inXile AAA RPG will be using Unreal Engine 5
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And its absolutely no doubt MS will be a powerhouse of AAA RPGs.
Kind of nuts how many types of RPGS they're looking to create. I assume there's and 3 ARPG (PG, inXile, Obsidian) and a first person RPG (Obsidian Outerworlds team), along with an iso RPG (inXile Wasteland?)
Kind of nuts how many types of RPGS they're looking to create. I assume there's and 3 ARPG (PG, inXile, Obsidian) and a first person RPG (Obsidian Outerworlds team), along with an iso RPG (inXile Wasteland?)
No, not personally.
I played Jade Empire more than a decade ago and it was fine, but that's not the point.
It was a reference to a comment about how Xbox was in the past the house of some very good RPGs like the three I mentioned.
I don't see how the three studios currently producing an RPG would match that.
While it might be true that Bioware and Bethesda lost some of the confidence they used to have due to Anthem and Fallout 76, does that make them less reliable than a studio who has never produced an RPG before and one who has produced good not great RPGs before and is making their first AAA?
I don't understand how those 3 studios would make Series X a "powerhouse for RPGs".
They're nice addition for sure but "powerhouse"?
That's a lot of optimism.
I see. Thanks a lot. I can't wait to see what game devs will do with the hardware and the engine altogether. I hope the combination of both really make creating game a lot easier.
And has real-time combat? Because if it ticks that box as well this will be moving to my list of games to look forward to. :)
This has always been a problem with Obsidian unfortunately, yes. That's why I waited for the complete package (including all the DLC) before I even started with Pillars 1+2. But their final forms are more than fine IMO
What other publisher is boasting 3 highly talented rpg teams?
cd has 2 great teams, then....?
During the Unreal Engine 5 interview they said that they would port Fortnite to UE5 next year and that will be their first real test.
That sounds like they're not 100% sure themselves.
He also created Wasteland which was amazing and massively influential, and was a big part of Bard's Tale as well. Dunno how any can call him a snake oil salesman.
UE5 doesn't sound like a rewrite, but more of a rebranding thanks to next gen. Fortnite is less of a test and more, the only game that'll be shippable since it seems UE5 hasn't hit most devs
Why? The devs have been given a pretty large degree of freedom. Not sure why they would force them to use a specific engine. Most XGS partners use UE4 already.
He literally said that porting Fortnite from UE4 to UE5 would be their test of how such a transition will look like.
Starts at 26:22.
This is the man who made the Bard's Tale games and Battle Chess and brought me a lot of joy over the years. I'm so happy he has been given the opportunity to get back in his creative space. A real legend of gaming.
As an aside, I know people in gaming development and they have nothing but good things to say about how Microsoft is treating it's developers lately. They are getting a TON of creative freedom and support. I'm really excited to see what that means for Microsoft games over the next few years.
Transitioning a released, polished, huge live game such as Fortnite is inevitably more difficult than doing it to a project in its infancy / still in early phases of development. I wouldn't read too much into it regarding other developers in the near future.
I must have missed this, they hired a producer from Rockstar recently too right?
Eh, I dunno that using Halo's newer engine would be good. It's built specifically for Halo right now. That sounds eerily similar to how EA wanted all their studios to use Frostbite and we see how that turned out. Maybe if those studios want to make an FPS game they could attempt it, but it would probably best be offered for use by MS, rather than mandated. Just my opinion, tho. Depends on how flexible the engine could be, and I'm obviously not privy to that information lol
Hmm could be. I cant keep up anymore these days haha. All XGS studios are growing alot. GING-SAMA is best to ask. He is kinda the guru with that haha.
This. Epic has stated that it should be a smooth transition. Developers can start on UE4 and upgrade to UE5 when its ready.
I think it goes a lot further than that, Bioware has been losing fan confidence since Mass Effect 3, and especially with Andromeda. Similarly before 76 Fallout 4 wasn't nearly as well received as New Vegas, which is coincidentally made by Obsidian. I agree that Playground and inXile are not sure hits (I think Obsidian is pretty proven, at least before scaling up) but I think Bioware and Bethesda actually have a lot more to prove at this point.
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I'm way into the idea that XGS is going to start pumping out high quality/high budget RPG's. As someone who got attached to the brand because of stuff like Morrowind and KOTOR on the OG, and loved stuff like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon on 360, it's very exciting to see there being a potential focus there.
that doesn't really change my opinion. it sounds similar to moving completed games up to newer versions, which can cause breakage. of course we'll have to wait and see just how much changed
Well, Wasteland and then Fallout!
I didn't put everything because really, the guy is a legend.
Even Tim Schaffer in some Twitter exchanges they had seems to adress him as if Brian was a veteran and Tim a starting dev
Highly talented?
Obsidian is definitely highly talented, but the other two are unproven rpg teams, for reasons already stated by many (myself included).
It's going to be amazing next gen. Inxile, Obsidian and PG games all brimming with top talent. :)
I really enjoyed Hunted, so if they're indeed making another Action RPG that sounds great to me.