themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
Real news here is that a game has been in development for 7 months for nexbox ....
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Rumor: Obsidian's canceled project was published by Microsoft, was for Xbox 720
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I totally agree it's fucked and that it's a dick move by MS (they have the money, would know what it would do to Obsidian and surely an RPG at launch would be a good thing) but chances are they didn't like the progress that had been made (Obsidian has a spotty record quality wise) and/or they have another RPG lined up.
They hardly did this on purpose. It's cold but then again they are a company.
You know what? I am super anti-Xbox (hate Microsoft's business practices with it), but if they had gotten Obsidian as a platform exclusive developer and had a game from them out at launch I WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY BOUGHT ONE.
To be clear: I bought Bayonetta on PS3. That is how major this would have been for me to buy a 720.
To be clear: I bought Bayonetta on PS3. That is how major this would have been for me to buy a 720.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
Microsoft should fund it, especially if it was exclusive lol.
DiscoJer
Member
This is where Sony should really step in.
They have a gaming device that desperately needs software.
Obsidian is a company that apparently desperately needs work. Seems like a great match. Or heck, it's just an area of Western development that Sony is really weak in (despite having a whole MMORPG division, strangely enough), even picking them up for the PS3/PS4 makes sense, IMHO.
They have a gaming device that desperately needs software.
Obsidian is a company that apparently desperately needs work. Seems like a great match. Or heck, it's just an area of Western development that Sony is really weak in (despite having a whole MMORPG division, strangely enough), even picking them up for the PS3/PS4 makes sense, IMHO.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
you again?
Sony should step in and continue throwing money at a project Microsoft didn't deem feasible? That sounds like a great way to lose even more money. Nostalgia for Black Isle overpowers the reality of Obsidian around here.
It's not like Microsoft is the first publisher to dump an Obsidian project, there's clearly issues at the studio, this has happened time and time again.
Captain Tuttle
Member
Well that's not good
gaming_noob
Member
If MS backed out of funding for the game, then it must have been really bad.
Or it didn't have enough guns.
Or it didn't have enough guns.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
People saying MS should just fund it,MS has tighten the belt in the gaming divison for years. More proof the nexbox will be profitable from day one.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
This is Microsoft we are talking about. Not Notch or Valve or something. Microsofts judgement regarding projects is notoriously spotty. Psychonauts, making Shadowrun a Counterstrike clone, Alan Wake, etc. Chances are that the project was canceled because it would have been good. Microsoft of course probably thought they were doing the right thing but every day at Microsoft lately is like Opposite Day.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Never heard of this project, but, fuck you Microsoft.
FateBreaker
Member
What the hell, Microsoft. You really need an innovative RPG developer like Obsidian. Goddamnit. Fail on your part. Fail, fail, fail.
Chances are it was cancelled because it was going to be shit too. Going on Obsidian's recent output that's a much safer assumption.
LiquidSolid
Member
And Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath.
While I'm thankful they didn't release an exclusive for a system I don't own, this really sucks. I've played and finished all but one of their games (NWN2, which I own but haven't gotten around to playing) and have thoroughly enjoyed them all regardless of bugs. Here's hoping they can find another publisher because if they go the way of Black Isle, I'll be bitterly disappointed.
Maybe they could even do a Kingdoms of Amalur and re-use all their created assets for a different game. That's assuming Microsoft didn't pull a True Fantasy Online on them though.
There was a list compiled a while back of all the studios that have been struck down by the Microsoft first-party curse.
Don't think it's been updated recently though.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Wrong.
You have a problem with the fact that I'm responding to a topic like anyone else? Or I can't post since I don't share an opinion that because MS canceled project they are doomed?
I would rather that MS pays as much money as it needs so that people don't get fired, I can give a fuck about MS. But its business for them, and if game is not going as well as they hoped for it to go, than it mean cancellation.
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
I just had a thought.
Could this project have been Fable?
Could this project have been Fable?
But we know nothing about the next Xbox.
outunderthestars
Banned
So you've played the game that was in development?
Great argument there. Alpha Protocol was terrible, Dungeon Siege 3 was a snooze fest, I only give them credit for New Vegas because I am a Fallout fanboy. I hold out hope for the South Park RPG because that's practically impossible for them to fuck up with the amount of creative control Matt and Trey have. Their track record is spotty at best, terrible at worst.
It's probably going to use the same business models Microsoft used this generation, which means I want no part of it.
Didn't this bomb hard?
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i was commenting on the assumption of Obsidians output vs Microsofts decisions.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
are you kidding me? obsidian has been treading water since they didn't get accepted into the ea deal with bioware.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
wut is this, i dont even
FateBreaker
Member
I suppose it's possible. Fable IV would have been amazing, if so.
Gosh, that line in the article about Feargus choking up while making the announcement really got to me. This has been one of the shittiest days in gaming news in a long time. I probably would have been upset by the next Obsidian game being a console exclusive, but if that's what would take to keep them afloat, I'd be fine with it. Hell, I'd buy the next Xbox for it, no fuckin' doubt. What a shame.
edit - a little OT, but where's jim-jam? He would be torn up by this I'm sure, but he's been missing for awhile
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edit - a little OT, but where's jim-jam? He would be torn up by this I'm sure, but he's been missing for awhile
.I know that they love them some Kinect and rely on third parties to fill out their hardcore library, this rumor adding even more support to that. I have a PC so their third party support means fuck all to me and I'm done with Halo, Fable and Gears.
outunderthestars
Banned
I have to agree with him, I thought Alpha Protocol was a dreadful game.
funkystudent
Member
Well Sony could use a exclusive RPG franchise.
Maybe they should give Obsidian a call.
Maybe they should give Obsidian a call.
My opinion. Because you know, I played it to the point of giving up in frustration. Generally if a game is good that doesn't happen. Don't get me wrong it was a great idea for a game, it was the implementation that let it down.
I'm definitely up for a GOOD spy/espionage RPG.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Welcome new Mac user. How you going to get around using Office?
Libre Office.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i dont use Office. i sure as fuck am not getting Windows 8 now. Windows 7 and Linux only for me i guess.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
You don't hate MS too much if you are continuing to use their products. Show them just how angry you are and go Linux only.
Or they were not meeting their previously agreed to milestone dates.
FateBreaker
Member
I like Obsidian, but for those who say their track record is not good are not completely incorrect if we are basing this solely on Metacritic scores. I'm not saying we should, but publishers and many gamers do, and that usually resorts in poorer sales. In fact, has Obsidian had one mega hit? I wish they did, but perhaps MS would have more confidence if their track record was better.
I'm just playing devil's advocate. Either way, this is one of the shittiest moves by MS I've seen--if true.
I think that they have a pretty good chance at South Park to give them a little treatment during their intensive surgery. It could be a biggie. But THQ and Obsidian are really on thin ice, so who knows.
FateBreaker
Member
double post, sorry.
You expect reason and sanity from such posters? it's a chance to rage at M$.
GillianSeed79
Member
Man if there's anything Microsoft needs less of is core game exclusives. What the hell happened? Remember when Mass Effect was exclusive? There core game exclusives are now like Halo, Forza, Fable and Gears. Halo will always be good I guess. I hate racing sims so I don't care about Forza. Fable did a giant pole vault over the shark starting with Fable 3 and I doubt there will be a Gears 4.
If they want me to jump in with the Next Box they need more core franchises than that because they aren't going to sell me a new system based on whatever Kinect 2.0 stuff they've probably got cooked up. A next gen Obsidian game would have been cool.
If they want me to jump in with the Next Box they need more core franchises than that because they aren't going to sell me a new system based on whatever Kinect 2.0 stuff they've probably got cooked up. A next gen Obsidian game would have been cool.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Won't help much if Microsoft has the rights on their game.