Summary
Former Arkane Studios developer and the current head ofWolfEye Studios, Raphael Colantonio, thinks fans ofDishonoredandPreywill be pleased with the studio’s next game. One of the original creators ofDishonoredand a founder of Arkane Austin, Raphael Colantonio also served as the creative director ofPreybefore departing the studio in 2017. Two years later, in 2019, Colantonio popped up once more to announce his new venture,WolfEye Studios, along with its debut title, a fantastical isometric western RPG namedWeird West.
At the 2023 Game Awards, Arkane Lyon’s Dinga Bakaba took the stage to reveal the studio’s exciting new game, the third-person titleMarvel’s Blade. Several months later, its sister studio, Arkane Austin, was included in a series of unfortunate and puzzling studio closures at Xbox alongsideHi-Fi Rushdeveloper Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios. Hard at work after leaving the ill-fated studio, Colantonio devoted his time toWeird West. Utilizing a unique art style and immersive RPG mechanics,Weird Westreceived notable praiseupon its 2022 release despite it straying far from Colantonio’s past work at Arkane.
Just over two years since the release ofWeird West, Raphael Colantonio took to Twitter to share that WolfEye will reveal new information about its next game sometime in the next couple of days. He goes on to say that WolfEye’s new title will satisfy fans of his previousfirst-person immersive simsDishonoredandPrey, indicating that the studio could be moving away from the isometric RPG style ofWeird West.
WolfEye Studios' Next Game Could Be More Like Dishonored And Prey
Colantonio’s direct mention of first-person games and name-droppingDishonoredandPreyall but confirms that WolfEye’s next game is going to be a first-person experience, though it’s hard to tell whether the game will continueWeird West’s RPG leanings, or if Colantonio is returning to his immersive sim roots. Understandably, some fans who adoredDishonoredandPreyfelt let down byWeird West’s status as an isometric RPG. Despite the game’s overall success, Colantonio is looking to once again please immersive sim fans who may not have been intoWeird West’s deeper RPG elements and top-down perspective.
Colantonio indicates that WolfEye is gearing up for its next big reveal soon, so fans should keep an eye on the studio’s social media for any new teasers or announcements. As for Arkane Studios and the fate of theDishonoredandPreyfranchises, with the heartbreaking closure of Arkane Austin by Xbox earlier this year and its surviving sister studiobusy withMarvel’s Blade,it may be a while before Arkane fans could potentially see news regarding anotherDishonoredorPreygame. Hopefully, WolfEye’s next game helps fill that void for immersive sim fans.
Weird West
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Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the story of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken - a series of high stakes adventures where everything counts, and the world reacts to the choices you make. Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own.This Dark Fantasy reimagining of the Wild West has lawmen and gunslingers sharing the frontier with fantastical creatures, each playing with their own rules and their own peculiar motives. Discover the world through origin stories of different characters, moving from one character’s journey to the next until all converge in a final chapter.Each play through is unique as the game tailors the story to the player’s actions and past choices for an ideal dramatic arc. Weird West supports different styles of play in a simulated sandbox world where characters, factions, and even places react to a player’s decisions.
