Fionavar Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Congratulations to all and I hope that this endeavour proves benficial for all! Peace. 1 The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
St Paddy Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Congratulations to all and I hope that this endeavour proves benficial for all! Me too, especially since I've got too much time on my hands what with the recent crop of ****e for computer games.
Exitium Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I certainly hope so. The gaming industry has been barren as of late, particularly in the RPG genre. I wouldn't mind at all if Obsidian turns out to be the bearer of fruit to satisfy our taste and quench our hunger for games. Exitium RPG Codex - the premier avant garde gaming news site. "It is more convenient to follow one's conscience than one's intelligence, for at every failure, conscience finds an excuse and an encouragement in itself. That is why there are so many conscientious and so few intelligent people." - Nietzsche
kumquatq3 Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Don't know about you guys, but I'm not really worried.
Exitium Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I'm not really worried, either. I'm confident in MCA's ability to make a good game. Exitium RPG Codex - the premier avant garde gaming news site. "It is more convenient to follow one's conscience than one's intelligence, for at every failure, conscience finds an excuse and an encouragement in itself. That is why there are so many conscientious and so few intelligent people." - Nietzsche
Brother None Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Don't know about you guys, but I'm not really worried. Bzah, not really worried is not my current status, I would say That said, I'm not making random predictions. The future holds what it holds...(snazzy) inXile line producer
Mr. Teatime Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I'm not really worried, either. I'm confident in MCA's ability to make a good game. The worry I have is the fact it's dual platform development. This usually translates to 'console first, then PC port'. And it's a general rule that console games on PCs just aren't that good. Can't think of one at all off hand, let alone an RPG.
Exitium Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I certainly hope that if they develop a dual platform game, they do so simultaniously rather than port it. Morrowind was developed this way and it didn't turn out too bad aside from the combat and dialogue, which wasn't any fault of the X-Box. Exitium RPG Codex - the premier avant garde gaming news site. "It is more convenient to follow one's conscience than one's intelligence, for at every failure, conscience finds an excuse and an encouragement in itself. That is why there are so many conscientious and so few intelligent people." - Nietzsche
Fionavar Posted February 7, 2004 Author Posted February 7, 2004 I certainly hope that if they develop a dual platform game, they do so simultaniously rather than port it. Morrowind was developed this way and it didn't turn out too bad aside from the combat and dialogue, which wasn't any fault of the X-Box. Well the physics engine could have ... well great game, but the physics continues to be a frustration .... The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Exitium Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 Come to mention it, I certainly hope that Obsidian's game has physics. If I recall, KOTOR didn't have any physics (except in the race) and it was a constant source of irritation, especially in a 3d engine. Exitium RPG Codex - the premier avant garde gaming news site. "It is more convenient to follow one's conscience than one's intelligence, for at every failure, conscience finds an excuse and an encouragement in itself. That is why there are so many conscientious and so few intelligent people." - Nietzsche
Mr. Teatime Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 But wasn't MW developed primarily for the PC then ported? So we got a PC game. Same as Max Payne 2 - developed for PC, ported to PS2 and xbox. Those were not 'dual development' games - the ones I can think of that were dual development, suck on the PC. Examples, Deus Ex 2, KOTOR (doesn't suck but certainly screams console in its small levels, bad interface etc.)
Fionavar Posted February 8, 2004 Author Posted February 8, 2004 My biggest joy is seeing a good FPS engine merged with a deep well driven RPG ... but the only way it works is if the physics works ... something that MW and the entire M&M line suffered from. The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Meiz Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 Certainly Obsidian is a great substitude for Black Isle. Good luck!
Megatron Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 yeah, keep on rockin' black isle or something >*
Ross_Witchen Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 410 Ok, does this post remind any old Black Isle forumeer of anything? He he *wink *
Arkan Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 410 Ok, does this post remind any old Black Isle forumeer of anything? He he *wink * Only that this is an old thread and that 410 is almost 420. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Opus131 Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Come to mention it, I certainly hope that Obsidian's game has physics. Don't bet on it. KOTOR didn't have basic interaction, let alone physics... Opus131
Balthamael Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 Ok, does this post remind any old Black Isle forumeer of anything? He he *wink * Yes. You claimed ignorance as an excuse for a deed which was motivated by sheer malice. Such a thing is beneath contempt.
Rasion Imajit Posted June 7, 2004 Posted June 7, 2004 As someone from the old, old days of the black BIS forums and glorious Ye Old, I also have to say its great to see that good things really DON'T die, they just take on new forms. I even see some old names I recognize around here and that makes it even better =) (Seeing news of Interplay's impending doom might also have lifted my spirits some)
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