StaceyPowers Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Considering Obsidian has changed over the years since Fallout New Vegas, do you think the current studio would make as good a Fallout game today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I mean, it could be. I'm sure there are still some team members there, as they also did the Outer Worlds game, which was heavily inspired by Fallout New Vegas, it was essentially their new Fallout. So their skills and ideas are still there. Now that MS owns both Obsidian and Bethesda, they could probably team up for a new Fallout game even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withywarlock Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yes and no. I think Josh Sawyer's a great worldbuilder but not as good a narrator; I think Chris Avellone's a great narrator but not as good a worldbuilder. Without either, you don't have a good fictional story, and now Avellone's no longer with them (and given the accusations against him, might not be with anyone for a good long while), I doubt another Fallout game by Obsidian's going to be all that good. There's an argument to be made that with a greater budget and other resources Obsidian can make good games. There's an argument to be made for their games being more charming because of the lack of the budget and other resources. Pillars of Eternity is a boring game in and of itself, but its impact on how video games are published and pitched is incredible - before them only Tim Schafer and his Double Fine team had any real success. I think the same of some of the developers they consist of, with former Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines studio Troika, and former Fallout CRPG devs of Black Isle having now being part of the studio. Winning despite the elements against them is part of their DNA. Their job security granted to them by Microsoft is good for the people, but not the brand itself. They can't do a worse job than Bethesda, let's put it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I'd be inclined to think that they could make an even better game. I mean the Outer Worlds is amazing and if given a great budget and time, they'll deliver for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 7:15 AM, Withywarlock said: They can't do a worse job than Bethesda, let's put it that way. Bethesda owes the modding community for its success because most of their original games were somewhat buggy and lackluster. It was the modding community that made them classics. You see the one time they have to make and maintain a game without the modding community's help, how much it sucked - Fallout 76 (It's like the black sheep of the family). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 There is a leak that a Fallout New Vegas 2 is being developed by Obsidian. https://gamerant.com/fallout-new-vegas-2-leak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The new Vegas Fallout- 2 satisfied me alot, I don't bother much if Fallout dev gave it up for obsidian to develop or not, all that matters is the game quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 42 minutes ago, Justin11 said: The new Vegas Fallout- 2 satisfied me alot, I don't bother much if Fallout dev gave it up for obsidian to develop or not, all that matters is the game quality. What the hell are you talking about? New vegas 2 hasnt come out , thats what I put on my previus comment that its in talks for devolopment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, kingpotato said: What the hell are you talking about? New vegas 2 hasnt come out , thats what I put on my previus comment that its in talks for devolopment I meant to say Fallout 'New Vegas, and not the edition II that isn't released yet. It was simply typo, I never intended to put 2 in the comment. kingpotato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaramaki Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 new vegas is my favourite from the 3d fallout games series so why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 A collab between them and Bethesda is the only correctly answer Obsidian can do very good writing but they suck at world design just look at new vegas map or any of the planets in the outer worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
