Then we try to give the player enough ‘flexible verbs,’ and turn them loose to play at their own pace.” “We set up a space – above them, behind them, to the sides of them, in front of them – and try to simulate as much of it as possible. “We’re not just setting up a room-hallway-room-hallway situation where a player follows along a beaten path and at the right moment they see a particular scripted scene and they get to the end of the game just like everyone else,” says Creative Director Harvey Smith.

It’s all part of Arkane’s goal to empower players to take an improvisational approach to almost any situation in Dishonored 2.

This is a challenge that even Kirin Jindosh is struggling to overcome. Eventually, if the Duke’s plans are carried out, Jindosh will find a way to construct each Clockwork Solider for a fraction of the cost, in much less time. For now, each Clockwork Soldier costs a fortune to make, funded by the Duke’s taxes and private sales by special appointment to the very wealthy. Jindosh built the Clockwork Soldiers to provide estate security for aristocrats in the Duke’s circle, and to bolster the Grand Serkonan Guard, but Jindosh faces two challenges before his machines become more prevalent: time and money. After all, they were created by Kirin Jindosh – Grand Inventor to the Duke of Serkonos, and Anton Sokolov’s brightest pupil. They are technically brilliant, almost without flaw, which is to be expected.

First seen in the throne room of Dunwall Tower, these lethal opponents feel no pain and are instructed to murder without compunction. Much like the ominous Tallboys in the original game, the Clockwork Soldiers have emerged as one of the biggest threats in Dishonored 2.

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