Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[Roguey]

But will there be romances and romantic violence?

Sawyer doesn't like romance, so no. There could be rape though.

 

[deuxhero]

Not going to watch the video to see the wording, but does the way Sawyer mentions the 5 person team leave room for the possibility the 5 person team is only for the prototyping stage?

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

So is he finally doing Fuck You: Suck My Dick: Josh Sawyer Dream Game, or whatever that was called?

Apparently not. Guess he needs more than 5 devs for that he couldn't get, otherwise I don't get the logic about doing another small game but not his dream game at this point.

So, how many Obsidian developers does it take to suck Josh Sawyer's dick?

 

[Quillon]

So is he finally doing Fuck You: Suck My Dick: Josh Sawyer Dream Game, or whatever that was called?

Apparently not. Guess he needs more than 5 devs for that he couldn't get, otherwise I don't get the logic about doing another small game but not his dream game at this point.

So, how many Obsidian developers does it take to suck Josh Sawyer's dick?

Wiki says that it took $3M to make Darklands in early 90s, an inflation calculator doubles it for today, also games became more complex to make so maybe around $10M today which was Deadfire's budget(?) which had 40 to 50+ devs throughout its development and flopped so Obs/MS doesn't trust Sawya with that amount again maybe?

 

[Wunderbar]

around $10M today which was Deadfire's budget(?)

deadfire looks way more expensive than $10M, especially with full voice acting.

 

[Quillon]

Yeah Upper Management decided on full VO very late in development. But Darklands seems to consist of mostly procedural content which wouldn't be suited for full VO but at the same time Obs haven't dabbled with procedural content much... What does Sawya think about procedural content Roguey? I think its shit btw

 

[Haba]

But will there be romances and romantic violence?

Sawyer doesn't like romance, so no. There could be rape though.

What does Sawyer like?

 

[Eirinjas]

But will there be romances and romantic violence?

Sawyer doesn't like romance, so no. There could be rape though.

What does Sawyer like?

According to the interview, rare academic German only history books that are archaically written ( cuz it's in fucking German ), that he can barely read ( cuz it's in fucking German ), for a single chapter that might add to his understanding of the daily lives of 15th century Benedictine monks.

 

[Butter]

What does Sawyer like?

 

[Haba]

[completely deadpan] "I can empathize with them."

"Obviously they are fantastic - they're elves and wizards and *sigh* paladins and holy warriors and *hhhh* demon worshippers and stuff like that"

I can see your enthusiasm and it clearly was reflected in Pillows of Eternity. Kekekekekek.

 

[Infinitron]

Not going to watch the video to see the wording, but does the way Sawyer mentions the 5 person team leave room for the possibility the 5 person team is only for the prototyping stage?

Not really, but it's likely that the team will have to expand at least a bit.

He also says that the Grounded team is just 12-15 people btw.

 

[Cael]

You probably have it backwards. What he likely means is that there's no combat system but there might still be violence.

So, in other words, child abuse and rape? The gamergate crowd is going to go spare...

 

[Roguey]

hat does Sawya think about procedural content Roguey? I think its shit btw

He doesn't like it when the randomization results in something requiring a reload.

 

[Wunderbar]

hey, i've found Roguey's youtube account

Spoiler

 

[Flou]

Not going to watch the video to see the wording, but does the way Sawyer mentions the 5 person team leave room for the possibility the 5 person team is only for the prototyping stage?

Not really, but it's likely that the team will have to expand at least a bit.

He also says that the Grounded team is just 12-15 people btw.

They have been saying that since they announced the game that team is very small.

Here's the team members that I've managed to pick up from LinkedIn and from media:

Adam Brennecke - Game Director

Roby Atadero - Senior Programmer

Bobby Null - Lead Designer (?)

Sean Dunny - Lead Environment Artist

Zachary Spurlock - Animator

Mark Anthony Rios - Sound Designer

Mitch Loidolt - 2D / UI Artist

Andy Artz - System Designer

Brian MacIntosh - Programmer

Jerrick Flores - Technica Game Designer

Kaz Aruga - Art Director

 

[RepHope]

But will there be romances and romantic violence?

Sawyer doesn't like romance, so no. There could be rape though.

He’s making the medieval rape simulator the Codex has always wanted.

 

[RepHope]

[completely deadpan] "I can empathize with them."

"Obviously they are fantastic - they're elves and wizards and *sigh* paladins and holy warriors and *hhhh* demon worshippers and stuff like that"

I can see your enthusiasm and it clearly was reflected in Pillows of Eternity. Kekekekekek.

Sawyer internally while working on fantasy shit when all he wants to do is go make Darklands 2.

 

[Deleted Member 22431]

I have the feeling that we are talking about this talentless cunt for the last 200 pages. It is a discussion done before.....a few times by now. There is not much to be said,just look back ward and notice that obsidian haven't produced a good RPG in a decade.

Posters love to hate Obsidian. If you sincerely hate something from the bottom of your heart, just ignore it. It's counter-productive otherwise.

 

[Sailor Woedica]

 

[Ging_Sama]

Not going to watch the video to see the wording, but does the way Sawyer mentions the 5 person team leave room for the possibility the 5 person team is only for the prototyping stage?

Not really, but it's likely that the team will have to expand at least a bit.

He also says that the Grounded team is just 12-15 people btw.

They have been saying that since they announced the game that team is very small.

Here's the team members that I've managed to pick up from LinkedIn and from media:

Adam Brennecke - Game Director

Roby Atadero - Senior Programmer

Bobby Null - Lead Designer (?)

Sean Dunny - Lead Environment Artist

Zachary Spurlock - Animator

Mark Anthony Rios - Sound Designer

Mitch Loidolt - 2D / UI Artist

Andy Artz - System Designer

Brian MacIntosh - Programmer

Jerrick Flores - Technica Game Designer

Kaz Aruga - Art Director

I hope bobby null work on Chris Parker project.

 

[Infinitron]

For some reason they didn't archive this, too bad: https://www.twitch.tv/sgdaofficial/videos

 

[LESS T_T]

MS will announce next-gen first-party games in July: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/05/xbox-2020-the-future-of-xbox/

In July, we will dedicate time to focus on the incredible games coming from Xbox Game Studios. A number of our studio teams are looking forward to sharing first looks at new gameplay, insights from development teams being optimized for Xbox Series X, and brand-new game announcements. We cannot wait to share this initial look at what some of those teams are working on.

 

[LESS T_T]

Ex-Ubisoft Lead Writer Lucien Soulban joined Obsidian as Lead Narrative Designer for a secret project: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucien-soulban-956695/

Lead Narrative Designer

Company Name Obsidian Entertainment (Full-time
Dates Employed Mar 2020 – Present
Employment Duration 3 mos

Lead Narrative Designer for an upcoming, hush hush project.

BAFTA nominated writer for Best Story 2013 & 2015: Far Cry 3 & Far Cry 4.

- AAA SCRIPTWRITER & LEAD WRITER
> "Rainbow Six: Quarantine" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Rainbow Six: Siege" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Watch_Dogs 2" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Far Cry 4" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Far Cry 3" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Deus Ex: Human Revolution" by Eidos Montreal
> "Rainbow Six: Vegas" by Ubisoft Montreal
> "Warhammer: Dawn of War" by Relic Entertainment and THQ

ADDITIONAL VIDEOGAME WORK AS SCRIPTWRITER
> "Winter Assault" by Relic Entertainment and THQ
> "Dawn of Heroes" by Majesco
> "Kung-Fu Panda" by A2M
> "Kim Possible 3" by A2M and Disney
> "Kim Possible: Kimmunicator" by A2M and Disney
> "Chicken Little" by A2M and Disney
> "Monster House" by A2M
> "Drake & Josh" by A2M
> "Enchanted" by A2M and Disney

NOVELS
> "Renegade Wizards" for Wizards of the Coast
> "Warhammer 40K: Desert Raiders" for Black Library
> "Blood In, Blood Out" for White Wolf Publishing
> "Fleshworks" for Black Library
> "Dragonlance: Alien Sea" for Wizards of the Coast

ANTHOLOGIES
> "Hell in a Handbasket" for Blood Lite
> "Good Breeding" for Blood Lite 2
> "Four Horsemen Reunion Tour: An Apocumentary" for Blood Lite 3.
> "The Fare" for The Zombie Feed
> "The Choir" for Dark Faith
> "Serenade" for Horrors Beyond 2

RPG WRITER, DEVELOPER, EDITOR (Select samples from over 90+ books)
> "Orpheus" Limited Series for White Wolf (creators of Vampire: The Masquerade).
> Hero High - Green Ronin’s Mutants and Masterminds
> Lockdown - Green Ronin's Mutants and Masterminds
> Demon: The Fallen White Wolf's Demon: The Fallen
> Dark Ages 2nd Edition White Wolf's Vampire: Dark Ages
> Exalted Rulebook White Wolf's Exalted
> Clanbook: Tzimisce Revised White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade
> Montreal by Night White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade
> Constantinople by Night White Wolf's Vampire: Dark Ages
> A World of Darkness 2nd Edition White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade

 

[Ging_Sama]

Ex-Ubisoft Lead Writer Lucien Soulban joined Obsidian as Lead Narrative Designer for a secret project: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucien-soulban-956695/

Noice.

 

[Flou]

In before "he has written novels, hence he is shit" crowd gets here.

His resume is at least good when it comes writing for games. Not to mention all that RPG writing experience as well. Will be fun/terrifying to see how all transfers to writing Obsidian style game, all of the games I recognize from that list are quite simplistic as in there's really no choice when it comes to dialogue options.