Dishonored 2’s game director Harvey Smith has discussed the sexuality of two of the game’s main antagonists, while also confirming that Arkane is looking into adding a mission select option to the title.
Smith was questioned by a fan on Twitter about the relationship between the Brigmore Witches Breanna Ashworth and Delilah Copperspoon, whose closeness is revealed to players during the course of the action-adventure stealth game. He stated: “I assume Breanna worships her; when young, they were extremely passionate, drunk on freedom”, before adding his take on each character’s sexuality:
@boylemansion oh, i totally assumed that – Breanna is a lesbian and Delilah is freely bi, at least in my mind
— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966) November 16, 2016
Smith explained that Arkane Studios “walk a fine line” with regards to their dealing of such issues in-game:
@hereticess @boylemansion we walk a fine line between trying to be elegant/subtle and accidentally burying things
— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966) November 16, 2016
Separately, Smith also confirmed that the developer hopes to add a mission select option to the title in the near future:
@sipdeathsyrup we would like to add mission select at some point; hoping to do that
— Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966) November 16, 2016
Power Up Gaming is currently playing through Dishonored 2 on the PS4; our official review should follow in the next few days.