Development Info Josh Sawyer Game Development Q&A on Youtube

[Infinitron]

Tags: J.E. Sawyer; Obsidian Entertainment

In response to two questions asked on his Formspring account, Josh Sawyer decided to respond by video.

At what point in the dev cycle do you generally realize what stuff isn't going to make it in, or that you need more time?​

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In writing dialog, what is the order of priority in terms of information expressed to the player? (IE. Is plot stressed more than, say, characterization of the speaker?) Is there even a delineation at all or are all aspects ideally complementary?​

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[thesheeep]

Looks like a light saber, is a shaver. Use it!

Really what's up with people growing beards like crazy, lately? I'm not talking about stylish beards, that have some obvious forms and are obviously... tended. You know? But some people just "let it grow". Makes them look like a bum.

 

[IronicNeurotic]

Production beard

 

[Rivmusique]

Really what's up with people growing beards like crazy, lately? I'm not talking about stylish beards, that have some obvious forms and are obviously... tended. You know? But some people just "let it grow". Makes them look like a bum.

Makes it seem like he is too busy working to care. Don't want people knowing where all that KS money is really going.

 

[Roguey]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

The second video was nothing new for me, the first shows that they need to be quicker when it comes to cutting features and content but that's also nothing new.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

I do the same except for cosiness.

 

[Kalin]

Like watching a video diary of some lone plane-crash survivor on a desert island. Starts off all optimistic, then grows more and more erratic and dishevelled as time goes on.

 

[Ogg]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

I do the same except for cosiness.

Shall I remind you that you're a horse?!

 

[mindx2]

Man, it looks like he going all Howard Hughes on us.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

I do the same except for cosiness.

Shall I remind you that you're a horse?!

No, I forbid you to.

However, I appreciate you asking me for permission before doing such a retarded thing.

 

[St. Toxic]

What a fucking bum.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Ogg can't do shit without asking for my permission at all times.

I gots leverages.

 

[thesheeep]

Wait... you got a unicorn as a profile picture! o_O

 

[Andyman Messiah]

And your location is Berlin.

Fucking sick, dude!

 

[thesheeep]

Damn, the world is going down fast.

 

[Zed]

fuck you, anti-bum/anti-terrorist beard faggots.
men have hair-growth in their faces. let it grow.
just shave your necks to avoid looking like a complete loser.

sawyer has a great beard.

 

[villain of the story]

FNV examples are interesting.

Bits about characterisation strike me as plain common sense, though.

 

[DeepOcean]

He is doing a return to the natural manly state, your beardless faggots.

 

[thesheeep]

Who do you call beardless, here?
I'm definitely not beardless!

FNV examples are interesting.

Bits about characterisation strike me as plain common sense, though.

Well... that is the problem. It should be common sense. But as proven by many games, it isn't. Or common sense is not very widely spread in this business

 

[Outlander]

Josh Sawyer doesn't like beer.

 

[sea]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

Well that's not a creepy stalker thing to say at all.

 

[Modron]

I've mentioned before that he grows out a beard during the winter to keep his face warmer when he's cycling.

Well that's not a creepy stalker thing to say at all.

Hey you are the one who let people know his name, don't worry I am sure roguey is not keeping a dossier on you too... Then again we are talking about someone who randomly checked government records to see who owned the Torment rights on a whim.

Plus we have known roguey has been stalking lesi for years now.

 

[Infinitron]

It's funny, because usually it's feminists who accuse others of being creepy.

 

[Roguey]

I'm creepalicious.

Hey you are the one who let people know his name, don't worry I am sure roguey is not keeping a dossier on you too...

Indeed, too boring, gross soul patch thing.

Then again we are talking about someone who randomly checked government records to see who owned the Torment rights on a whim.

Oh, that wasn't random, it was deliberate. When BN mentioned that interesting things were happening with the rights for Torment he was practically begging someone to look it up. I was just a bit faster than others.

 

[Modron]

Oh, that wasn't random, it was deliberate. When BN mentioned that interesting things were happening with the rights for Torment he was practically begging someone to look it up. I was just a bit faster than others.

Ahh was not aware of the chronology; thought you just ousted Inxile's best laid plans on a lark.