Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[Infinitron]

Josh Sawyer and Brian Fargo mega-interview: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...osh-sawyer-mega-interview-at-pc-gamer.108100/

 

[Duraframe300]

Random List with Interplay/Black Isle/Troika vets currently at Obsidian (I didn't pay attention to their roles at past companies)

Feargus Urquhart
Chris Parker
Chris Jones
Darren Monahan
Scott Everts
Jeff Husges
Robert Nesler
Eric DeMilt
Tim Cain
Leonard Boyarsky
Chris Naves
Jay Fong
David Webb
Tim Hume
Eric Whelpley
David Vodhanel
Dan Spitzley
Brian Menze
Richard Taylor
Daniel Alpert
Josh Sawyer

Might be forgetting a few

 

[AwesomeButton]

Random List with Interplay/Black Isle/Troika vets currently at Obsidian (I didn't pay attention to their roles at past companies)

Feargus Urquhart
Chris Parker
Chris Jones
Darren Monahan
Scott Everts
Jeff Husges
Robert Nesler
Eric DeMilt
Tim Cain
Leonard Boyarsky
Chris Naves
Jay Fong
David Webb
Tim Hume
Eric Whelpley
David Vodhanel
Dan Spitzley
Brian Menze
Richard Taylor
Daniel Alpert

Might be forgetting a few

What's more curious may be who's missing. You know, so we can blame a game sucking on their absense :D

 

[Infinitron]

Might be forgetting a few

I can name a rather important one.

 

[Duraframe300]

Random List with Interplay/Black Isle/Troika vets currently at Obsidian (I didn't pay attention to their roles at past companies)

Feargus Urquhart
Chris Parker
Chris Jones
Darren Monahan
Scott Everts
Jeff Husges
Robert Nesler
Eric DeMilt
Tim Cain
Leonard Boyarsky
Chris Naves
Jay Fong
David Webb
Tim Hume
Eric Whelpley
David Vodhanel
Dan Spitzley
Brian Menze
Richard Taylor
Daniel Alpert

Might be forgetting a few

What's more curious may be who's missing. You know, so we can blame a game sucking on their absense :D

Eh. The number itself compared to when Obsidian started out is probably around the same/maybe more, but ex-Interplay people left and joined constantly over the years. Hard to assign blame on a particular point in Obsidians history.

 

[Duraframe300]

Might be forgetting a few

I can name a rather important one.

JOSH

LOL


Edit: Now list is properly balanced.

 

[Duraframe300]

Might be forgetting a few

I can name a rather important one.

On that note, didn't Josh have a LinkedIn profile? Can't find it anymore.

 

[Roguey]

On that note, didn't Josh have a LinkedIn profile? Can't find it anymore.

 

[Jaesun]

 

[DosBuster]

I can confirm Obsidian is currently working on a new Fallout title, it will be revealed at this E3 conference with a release set for next year, this has come from a very trustworthy source.

Granted, no one here should believe me, because I can't provide the source and all I know is above. I'm just posting this so that when I'm right I can go "fuck you all I was right the whole time".

 

[Fry]

Is this source of yours actually employed by either Bethesda or Obsidian? If not, I call bullshit.

 

[Trashos]

I can confirm Obsidian is currently working on a new Fallout title, it will be revealed at this E3 conference with a release set for next year, this has come from a very trustworthy source.

Granted, no one here should believe me, because I can't provide the source and all I know is above. I'm just posting this so that when I'm right I can go "fuck you all I was right the whole time".

If they are working on PoE2 right now, the logistics don't work out for a 2017 release. Who is working on it? The Stick of Truth team+Boyarsky?

 

[Infinitron]

I can confirm Obsidian is currently working on a new Fallout title, it will be revealed at this E3 conference with a release set for next year, this has come from a very trustworthy source.

Granted, no one here should believe me, because I can't provide the source and all I know is above. I'm just posting this so that when I'm right I can go "fuck you all I was right the whole time".

Heh, okay, I'll humor you.

Is it a Fallout 4 spinoff using the Gamebryo/Creation/etc engine or something else?

 

[Jaesun]

Obsidian will never work on another Fallout game.

 

[Fairfax]

It's no fun without a wager. DosBuster should bet all brofists on it.

 

[Drax]

I call Turn-based fallout 4 for Android.
Oh, right, there's already a mobile fallout "game"...

 

[Crooked Bee]

I can confirm Obsidian is currently working on a new Fallout title, it will be revealed at this E3 conference with a release set for next year, this has come from a very trustworthy source.

The battle of trustworthy sources is on.

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

Let's ask magic 8 ball

 

[Trashos]

Let's ask magic 8 ball

 

[throwaway]

Are we to assume there was some sort of a erm.. fall out between Obs and Beth post FNV (due to eg. the leaking of the Metacritic clause)?

 

[Fry]

No, we're to assume Bethesda has two studios now and doesn't need to outsource game development anymore.

 

[DosBuster]

Alright then, I bet all of my brofists on this source.

 

[Fairfax]

Alright then, I bet all of my brofists on this source.

If you win, I think it's fair that you should get the same amount, but that's up to the mods.

 

[DosBuster]

Heh, okay, I'll humor you.

Is it a Fallout 4 spinoff using the Gamebryo/Creation/etc engine or something else?

Yeah, the backlash behind the gamebryo/creation engine in fallout 4 has led Bethesda to co-develop a heavily modified or new engine with Montreal. Hence why Montreal is hiring "Havok Physics Programmers" and "Engine Programmers". This means that there will be a long gap between BGS games, the new Obsidian game will help fill that gap of time.

Are we to assume there was some sort of a erm.. fall out between Obs and Beth post FNV (due to eg. the leaking of the Metacritic clause)?

No, Obsidian were at Fallout 4's launch party and there have been communications between the two.

No, we're to assume Bethesda has two studios now and doesn't need to outsource game development anymore.

True, but Obsidian serves a different role. Bethesda still wants to cater to the old-school Fallout fans in some way, as seen in how Todd Howard was the one who spearheaded getting Obsidian to make Fallout New Vegas.

 

[Fry]

True, but Obsidian serves a different role. Bethesda still wants to cater to the old-school Fallout fans in some way, as seen in how Todd Howard was the one who spearheaded getting Obsidian to make Fallout New Vegas.

Fallout 4 sold ~12 million copies and got rave reviews from the usual group of games press retards.

Why the hell would Bethesda care about "old-school Fallout fans"? Their bank account is telling them they're doing just fine.