DemonKing
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No more Onyx??? ;_;
Did they even release any games using the engine?
No more Onyx??? ;_;
No more Onyx??? ;_;
Did they even release any games using the engine?
As I said in the other thread I find this a desperate and disappointing move.
No more Onyx??? ;_;
Did they even release any games using the engine?
Dungeon Siege III.
- The biggest news from the presentation is the announcement that Obsidian's Onyx engine will be scrapped. Feargus says it's simply too costly to maintain compared to using existing third party engines like Unreal, CryEngine and especially Unity. However, the auxiliary tools that Obsidian has developed for use with Onyx, such as their dialogue editor, will be kept and adapted for use with other engines.
As such, Obsidian plans on transitioning into the PC and tablet space, as well as becoming a developer that develops "parts of games" for larger studios. Feargus wants to try to bring a more serious, hardcore type of RPG to mobile platforms. He also implies that Obsidian will keep on using Kickstarter in the future.
Obsidian Entertainment would be collaborating with Russian developer Allods Team in the development of their upcoming MMORPG, Skyforge.
Edit: Seriously. Mail.ru is worse than EA. And it is owned by high-profile Russian mobsters, btw.
His points have nothing to do with Obsidian's shape. He talked about the future of medium sized companies in the next console cycle.Actually, none of what Feargus says sounds like Obsidian is in good shape business-wise.
Welcome to RPG Codex.Seriously why aren't we rejoicing more?
Also, the pressure to "dumb down for tablets" is far far more minimal considering the low budget costs of tablet games.
What about gameplay? Have tablets evolved to where they can give you the same reactivity as a mouse?
LOL, no. Mail.ru is a huge ass corporation that owns Allods Team and pretty much all of Russia's MMORPG industry (which is one of their least significant assets).Obsidian is working with Allods. Mail.ru is just the media site which announced it.
Their main thing shifted from console trash to PC RPGs.Sounds like Obsidian is going to have to cut some people pretty damn soon. Also, if I read this right, we are getting a MMO, tablet games and the occasional kickstarted game from now on? What's to celebrate?
I really should know better.Welcome to RPG Codex.Seriously why aren't we rejoicing more?
I see they will still be putas of the gaming industry...becoming a developer that develops "parts of games" for larger studios
Which was the only Obisidan game that did not suffer from a million bugs on release. I will miss Onyx.No more Onyx??? ;_;
Did they even release any games using the engine?
Dungeon Siege III.
It is not a tablet game. It has been ported to iPad. That's a pretty big difference.King of Dragon Pass is a tablet game