The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[lophiaspis]

Apparently they have an unprecedented super special contract that lets the developer to keep the IP.

Which would be great if it meant Indiana would become Cainarsky property, but on this gay earth it's instead going to fund the summer house of a certain fat, fucktarded parasite of a jumped-up QA tester.

 

[Latelistener]

3 years in development and still nothing to show on E3. Alpha Protocol all over again?
Cainarsky probably failed to "sex it up" so Urquharker decided to reboot it.

 

[Roguey]

Given Bloodlines, Boyarsky hasn't had any problems in the past in the "sex it up" department.

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

3 years in development and still nothing to show on E3. Alpha Protocol all over again?
Cainarsky probably failed to "sex it up" so Urquharker decided to reboot it.

Dude, they’ve been promoting Deadfire for the last two years—they didn’t want to step all over that (not that this strategy worked). Plus, if this is a big open world game then Take-Two doesn’t want it conflicting with Red Dead Redemption 2. Promoting it now would be counterproductive.

 

[imweasel]

3 years in development and still nothing to show on E3. Alpha Protocol all over again?

If Obsidian ends up not showing anything, then we can probably blame it on development woes.

Maybe it is still clunky as fuck due to the "bargain bin" animators, programmers et al. that Feargus likes to hire.

 

[Infinitron]

Private Division is publishing two additional games besides this that also haven't been announced. Seems likely that the hold-up on a reveal is at Take-Two's end.

(They're not going to E3 this year.)

 

[Lady_Error]

I have a feeling we're gonna see something like Skyrim basically. But in a completely different setting. Obsidian studio wants to have something like that, I mean some franchise like Bethesda has.

Like Skyrim or Witcher III. In other words, it will be a shitty action RPG.

 

[Nano]

3 years in development and still nothing to show on E3. Alpha Protocol all over again?

Alpha Protocol was shown two years after starting development.

 

[Roguey]

Maybe it is still clunky as fuck due to the "bargain bin" animators, programmers et al. that Feargus likes to hire.

Increasing salaries might not produce the results they want. Always a risk with these things. Outside-looking-in, it doesn't seem to me as though Absurdian's non-design staff are particularly incompetent (though they're not great either; Sensuki's brought up some examples of bad coding before), just that the scope is often greater than what they can deliver within the timeframe they're given.

 

[Makabb]

I have a feeling this is going to be a huge disappointment for people here. Most likely this is going to be some kind of streamlined third-person/first person action RPG.

inb4 fallout 76 will be more of an rpg than this

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I have a feeling this is going to be a huge disappointment for people here. Most likely this is going to be some kind of streamlined third-person/first person action RPG.

inb4 fallout 76 will be more of an rpg than this

You've already doomed it to shit with your Wrong Carlo hyping men.

 

[Latelistener]

Any info on the lead writer?

 

[Quillon]

Any info on the lead writer?

Yes, that new guy, his name is Josh Sawyer I believe.

 

[Latelistener]

Any info on the lead writer?

Yes, that new guy, his name is Josh Sawyer I believe.

It sounds like you don't want to be an owner anymore.

 

[Roguey]

Any info on the lead writer?

Reasonably confident the creative lead is Boyarsky based on his previous positions and his role as Obsdian's creative director (replacing Avellone).

 

[Strange Fellow]

Any info on the lead writer?

Reasonably confident the creative lead is Boyarsky based on his previous positions and his role as Obsdian's creative director (replacing Avellone).

Good guess, but you should have chosen Eric.

 

[LESS T_T]

Speaking of writers, Chris L'Etoile, the senior writer who is supposedly working on this, seems to be loved by fans of every game he touched, EA's failed MOBA attempt Dawngate, Asheron's Call, Mass Effect, and before Obsidian, Magic stories.

 

[Latelistener]

That's the only one writer we know of, but I don't think he's the lead.

 

[Flou]

That's the only one writer we know of, but I don't think he's the lead.

Wrong. There's also Dan McPhee - Junior Narrative Designer

Now that Deadfire has been released some of the writers might have moved on to Indiana.

 

[Quillon]

Shocking news @2:05 :D

 

[Zer0wing]

Shocking news @2:05 :D

Pure speculation. Or rather, misinterpretation. Avellone made it clear he won't work for Obsidian ever again.

 

[Quillon]

Shocking news @2:05 :D

Pure speculation. Or rather, misinterpretation. Avellone made it clear he won't work for Obsidian ever again.

 

[CaffeineConquistador]

3 years in development and still nothing to show on E3. Alpha Protocol all over again?

Alpha Protocol was shown two years after starting development.

Charlie Protocol: Titties in Spayce. It’s got so much spayce they got Kevin Spacey to announce they’re skipping Beta. Think the jump from Windows 8 to 10, but Appled up with bling like the designers forgot how to count past 7.

 

[Flou]

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/qa/1036-qa-tester
https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/1064-jr-lighting-artist

Seems like they are looking for QA Tester(s) and a junior lighting artist for Indiana among the few open positions they still have for producers, environment artist and graphics programmer.

 

[oldmanpaco]