Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[santino27]

Is Tyranny dead? Just wondering because I've never played it, and if they won't make a sequel, it's not worth playing a game that supposedly ends in a cliff-hanger. I mean they made/ar making 3 sequels to PoE.

As 2house2fly said, I wouldn't say cliffhanger so much as just open for more. It's not like someone holds a knife to your throat and the credits come up, it's just that you solve this particular issue but the world state still is what it is. That's how I remember it, anyway.

It's been a very long while since my one pre-DLC playthrough, but what I vaguely remember was that so much of the game was about the potential for what you were doing in your small corner to invite reprisals from Supreme Leader (whatever his name was), and that was the setup that the game left you on. Lots of buildup that would've had to be paid off in a sequel where the hammer potentially comes crashing down.

 

[DalekFlay]

It's been a very long while since my one pre-DLC playthrough, but what I vaguely remember was that so much of the game was about the potential for what you were doing in your small corner to invite reprisals from Supreme Leader (whatever his name was), and that was the setup that the game left you on. Lots of buildup that would've had to be paid off in a sequel where the hammer potentially comes crashing down.

Yeah something like that. Deus Ex: Mankind divided did a similar thing recently where you defeat the terrorist cell you were hunting but it hints like crazy about a bigger picture we'll probably never see. Though at least in that game I feel like the original Deus Ex does an okay job offering resolution.

 

[Infinitron]

Hehe, Josh tweeted this in reply to somebody and the media finally became aware of the existence of Project Missouri:

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Microsoft must have told him that he can work on his own historical RPG then locked him in the supply closet to stop him from sabotaging other games.

 

[Nano]

Is there really enough information in that one tweet to write articles about it?

 

[Sweeper]

And this realtime combat...

Is better than TB combat.
I've fucking had it up to here with the Codex and its hivemind bias against RTwP.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

And this realtime combat...

Is better than TB combat.
I've fucking had it up to here with the Codex and its hivemind bias against RTwP.

It's not "bias against RTwP", it's "bias against the absolute horror that is IE RTwP"

 

[Sweeper]

"bias against the absolute horror that is IE RTwP"

If anything, the actual horror is the pathfinding.

 

[Ol' Willy]

Is better than TB combat.

Gorsky wants to have a word with you about that...

 

[Cael]

"bias against the absolute horror that is IE RTwP"

If anything, the actual horror is the pathfindinger.

Fixed it for you.

 

[axedice]

Which project is he talking about? Did MS finally approve his historical rpg?

 

[Quillon]

The "non-violent" game that had 5 people working on it a while back. Could be historical but not his FYSMD/darklands.

 

[NJClaw]

Which project is he talking about? Did MS finally approve his historical rpg?

Let's just hope there's some snow in it.

 

[vortex]

... and violent combat

 

[Quillon]

... and violent combat

nope it'll be BATTLE OF WITS!!!

 

[vortex]

nope it'll be BATTLE OF WITS!!!

But if wits are very low or zero, you need to use physical violence to prove your point.

 

[Quillon]

But if wits are very low or zero, you need to use physical violence to prove your point.

dumb dialogue can kick in

or the character may not even have stats

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Harebrained Schemes could do new Tyranny.

Harebrained or somone else need to make a new Shadowrun. Especialy to ride of Cyberpunk 2077 hype. I would kill for any AAA Shadowrun game. Honk

 

[Major_Blackhart]

He seems like he's on Something Awful and twitter a lot for a supposedly busy director. Do people successfully troll him and his hipster autism or waht?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

He seems like he's on Something Awful and twitter a lot for a supposedly busy director. Do people successfully troll him and his hipster autism or waht?

Anyone have that post by Cleveland Mark Blakemore talking about how some people need to be paid to just not fuck things up and production will increase?

 

[Duraframe300]

 

[LESS T_T]

Wait Michael Chu is back at Obsidian? What? Or is that just contract work?

OG Obsidian Crew right there.

His LinkedIn still has him as Lead Writer on Overwatch 2, but according to Twitter he left Blizzard in March. Seems like contract work while covid has stopped people from working normally, that and helping a friend.

Obsidian is still looking for a Narrative Designer, but with Chu's experience and working history he would be at a Lead level and that position got filled with Lucien Soulban

Yeah, it was indeed a short contract work. Chu joined 31st Union (2K's new AAA studio led by Sledgehammer Games co-founder) as Narrative Director.

 

[a Goat]

Expert's review:

 

[Avarize]

Expert's review:

Proper pagans don't even play video games. Odin would be disappointed.

 

[Flou]

Few new hires At Obsidian:

David Rose joined them as a Senior Combat Designer. Has previous experience at Bungie

Sam Khong joined as Animation Programmer