Captain Tuttle
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Maybe he'll just write freelance stuff
Hire him Bethesda!
Hire him Bethesda!
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Chris Avellone has left Obsidian Entertainment
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Or Blizzard! I want to see Blizzard create a game without ridiculously dumb storytelling and characterization.
Put him on Diablo 4!zerokoolpsx
Member
Wonder where he's going to and doing next?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
This is one of the more surprising departures I can think of. I wonder where he's going to wind up next. I have a hard time imagining many places that would be a better fit for him.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Holy crap, this is a shocker.
CrichtonKicks
Member
But what team can actually do that work? Unless they've gone on a huge hiring spree it seems like they are likely a ways from being ready to move forward in production on another game with Bard's Tale only just about to get off the ground.
MrRudiMentary
Member
So is Harry Potter RPG confirmed?
Gambit 1138
Banned
Please join Bethesda
You said it yourself that Torment being done is probably the earliest they can start working on something else. Unless Torment gets hit with another delay that significantly bogs the team down, they'll probably be wrapping up reasonably soon enough for Avellone to jump in and start working on designing a new project for them to work on once more manpower is freed to start full development.
dragonbane
Member
Freelance would be nice, writing in games would improve dramatically over the next few years
He's a damn legend in game development, I hope he's not leaving the industry altogether. It seems like he's been in more of an advisor position at Obsidian recently, maybe he wants to be more actively involved again.
I hope he goes to Bethesda, they could really benefit from his talents.
Edit/joke..... Clearly Kojima and MCA need to team up. Kojima's gameplay and polish with MCA's writing and mechanical design. My god.
I hope he goes to Bethesda, they could really benefit from his talents.
Edit/joke..... Clearly Kojima and MCA need to team up. Kojima's gameplay and polish with MCA's writing and mechanical design. My god.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Not sure what to make of Josh Sawyer since outside of the canceled Van Buren and Fallout:New Vegas he didn't work on any other Fallout games.
Chris Jones worked on the original Fallout so kudos there
Chris Parker only has Fallout:New Vegas under his belt.
Darren Monahan was there for Fallout 1,Fallout 2 and Fallout:New Vegas so he's alright in my book.
As for Feargus MacRae Urquhart he's been with Fallout since the start but didn't work on Fallout 3 or Fallout Spin Offs (obviously) but he's a mix bag in my opinion because IIRC he was the one to be blamed for rushing titles that caused the game have bugs on release such as Fallout 2.
Hmmm I don't know what to think of this really because when I think if Fallout I think of Brian Fargo, Tim Cain and Chris Avellone (Sorry Todd Howard you haven't defined yourself as a Fallout Icon IMO) so I really hope Chris goes to work with inXile Entertainment.
CrichtonKicks
Member
I thought the inXile had designers, artists, etc freed up now which is why they are starting on Bard's Tale? I wold imagine they are at least a year from being ready to move on to another project after that, maybe more.
But who knows, maybe Avellone will pop up on inXile's roster during the BT4 campaign to boost pledges.
You are moving goal posts. You asked about Interplay vets. Interplay/Black Isle was more than just Fallout.
Defense Against Dark Arts?
D.A.D.A?
Maybe he's going to be a dad?
Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised if he just decided to write books or comics or something. There are so many soul crushing restrictions and take backs that come with the games writing process, I could see him wanting to be free of that. Consulting or freelancing would be even worse for it due to lack of project control and perceived importance. The work gets your name slapped on it but so little of what you wanted in there actually remains.
Good luck to him wherever he ends up.
D.A.D.A?
Maybe he's going to be a dad?
Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised if he just decided to write books or comics or something. There are so many soul crushing restrictions and take backs that come with the games writing process, I could see him wanting to be free of that. Consulting or freelancing would be even worse for it due to lack of project control and perceived importance. The work gets your name slapped on it but so little of what you wanted in there actually remains.
Good luck to him wherever he ends up.
OverturePT
Member
What? Come on... horrible news. Why did I come check Gaf while at work... I hope he finds another home soon, this guy should write characters for every RPG out there.
In the past few years he's done writing for:
Wasteland 2
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legends of Grimrock 2
Legends of Grimrock: The series
FTL: Advanced Edition
Pillars of Eternity
My guess is that he's going fully freelance to remove non-writing obligations at Obsidian since he's only known to have worked on one project there recently. If that's the case, he could still work with them, probably while contributing to even more things.
Wasteland 2
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legends of Grimrock 2
Legends of Grimrock: The series
FTL: Advanced Edition
Pillars of Eternity
My guess is that he's going fully freelance to remove non-writing obligations at Obsidian since he's only known to have worked on one project there recently. If that's the case, he could still work with them, probably while contributing to even more things.
CrichtonKicks
Member
He worked on Grimrock 2? Is the writing and or story actually good? I was under the impression that the story was kind of a secondary focus in that series.
I have no idea; I just remember seeing the news.
a secret-boss
Banned
What's all the speculation on where he's going
He said he's going to become a professor at Hogswart
He said he's going to become a professor at Hogswart
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Afaik Avellone is writing for the series, not the games.
Yabberwocky
Member
Oh, no-no-no, I know it's such a waste of Avellone's pedigree to want him writing Fallout games until the end of days... but I want him writing Fallout games until the end of days.
Go to Bethesda. Bethesda. Betheeeeeesda.
Go to Bethesda. Bethesda. Betheeeeeesda.
Flakster99
Member
Well that fucking sucks. Completely blind sided. I wonder where he'll end up?
The dude is super talented so I am excited to see what comes to pass but I'm sad to see him leaving Obsidian. What a legacy he is leaving behind.
The dude is super talented so I am excited to see what comes to pass but I'm sad to see him leaving Obsidian. What a legacy he is leaving behind.
Agree. Hope he does his own thing.
They gonna need a new composer now too =/
GoodCoffeeJoey
Banned
Godspeed MCA.
ProfessorMoran
Member
How's obsidian going to go on without abalone?
So this was posted on the RPGCodex, taken from Chris Avellone Facebook account:
Maybe power struggle inside Obsidian itself? Damn shame either way to see a legend from my teen years walk away.
wow, hope it ended more amiably than this might indicate
otoh, he finally has the time to finish Arcanum.
That Facebook post is killing me. I only want Mr. Chris Avellone to be happy! ..as he develops depressing games with emotionally broken characters.
I dunno, those wolves are pretty tough.
I dunno, those wolves are pretty tough.