The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Dodo1610]

What's the chance that Deadfire win the best RPG and Obisidian gets to announce a new game at the same time? The melt down here will be glorious.

Zero Dragon Quest will win.

 

[FeelTheRads]

: "If you're talking to an enthusiast, there are so many differences, and we feel it's under-selling the game to say it's Arcanum in space. But when we started talking to more consumer-oriented magazines, we'd have, like, two seconds...and we'd say, 'it's like retro-futuristic Arcanum in space.' And they're like, 'Awesome!' To Joe Public, it's mainly first-person, wide-open game and you get to do what you want. The game it's closest to is Arcanum. So now when someone asks, 'Is it Arcanum in space?' my main answer is, 'in all the best ways'."

It's a real quote ? Or you're fucking with my heart ?

https://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-...with-guns-interview-screensh-26276268/?page=1

 

[Frusciante]

100% that it's an action RPG, let's hope it's a New Vegas quality game at least..

I guess this will only be available on Microsoft platforms? No playstation?

 

[Big Wrangle]

The deal was made before Microsoft bought Obsidian, so a multi-platform release is still doable.

 

[Harold]

: "If you're talking to an enthusiast, there are so many differences, and we feel it's under-selling the game to say it's Arcanum in space. But when we started talking to more consumer-oriented magazines, we'd have, like, two seconds...and we'd say, 'it's like retro-futuristic Arcanum in space.' And they're like, 'Awesome!' To Joe Public, it's mainly first-person, wide-open game and you get to do what you want. The game it's closest to is Arcanum. So now when someone asks, 'Is it Arcanum in space?' my main answer is, 'in all the best ways'."

It's a real quote ? Or you're fucking with my heart ?

https://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-...with-guns-interview-screensh-26276268/?page=1

I just found it to be a funny absurdist exercise, since if Tim were to say anything to that effect I'm p. sure game journos would actually be like: 'Arcanum? Who dat?'

 

[Jimmious]

I swear I was sure there were a couple of pics even in this thread, showing a couple of characters near some sort of canyon (?) in an isometric view. Am I going crazy??

You sure you're not thinking of the Beamdog cancelled game?

God damn it, I just checked the screens. You are right. Thanks. I was freaking out over here

 

[Terenty]

Its a pity the game is 3rd person, you need a huge budget to make a 3d game that looks good and animates good up close. Id rather they went isometric with cool art design

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

Its a pity the game is 3rd person, you need a huge budget to make a 3d game that looks good and animates good up close. Id rather they went isometric with cool art design

???? It has a very big budget. The game is being published by a division of Take-Two Interactive (the company that makes Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead). Whatever problems The Outer Worlds may have, they won't be caused by a lack of money.

Also, we don't know if it will be third person or first person or both.

Lurk more.

 

[Infinitron]

Is there any truth to the rumor that it's based on Asimov's Foundation series?

Where'd you see that?

 

[Fairfax]

Is there any truth to the rumor that it's based on Asimov's Foundation series?

Where'd you see that?

It's just speculation because of the names, I believe. In the Foundation universe, humans colonized ~50 exoplanets called "Outer Worlds", and the first explorers are called "Spacers". These are generic terms in sci-fi, though.

 

[Sailor Woedica]

What's the chance that Deadfire win the best RPG and Obisidian gets to announce a new game at the same time? The melt down here will be glorious.

 

[Terenty]

Its a pity the game is 3rd person, you need a huge budget to make a 3d game that looks good and animates good up close. Id rather they went isometric with cool art design

???? It has a very big budget. The game is being published by a division of Take-Two Interactive (the company that makes Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead). Whatever problems The Outer Worlds may have, they won't be caused by a lack of money.

Also, we don't know if it will be third person or first person or both.

Lurk more.

I doubt it has a very big budget, Private Division specializes in smaller scale games not AAA, so id rather they made something isometric like, say, Pathfinder with tons of content and polish, than a 3rd/1st person with great graphics but a fraction of that content.

 

[Life of the Party]

Insomnia: The Arkanum

 

[Flou]

I doubt it has a very big budget, Private Division specializes in smaller scale games not AAA, so id rather they made something isometric like, say, Pathfinder with tons of content and polish, than a 3rd/1st person with great graphics but a fraction of that content.

You are wrong, dead wrong to be more exact. The game has been in development for 3? years now. After Armored Warfare was taken to Russia, most of Obsidian's staff has been working on this game. The budget will be quite bigger than Deadfire's budget.

 

[FreeKaner]

It will be bioshock in space.

 

[Quillon]

I remembered that that I called it:

Zekret game iz Victorian space opera then, add some firefly magic, bam!

 

[Latelistener]

The deal is that Take Two owns the first game, but Obsidian retains the IP.

Who retains IP with Private Division projects?
With the exception of Kerbal Space Program, which we acquired earlier this year, our studio partners own the underlying IP, and we have long-term rights to develop sequels against these IPs.

 

[Infinitron]

The deal is that Take Two owns the first game, but Obsidian retains the IP.

Who retains IP with Private Division projects?
With the exception of Kerbal Space Program, which we acquired earlier this year, our studio partners own the underlying IP, and we have long-term rights to develop sequels against these IPs.

This means that the IP is effectively a "two-part key". You can only make a sequel if both Obsidian and Take-Two agree. However, it is possible that the fine print allows Obsidian to develop various types of spinoffs independently.

 

[glass blackbird]

Well, since anything Obsidian makes in future will be likely be published by MS, it seems like sequels aren't going to happen on those grounds. I guess maybe Microsoft would allow it if they're XBOX/W10 exclusive

 

[Beastro]

Is it Arcanum in space?' my main answer is, 'in all the best ways'."

So it's gonna have magic vs tech with another lovely focus on necromancy before all other magic fields????

(And more Gnome conspiracies???????)

 

[Fairfax]

The deal is that Take Two owns the first game, but Obsidian retains the IP.

Who retains IP with Private Division projects?
With the exception of Kerbal Space Program, which we acquired earlier this year, our studio partners own the underlying IP, and we have long-term rights to develop sequels against these IPs.

This means that the IP is effectively a "two-part key". You can only make a sequel if both Obsidian and Take-Two agree. However, it is possible that the fine print allows Obsidian to develop various types of spinoffs independently.

All it says is that Take-Two have rights (though it doesn't say "exclusive") to make sequels for an unknown period. If they needed Obsidian's permission, Obsidian would have disproportionate leverage, which wouldn't make sense with Take-Two funding the project. However, it could have restrictions like needing Obsidian's approval in case Take-Two wants to give a sequel to one of Obsidian's closest competitors, similar to the Bungie-Activision contract.

 

[Latelistener]

In any case, the point is Cainarsky can theoretically develop sequels / spin-offs outside of Obsidian if it comes to that.

 

[Safav Hamon]

You think Tim Cain is going to quit his job, spend tens of millions forming his own AAA studio, and Take Two will hire his studio instead of Obsidian to make a sequel (even though Obsidian owns the IP)? Pure fantasy.

 

[Latelistener]

Obsidian will be developing games for Microsoft from now on, whether it will be Outer Worlds or something else. They won't be working with Take-Two anymore.

 

[TemplarGR]

The deal was made before Microsoft bought Obsidian, so a multi-platform release is still doable.

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