Interview Chris Avellone tells all on My Favourite Game

[Fenix]

I asked a friend to try to play Fallout and he said he can't, the perspective makes him dizzy. If only they remade it as an FPS, he says.

He is just a cripple, cripped with a non-diversity he expierienced in his life. That's what happened when someone plays only dumb FPS.

KoTC guy

Who?

 

[Fenix]

he expierienced in his life.

I mean - his game-life, thay somehow was lost.

 

[Forest Dweller]

I think the "Black Isle" seeming-slam that most folks at BIS noticed was in a slice of dialogue in Arcanum referring to the "you mean the Black Isle?" and a follow-up of, "no one would ever want to go there," - I think it was in segments related to the Isle of Despair. Whether it actually was a Black Isle slam, I don't recall, but it was easy to interpret it as one. I don't think anyone really gives a shit about it all now, though - I don't./

You've gotten to that part?

EDIT: Damn, I see ghostdog beat me to it.

 

[Forest Dweller]

It's pretty nice actually :

I think I'd like to find that artist and shake his hand.

 

[TimCain]

I think the "Black Isle" seeming-slam that most folks at BIS noticed was in a slice of dialogue in Arcanum referring to the "you mean the Black Isle?" and a follow-up of, "no one would ever want to go there," - I think it was in segments related to the Isle of Despair. Whether it actually was a Black Isle slam, I don't recall, but it was easy to interpret it as one. I don't think anyone really gives a shit about it all now, though - I don't.

I asked the writer of that dialog if it was intended as a dig against Black Isle Studios, and he said it was. Which surprised me, because he was never angry with Feargus or Black Isle Studios.

In any case, I apologize for this dialog, fifteen years too late.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

This is good idea for a quest. The protagonist sneaks up to the library and slightly alters the classical works of main villain, evil wizard Blackislo Islandini. Cut to the ending slides, villain's legacy is now ruined and everybody considers him a hack. Why fight the villain when you can erase him from history.

Also, I need caffeine.

 

[Jasede]

Look at you fags, making the Great Old Ones post.

 

[Grotesque]

vtmb is also far better than anything black isle ever made

People make games, not companies.
That's why someone that expects the same quality games from an old company that lost the key designers, is pure nonsense.

The best example: the Gothic series

 

[Fenix]

In any case, I apologize for this dialog, fifteen years too late.

Every time I have read that part in game, I just saw it as joke, a harmless joke, maybe even sarcastic joke, sarcastic pin, but nothing more. )

 

[Kev Inkline]

Look at you fags, making the Great Old Ones post.

I wonder what it feels like to read pages after pages filled with wild speculation (if they unfortunately do so) about your motives on some particular issues, some current, some dated 15+ years.

Disorienting?

https://twitter.com/avoidcomments

 

[dunno lah]

vtmb is also far better than anything black isle ever made

People make games, not companies.
That's why someone that expects the same quality games from an old company that lost the key designers, is pure nonsense.

The best example: the Gothic series

Another one: id soft

 

[hivemind]

If instead o clicking on reply in the top right corner and quoting the entire post including the quote of the previous poster(and hence alerting them for no reason)

vtmb is also far better than anything black isle ever made

People make games, not companies.
That's why someone that expects the same quality games from an old company that lost the key designers, is pure nonsense.

The best example: the Gothic series

Another one: id soft

you can simply select the latest part of the post and then click on the reply button that appear once you let go of your mouse button

Another one: id soft

this avoids quote pyramids and allows you to more clearly respond to specific parts of a post that you are quoting

 

[dunno lah]

If instead o clicking on reply in the top right corner and quoting the entire post including the quote of the previous poster(and hence alerting them for no reason)

vtmb is also far better than anything black isle ever made

People make games, not companies.
That's why someone that expects the same quality games from an old company that lost the key designers, is pure nonsense.

The best example: the Gothic series

Another one: id soft

you can simply select the latest part of the post and then click on the reply button that appear once you let go of your mouse button

Another one: id soft

this avoids quote pyramids and allows you to more clearly respond to specific parts of a post that you are quoting

oh. sorry bro.

 

[hivemind]

snarky responses to polite and legitimize advice are a proof of autism btw

 

[Neanderthal]

That Black Isle crack in Arcanum weren't nowt to call owt though were it? I mean it were fairly fuckin harmless, specially compared to all ballbustin we see in Fallout 2, I mean graffiti on walls o New Reno aint exactly subtle, an some o taunts thrown out. I like a bit o banter, cracked me up when in Max Payne officer Broussard is sayin he'll close a case "when its done." Witcher 3 you've got Ciri an Polish Steven Seagal playin rock, paper, scissors in a fair clear nod to Div:OS etc.

 

[Fenix]

snarky responses to polite and legitimize advice are a proof of autism btw

Dear hivemind

Spoiler

your avatar looks very strange, it's... it causes strange associations, like sexual one. I'm sorry if it was not your goal,

Spoiler

although I'm sure it was.

 

[commie]

KoTC guy

Who?

Knights of the Chalice. The last 'greatest ever' Codex hipster RPG (replaced since by Underrail).

I think the "Black Isle" seeming-slam that most folks at BIS noticed was in a slice of dialogue in Arcanum referring to the "you mean the Black Isle?" and a follow-up of, "no one would ever want to go there," - I think it was in segments related to the Isle of Despair. Whether it actually was a Black Isle slam, I don't recall, but it was easy to interpret it as one. I don't think anyone really gives a shit about it all now, though - I don't.

I asked the writer of that dialog if it was intended as a dig against Black Isle Studios, and he said it was. Which surprised me, because he was never angry with Feargus or Black Isle Studios.

In any case, I apologize for this dialog, fifteen years too late.

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That's some epic level lurking there Mr Cain!

 

[Plane Escapee]

In this thread we conclude that at least one significant employee at Obsidian is still on talking terms with MCA [/gossipgirl]

 

[Major_Blackhart]

What's Tim Cain's Brofist to post ratio?

 

[ArchAngel]

What's Tim Cain's Brofist to post ratio?

Over 9000!

 

[ghostdog]

In this thread we conclude that at least one significant employee at Obsidian is still on talking terms with MCA [/gossipgirl]

That makes me even more butthurt that I won't see my dream team collaborating on a game (MCA/Tim/Leo).

 

[Fenix]

Life is life, it is imperfect.
You just need to play with cards you have.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

So, who at Obsidian isn't on speaking terms with MCA?

 

[you know what time it is]

Saying Bloodlines is better than Fallout and Torment is fighting words.

Fisting and agreeing with Roguey, what a time to be alive.

 

[Kev Inkline]

Fisting and agreeing with Roguey, what a time to be alive.

You know what time it is.