Obsidian is working on project for leading animation franchise

[funcroc]

OT: http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisAvellone/st...726225453789184

 

We're working on South Park and another project right now.

[ShadowScythe]

That other project is North Carolina which Anthony Davis said was an original IP right?

 

Also...what happened to Virginia?

[C2B]

Also...what happened to Virginia?

 

Either on hiatus or they stopped the project.

[Lexx]

Man, I wouldn't wish for Obsidian to go back on working on D&D stuff again. We have more than enough of that.

 

I wouldn't mind making a turn based 4th ed. game...

 

Yea, but truth is, in the end it probably would be real time with pause. :>

[Rostere]

4th ed is a different story, I still don't know why everyone hates it (or do they still?).

 

I don't really know about others, but I do despise 4th ed., in particular I hate the new Forgotten Realms with a passion. The alignment system especially is entirely messed up, WotC has been like a retarded kid playing with his father's model railway. What really saddens me is that I really can't find any sensible reason for the changes and additions to the lore - they're just plain stupid.

 

Game mechanically, the new D&D looks a lot more like, say, WoW, and in several ways those changes are actually positive, but only from a strictly "munchkin" point of view.

 

Even if I don't prefer it, I can stand 4th ed. D&D. Regarding 4th ed. FR however, I feel I must make a personal appeal to anyone reading this not to buy anything associated with it. Never has such a classic setting been desecrated in such a way. It's worse than Star Wars ep. 1, X-Com: Enforcer, or any other cheap spinoff I can think of. To be honest, I think my inner nerd has never been so sad as when I heard of the new FR. What were they thinking? Were they drunk? Did they have 12 year old kids as writers? Did they have drunk 12-year-olds as writers?

[Tale]

I like 4E Forgotten Realms. What I don't particularly like is that it is necessarily Forgotten Realms. The new Neverwinter, Thay, and Athkatla, the introduction of Abeir, are all great places. But I don't think they needed to be Neverwinter, Thay, and Athkatla. It seems almost gratuitous to change the setting into a new setting with old names instead of just creating a new setting.

 

And the Spellplague was just crap. It could be nice as a setting itself. It ends up feeling tacked on at times. Like the setting has just become too busy. This city is now filled with refugees, this one has become destroyed, this one taken over by undead, and the political climate of these have shifted dramatically, oh and there was a near apocalypse recently, y'know, for flavor.

[J.E. Sawyer]

Game mechanically, the new D&D looks a lot more like, say, WoW, and in several ways those changes are actually positive, but only from a strictly "munchkin" point of view.

It blows my mind that people think 4th Ed. is more munchkin-oriented (or min-maxer) oriented than 3.5E/3E or 2nd Ed. In previous editions, I could get away with stat murder compared to what's possible in 4E (IME, of course).

[funcroc]

http://twitter.com/#!/Matt_Hone/status...889088721166336

Matt Hone: That 'other project' besides SP is Wheel of Time, right? I just wish Bethesda would let you make Fallout and stick to ES

 

Martin Rudolf: I don't think he can answer that, but from information the community has its a original IP lead by JE Sawyer.

 

Chris Avellone: Wish we could say, not sure how much longer it will be.

 

http://twitter.com/#!/jesawyer/status/153226564199391232

writing dialogue with valhalla rising soundtrack on constant loop = grim dialogue.

[Stephen Amber]

4e is cookie cutter, but it's not munchkin compared to 3e and it's unrestrained miscible classes, combined with prestige classes, for some over-the-top combined abilities.

 

I'm sorta glad they brought back Dark Sun and that could potentially make for a really cool crpg.

[Morgoth]

writing dialogue with valhalla rising soundtrack on constant loop = grim dialogue.

Omg....Original IP + JE + him writing dialog while listening to Valhalla Rising music?

 

This, ladies and gents, will be teh best gaem evah!!!!11

 

But if this turns out to be that XBLA exclusive Fergie was talking about I'm gonna *censored* someone. Or everyone.

[Rostere]

Game mechanically, the new D&D looks a lot more like, say, WoW, and in several ways those changes are actually positive, but only from a strictly "munchkin" point of view.

It blows my mind that people think 4th Ed. is more munchkin-oriented (or min-maxer) oriented than 3.5E/3E or 2nd Ed. In previous editions, I could get away with stat murder compared to what's possible in 4E (IME, of course).

 

"Munchkin" point of view meant in this case the perspective of one who sees the game as merely numbers. So what I meant to say when I wrote about changes positive from that point of view, was basically the same thing which appears to be your opinion as well.

[funcroc]

http://www.formspring.me/JESawyer/q/278723548967609750

 

Would it be possible for Obsidian's onyx engine to make something like an IE game? Would love to see a return of those type of RPGs with those glorious backgrounds.

 

Personally, I think the environment art in DS3 was spectacular in places. Especially when it comes to lighting and visual effects, the engine can do some great things. I don't see why Onyx couldn't support an IE-style (party-based with multi-select) game, though that's not what it's currently set up to do.

[Tigranes]

DS3, with point&click, party and a matching UI is essentially an IE game anyway, engine-wise. Any squad combat RPG using Onyx would be pretty great.

[Gorth]

I wonder how well it would handle destructible environments in that case?

 

Yes, I miss games like X-Com and JA2 where you could just blow up buildings and walls if the doorways were guarded too well

[funcroc]

Creative/narrative designer Kathryn Susoeff joins Obsidian

 

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Edited January 6, 2012 by funcroc

[Pidesco]

At the very least, she moved to Obsidian from Atlanta.

[C2B]

I FULLY trust Obsidians ability to hire talented writers, moreso than any other company.

 

I welcome Ms. Susoeff and expect great things.

Edited January 6, 2012 by C2B

[C2B]

Her Portofolio

 

http://katiesusoeff.com/portfolio.html

 

Edit: Funcroc seems to have posted the site already.

Edited January 6, 2012 by C2B

[PoetAndMadman]

It seems last week Sawyer was visiting Square Enix Europe(?) Funcrocing from his twitter:

SE europe durrrr

 

I would love if the meaning of the sentence : "The direct result of both Vegas and DS3" was "a huge open world RPG running on Onyx and published by Squeenix."

 

Any ideas when can we expec some real news about North Carolina?

[C2B]

Edit: He isn't talking about Square Enix there but South East Europe!!!! Read the context.

Edited January 15, 2012 by C2B

[PoetAndMadman]

Edit: He isn't talking about Square Enix there but South East Europe!!!! Read the context.

 

Damn, you're right

[Morgoth]

What would Josh do in the Balkans though?

[Flouride]

What would Josh do in the Balkans though?

 

Getting funding from the rich Greeks?

[Morgoth]

Or doing research for his dark and grim game...

[PoetAndMadman]

Why would he be interested in European languages? (it would be super awesome to have medieval RPG made by Josh ). I also think he tries to tell us something.