...it's being made by Obsidian, the studio that almost 16 years ago brought us Fallout: New Vegas.
Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that the new Fallout game is guaranteed to be good. But a lot of people put great store in Obsidian. New Vegas is widely considered to be the best Fallout game produced yet and the onus is going to be on the studio to deliver. They know this. I have faith in them.
And I say that as someone who has still not finished playing New Vegas. It's sort of become a curse in my life: I cannot continue that game without something happening to throw me so far off course that by the time I get back to it, I've forgotten where I was and how I got there. The last time I played it I had just come to New Vegas itself and was trying to find Mr. House. But that was two years ago. My main PC died on me and I need to get it fixed and when that happens I'll probably want to restart the game just to get the full experience.
Well, I should have plenty of time to do that. It's probably going to be at least three or four years before this new Fallout game is ready. And Lord only knows how long it will be before we get a proper Fallout 5. All I'm sure of is that by the time Fallout 6 comes, many if not most of the people reading these words will either be retired or dead (see my idea from a year ago about having a Fallout tontine with your friends!).
Anyhoo, the announcement about the new Fallout game comes hot on the heels of Microsoft letting go thousands of employees from its Xbox and gaming divisions. You can read about all of that over on Nerdist.com and their article about Obsidian going to work on Fallout whatever.
Josh Sawyer is directing production. If he can put together a team as crack artists as there was when he did New Vegas this ought to do well.
ReplyDeleteEasy Reader (LOVE that handle! You a Generation Xer too? :-D ), that does give me hope. I know that a lot of people have left Obsidian over the years but if the core philosophy and dedication is still there, then I'm of a mind to agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI had a friend years ago who thought that Obsidian was the greatest studio ever. He thought their Knights of the Old Republic II was an amazing game yet he adamantly insisted that the original KOTOR was absolute crap. Totally bewildered me. I hope he's well, wherever he is, and that he's happy to hear this news too .