Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[Roguey]

Can't see twitter, and I'm assuming that's a good thing.

Eighteen years, eighteen years, and on the eighteenth birthday Chris found out it wasn't his.

 

[Iskramor]

14 years 14 words.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

There's an alternate timeline where obsidian fell apart right after releasing FNV and the codex constantly wonders what great games they would have went on to make much like current-timeline does to troika and others

 

[Infinitron]

For 18 years we have brought you your worlds, your way. We aren't looking to slow down now. Here's to many more!

 

[Efe]

in between transitions there are single frame images of an unknown game?

 

[Infinitron]

Josh meeting up with his Austrian friend on June 18th:

 

[Flying Dutchman]

Isn't that Sailor Woedica? She uses the same number of exclamation marks.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Isn't that Sailor Woedica? She uses the same number of exclamation marks.

so she finally gets to peg josh?

 

[Flou]

badler What is the project name for TOW2?

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

For 18 years we have brought you your worlds, your way. We aren't looking to slow down now. Here's to many more!

So in the end they managed to fit all the games into the border space. I watched the trailer expecting them to run out of the free border space or games to put into that border space. Good job Obsidian!

HoboForEternity This is a joke. I am not speaking seriously.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

 

[Infinitron]

Josh meeting up with his Austrian friend on June 18th:

It's a bit over half an hour long.

 

[Infinitron]

Josh says his game's team currently has ten people. Also gives team sizes for a bunch of other Obsidian games.

 

[Iskramor]

My guess is rpg will be something colorful story/narative driven expirience.Like wolf among us meets disco elysium.

 

[Abu Antar]

Shieeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

[Butter]

"I've always wanted to work for PlayStation..." he lied.

 

[Goldschmidt]

I hope TOW 2 features hot women. The last iteration made me . Sometimes I wonder if these gaming companies forget what the R, P and G in RPG (Revealing Playboy Girls) stand for. That is why I love the codex: it features the best RPG's from the last few centuries.

Spoiler

 

[Goldschmidt]

Ok, serious here, I hope Avowed and TOW 2 might become somewhat interesting. Or is that too much to hope for?

 

[undecaf]

Ok, serious here, I hope Avowed and TOW 2 might become somewhat interesting. Or is that too much to hope for?

It is possible Obsidian manages to surprise. How probable it is, is up to speculation.

 

[Roguey]

Snoy hiring Bell is pretty on-brand with all their other recent decisions, good luck with that.

 

[Abu Antar]

Ok, serious here, I hope Avowed and TOW 2 might become somewhat interesting. Or is that too much to hope for?

All they have to do is fire half their studio, send a few guys to non-SJW camps, and hire some of the old guard.

 

[Flying Dutchman]

Justin Bell better have no fucking control over Bear McCreary

 

[Major_Blackhart]

The whole group is just awful

 

[Infinitron]

Obsidian has a new website: https://www.obsidian.net/

Good on them for keeping the RSS feed functional.

 

[Roguey]

Finally another Glassdoor peek behind the curtain at post-MS Absurdian

Not worth your sacrifice
Jul 3, 2021 - Artist in Irvine, CA

Pros

Comfort climate of South California

Cons

Most toxic and stressful management I've ever seen in the industry.
Poverty level pay for the area in Irvine California.
Too many projects and rapid growth are making work environment even worse.

"Most toxic and stressful management I've ever seen in the industry." I can believe it.

"Poverty level pay for the area in Irvine California." Except for Josh Sawyer.

"Too many projects and rapid growth are making work environment even worse." I can also believe it. Avowed and TOW 2 being two big ones going at the same time plus the smaller Grounded and Sawyer Elysium and who knows what else. Now that they no longer have to worry where their next project is coming from, it doesn't quite make sense to work on two big projects at the same time. Should have made the painful decision to put TOW 2 on hold.