's going to hurt sales even more. The sad thing is, they could have avoided the problem altogether if they'd gone with a different engine. For some idiotic reason, Arkane decided to build the game in their "Void" engine, some cobbled-together monstrosity using both idTech 5 and 6, with around a 90% rewrite of the code. If they hadn't done that, the game would have likely been fine, since the first one was buttery smooth on PC. This is probably the first time a Bethesda-published game has actually been better on consoles.
That's only in the UK and how we judge sales doesn't include digital as I'm aware, plus sales for dishonored 1 ridiculously exceeded expectations so there sales targets for this game would still have been conservative
Sequels usually don't sell as good as first titles. But as Sam Vimes says, they are to blame for most of this. My own reasons: 1) Lack of overt promotion for the game beyond pre-rendered cutscenes. no review copies -> No raised awareness. 2) Lack of proper PC optimization. This meant that word about its poor performance got around too quickly and damaged their sales. 3) The timing. I personally hold that November is the worst possible month to release a game in. It's too late for Summer and Autumn and too early for Christmas. Granted this franchise is not aimed at children and has a high rating, but even so, a November release is just not good compared to, say, a July or even September release. 4) The game was unfinished. Sure, the NG+ update and the second custom difficulty update in January sound brilliant on paper and seem to be in execution, but the fact is, the game clearly needed a few extra months of work before they would be truly complete. It was very clearly rushed to be released. It may have done much better had it been delayed to February 2017. 5) Using Denuvo as an anti-piracy DRM. Many people, even those who buy it legitimately, detest overt DRM practices such as this. It's part of the reason (that, and that I run a potato) that I opted for the PS4 release (or rather requested it as a Christmas gift) rather than buy the PC port.
Thanks. It's why they took so long to produce. There's a wealth of info to wade through, and organizing those ideas and compiling them into a coherent video was time consuming. I'm glad y'all dug it!
I'm so excited - it feels like we'll get more lore on Serkonos itself, the various cities it contains, I hope for more on Morley and Tivia, and there's always hope for more Pandyssian Continent! Also, there's probably going to be more on the Outsider and other gangs/factions throughout the game. Gonna be very exciting these next few weeks!
I think I found something interesting, the first time you enter the void in your dreams and the Outsider gives you his mark. Here you pass by the Empress lying dead, Emily being taken away by the Pendleton Brothers, and the Royal Spymaster throwing around some pieces on his map. Behind him there is a wall and in the bottom right corner there is a poster with Anton Sokolov's face on it. Next to that there is a poster saying missing. This could be referring to the future. Emily being taken away the present, and the Empress dead the past. it's not something significant but it means that in the Void, future, present and past are 'present' at the same time. Or can be. Sorry if this was already commonly known, I only just found out by replaying the game. Which this 3 part series made me do. So thank you for that :P
A lot of hints, from throughout your playlist alone, seem to hint that the void is a galactic center, particularly, a supermassive black hole. Time being illusionary or relative, the void hungering and eating stars, it being a part of space it growing etc. The void is some sort of black hole.
I'm really looking forward to a part 4 and possibly 5 now that DotO is out. I just binged this trilogy of videos and they were better researched than anything done by more popular YT lore chanels I shan't name and shame.
Interestingly, the entire "the void is the punishment for discordant souls" is proven in DOTO, with Daud being freed from the void once he allows the Outsider to live, but being stuck forever if he decides to kill him.
*Sees the that third part of your Dishonored Lore series is out, likes the vid, watches the vid, dislikes just so i can like it again* Good job with this series, Dishonored is my favorite game of all time. Hope you enjoy D2!
Hey, I just wanna say I love your videos. Particularly the Dishonored ones, they've really helped with my writing my Dishonored fanfic. Just out of curiosity will you be making more of them since Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider have been released? Thank you and keep up the amazing work!
Fingers crossed we'll see a Karnaca version of this. I hope Dishonored 2 adds some more room for speculation to these mystical concepts you have brought up.
Your series was very cool and I loved it to the end! lets see what dishonored 2 has to offer together shall we? With whisky and cigars of course xD. I love dishonoreds lore so much, the only thing that is unstatisfying is that many things had to be searched outside the game. Dark souls is an example for the contrary.
It's always a possibility. I'm reading the Corroded Man now, and I'm getting the impression that they're gonna be pulling pretty deeply from their mythology. I honestly can't wait to see how it all plays out.
i'm really curious about the books in dishonored 2 hinting that the void might be a real place. i always thought of it as at the deepest points of the ocean. but that doesn't really work as well with it devouring the universe one day.. there also are those giant flying snakes on pandyssia who supposedly are connected to the outsider? everything we only have limited information about in this world is just incredibly interesting to speculate about...
i like to think that souls reunite with the void and gives the illusion of an end as the ego or personality built up around the soul falls away leaving nothing but the essence of that person to disperse into the void becoming one with it giving the illusion of it fading into nothingness and discordant souls fail to reunite with the void as the ego perseveres after death due to the chaos their actions brought to the world almost acting as a binding agent to it/to that old life keeping them from being able to merge with the void at least for a time until eventually everything gets devoured
Came across your first 2 dishonored vids this morning, glad you uploaded a third today prior to release, pure quality in every way, are you doing more dishonored videos in the future?
You have got to revisit dishonored. The lore videos you do are encapsulating and so interesting! I know you probably won't see this, but how long does it take you to make one of these videos, it seems like it would take weeks to present such in depth information so well.
Fascinating take on the Dishonored universe! Whether or not your ideas prove to be accurate, thank you for sharing them, as this has been a highly entertaining series. Perhaps you are right that the all-consuming void is actually just another dimension of a greater universe that will one day become one. Every soul will one day become an immeasurably small part of the combined dimensions, which explains why the outsider doesn't care how much pain and death exists in the physical world; it makes no difference to the void. When a soul is consumed, the void is really just taking back a part of itself, hence morality has no meaning to it or the outsider.
Okay before I watch this whole video. I've seen it in many other videos and even through official trailers. That panning shot of a statue that seems to be reaching out to something with his left hand. I say "his" because the stature bloody reminds me of Corvo. Now I'm not gonna go too in detail about my theory, as I've not extensively read all info that we've been given through developers or even the original game and dlc, but I'm calling it: If you choose to play as Emily, Corvo will be trapped in the Void by Delilah. Now I'm open to discussion about this, so if you see this comment and feel like replying go ahead. Just remember, I want discussion, not to be insulted. I could be entirely incorrect, but I would still like to discuss this possibility.
I would argue that the discordant souls seen in the void are not there as such kind of punishment or reward, but rather due to some sort of physical process. The void does not care about humans, so why would it be rewarding or punishing them? It is apathetic to our existence. Furthermore, it can not be some form of moral judgement, as the void is amoral. As mentioned in your videos, the world of Dishonored seems to have Lovecraftian influences, which this reading would support. So what's happening? In my opinion, all souls ultimately end up becoming one with the void, as you suggest. The more peaceful souls can easily merge with the void again. However, the discordant souls can not merge properly with it again as they have caused vast, chaotic changes to the world. This chaos in the real world impacts the void, due to some form of link between the real world and the void. This means these souls can not immediately remerge with the void, as they have by proxy caused chaos to affect the void. Obviously, this is entirely speculation, but makes more sense to me and appears to be more inkeeping with the themes seen throughout Dishonored. P.s. love the videos man
9:53 That all thing you are reffering here is heavy inspired from Buddhism. Escpecially from Samsara ( Neverendig cycle of life and death for mortals and gods alike (Our day to day life basically)) and Nirvana ( State of mind that allow you to be set free from samsara). Samsara is perceived as... jail because life is painfull and we all should seek way to be free of pain, and to be free of pain we need to get out of samsara. Being god or godlike creature is not good thing because gods are trapped in samsara as well and as we already know being traped in neverending cycle is bad. So reward for being good guy is Nirvana.
Just a realisation of my own, which obviously could be entirely incorrect as it is speculation. What if the reason Delilah is actually capable of inhabiting the Void, is simply because the Void sees her as someone who could be an emissary?
The lights do devour the sky in the goldenloop ending. And Juliann is able to still use her unknown slab that she uses to summon other Julianna's to hunt Colt. It's a misconception that she blinks away, if you watch the intro cutscenes when first playing her you can see she has some kind of portal that allows her to traverse time itself and all of the timelines
Oh, undoubtedly. The timeline will prob result with me doing it further down the line, since the channel is gonna have a voting system exclusive for Patrons who donate, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna ignore other games. It's just gonna involve some delicate balancing between the two, games I wanna do and games chosen in votes.
Really wish that you would make some lore videos for dishonored 2, i would like to know what that game added lore wise to the dishonored universe without having to read all the books and interpret it myself
I mean, the void is just a collage of all that is, all that was and all that will be ... so wouldn't that be the case with the outsider too? ... that he is created and isn't created and is and isn't destroyed? ... right?
Do you think the aby of the every man was right ? Perhaps the aby dose actually have the people’s best interest at heart trying to keep the regular man from being damned into eternal wandering through the void. We may not agree with the abys method and persecution of people for the smallest misdeed but perhaps they are right.
Good point. A lot of the chaos that is brought into the world is from the mark bearers. So the Abbey is trying to help keep the void and its influence from corrupting everyone.
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Ive said it before and ill say it again. This is the best content about dishonered on youtube.
I'm glad you feel that way. Hopefully others will come to see how dope this game is! It's lore is some of the most understated game mythology I've ever read.
Gameological Dig what's the theme in the beginning and end?
Gameological Dig hey bro, now that dishonored 2 is out will you be continuing this series?
It definitely is the best lore/story content
There is a hint of Buddhism in the concept that The reward of a soul at peace is to cease existence
I don't know about you Gameological Dig, but i've had a lovely time ;)
The background music is perfect for a video of the void :)
Haha, thanks! Akira Yamoaka is a brilliant composer, who makes perfect ambient tunes.
Gameological Dig Is the song from 1:40 composed by Akira as well ? It would be great to have musical credits in the video info !
What if the Void needs a host to prevent it from ending the universe? Like whoever the current outsider is task is to keep the void from getting out of control and I also think that a small group of occultist know this and when the void eventually overcomes an outsider they have to replace him by doing the ritual they did on the current Outsider. That's just a lot of speculation though.
Edit: Seems like I was at least mostly correct. Although I haven't read it yet the synopsis for the latest book which takes place after the death of the outsider dlc states, "The story features Billie Lurk facing the consequences of the removal of the Outsider from the Void, as Hollows open everywhere throughout the Empire Of The Isles."
Dat8bitFlow this outsider has apparently existed for 3000 years at the time of dishonoured according to the official timeline
So something like dark souls instead of someone linking the fire we have someone linking the void.
Dat8bitFlow yeah maybe it lends the void a more controlled mind. still chaotic but within the confines of a person
and that explain why outsider is bored and need distraction, living forever still with your human perception intact gonna be a burden
Maybe
Your music choice for this series has been impeccable! First dark souls, then Resident evil 4, now silent hill??? Props sir
Best lore series I've ever seen. I hope to see more from you on Dishonored 2.
Me too
i love that you used real life inspirations to piece together the story and tie in the abrahamic and ancient greek stuff, very intelligent video for a very intelligent game.
I know this is really old but I'd like to say something. In dishonored 2 (I know this was made before the game released) in the crack in the slab mission, after you leave the manor, fall into the void,and you are caught by the outsider, he says ( I don't know the exact line but I know 99% of it) "here you are, on a crumbling island on the edge of the void." If the void has an edge, that would imply that it has an end, making it finite. This could explain why it will consume everything, the void itself wants to become infinite. Or if the world of dishonored was originally a part of the void, it might want to become whole once more.
ever older now but that's good observation.
I've only recently found these videos, and I've played dishonored before and now I'm only just now playing through Daud's story, this game is a perfect balance of action and story. If you want a bloody action game it is that. If you want a stealth game there you go, and if you want an amazing story, you get it both ways. It's truly a piece of art and it is beyond underappreciated.
Quality videos are hard to come by... and this trilogy is a gold mine that breaks the routine of crap. Well done
This is an unbelievably amazing breakdown of dishonored and in fact our universe.. You deserve way more followers then you have now brother, hopefully you'll find an audience soon.
Seriously man, you have earned my sub. I may just be another guy on the Internet, but I try to be critical of who I sub to. You really have earned, your videos have in my opinion, a very healthy mix between speculation and "fact". Your voice is very easy to listen to, it's calming and because of how your present information your voice seems very informative. You don't just look at books in the game, and even when you do you question the books legitimacy. Honestly, in comparison to channels that are centred around lore, and have many more subs than you, I still prefer your content. In my very honest opinion, the standard of your videos I've watched so far seems incredible, but of course there's always room for improvement. Sadly I don't have any tips for you, but I assume my praise is just as good.
This comes far late, but in light of Deathloop - I think there are some interesting parallels to what The Void and The Anomaly mean to the world of Dishonored. Intentionally or just casually done, Arkane seems to imply that world of Deathloop (Blackreef Isle specifically) is the future of the Empire of The Isles. I find interesting that your video on the Void and some of what it implies (that it touches past, present, and future, especially) makes a great sense in light of what we learn of The Anomaly and its characteristics during that game. I'm not sure how interested you are in that game (Deathloop), but just for some of the lore, it adds further to what you have discussed in these videos.
You sir have earned yourself a new sub. Kudos on a well written and well thought analysis.
I hope this series has a continuation for a number of reasons. An unequivocal narrator, a good lore, cult, occult, Steampunk, Music, and a plot that nailed it. Also worth noting is the video's bgm, soothing and unobstructive.
I'm new to your channel and I'll most likely linger around.
You have one of the best lore channels out there. Please continue to make videos, your writing and cadence is perfect as well as editing.
You're saying there was someone else like the Outsider before him? Damn, that's incredible.
I don't know about you, but I've had a lovely time. So anyone wanna go grab whisky and cigars tonight?
Sir Digby Chicken Caesar blow off choffer
Another day, another patrol with you.
Sir Digby Chicken Caesar Chances are very good.
Indeed I believe yo.
If The Void is the primordial chaotic emptiness from which all things are initially born, sustained - and at the end of all, consumed; then becoming one with The Void - the infinite nothingness - would be to cease to exist an enter a perpetual state of non-existence, would it not?
If discorded souls wonder the endless expanse of vacuous space and are eventually consumed by The Void; then said souls seem to eventually join their concorded brethren in a state of non-existence, likely appeasing the reason for their discord.
Or in other words, eventually, all souls - both the discorded and concorded - become nothingness by joining with The Void, and such an amalgamate of humanity is reflected to and demonstrated with The Void's representative, The Outsider.
Likely the reason for The Outsider's insatiable curiosity is that he reflects those perished souls who became one with The Void. Humanity's unrelenting curiosity for knowledge about the unknown are reflected, amplified, and likely bastardized through The Outsider's existence (or is it non-existence?). The Outsider is a human mind, with an inhuman and otherworldly perception and understanding of humanity, the cosmos, and beyond.
Truly, a fascinating creature and character.
Anyway, a great video and series. Well done.
That is an interesting way of explaining it.
Doto gave me this sense that The Outsider was a suffering god like entity who was trapped in his state of being. He never wanted to be sacrificed in the first place. And his endless curiosity is probably all he has to justify his basically meaningless existence.
Once a human becomes a god (or something like it) there isn't really much one can do.
I had this sense that he was trapped in an existential hell that he was guiding Billie to free him from in a very subtle manner.
Thanks for that great and enjoyable trilogy :D It's awesome how you connected you thoughts to the qualities of spacetime, making Dishonored's lore and the Void such a deeper topic, as well as preparing to the (without any doubt) amazing upcoming game!Definitely waiting for your new stories to follow.
This trilogy of videos was quite informative. I've always had an interest in the Void, Outsider, and whales. While most who play Dishonored really don't care about this deep lore, I do. I hunger for knowledge about the Void just like it hungers for the Universe to return to it, haha. Thanks for the great quality videos.
CyberAlex same here
What a dope way to break down such an existential concept, of a damn video game at that. I loved this trilogy of videos. I couldn't quite find anyone else to explain it as well as you do. Please keep making more stuff!
Such a wonderful analysis. A very difficult video most likely. I hope you enjoy Dishonored 2, but I would recommend avoiding forums for a while, as D2 has now leaked to the public on PS4.
Dude, I've avoided forums like the plague. I'm even careful when it comes to reading viewer comments on my vids. I'm genuinely stoked for D2, and if anyone ruins it for me I'm gonna be really disappointed.
Well, apparently this "Leak" may not be a leak. Dishonored 2's stuff just went up to this,
With Dishonored 2’s release this week, players in Japan will have immediate access to the game with English language support. Full Japanese language support will arrive on Thursday, December 8.
At launch, Dishonored 2 supports the following languages:
English
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Russian
Polish
Traditional Chinese (text, subtitles)
Sony, the company that mans PS4, aka the platform the game leaked on, is based in Japan. They have also been well known to bribe companies to give the PS4 version "Exclusive benefits."
This was an amazing series with an obvious amount of work put into it. Thank you man +1sub
That last scene makes me think that the reason Corvo has no voice is because we are actually the The Outsider, watching him from a different realm or world, and yet at the same time we are Corvo for we determine his actions, whether they be high or low chaos
A most amazing mini-series! Looking forward for more! Perhaps, on the Bioshock universe *hint, hint*
This is excellent. I look forward to more in this series.
It was just revealed Dishonored 2 sales were down by 38% over the first game -_- people need to realise this is one of best franchises in gaming and the second game has only just come out. stop buying the same old shit and buy something interesting. I need to see more of this lore and world!
By the way, excellent lore videos man :)
It's unfortunate, but they did it to themselves.
For starters, Bethesda declined to give review copies to anyone before the game came out, and that's a huge red flag. Any time a company does that, it immediately (and rightfully so) makes gamers skeptical. And given the huge mess the PC version is, it seems likely that Bethesda knew about the issues and that's why they withheld review copies. Given that Steam ratings are currently sitting at "Mixed", most PC gamers are going to hold off on buying the game until the issues have been fixed. To make matters worse, the patch that was just released a couple of days ago barely fixes any of the issues, so that's going to hurt sales even more.
The sad thing is, they could have avoided the problem altogether if they'd gone with a different engine. For some idiotic reason, Arkane decided to build the game in their "Void" engine, some cobbled-together monstrosity using both idTech 5 and 6, with around a 90% rewrite of the code. If they hadn't done that, the game would have likely been fine, since the first one was buttery smooth on PC. This is probably the first time a Bethesda-published game has actually been better on consoles.
That's only in the UK and how we judge sales doesn't include digital as I'm aware, plus sales for dishonored 1 ridiculously exceeded expectations so there sales targets for this game would still have been conservative
Sequels usually don't sell as good as first titles. But as Sam Vimes says, they are to blame for most of this.
My own reasons:
1) Lack of overt promotion for the game beyond pre-rendered cutscenes. no review copies -> No raised awareness.
2) Lack of proper PC optimization. This meant that word about its poor performance got around too quickly and damaged their sales.
3) The timing. I personally hold that November is the worst possible month to release a game in. It's too late for Summer and Autumn and too early for Christmas. Granted this franchise is not aimed at children and has a high rating, but even so, a November release is just not good compared to, say, a July or even September release.
4) The game was unfinished. Sure, the NG+ update and the second custom difficulty update in January sound brilliant on paper and seem to be in execution, but the fact is, the game clearly needed a few extra months of work before they would be truly complete. It was very clearly rushed to be released. It may have done much better had it been delayed to February 2017.
5) Using Denuvo as an anti-piracy DRM. Many people, even those who buy it legitimately, detest overt DRM practices such as this. It's part of the reason (that, and that I run a potato) that I opted for the PS4 release (or rather requested it as a Christmas gift) rather than buy the PC port.
deetsitmeisterjd it was downed because Bethesda is a bunch of fucktards of a publisher.
deetsitmeisterjd however the game runs mostly fine for me.
These are SO great to listen to. Really thought out and detailed, deeply hope you make more! :D
Thanks. It's why they took so long to produce. There's a wealth of info to wade through, and organizing those ideas and compiling them into a coherent video was time consuming. I'm glad y'all dug it!
I can't wait for the wealth of knowledge Dishonored 2 brings to the table! Any possible video ideas in the works for that game?
+Rheed Womack Can't even begin to speculate. I barely even know what it's about, since I've avoided any and all preview info.
I'm so excited - it feels like we'll get more lore on Serkonos itself, the various cities it contains, I hope for more on Morley and Tivia, and there's always hope for more Pandyssian Continent! Also, there's probably going to be more on the Outsider and other gangs/factions throughout the game. Gonna be very exciting these next few weeks!
I think I found something interesting, the first time you enter the void in your dreams and the Outsider gives you his mark.
Here you pass by the Empress lying dead, Emily being taken away by the Pendleton Brothers, and the Royal Spymaster throwing around some pieces on his map. Behind him there is a wall and in the bottom right corner there is a poster with Anton Sokolov's face on it. Next to that there is a poster saying missing. This could be referring to the future. Emily being taken away the present, and the Empress dead the past.
it's not something significant but it means that in the Void, future, present and past are 'present' at the same time. Or can be. Sorry if this was already commonly known, I only just found out by replaying the game. Which this 3 part series made me do. So thank you for that :P
A lot of hints, from throughout your playlist alone, seem to hint that the void is a galactic center, particularly, a supermassive black hole.
Time being illusionary or relative, the void hungering and eating stars, it being a part of space it growing etc.
The void is some sort of black hole.
I'm really looking forward to a part 4 and possibly 5 now that DotO is out. I just binged this trilogy of videos and they were better researched than anything done by more popular YT lore chanels I shan't name and shame.
These videos were a golden find, and I can't wait for Dishonored 2 and death of the outsider new vids
Interestingly, the entire "the void is the punishment for discordant souls" is proven in DOTO, with Daud being freed from the void once he allows the Outsider to live, but being stuck forever if he decides to kill him.
*Sees the that third part of your Dishonored Lore series is out, likes the vid, watches the vid, dislikes just so i can like it again*
Good job with this series, Dishonored is my favorite game of all time. Hope you enjoy D2!
please continue to make this shit. this is one of the best lore series on youtube
Hey, I just wanna say I love your videos. Particularly the Dishonored ones, they've really helped with my writing my Dishonored fanfic. Just out of curiosity will you be making more of them since Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider have been released? Thank you and keep up the amazing work!
thanks this is the most interesting dishonored content on yt
Fingers crossed we'll see a Karnaca version of this. I hope Dishonored 2 adds some more room for speculation to these mystical concepts you have brought up.
Rick Berman McCallum it didn't, but death of the outsider has!
@@johnstark7850 lol yes it did
Void = Nonexistence
You DO become one with the void.
you fade away into the void
Perhaps the void is a being that feeds off of chaos in a way, thats why the mark is given, and why the outsider enjoys the high chaos ending more.
Thanks for the video bro im loving the series cant wait till part 4!
you are the best narrator ever, very good voice.
These videos were absolutely amazing!
Really glad you dug it. I was really apprehensive about some of my presentations, and I'm relieved people actually like the execution.
I'm really liking your work.
How is this so professional! This is some Nat.Geo. stuff. Keep it going!
I don't know other people but I listen to this as a bedtime asmr, wishing to have a dream of the void
what a wonderful philosophical essay! Thank you!
Your series was very cool and I loved it to the end! lets see what dishonored 2 has to offer together shall we? With whisky and cigars of course xD. I love dishonoreds lore so much, the only thing that is unstatisfying is that many things had to be searched outside the game. Dark souls is an example for the contrary.
Good stuff, love videos you make.
Haha, thanks Alex.
Amazing work. Hoping for a Dishonored 2 Lore video(s).
Dishonored 2 is out.You are going to do a series there?
DK didn't add anything worth talking about you idiot
John Stark yes it did
@@johnstark7850 bro u good?
Subcribed, good work mate, hope you find more games to work up
More fantastic musings thank you
YES holy shit dude, I love your videos
Haha, thanks Hunter!
Gameological Dig Are you planning to continue doing Dishonored lore videos? maybe on particular characters? Like with you did with the Outsider.
YO! These these series are awesome! When Dishonored 2 and DOTO dlc?
I would love it this world ending event happens in dishonoured 2 and corvo takes the outsiders place in the next world.
It's always a possibility. I'm reading the Corroded Man now, and I'm getting the impression that they're gonna be pulling pretty deeply from their mythology. I honestly can't wait to see how it all plays out.
i'm really curious about the books in dishonored 2 hinting that the void might be a real place. i always thought of it as at the deepest points of the ocean. but that doesn't really work as well with it devouring the universe one day.. there also are those giant flying snakes on pandyssia who supposedly are connected to the outsider? everything we only have limited information about in this world is just incredibly interesting to speculate about...
i like to think that souls reunite with the void and gives the illusion of an end as the ego or personality built up around the soul falls away leaving nothing but the essence of that person to disperse into the void becoming one with it giving the illusion of it fading into nothingness and discordant souls fail to reunite with the void as the ego perseveres after death due to the chaos their actions brought to the world almost acting as a binding agent to it/to that old life keeping them from being able to merge with the void at least for a time until eventually everything gets devoured
I have to play this game again!
Dude you've gotta do more Dishonored lore.
Do one on dishonored death of the outsider! definitely worth doing some type of video on!
I'm planning on it ;-)
Gameological Dig awesome!!
Came across your first 2 dishonored vids this morning, glad you uploaded a third today prior to release, pure quality in every way, are you doing more dishonored videos in the future?
Yea, perfect timing. Love when that kind of stuff works out! Thanks for watching!
I'm super late on these vids, but i love them! Great "podcast" material. PLEASE do Death Stranding when that comes out!
What if the real world and the void are both a kind of void and they go back and forth taking back pieces of mass
The Fox Laboratory interesting theory
You have got to revisit dishonored. The lore videos you do are encapsulating and so interesting! I know you probably won't see this, but how long does it take you to make one of these videos, it seems like it would take weeks to present such in depth information so well.
Death of the outsider has some great lore, but dishonored 2 had nothing, fuck dishonored 2
@@johnstark7850 you good man?
Fascinating take on the Dishonored universe! Whether or not your ideas prove to be accurate, thank you for sharing them, as this has been a highly entertaining series.
Perhaps you are right that the all-consuming void is actually just another dimension of a greater universe that will one day become one. Every soul will one day become an immeasurably small part of the combined dimensions, which explains why the outsider doesn't care how much pain and death exists in the physical world; it makes no difference to the void. When a soul is consumed, the void is really just taking back a part of itself, hence morality has no meaning to it or the outsider.
Okay before I watch this whole video. I've seen it in many other videos and even through official trailers. That panning shot of a statue that seems to be reaching out to something with his left hand. I say "his" because the stature bloody reminds me of Corvo. Now I'm not gonna go too in detail about my theory, as I've not extensively read all info that we've been given through developers or even the original game and dlc, but I'm calling it:
If you choose to play as Emily, Corvo will be trapped in the Void by Delilah.
Now I'm open to discussion about this, so if you see this comment and feel like replying go ahead. Just remember, I want discussion, not to be insulted. I could be entirely incorrect, but I would still like to discuss this possibility.
keep up the dishonored videos please
I would argue that the discordant souls seen in the void are not there as such kind of punishment or reward, but rather due to some sort of physical process.
The void does not care about humans, so why would it be rewarding or punishing them? It is apathetic to our existence. Furthermore, it can not be some form of moral judgement, as the void is amoral. As mentioned in your videos, the world of Dishonored seems to have Lovecraftian influences, which this reading would support.
So what's happening? In my opinion, all souls ultimately end up becoming one with the void, as you suggest. The more peaceful souls can easily merge with the void again. However, the discordant souls can not merge properly with it again as they have caused vast, chaotic changes to the world. This chaos in the real world impacts the void, due to some form of link between the real world and the void. This means these souls can not immediately remerge with the void, as they have by proxy caused chaos to affect the void.
Obviously, this is entirely speculation, but makes more sense to me and appears to be more inkeeping with the themes seen throughout Dishonored.
P.s. love the videos man
This guys voice makes things fun, now explain quantum physics for me...
I love this! Are you considering working on more lore videos using Dishonored 2 lore and content?
Tony Kolařík it didn't add anything new!! Death of the outsider has though
@@johnstark7850 yea it did
I hope you do a indepth series for for Dishonored 2.
Hamza Isa it didn't add anything new you idiot
@@johnstark7850 bro u good?
9:53 That all thing you are reffering here is heavy inspired from Buddhism. Escpecially from Samsara ( Neverendig cycle of life and death for mortals and gods alike (Our day to day life basically)) and Nirvana ( State of mind that allow you to be set free from samsara). Samsara is perceived as... jail because life is painfull and we all should seek way to be free of pain, and to be free of pain we need to get out of samsara. Being god or godlike creature is not good thing because gods are trapped in samsara as well and as we already know being traped in neverending cycle is bad. So reward for being good guy is Nirvana.
The void is nature.
Just a realisation of my own, which obviously could be entirely incorrect as it is speculation.
What if the reason Delilah is actually capable of inhabiting the Void, is simply because the Void sees her as someone who could be an emissary?
son deathloop
the ending when you break thr loop and go back to the world, a weird world
maybe fusing with the void?
The lights do devour the sky in the goldenloop ending. And Juliann is able to still use her unknown slab that she uses to summon other Julianna's to hunt Colt.
It's a misconception that she blinks away, if you watch the intro cutscenes when first playing her you can see she has some kind of portal that allows her to traverse time itself and all of the timelines
Are you gonna add on to this series as Dishonored 2 has been released now?
Perhaps the previous Outsider was a Leviathan...
Are the chances of you making an update video for Dishonored 2 as good as going out for whiskey and cigars.
Hey just wondering do you plan on doing videos on dishonored 2 like these all these videos are amazing btw love your work
Oh, undoubtedly. The timeline will prob result with me doing it further down the line, since the channel is gonna have a voting system exclusive for Patrons who donate, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna ignore other games. It's just gonna involve some delicate balancing between the two, games I wanna do and games chosen in votes.
The void is all.
I guess you had a void of evidence to build upon
Fucking love these videos
Can we expect a new video later with the new lore shown in Dishonored 2?
Really wish that you would make some lore videos for dishonored 2, i would like to know what that game added lore wise to the dishonored universe without having to read all the books and interpret it myself
Reed Sims it didn't add anything interesting sadly, death of the outsider has however!!! He said he will be making a video on it.
@@johnstark7850 lol there was plenty introduced in dh2
I like this channel 🙂
Is there explenation for assassins and witches having powers without The Mark?
is there gonna be more of these videos
Now that the game series has continued, what more have you concluded?
please do Dishonored 2 lore
PLEASE DO LORE FOR DISHONORED 2 AND THE DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER
so if there is no concept of time in the void ... wouldn't that mean, that the Outsider allways had existed, even before its creation?
I mean, the void is just a collage of all that is, all that was and all that will be ... so wouldn't that be the case with the outsider too? ... that he is created and isn't created and is and isn't destroyed? ... right?
ONLY 3000 SUBS?! Nonesense.
Imagine Corvo became the void's emissary in dishonored 3. How awesome would that be?
Cairns Chaos daud would be better, corvo (stephen Russell is not a very good voice actor)
With the death of the outsider there is a gap to fill
Do you think the aby of the every man was right ? Perhaps the aby dose actually have the people’s best interest at heart trying to keep the regular man from being damned into eternal wandering through the void. We may not agree with the abys method and persecution of people for the smallest misdeed but perhaps they are right.
Good point. A lot of the chaos that is brought into the world is from the mark bearers. So the Abbey is trying to help keep the void and its influence from corrupting everyone.
Do more please!!!
Do a Dishonored 2 episode.
No dishonored 2 lore vids?