User blog comment:Essie Essex/Arkane Studios Announces Dishonored 2/@comment-26396097-20150805172531

I'm really excited about the upcoming Dishonored 2 release. I love the original game, the world is so beautifully developed with such a deep backstory, various continents alluded to, and a deep mythos. I only have one problem... With how deep and immersive the whole world is, I can't help but feel almost railroaded and insignificant when I play. Here is this giant world, with all of this awesome stuff, this Outsider who watches humanity unfold like a soap opera, and I'm just some schlub on his tiny linear mission, with only a handful of choices. It is a great story, it really is, and the game is great, but the whole world that has been developed is just begging to be more open like an Elder Scrolls game. With how the Outsider likes to give "interesting" people power and see how they use it, the possibilities are endless. With moral choices that have real effects, skill trees that change how you approach the game, both of them having an effect on both the world and your character.