Implying Avowed has a playable build.
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Obsidian General Discussion Thread
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I assume it uses the same engine and mostly the same assets as the first game, in this case it's not very surprising that it's already playable in some form.
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Devs try to make their games playable as quickly as possible. Doesn't mean they're anywhere near complete. He could have been playing a test build with wireframe maps and placeholder character models.
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Any idea if that Eternity 2D/3D technology (reused in Torment as well) is going to have some future use? I thought it looked really nice.
Could be just a vertical slice.
Outer Worlds 2 is already playable huh.
Could be just a vertical slice.
yea that makes some sense. he said many times he wanted "alternative" (non combat) game for him; making a plagiat of Disco would be a solid choice. It's even a game that not just consoles but even tablets could run. if I was Ferg-rus I'd approve it.
meanwhile, their 2 flagships are copies of bethesda fantasy game and bethesda fallout respectively.
a solid strategy for what one could call a "Fallen Empire" studio that can't afford traditional RPGs no more.
a problem I see tho, is that Josh is not an insane estonian novelist.
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I have my doubts about current Obsidian members being able to write a truly memorable vile character.
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Can we side with him?
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Of course I do! He's the guy that killed those two people I rode on a wagon with once AND I knew him in a past life AND he kicked my dog.
As far as I can tell Josh is a better writer than most of the other people currently working at Obsidian. Hanlon was far more competently done than anyone from TOW.
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Oh man, I don't want to play this game now, this guy probably misgendered someone
Some new writers at Obsidian:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joefiel...ofile:ACoAAAH1zZkBpd63M4-aJWoBHWlPuxf8teXPZCA
Joe Fielder, he has worked on Bioshock Infinite, Deathloop and Ghosts of Tsushima. (+ multiple other games as well).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdmhoon...ofile:ACoAAAnz7ykBn4IQPCfoDQ2wC085SJFNxK8AV5U
Kelsie Mhoon. 3 years of experience, don't know any of the games she worked on. Now working on Outer Worlds 2. And since for Codex people hair color is everything, her hair color is natural.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lismobe...ofile:ACoAAAp4mn4BddO4pentS2Oa74vMh0NhU_A7Tro
Lis M. (cba to find her full name). Experience from Avalanche and few smaller studios.
There's a 4th new hire as well. I think he had very limited experience (his LinkedIn was open before, now it's closed and can't see it anymore).
Also they hired a guy in suit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-...ofile:ACoAAATA55oBg3JEmtI6Nxm_WbFdIvlEMTqRLtk
Replacent for Parker and possibly in the future for Feargus?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joefiel...ofile:ACoAAAH1zZkBpd63M4-aJWoBHWlPuxf8teXPZCA
Joe Fielder, he has worked on Bioshock Infinite, Deathloop and Ghosts of Tsushima. (+ multiple other games as well).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdmhoon...ofile:ACoAAAnz7ykBn4IQPCfoDQ2wC085SJFNxK8AV5U
Kelsie Mhoon. 3 years of experience, don't know any of the games she worked on. Now working on Outer Worlds 2. And since for Codex people hair color is everything, her hair color is natural.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lismobe...ofile:ACoAAAp4mn4BddO4pentS2Oa74vMh0NhU_A7Tro
Lis M. (cba to find her full name). Experience from Avalanche and few smaller studios.
There's a 4th new hire as well. I think he had very limited experience (his LinkedIn was open before, now it's closed and can't see it anymore).
Also they hired a guy in suit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-...ofile:ACoAAATA55oBg3JEmtI6Nxm_WbFdIvlEMTqRLtk
Replacent for Parker and possibly in the future for Feargus?
Potentially good.
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Good luck to him, I guess.
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Writer for the game that they cut all interactive dialogue from? Oh boy, Obsidian are lucky ducks!
It's over for Obsidian's former owners, they messed up so much with Avowed that they have an official babysitter.
I don't think he is there just because of Avowed. He is there to actually change the damn culture at Obsidian which by some is quite fucking toxic (if you trust the Glassdoor reviews). They are not independent anymore, so I'm quite sure MS will do an interview on those who leave the company and if they see damn pattern there (Parker, Feargus etc. creating a horrible environment), they will react. Obviously they can't fire Feargus as it would be a huge PR issue for them and probably would cost them a lot of money to get rid of the owners sooner rather than later.
That's a lot of if's though. There are only few recent reviews from Obsidian to begin with. 3/200 people saying it's toxic doesn't necessarily mean it is that.
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really shouldn't lie like that
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