Poll: Which Of These Is Your Favourite Arkane Title On Xbox Game Pass?

I know I'm in the minority but I don't like any of them.

35 votes, 20% redfall.
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@Lup I'm right here with you. I've played all these games except Death Loop and Redfall and I didn't really enjoy any of them. I plan to give Redfall a proper shot after Ghostwire though.

Prey, but it’s the only one I’m yet to play so it wins by default. Even still, it’s a game I thoroughly loved and recommend.

Was looking forward to Redfall as a result and hope that one gets turned around. Got a bit of a back log so happy to wait to boot it up. Might give Deathloop a go first.

Best studio out there. Redfall is a fluke in Arkane's nearly flawless history of incredible games. I voted Dishonored 2, but they are all amazing imho.

Also, Arx Fatalis is on Game Pass for PC and not in this list.

redfall is the only one i like here.

Dishonored series are fantastic experiences and I enjoyed Prey.

Thought I’d get some hate here, but looks like I’m not the only one to think Arkane games are way overrated. They are good at world building, and storylines. Every other aspect of their games are generic or lackluster.

Deathloop for me. Brilliant game, but I love Dishonored and Prey as well. Colour me one of those who thinks their games are superb!

I voted for the first Dishonored as it is such a fun game and the world is so enthralling. The one game I hope to one day see on game pass is Arkane's Arx Fatalis. My first memories of it are as a pack in pc game when my dad bought a new video card. I picked up the original xbox port a few years back and I would love to revisit it on the Series X one day. Even if they decide to "remaster" it and re-release it I would gladly buy it again. I think more people need to play it and experience Arkane's first game. Such a cool feel of the different fantasy races living underground and the unique magic system. The visuals have a gritty dark fantasy vibe and the entire game oozes with mystery and intrigue. Definitely my top Arkane game that is sadly missing on game pass.

I like Redfall

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For me it's Dishonoured all the way

@Cherip-the-Ripper I'm assuming Redfall is the only Arkane game they've played so had no choice but to vote for it 😂

I voted for Prey, loved the setting and gameplay. Hopefully we haven't seen the last of it.

@themightyant hence why I require an explanation.
I can see Redfall differing from the usual Arkane formula, just not in a very positive way.

I can't say I am a 'Fan' of any of them and the ones I played were 'OK' - never going to be in my 'greatest games of the year' and often not even my favourite game of the Month...

I had 'no' interest in Deathloop, its whole concept and repetitive 'work' required to complete the game and get the 'story' - no thanks - nothing about the 'game-play' either looked special. Dishonoured too was 'OK' what I played of them, but they never grabbed me in, Prey 'annoyed' me - wanted 'Prey 2' and I don't really care for their 'artstyle' either.

Redfall at least intrigued me because it actually looked like it could be an interesting 'Horror Survival' solo or a fun action co-op experience with a more 'horror' aesthetic to Borderlands and it still has more 'appeal' as a concept (even though it failed in execution) than ANY of their others.

To me, Arkane have a 'niche' group of Gamers that absolutely love their 'style', and Redfall hurt them more because that 'style' (not just visual but story telling etc) is more 'diluted' at best here and its 'broken' too so the 'worst' game in their catalogue...

But to me, Redfall is perhaps the most appealing because of its setting and its [unrealised] potential - I know patching 'won't' fix some of those issues, I doubt they'll change how story is presented/delivered - not switch in 'proper cut scenes' etc but fix the bugs, glitches, AI and performance and I think it could be my 'favourite' Arkane game - because the others never really grabbed me in...

Prey for me. I found dishonored to be a little overrated. Haven't gotten to play deathloop or redfall yet so prey by default I guess.

For me it's Prey, no contest. I wish they'd remake it as a side-scrolling Metroidvania.

My absolute favorite of their games is Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I would love to see it on gamepass. So many people have yet to experience the best kicking simulator ever made

Still the original Dishonored for me, overall I think its designed better than its sequel. I've still yet to play "Prey" well I've played the real Prey and it's awesome and by all accounts the 2017 game is good too, just a shame Bethesda felt the need to kill off the original game and stick its name to it

@BAMozzy I've still not gotten over Arkane's Prey having absolutely nothing to do with the actual Prey and meaning we'll never see a sequel to it. That was such an amazing game and one I replayed recently on PC

Prey is criminally underrated.

It's very close between Dishonored 2 and Prey for me. I'll give it to Dishonored 2.

Seems like this site has garnered quite a number of trolls recently with all those Redfall votes. Shame.

Had to go with Dishonored. Prey is a good game but I also will always have a negative attitude towards it because the original Prey is one of my all time favorites. And, yeah, new one is nothing at all like it…

Too close to call between Dishonored 1 and 2.

@carlos82 Yeah - the first Prey was quite interesting a concept - but I really liked what Prey 2 promised as well. I'd have preferred a reboot of the Original to what we got - but it seems people were happy with what they got...

Anyway - at least we know which was the 'better' Prey LOL - even if its showing its age now.

It was really close between Dishonored 2 and Deathloop, I voted D2 as if I had to choose which one I would want to replay right now it would be that one.
I'm currently playing through Redfall and now I'm over my Initial disappointment I'm having a really good time playing it with a friend - although we have encountered numerous glitches and bugs the moment to moment gameplay is pretty fun if somewhat basic and repetitive.

@Lup same. I just don't get on with Arkane games at all

Redfall is ahead of death loop? What is WRONG with you people?

@BAMozzy I think people were happy with prey2 only because nobody knew the original. The original was really unique.

Hard to say. Prey and Dishonored 2 are in my top 10 games of my entire life. I voted for Prey for no particular reason but they are both amazing games.
Really hope Arkane can get back to form, redfall is really dissapointing.
Deathloop i really want to like but it just doesnt grab me. Ill give it another shot soon though.

Arkane is my favorite studio and that’s why I’ll wait before playing Redfall. I know some stuff can’t be fixed but I still want to play it in its best possible state. I really hope Dishonored 3 is in active developement over there because the franchise is everything I love in gaming but at the same time I am so ready for a sequel to Prey

@Cherip-the-Ripper I like the IDEAS of all their games, but the art style and final execution just isn't endearing or much fun for me in the end. I don't think they're bad games, it's just not for me.

Meanwhile, Redfall sounded horrendously boring on paper (IMHO) but it's my favorite by far, primarily due to co-op. The gameplay loop is beyond derivative, but the setting is unique enough that the whole game has become enjoyable.

Never a fan of arkane and bethesda thought they just had a cult following .. I tried prey and deathloop and everything else made by Arkane and bethesda and just never clicked even though I wish it did . Just seems outdated to me with the art and style they choose

I have played all of them and its Prey adore that game and the DLc mooncrash is better than Deathloop

@Moonglow IDK I've seen some say what you're saying and I've seen @splooshdmg compare to to Haze, unfavorably... And that's the pc version.

Either way, surely deathloop must rank above redfall! Surely!

Dishonoured is a phenomenal game, from the world building and characters to the freedom of gameplay: blast everything in sight or sneak around assassinating everyone unseen to passing through entire levels like a non-lethal ghost; it’s got something for everyone. I remember getting it with Games with Gold on the 360 and I was blown away by the detail. I honestly thought it was a sequel to an old PC game, as there is so much lore and character to the world. I was impressed when I found out it was an original title. Furthermore, the optional DLC is just as good, playing as the antagonist in completely different levels, with different powers and abilities, that is about 2/3 the length of the entire core game. The sequel is excellent too and the Death of the Outsider is good fun but the original is one of my favourite games ever.

Prey for me, as it's an overlooked Gem.

I have noticed that most of Arkane's titles are 1 word

@NEStalgia We 'never' got Prey 2 - at least not in name or not the game they revealed as Prey 2. That at least had some connection to the Original Prey but saw you playing as a Bounty Hunter.

The way that it 'seems' to have been cancelled and ending up with Arkane didn't sit well with me either - but I don't know the whole truth behind it. I just know that Prey 2 looked much more interesting, much more of what I wanted from a game than what Arkane did with their 'Prey' and therefore Arkanes Prey 'lost' my interest long before it released.

17% redfall, yeah, totally make sense

@stinkyx thanks for the reply, and glad to hear you're enjoying it.
I guess co-op can still be somewhat of a saving grace in these type of games.

@Moonglow This is my take on these games too. From the first time I saw the reveal of Deathloop, it never appealed - not its setting, its concept or its game-play loop. I don't care 'how' polished this was, it was never going to appeal to me.

Redfall, from the very outset interested me. The setting, the concept and the potential Game Play it 'could' have offered. As a 'solo' player, I expected it to be somewhat of a 'horror Survival' - not having others to support you, revive you etc and the 'possibilities' opened up by co-operative play which could turn it more into a 'fun' action game.

I'd still rather play Redfall in its current state than the rest of Arkanes games. I know its perhaps in the worst state right now, and even if they fixed the bugs, glitches and AI, certain things won't change (like Story and how its presented. missions and their structure etc), but its still a 'more' appealing setting and concept to me than the others.

I do think it could be a solid 7 or 8 out of 10 game if it was patched/fixed - not a 9+ but that doesn't mean its a 'terrible' game - just doesn't live up to the full potential and/or really bring any innovation to the genre. As its not a 'solid' performer, its not also delivering the 'solid' game-play that a 7-8 game should.

I don't think its worse than Jedi Survivor for example on a technical level, no 'game breaking' bugs, people losing their pre-order bonuses as well as the 'poor' optimising inherent in basically all UE4 games. At least we know the Coalition have been 'pulled' in to help (initially to hit 60fps - which only happened 'very' recently as Phil said they'd needed to be in place last 'Fall' to have 'helped' and they have a good 'history' and excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine - the 'UE' experts at MS. I'm sure that they could really 'fix' the UE4 issues and improve the game immensely from a technical perspective - even improve the AI too so it 'runs' more like 'Gears'.

Prey is the only game Arkane has made that didn't immediately feel outdated

Dishonoured for me, great game. Enjoyed Deathloop and just started Prey (impressed so far). Still waiting on a finished version of Redfall before downloading.

@Moonglow Technically it's impossible to just poll across genres like this anyway, but Deathloop is a very unique, original, one of a kind concept while redfall is another looter shooter, let alone an infamously troubled one, so it's still surprising it would eclipse deathloop in the poll.

@BAMozzy Yeah, and I don't do survival horror so arkanes prey wasn't for me.

I'm guessing they had their own horror game and just wanted to attach the prey name to it. It never made sense. It's just a completely different game.

Kinda the same with fallout though. The original (obsidian via black Isle) series tone was very much a black comedy, about human civilization sucking in the rebuild. Bethesda made it a serious nuclear survival series.

I'd say Prey is their best work actually, probably one of my all-time favorite horror games.

@Cherip-the-Ripper Because Redfall is a good and fun game. It has some technical issues, but its way far off what people are telling around. I guess those people (myself included) decided to play the game instead of taking reviews for granted and ended up enjoying the title.

I don't think everyone who voted for Redfall is trolling, I voted for it myself, and with 9 hours into the game I'm actually having fun, and it's not only because it is on game pass as I intent to get a physical copy as well. I understand some people might get pissed off by some problems, but it all comes up as experience in the end. I haven't experienced AI issues as often as people have, it was really ocasional, only once if I recall correctly, so I have no reason to hate on the game based on other people problems. To me it is being a fun and good experience overall.

I have tried playing Dishonored 2 and I hated every minute of it, just do not like the gameplay at all.
Played Prey 3 years ago and while it took me a bit to get into it, once I did loved it.