inXile General Discussion Thread

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[TheDiceMustRoll]

That's pretty neat. I like that he has Klingon Academy, that game was fantastic, they even got Chang's actor to come in and shoot a bunch of scenes, and he nailed it.

 

[Xeon]

Fargo is such a hard worker, its been more than a year I think? since they were bought by Microsoft and just now he managed to setup his office.

 

[Bester]

Fargo is such a hard worker, its been more than a year I think? since they were bought by Microsoft and just now he managed to setup his office.

You don't get to produce 50+ something titles by being a lazy fuck.

 

[TheDiceMustRoll]

Fargo is such a hard worker, its been more than a year I think? since they were bought by Microsoft and just now he managed to setup his office.

You don't get to produce 50+ something titles by being a lazy fuck.

What do you think producers do?

 

[Sweeper]

What do you think producers do?

Logic would dictate that a producer produces a product of some type.
And they do, they produce their names in the credits.

 

[agris]

Producers exist on a 2D axis of logistics and money. Most producers we hear about in game dev are handling logistics, it's usually in movies you see the title Executive Producer which means they helped bankroll the venture. Given the Fargo family $$$, I bet he was more financially involved (at least initially) then most game producers. No clue on the logistics front.

 

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[fantadomat]

Nobody cares about that shit. People care if he had made a single good game,not about what he had played.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Brian Fargo is claiming that he legally purchased the right to use that Vincent Segrelles artwork for the box cover of (and an adverisement for) the original release of The Demon's Forge? Later re-releases, still on the Apple II, used different artwork for the box cover, and I had assumed this was yet another example of an early computer game ripping off art that it did not have the rights to use.

 

[Roguey]

Later re-releases, still on the Apple II, used different artwork for the box cover, and I had assumed this was yet another example of an early computer game ripping off art that it did not have the rights to use.

Maybe he just wanted to use more appropriate artwork?

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

It could also have been a license for only 1000 usages or whatever.

 

[StaticSpine]

Spend years learning how to make turn-based RPGs, finally come out with an okayish title, switch to completely new genre and the cycle begins again.

Business masterplan.

Bruh, so true and such a damn shame

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Softline magazine, January 1983

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Mustache looks fake.

 

[agris]

Fargo looks like he had been punched in the left eye in that photo. Look at all the blood under his skin, and the pattern. That’s a mostly healed shiner or he had a weird skin condition when he was younger.

 

[StaticSpine]

Fargo looks like he had been punched in the left eye in that photo.

 

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https://inxile.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=36

Senior Narrative Designer
Design Dept. · Tustin, California

inXile entertainment is an Xbox Game Studio led by Brian Fargo. We specialize in deep, reactive, and narrative-focused RPGs, but also love exploring other genres. Our studio is filled with passionate developers who love making games, and playing them.

InXile is looking for a talented Narrative Designer for an unannounced next-generation RPG. The ideal candidate has a deep love of RPGs, experience using branching dialog tools, knowledge of non-linear narrative structure, and a unique voice to add to our games. Rich narrative is in the DNA of our company, and we’re looking for a skilled creator to join us in continuing our tradition of deep, reactive storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Creative ideation and iteration, creating rich and flavorful characters and quests
• Creating structures and writing conversations in our branching dialog tool
• Owning and updating the narrative documentation for the game
• Testing and iterating on narrative content for quality and flow
• Aiding in in-studio voice recording and mocap sessions

Requirements

• At least 5 years’ experience working in narrative design or writing
• Shipped a title with branching dialogs and/or non-linear storytelling
• Strong dialog writing skills
• Experience with branching dialog tools (e.g. Twine, articy:draft, or in-house equivalents)
• Broad knowledge of RPGs and other story-driven games

Pluses

• Experience with in-studio voice recording sessions
• Experience with in-engine implementation
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine

 

[Bester]

• At least 5 years’ experience working in narrative design or writing
• Shipped a title with branching dialogs and/or non-linear storytelling

Who can they get with these requirements, considering there are no good RPGs in the last 10 years*? Only shitheads that precipitated the decline we're in.

*except Disco

 

[LESS T_T]

Matt Wallace, the writer who did WL3 novella Ironclad and some additional work on the actual game:



He's also a retired professional wrestler apparently.

So narrative team of this AAA(A) RPG be like:

• BrotherNone as Lead
• Chad Moore likely do some writing as Creative Director. Probably Jason Aderson too
• Nathon Long, Rosa Dachtler as Seniors
• This Matt Wallace guy in some capacity

 

[cvv]

He's also a retired professional wrestler apparently.

As opposed to those three gender studies dangerhairs that are lead writers at Obshitian.

 

[Bester]

So narrative team of this AAA(A) RPG be like:

• BrotherNone as Lead
• Chad Moore likely do some writing as Creative Director. Probably Jason Aderson too
• Nathon Long, Rosa Dachtler as Seniors
• This Matt Wallace guy in some capacity

Nathan Long is 71 years old and hasn't written anything decent in his life. Zyklon Beekers isn't even a writer. Jason Anderson is the only name that sounds like a competent person, but he's not enough in this group of hacks. This list already reads like an obituary to this game. It's dead.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Yeah, I don't see this ending up well, Inxile and Obsidian should've stuck with making medium-budget RPGs, instead of attempting to make a big AAA blockbuster with no expertise nor experience in making a mass market product in the last decade. My prediction is that both Obsidians Skyrim killer and whatever this is will get marred in development hell, and in a few years Phil Spencer will quietly take Fargo and Feargus out the back door and put them out of their misery.

 

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Pre-Interplay Fargostalgia:

 

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