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Obsidian working on a AAA RPG
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Obsidian has worked on multiple games simultaneously long before MS so I'm not sure what you're freaking out about.
I wonder if it'll be a new IP or something set in one of their existing worlds (or maybe a licensed game?)
It sucks for PS only gamers but this was honestly the best case scenario. Now they have the financial backing of a publisher/console maker so they do not have to stress out as much when a game does not meet expectations, and Microsoft is releasing these games on Xbox AND PC. The most gamers possible while also giving them financial backing.
And yes technically a third party big name publisher could have gotten them, but I don't even want to think what would have happened to them if EA, Activision or Ubisoft had gotten them.
Yes, because it's not that good, for exemple if you compare it to Fallout New Vegas
I would've played it if it had a third person mode. Unfortunately first person only doesn't get my money, so I'll never know if I'd like it more or less than New Vegas.
Something along the lines of Elder Scrolls please. But a single player game, not some online multiplayer garbage.
Great to hear, can't wait to see it. I do hope and expect that it will be a good step up from TOW in terms of visuals and animations. Great game, but in that department it can greatly improve. I think we all know that.
...People are surprised that Obsidian is working on AAA RPG? That's the whole point why Microsoft bought them lol
What's wrong with FPS?
I'm a simple man, I don't ask too much from my RPGs other than keeping me entertained.
Seems like millions of people agree with me as well.
I wouldn't mind a dark fantasy first person melee/range RPG from them. And I mean DARK fantasy.
I'd love to see it but I'm doubtful they'd want to use an IP that underperformed pretty badly with it's last entry.
I have so far been enjoying Outer Worlds a lot! But I'm hoping for new IP! Gimme something unique and interesting for next gen!
Oh yeah, I'd rather Obsidian survive and make great games than be dead, even if as a PS4/Switch owner with a cheap laptop, I won't be able to play them. At least other people will.
Lionhead's problem was Fable 3 being hugely rushed (it was made in 18 months), followed by an extended period of mucking around with Kinect games that went very poorly. This, combined with Molyneux's management, led to an exodus of staff, followed by Molyneux himself. These departures obliterated the studio's internal culture.
Microsoft then meddled, and had them try to make a "service-based" Fable game that was intended to be Fable Legends. That game's development had massive issues, and the remaining shell of a shell of what was once Lionhead, was closed.
It had nothing to do with multiple projects or split attention. And I'm still unclear how much of the Kinect nonsense had to do with Molyneux, versus a mandate from above. Molyneux really seemed to be into that Milo thing.
I'm mostly looking forward to Grounded, as I'm not that much into RPG's.
Sorry for the heresy. :D
Sorry for the heresy. :D
Based on some of Sawyer's recent tumblr Q and As, I doubt it. He really makes it seem like Pillars is on the shelf at the moment.
And we do know they are working on Outer Worlds DLC for this year. So it could just be referring to that.
I still hope that they have some future plans for Pillars-like games, but at least we have Owlcat in that space now too.
This term is out of control. If someone doesn't post a dissertation to go along with their unpopular opinion its a drive by and shouldn't be allowed? Ridiculous.
I ultimately like Skyrim as much as the next guy but not for anything it does as a RPG. At the very least, what it has to offer as a RPG is inoffensive. Such is Bethesda, and I am okay with that.
OW actually strives to be a RPG with some depth but its attempt is unfortunately riddled with poor design. Thus I can't help but be disappointed by it.
DLC for previous Obsidian games have done a pretty good job of changing according to criticism towards their respective main games, so I'm reasonably confident The Outer Worlds' DLC will alleviate some of the problems I had with it.
Was surprisingly just "whelmed" by The Outer Worlds (something about the game's humor didn't resonate with me), so I'm looking forward to seeing what these guys put out next.
I can't get invested in a character if they're just a floating gun, for one. Beyond that, first person cameras give me massive migraines, eye strain and motion sickness.
Be sure to play Disco Elysium when it comes out on PS4 hopefully this year.
Try going into the dreams thread and saying something less harsh, but still negative, you will have 20 replies wanting your blood.
Considering the mods also thought you were trolling he's probably right.
That said I've had a hard time getting into TOW myself. Maybe my tastes have changed since New Vegas, but I just can't get into it.
The Outer Worlds team moved onto DLC for TOW and to The Outer Worlds 2.
The Pillars team is now making a new game, probably in the Pillars universe. There's a chance it might be 3rd person or 1st person, but this is most likely the AAA title the OP is talking about.
Grounded is a game made by 12 people, and it sounds like a passion project for the developers.
What are you talking about?
Do you realize Outer Worlds and Pillars 2 were being worked on concurrently?
Given that The Outer Worlds felt like an audition for Obsidian to make big-budget mainstream-ish RPGs again after Pillars II underperformed, it doesn't surprise me they're working on something big for Microsoft. They made it pretty clear the survival game was a small team endeavor, so I'm not sure why some of you are surprised.
Now, hopefully, whatever this is will be better written and more mechanically interesting than Outer Worlds was. That might be the hardest I've turned on a game in a while, honestly.
Now, hopefully, whatever this is will be better written and more mechanically interesting than Outer Worlds was. That might be the hardest I've turned on a game in a while, honestly.
I think it's out on Switch too later this year, so I'm getting it there. I'm very excited about an RPG where you actually, you know, get to mold your character's personality and role in the world through non-combat actions.
Outer World is fun and I'm really enjoying it. Hope to see something similar with more budget and resources.
No, the studio that, after being bought, were able to expand to multiple floors, make a office revamp and what not.
like I said, it's the long run that matter.
You're the second person confused as to why people are surprised and I'm not seeing anyone acting surprised in this thread. I'm not sure why you're not sure why people are surprised in this thread not full of very surprised people.
That's what I would like to see as well and with no microtransactions, obviously.
They only talked about ps4 and xbox and have only been teasing ps4 from what I know so far.
Regarding the rumor of the Skyrim-like Pillars game, Ffog posted this in the XGS thread.
It may just mean Josh Sawyer doesn't want to work that project (he seems to leading another smaller game), or it may mean Obsidian in general isn't working on a game like that.
"Collaborate with the animation and audio teams to determine the overall feel and pace of combat actions utilizing both first and third person animations."
This would imply that there is a toggle. The Outer Worlds didn't have one because of budget reasons. They've had enough feedback on it that I'd imagine a sequel would have a third person mode. Even Grounded has a third person mode.
It may just mean Josh Sawyer doesn't want to work that project (he seems to leading another smaller game), or it may mean Obsidian in general isn't working on a game like that.
The same job posting that lists first person combat also says
"Collaborate with the animation and audio teams to determine the overall feel and pace of combat actions utilizing both first and third person animations."
This would imply that there is a toggle. The Outer Worlds didn't have one because of budget reasons. They've had enough feedback on it that I'd imagine a sequel would have a third person mode. Even Grounded has a third person mode.
I hope they do better than with Outer Worlds, that game was bland as fuck after the first 3 hours.
