Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[Infinitron]

Don't get too excited, these Twitter community manager types like throwing random snippets of stuff into the air.

Anyway, a Marvel Cinematic Universe/Avengers-esque superhero RPG (with lots of witty banter) is certainly a commercially promising idea, but it seems more appropriate for AAA than anything Kickstarter. Gotta have lots of spectacle.

 

[The Bishop]

Yes, trademarked superhero RPG, the best way to deliver a deep, nuanced, and mature story the kodex is longing for.

 

[Lockkaliber]

https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/598936061314617344

Obsidian working on a superhero RPG? Discuss!

The #superherorpg hashtag does make it look like it could be the start of a marketing campaign.

This could also explain MCAs role in the project. He has some experience with super hero RPGs. I'll just leave a snip of a private conversation I had with him in 2010 as evidence.

 

[markec]

https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/598936061314617344

Obsidian working on a superhero RPG? Discuss!

The #superherorpg hashtag does make it look like it could be the start of a marketing campaign.

I would be happy with something like this.

 

[Volrath]

Freedom Force 2

 

[Athelas]

Don't get too excited, these Twitter community manager types like throwing random snippets of stuff into the air.

Anyway, a Marvel Cinematic Universe/Avengers-esque superhero RPG (with lots of witty banter) is certainly a commercially promising idea, but it seems more appropriate for AAA than anything Kickstarter. Gotta have lots of spectacle.

Well, it could be an urban fantasy style 'mundane' superhero.

Or it could be the console game they're presumably working on.

 

[Name]

Maybe Valiant? Hellboy? Marvel is into F2P and Telltale, DC has WB subsidiaries.

 

[Roguey]

A role playing game where you play someone else's pre-established character is no good (unless you're a previously-dead amnesiac Geralt).

 

[Lhynn]

A role playing game where you play someone else's pre-established character is no good

This is so true...

(unless you're a previously-dead amnesiac Geralt).

Even then, i cant stand that cunt.

 

[LizardWizard]

Cable. Or Stephen Vincent Strange.

A Venture Bros RPG would be amazing though.

 

[Rupuka]

A role playing game where you play someone else's pre-established character is no good (unless you're a previously-dead amnesiac Geralt).

Stupid question but is making your own character a good thing? At least for a computer RPG?
In P&P RPG making your own character is great because every aspect no matter how small has the potential of being relevant and every NPC can react in a meaningful way thanks to the GM. But every computer game with the promise of "you can be anyone you want" is lying.

Obviously there is no way devs can program a game that actually reacts to every possible thing you can do, but the problem is that most devs picked for solution never addressing some things or leaving them ambiguous so they don't conflict with your headcanon; or, if you are lucky, getting a really superficial comment as "look a [insert race/class/other]" every once in a while. A lot of roleplaying now is just in the head of the person playing instead of the actual game, making your own character is great but if that gets in the way of roleplaying, well, the priorities of a RPG should be obvious. Games like Deus Ex or Torment wouldn't be able to do a lot of thing they do if one was able to change the protagonist, a lot of great thing that made you relate to the character more and contextualize their actions as logical.

If the role is pre-established, then the devs can create a game about actually roleplaying as it instead of leaving as much as they can in the air to not get in the way of over-glorified LARPing

 

[Abelian]

Florida Man, the world's worst superhero.

 

[Doktor Best]

Meh. I dont want to play some idiot who wears his underpants above his clothes. I want to experience a world i have to adapt to and grow stronger in order to explore it and overcome my obstacles. A superhero would stand above all from the very beginning. It would be far too epic.

I want me some turn based sci-fi/postapocalypse/cyberpunk/medieval/pirate rpg.

Basically everything but superheros and standard fantasy.

 

[Abu Antar]

I've been joking about Obsidian making a superhero rpg and who I would like to see represented and have come up with the conclusion that Watchmen is the only one I'd like to see.

 

[Lockkaliber]

What if you got to create your own super hero and the story didn't revolve around the usual people (and no Wolverine)?

 

[Haba]

The only good super hero is a dead super hero. Preferably raped, degraded and then killed.

 

[Sensuki]

Superheroes are for kids

 

[Duraframe300]

Freedom Force rulez

(Irrationals best game post SS2)

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Deadpool. Not even that huge a fan of the character, but I want to see MCA write a hyper-violent Deadpool RPG. That shit would be bonkers.


Outside of that I would play a squad-based tactical TB nu-xcom clone using either JL or Avengers as a license.

An Obsidian Hellboy game might also have potential, but I definitely don't see that happening.

 

[Lockkaliber]

Superheroes are for kids

 

[Crooked Bee]

Video games are for kids

Fix'd.

 

[Trodat]

Superheroes... zzzz. scifi or

(Cyberpunk would suffice)

 

[Roguey]

Stupid question but is making your own character a good thing? At least for a computer RPG?
In P&P RPG making your own character is great because every aspect no matter how small has the potential of being relevant and every NPC can react in a meaningful way thanks to the GM. But every computer game with the promise of "you can be anyone you want" is lying.

Obviously there is no way devs can program a game that actually reacts to every possible thing you can do, but the problem is that most devs picked for solution never addressing some things or leaving them ambiguous so they don't conflict with your headcanon; or, if you are lucky, getting a really superficial comment as "look a [insert race/class/other]" every once in a while. A lot of roleplaying now is just in the head of the person playing instead of the actual game, making your own character is great but if that gets in the way of roleplaying, well, the priorities of a RPG should be obvious. Games like Deus Ex or Torment wouldn't be able to do a lot of thing they do if one was able to change the protagonist, a lot of great thing that made you relate to the character more and contextualize their actions as logical.

If the role is pre-established, then the devs can create a game about actually roleplaying as it instead of leaving as much as they can in the air to not get in the way of over-glorified LARPing

Blank slates and predefined protagonists created for role playing are fine, characters from other mediums are not fine unless you jump through a lot of hoops like CD Projekt did.

 

[DeepOcean]

Superheroes are for kids

Watchmen. I would like a MCA Watchmen.

 

[throwaway]

So after infecting vidya with the braindead zombie bullcrap Hollywood is passing the AIDS that is superhero shit. God help us.