Tyranny Pre-Release Thread

[Sentinel]

Matt MacLean is the lead writer. Previous work as writer includes Alpha Protocol's narrative design.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Maclean is good, just watch out for some oart of the gsme that will be worse than the other, or better than the other

 

[Rev]

Matt MacLean is the lead writer. Previous work as writer includes Alpha Protocol's narrative design.

He also worked on New Vegas and wrote Hiravias for PoE, IIRC.

 

[Alienman]

Matt MacLean is the lead writer. Previous work as writer includes Alpha Protocol's narrative design.

Oh, nice. I liked the writing in Alpha Protocol. So what is her role exactly?

 

[Sannom]

She's a narrative designer. She writes companion, quests ans areas. Specifics so far aren 't known.

 

[santino27]

“Do you hear it?” Layla asks, eyes closed as she listens, and the men fall quiet as well, panting and straining to hear over the rushing of their blood in their ears.

Rademos is the first to speak. “No.”

“I didn’t either,” Layla says. She reaches for her hip, fingers fumbling for the dagger that isn’t there. “But that’s the trick, isn’t it? Not to feel it first.”

In the moment before the Beast struck, she’d been laughing deeply, abs bunching beneath taut, bronzed skin, water swirling her navel. Then her drink sloshed as she pitched forward, face twisted in confusion and pain, and his arms outstretched to catch hers, grasping desperately to hold on."

I don't even understand what is going on here. Does anyone? She didn't, or doesn't hear it? Feel what? Aren't they listening? Do you pant and strain when you try to hear, or do you fall silent? I guess they were straining to hear over the sound of their own panting. When did she start laughing? Why was she laughing? Why the tight focus on her abs when she's laughing, and why is her navel filled with water that is swirling? Is she laying on her back? What drink? It's the first and only time a drink is mentioned. Is there just massive amounts of text missing from the story?

I didn't read the short story, but the quoted passage is atrocious. A critical eye in the editing process is every writer's friend (and sorely missed here).

 

[Hobo Elf]

All I wanted was a historicool RPG set in a bronze age (or faux bronze age) setting. I asked for none of this shit. I can't even begin to comprehend how awful that short story was. I wanted Herodotus, not this.

If it serves as any consolation, she's only writing the beasts and one companion. Matt "The Beard" MacLean is in charge of story with Kirsch IIRC.

There's no consolation. The fact that we are reading this embarrassing story in the first place means that someone of influence at Obsidian read it and greenlighted it. This is the standard that Obsidian is OK with now.

 

[Sentinel]

All I wanted was a historicool RPG set in a bronze age (or faux bronze age) setting. I asked for none of this shit. I can't even begin to comprehend how awful that short story was. I wanted Herodotus, not this.

If it serves as any consolation, she's only writing the beasts and one companion. Matt "The Beard" MacLean is in charge of story with Kirsch IIRC.

There's no consolation. The fact that we are reading this embarrassing story in the first place means that someone of influence at Obsidian read it and greenlighted it. This is the standard that Obsidian is OK with now.

I'm just glad Obsidian is hiring talented writers that wrote for blockbuster RPGs such as Wildstar, known for its outstanding script and winner of multiple awards.

 

[J_C]

All I wanted was a historicool RPG set in a bronze age (or faux bronze age) setting. I asked for none of this shit. I can't even begin to comprehend how awful that short story was. I wanted Herodotus, not this.

If it serves as any consolation, she's only writing the beasts and one companion. Matt "The Beard" MacLean is in charge of story with Kirsch IIRC.

There's no consolation. The fact that we are reading this embarrassing story in the first place means that someone of influence at Obsidian read it and greenlighted it. This is the standard that Obsidian is OK with now.

I'm just glad Obsidian is hiring talented writers that wrote for blockbuster RPGs such as Wildstar, known for its outstanding script and winner of multiple awards.

You mean the Wildstar which was designed by Codex legend Tim Cain?

 

[Sentinel]

All I wanted was a historicool RPG set in a bronze age (or faux bronze age) setting. I asked for none of this shit. I can't even begin to comprehend how awful that short story was. I wanted Herodotus, not this.

If it serves as any consolation, she's only writing the beasts and one companion. Matt "The Beard" MacLean is in charge of story with Kirsch IIRC.

There's no consolation. The fact that we are reading this embarrassing story in the first place means that someone of influence at Obsidian read it and greenlighted it. This is the standard that Obsidian is OK with now.

I'm just glad Obsidian is hiring talented writers that wrote for blockbuster RPGs such as Wildstar, known for its outstanding script and winner of multiple awards.

You mean the Wildstar which was designed by Codex legend Tim Cain?

Ops, hang on. It's designed by Tim Cain therefore it's perfect in every single way and no one can direct any criticism at it. Did I get that right?
Anyway, I don't know if you even noticed, but my post was about Wildstar's narrative and script, not about game design.

 

[vmar]

For some reason this "Kills-in-Shadow" bullshit reminds me of Sonic fanfiction from years ago

Spoiler

 

[LizardWizard]

You mean the Wildstar which was designed by Codex legend Tim Cain?

Doesn't matter as Tim Cain is already in the Pantheon and abandoned that shitshow long before it released.

 

[prodigydancer]

This is what we lost MCA for.

We still have him although Obsidian sure doesn't. And it's gonna cost them. Even if they stop hiring useless college grads and start looking for real writers, it'll take ages to get somebody of MCA's caliber.

 

[Fry]

useless college grads

Someone's bitter.

 

[prodigydancer]

Someone's bitter.

No. Higher education is awesome (as long as you focus on natural sciences and not on phony crap like sociology or history). But, although you can study literature, you can't learn to be a great writer.

 

[Sentinel]

This is what we lost MCA for.

it'll take ages to get somebody of MCA's caliber.

 

[Fry]

Someone's bitter.

No. Higher education is awesome (as long as you focus on natural sciences and not on phony crap like sociology or history). But, although you can study literature, you can't learn to be a great writer.

Saint Avellone has a BA in English.

 

[Abu Antar]

 

[Sentinel]

What timezone are Obsidian at? And at what time do they usually stream?

 

[Fry]

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/irvine

 

[Sentinel]

8 hours behind, what literal retards.
Time to stay awake all night tomorrow then.

 

[Infinitron]

Are they doing that instead of publishing a dev diary today? What's the deal Obsidian

 

[Infinitron]

Ooh:

 

[Infinitron]

New companion confirmed - Sirin, Archon of Song.

 

[Bubbles]

New companion confirmed - Sirin, Archon of Song.

Oohh, I get it. It's like "Siren", but spelled differently. Cool, cool.