author: Zuzanna Domeradzka
Concept Art From Marvel's Blade Indicate What Atmosphere Arkane is Aiming for
Several concept arts from the upcoming Marvel's Blade have hit the web. They suggest that the tone of the game will be similar to that of other Arkane titles, such as Dishonored.
A week ago at The Game Awards 2023 gala a new production from Arkane was revealed. Contrary to speculation by some fans, it turned out not to be another Dishonored game, but Marvel's Blade. Today one of the developers decided to share new atmospheric materials from this project.
Sebastien Mitton, the art director at Arkane Studios, published on X three concept arts from Marvel's Blade (below). The post itself served as a sort of advertisement to encourage people to start working on the available positions at the studio's headquarters in Lyon.
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The artwork with the main character provides a look at the streets (and rooftops) of Paris, which we will have to traverse in the game. The first and the last picture is maintained in a rather dark and gloomy atmosphere, which evokes associations with the main locations from Dishonored (especially with the plague-stricken city of Dunwall).
It's not just the view of Paris that suggests Marvel's Blade will be a game created in Arkane's style familiar to fans. The second of the artoworks shows the main character hiding behind the wall of a building - this could mean that the game will at least partially emphasize stealth elements (like most of the studio's previous works).
Of course, these are only concept arts, which are not at all necessarily indicative of the final form of Marvel's Blade. Another issue worth mentioning also remains in the realm of conjecture. It concerns the platforms on which the game will be released. Arkane has been part of the Microsoft family for several years, which suggests that the game will be released exclusively on Xbox and PC. However, when asked about this topic, Bethesda (publisher of Marvel's Blade) declined to comment on the matter (via VG247).
So this would be a rather unusual situation, since virtually all major games set in the Marvel universe have come out for PlayStation consoles (and other platforms). Although the recently released by Arkane Redfall is a Microsoft "exclusive," Deathloop was also released on PS5, so the situation with Marvel's Blade is not entirely clear.
