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I guess it's fairly likely that we're basically talking about a bunch of whiny juniors who are dutifully doing their jobs, resentfully muttering "Well, it's a politically charged anti-capitalist game to me" under their breaths while not actually creating anything that Leonard would disapprove of. But, impressions matter.

Forget the specific issue of politics. Do you realize that it's easy to interpret that tweet (which has been endorsed by senior Obsidian personnel!) as a declaration of insubordination? "We have a different intent than our game director - and we're acting on that intent by making a different game than what he envisions." It's extremely unprofessional to use that word, "intent". Intent implies action. She could have said "views" instead.

In a recent interview, Leonard Boyarky said this: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/obsidian-says-it-doesnt-want-outer-worlds-to-be-a-politically-charged-game/ Predictably, this sent the culture warriors on Twitter and ResetEra into a tizzy. Then yesterday, Obsidian concept artist Hannah Kennedy tweeted this: Let's take a closer look at that tweet: Well, well.

There are no minigames. I think you're discounting the amount of information that has been revealed, but do remember that this is not a crowdfunded game. Obsidian don't have to produce crunch-filled updates for their hardcore enthusiast backers. Attribute infodumps aren't exactly prime marketing material and with most mass market titles you don't find out too much about that stuff until the game is out. It's a Bethesda-esque first person action-RPG - you've seen one, you've seen a bunch.

Eh, I actually think a lot has been revealed about this game. You might even say pretty much everything except for the character creation and attributes. Note that the wiki page is based on a glimpse of the game's user interface we saw back in March. It's possible that the attributes have changed since then.

We know what the attributes are, but character creation hasn't been revealed yet. Based on what Tim Cain spoke about back in 2017, it may be a bit unusual.

FAKE NEWS:

FAKE NEWS: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-19-alpha-protocol-pulled-from-steam-as-sega-publishing-rights-expire

https://techraptor.net/content/alpha-protocol-removed-from-digital-storefronts-as-segas-publishing-rights-expire

So, what exactly do we get if we pre-order directly from the official Private Division store? They don't say. A direct download? Do they have a launcher app of their own? Are they simply reselling Epic Games Store keys?

Post-E3 Previews: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/06/17/the-outer-worlds-preview/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-outer-worlds/builds-best-guide https://kotaku.com/the-outer-worlds-e3-demo-featured-flexible-combat-and-s-1835506991 https://techraptor.net/content/the-outer-worlds-e3-2019-preview https://www.gamesradar.com/the-outer-worlds-preview-e3-2019/ https://www.keengamer.com/articles/previews/the-outer-worlds-preview-no-laughing-matter/ https://www.gameskinny.com/7llsm/the-outer-worlds-preview-strange-worlds-in-strange-times https://www.newgamenetwork.com/article/2135/the-outer-worlds-preview-e3-2019/ https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/the-outer-worlds-is-a-corporatist-hell-ruled-by-choice-and-consequence-1203243415/ https://monstervine.com/2019/06/the-outer-worlds-preview-a-familiar-and-far-out-experience-at-e3-2019/ https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/18/the-outer-worlds-preview-and-interview-we-wanted-to-be-a-fun-game-9992372/

Megan Starks interviewed at Gamasutra: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/344731/QA_Writing_new_characters_new_worlds_in_Obsidians_The_Outer_Worlds.php Leonard Boyarsky interviewed at RPG Site: https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/8625-the-outer-worlds-interview-with-game-director-leonard-boyarsky

Only 30k views! You should record a clean version (without Brian Heins speaking over NPC dialogue all the time) and upload it to your YouTube channel. In general, I don't understand why more game developers don't publish their own "gold standard" official gameplay videos instead of relying exclusively on incidental previews from third parties. This is the best advertising you can have, much more important than silly 2 minute trailers.

The PC pre-orders are all working now, including the Epic and Private Division stores.

Final batch of previews: Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/13/the-outer-worlds-e3-demo-sense-of-humor/ Tech Advisor: https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/review/games/the-outer-worlds-3698073/ TechRadar: https://www.techradar.com/news/the-outer-worlds-doesnt-shy-away-from-its-fallout-roots-and-thats-great

Leonard Boyarsky and Brian Heins at the E3 Coliseum with extended gameplay footage:

Megan Starks on the Game Informer Show:

The site works, but the pre-order button is grayed out for PC.

More previews: Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/the-outer-worlds-wants-to-win-over-fallout-new-vegas-fans-557315.phtml PlayStation LifeStyle: https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/06/13/the-outer-worlds-e3-2019-brings-back-the-best-parts-of-old-fallout-games/

Impressions videos:

More previews: IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/12/the-outer-worlds-can-be-tailored-to-anyones-taste Tom's Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/outer-worlds-obsidian-e3,news-30329.html

Leonard Boyarsky on GameSpot's E3 broadcast (2:27:36):

Interview with narrative designer Dan McPhee at Gamereactor: https://www.gamereactor.eu/obsidian-on-the-outer-worlds-were-all-about-giving-choice/

Previews of the new gameplay footage: PCWorld: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3402058/obsidian-the-outer-worlds-e3-preview.html GameCrate: https://www.gamecrate.com/preview-outer-worlds-e3-2019-fallout-in-space-good-and-bad/23306 Game Rant: https://gamerant.com/the-outer-worlds-gameplay-demo-e3-2019-preview/ Prima Games: https://primagames.com/feature/outer-worlds-preview-perfect-game-fallout-fans

Leonard Boyarsky interviewed by Shacknews: