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Interview Chris Avellone - Inside the Vault

VentilatorOfDoom

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Tags: Chris Avellone; Obsidian Entertainment

Since Obsidian Entertainment seems to have become an extension of Bethsoft it doesn't surprise that MCA enters the stage <a href="http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/04/07/inside-the-vault-obsidians-chris-avellone/">over yonder at the Bethblog.</a>
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<p style="margin-left:50px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-top-color:#ffffff;padding:5px;border-right-color:#bbbbbb;border-left-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-color:#bbbbbb;"><b>What’s your job at Obsidian?</b>
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I’m Creative Director. I direct creativity, sometimes in a positive direction. I also ask “why should the player give a crap?” a lot.
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<b>What games have you worked on?</b>
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I worked as a level designer/senior designer on Fallout 2, the Icewind Dale series (all of them), Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, Neverwinter Nights 2 and Mask of the Betrayer, and as a Lead Designer on Planescape Torment, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (man, that’s a long title), and Alpha Protocol. Currently working as a senior designer on Fallout: New Vegas.
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I also did a lot of writing for Hero Games’ Champions back in the day, which was good times.
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A very informative interview, thanks.
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Spotted at: <A HREF="http://www.rpgwatch.com/#14754">RPGWatch</A>
 

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That's a long title? Pft, give him a copy of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon. It beats KotOR2 by 10 something characters.
 

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MCA
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Jaesun said:

*fap*fap*fap*

edit: By game designer standards, both MCA and Josh Sawyer are total hotties. Certainly better looking than the toupee wearing hotel manager that writes Bioware's games.
 

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“why should the player give a crap?”

well at least we have this. i don't think anybody at Bethesda ever said this once during FO3's development. that sentiment was replaced with:

"what can the player asplode?"
 

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ScottishMartialArts said:
edit: By game designer standards, both MCA and Josh Sawyer are total hotties. Certainly better looking than the toupee wearing hotel manager that writes Bioware's games.

I always takes this into consideration when I buy games.
 

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