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He too wants to know what is Obsidian's secret project.

They're ramping up with hiring, it seems. No other mention of the high-profile 2D RPG that I can spot, though. Actually, it seems like they've hired that 2D Character Animator after all. Dun dun dun duuuuuuuun.

Considering how dark some levels are according to some reports, that is a horrible flaw.

No, they were actually prayer rugs with Islamic motifs. They had some in brothels, noticed that and removed them/replaced them. It was pretty distasteful overall, but I don't think anyone raged about it, nor I think people should rage about censorship. It wasn't an artistic choice, they simply threw something they found on Google and noticed later.

Is this something particular to Italy? If this is in the US version I played, I can not believe I didn't notice. I'm playing ENG voice-overs and subtitles (grabbed from GOG), so I don't quite think it's something specific to the Italian version (which just has subtitles translated, anyway).

GamePro video review (85%) At around 3:39 there's an example of a less corridor-y map.

I'd be interested in knowing what have you been checking, just for the sake of comparison. Most impressions I've read so far weren't terribly positive (mostly because the niche that plays Hack'n'slash games sees multiplayer as a core pillar of the experience, but there were also complaints about stiff combat, exploration, lack of character development options compared to its peers, graphics and dialogue/voice acting.. basically everything, although multiplayer was the most prevalent). Now, of course you can't make everyone happy, but aren't you afraid of pigeon-holing yourself by focusing too much on the positive feedback (which, I can understand, as a developer is most gratifying than reading personal insults and accusation of being a lazy fat money-grubber)?

Read the manual? Use the journal? The tutorial is badly done, but it's hardly a problem. Also, is there a mod to make Geralt STFU with his awful one-liners in combat? "****! You stink!" "How many more are coming?!" (which occurred to me all the time while I was in Chapter 3)

Fair enough.

I don't see what's so difficult about making three different decals for the game asset. Granted, I'm kind of doubtful that we'll see Ulysses in Old World Blues.

IGN: "Mass Effect 3 plays like a shooter"

Isn't one enough? Of Monkey Island too? They must be even crazier than our own Tale!

? What "design calls" are you referring to? The combat system in Gothic 3 is just bad.

What we have seen so far it's pretty standard fantasy fare, but well executed. I'm expecting a decent plot with competent writing but nothing more.. hoping to be surprised though!

Official word is "it's ready when it's ready". And I wouldn't say that PB is unreliable at all actually, with the exception of Gothic 3 where they evidently overstretched themselves (and made some bad design calls all around).

Actually think they could use the D&D rules, as long as they dubbed the product "Baldur's Gate" in some ways but.. I'd have to look into it, it's been pretty long since. Josh tried resurrecting the project as a NWN2 mod but he simply didn't have time to finish it and he's not planning to release the unfinished project or let others finish it either.

The Black Hound was going to be Baldur's Gate in name only, anyway. Basically, from what I remember, Interplay didn't have the Dungeons & Dragons license anymore, but still had the Baldur's Gate one, so they decided to run with that, despite making a game that had essentially nothing to do with Baldur's Gate's storyline.

I don't think I've ever gnashed my teeth? Just noted an impression about the way you've treated the game you were working for a time when posting here, which you, by the way, exaggerated in your response. Nothing else to say on the subject. Also: IGN asks industry "big names" about storytelling in video games. The Witcher 2's Tomasz Gop and Mass Effect's Casey Hudson also included.

I was half-joking, but judging by the way you're talking about the game, you didn't just leave because you've found a better job.

The art style looks like something that would strain my eyes quickly. Not going to comment beyond this, I'm not gonna play as a pawn in Nightshape's revenge game!

Doesn't really change the substance, DSIII doesn't look like a PS2 game. Don't remember anyone saying that though, just that it looks slightly dated (and on console it seems like it does, because the lighting/shadows pale compared to PC, and that's the strong point of the visuals.. luckily the art direction seems to save it).

Kenny Rogers, most likely.

Obsidian is not a publisher.

It does seem pretty random to mention that while quoting a huge ad though.

I don't really take GAF all that seriously besides a couple of users (because it's essentially a GameFaqs with a bizarrely big ego), but I must say that it's not looking promising for Obsidian. EDIT: Bulk of the criticism is, as always, about the co-op, although one users has harshly criticized the character development system as something that doesn't allow you to different builds. Hopefully that's just hyperbole.