Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[Sailor Woedica]

Why won't he give GDC talks anymore?

 

[Daidre]

Now I feel even sorrier for him than after watching Deadfire postmortem.
Being completely outsold by AA-Belgian team, out-game-designed by small Russian one and out-written by tiny Estonian studio. All in the span of 2 years.

 

[vortex]

Sawyer could make blog-post of Codex.

 

[Nano]

The Sawyer meme is apparently one of the top results on Google:

 

[Dishonoredbr]

The Sawyer meme is apparently one of the top results on Google:

Or it's because of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfOilDDWTo BUT sure.. The memes.

Btw J.Sawyer did nothing wrong

 

[S.torch]

I do think some of it would have to be passable as "fine" if you want to keep your budget and sanity intact.

I put dozens of hours into Skyrim

 

[DalekFlay]

Everyone here put dozens of hours into Skyrim, try harder.

I hope you guys who think every sentence of writing in a large work needs to be focused on and well written never actually write anything of substance in your lives. You'll be committed to an insane asylum or unemployed within a year.

 

[aweigh]

Ever since I learned Sawyer supports polyamory I have completely written him off as a lost cause.

 

[Nano]

Everyone here put dozens of hours into Skyrim

We have?

Ever since I learned Sawyer supports polyamory I have completely written him off as a lost cause.

So what you're saying is that you're a puritanical killjoy.

 

[Sailor Woedica]

Obsidian is hiring again for even more stuff!

 

[Flou]

Obsidian is hiring again for even more stuff!

And even more. 2D animator job posting for a Unity engine game was just posted as well.

 

[J_C]

Everyone here put dozens of hours into Skyrim, try harder.

I'm going to be the cool guy here and say that I haven't played a minute of either Oblivion nor Skyrim.

 

[LESS T_T]

And even more. 2D animator job posting for a Unity engine game was just posted as well.

This is pretty interesting: https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/2d-animator

"exaggerated limited 2D animation for stylized characters", "animation software Spine".

I guess they're finally making Adventure Time the RPG!

Or snatched the idea of Archer Protocol from MCA

2D Animator
Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated 2D Animator to join our growing team of RPG developers!

Do you have experience animating and bringing characters to life? Do you possess a deep understanding of the principles of animation? Are you creative, work well within a fast-paced production environment, and enjoy working with designers,artists, and programmers to make amazing character animations? If so, our Animator role may be the perfect fit for you.

Responsibilities

• Create exaggerated limited 2D animation for stylized characters
• Create and edit characters in Unity and in the animation software Spine
• Debug animation issues in engine
• Work with other developers to create a pipeline that delivers quality animation into the game

Requirements

• 2+ years industry experience
• High level of technical knowledge for animation pipelines and processes involved from conceptual phase to implementation
• Must be able to quickly rig and animate stylized 2D characters
• Familiar with painting and illustrating in Adobe Photoshop
• Self-motivated, organized, collaborative, and ability to work within a small team

Pluses

• Has shipped one or more games on PC and console
• Familiarity with animation software such as Spine
• Strong foundation in traditional arts

Portfolio Requirements

• An online animation reel the demonstrates quality animation skills and in-game examples
• A shot breakdown document detailing your work contribution

Portfolio Pluses

• 2D and/or 3D character animation examples demonstrating knowledge of body mechanics
• Animation projects that demonstrates attention to acting, emotion, and storytelling

 

[Wunderbar]

POE3 was reimagined as a platformer.

 

[LESS T_T]

Well if this is something like JRPG-like or some casual take on RPGs, ironically it's more likely to be turn-based than "serious" RPGs from them.

 

[Daidre]

POE3 was reimagined as a platformer.

Or mobile game. First thing that comes to mind when I see "exaggerated limited 2D animation for stylized characters" + Unity

 

[aweigh]

PoE 3 should be a bullet-hell shooter

 

[Roguey]

This is further evidence Sawyer Elysium is

The other game I've wanted to make for a long time is one in which you play a player-defined St. George in the 3rd century Near East who enters a land terrorized by the Dragon. All conversation is abstracted into incomprehensible foreign language and the entire game looks like it is a moving Greek Orthodox icon painted on wood and plaster. As George suffers in the world, the icon fades, cracks, and chips away over time. I'd want it to be more about mood, atmosphere, and subtle body language/character interaction than a scripted narrative and fierce gameplay.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

And even more. 2D animator job posting for a Unity engine game was just posted as well.

This is pretty interesting: https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/2d-animator

"exaggerated limited 2D animation for stylized characters", "animation software Spine".

I guess they're finally making Adventure Time the RPG!

Or snatched the idea of Archer Protocol from MCA

2D Animator
Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated 2D Animator to join our growing team of RPG developers!

Do you have experience animating and bringing characters to life? Do you possess a deep understanding of the principles of animation? Are you creative, work well within a fast-paced production environment, and enjoy working with designers,artists, and programmers to make amazing character animations? If so, our Animator role may be the perfect fit for you.

Responsibilities

• Create exaggerated limited 2D animation for stylized characters
• Create and edit characters in Unity and in the animation software Spine
• Debug animation issues in engine
• Work with other developers to create a pipeline that delivers quality animation into the game

Requirements

• 2+ years industry experience
• High level of technical knowledge for animation pipelines and processes involved from conceptual phase to implementation
• Must be able to quickly rig and animate stylized 2D characters
• Familiar with painting and illustrating in Adobe Photoshop
• Self-motivated, organized, collaborative, and ability to work within a small team

Pluses

• Has shipped one or more games on PC and console
• Familiarity with animation software such as Spine
• Strong foundation in traditional arts

Portfolio Requirements

• An online animation reel the demonstrates quality animation skills and in-game examples
• A shot breakdown document detailing your work contribution

Portfolio Pluses

• 2D and/or 3D character animation examples demonstrating knowledge of body mechanics
• Animation projects that demonstrates attention to acting, emotion, and storytelling

are you sure they aren't just making a new south park game?

 

[TheImplodingVoice]

PoE 3 should be a bullet-hell shooter

PoE 3 visual novel.

 

[LESS T_T]

are you sure they aren't just making a new south park game?

I'm not sure but somehow I doubt it.

 

[Flou]

are you sure they aren't just making a new south park game?

With Unity? Quite sure they wouldn't use that engine for South Park.

 

[Nano]

Since they foolishly decided to throw the Onyx engine away, they'd probably have to license Ubisoft's engine for a South Park game. (not that they're actually doing it lol, South Park is Ubisoft's terf, aka Microsoft's competition)

One thought I had is that if Obsidian kept the Onyx engine alive long enough (and Ubisoft wasn't cheap), they might've been able to license it to Ubisoft for The Fractured But Whole.

 

[Infinitron]

In interviews they said Onyx was a huge pain in the ass to work with on South Park.

 

[Nano]

In interviews they said Onyx was a huge pain in the ass to work with on South Park.

Really? I thought the things they struggled with were keeping the engine updated as well as the third-party tools they integrated into it. I guess it makes sense, with how Onyx was designed for third-person console RPGs, but I thought it was supposed to be a versatile engine or something.