Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[tuluse]

I want an RPG with world design by Tim Cain, Jason Anderson and Leonard Boyarsky.

These guys did some solid work. They are also getting balder and porkier. Looking around, it seems that the best creative work is often done by those under 30. Not as a rule or anything, but as a tendency. Got this feeling that the next F1, Arcanum or PST will come from some unknown in the next generation, maybe someone who grew up in the rpg golden years. Or Styg.

Styg is awesome and I love Underrail, but I don't think I'd call world building a strength.

 

[Ninjerk]

?

 

[Duraframe300]

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/production/707-intermediate-to-senior-producer

The position will involve working with other team leaders and stakeholders to create and maintain development strategies to solve short term problems quickly while shepherding the project's critical features and goals over an entire product cycle.

Makes mention to console approval processes, AAA etc.

Obsidian working on a new AAA title?

 

[Athelas]

Yeah, it pretty much says as much:

Five or more year's experience, including at least one shipped, internally developed, AAA title

Thorough experience in scheduling and managing 20-60 person development teams from concept and pitch to post-release support

Experience as an external producer at a publisher is a plus (however, internal development experience is a requirement.)

It could just be a new MMO though.

 

[Duraframe300]

Did one of the pitches get picked up?

 

[Crooked Bee]

Familiarity with Sony, Microsoft, and/or Nintendo licensing requirements and processes

I doubt it's an MMO. Too cross-platform for that.

Apparently Wii U is one of the target platforms too? Lol.

 

[Duraframe300]

Well they still gotta do that Kart Racer.

 

[tuluse]

20-60 people doesn't sound exactly AAA.

 

[Crooked Bee]

60 people is probably as AAA as Obsidian gets, since they only have about 100 on all projects combined. Duraframe might correct me on that, though.

Well they still gotta do that Kart Racer.

After that tank f2p thingy, nothing's gonna surprise me anymore.

 

[Roguey]

20-60 people doesn't sound exactly AAA.

60-70 was roughly the number of people who worked concurrently on New Vegas, Dungeon Siege III, and South Park. Normal for them.

 

[Duraframe300]

60 people is probably as AAA as Obsidian gets, since they only have about 100 on all projects combined. Duraframe might correct me on that, though.

Well they still gotta do that Kart Racer.

After that tank f2p thingy, nothing's gonna surprise me anymore.

Yeah 50+ is standard. Obsidian sits currently at around 140-150 people in the entire company.

 

[Sensuki]

Family Guy RPG or some shit? lol

 

[Xor]

Family Guy RPG or some shit? lol

No. Don't even joke about that.

 

[kazgar]

Jetsons RPG, where Spacely's sprockets have gone sentient and its up to you, Elroy Jetson to save your family and the earth.

(Astro DLC available at launch)

 

[jdinatale]

Joshua E. Sawyer does not approve of your shenanigans.

 

[Abelian]

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/production/707-intermediate-to-senior-producer

The position will involve working with other team leaders and stakeholders to create and maintain development strategies to solve short term problems quickly while shepherding the project's critical features and goals over an entire product cycle for proactive organizations leveraging collective synergy to think outside the box and formulate their key objectives into a win-win game plan with a quality-driven approach that focuses on empowering key players to drive-up their core competencies and increase expectations with an all-around initiative to drive up the bottom-line.

Fixed extra AAA flavor

source

 

[StaticSpine]

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/production/707-intermediate-to-senior-producer

The position will involve working with other team leaders and stakeholders to create and maintain development strategies to solve short term problems quickly while shepherding the project's critical features and goals over an entire product cycle for proactive organizations leveraging collective synergy to think outside the box and formulate their key objectives into a win-win game plan with a quality-driven approach that focuses on empowering key players to drive-up their core competencies and increase expectations with an all-around initiative to drive up the bottom-line.

Fixed extra AAA flavor
source

 

[RK47]

Obsidian, aiming for that 85 Metascore.

 

[deuxhero]

Familiarity with Sony, Microsoft, and/or Nintendo licensing requirements and processes

Wonder if knowing both the NA and EU Sony requirements (which are not at all the same) is considered a plus.

 

[Ninjerk]

Scooby Doo RPG, gotta find out that the Professor has been trying to scare a family out of their ancestral home so he can buy it cheap (he's the only other character in the game)

 

[Roguey]

Obsidian really took that criticism of their twitter account to heart
https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/466373934137761792

I met a video game troll in real life and he really pissed me off http://bit.ly/1lkv2dl

@Kotaku loved the trolls article!

Kotaku and one of the jerks from RPS, truly a winning combination.

 

[Duraframe300]

Short Story from Carrie Patel (Non-Obsidian related)

http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/here-be-monsters/

 

[Roguey]

That kind of pointlessness doesn't bode well.

 

[Roguey]

It keeps happening
https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/467528855238868992
I'm pretty sure Darren's deliberately trying to push my buttons now.

 

[jdinatale]

Short Story from Carrie Patel (Non-Obsidian related)

http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/here-be-monsters/

I've read fan fiction that's better than that...