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Grounded - New Obsidian Survival Game where you're tiny, Spring 2020 release
- Thread starter Dusk Golem
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Makes me wonder if this is the kind of thing you might be more likely to see as MS puts more and more stock into GP as a primary platform.
I'm not the target audience for this sort of game, but I think we should actually take some comfort from the fact Microsoft allowed Obsidian to continue working on a smaller, more off-beat sort of project. It's the only way we're ever going to get Pillars of Eternity 3 or Josh Sawyer's historical fantasy RPG.
I don't think it's as much "allowed to continue working" as it was "What else you get? We'll take whatever.". And I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way, just that microsoft seems most interested in padding their gamepass line-up with original IP, as they should be.
so you would have preferred that when MS bought them they force them cancel all their games in development.
that's pretty heartless.
You seriously think Obsidian can develop a game this quick in only 1 years after they bought by MS?
Microsoft asked all their new aquisition studio to worked on new IP anyway, that's why all Rare, Obsidian, Ninja Theory and probably Double Fine after psychobauts will all make new IP
I already know it was in development before they joined Microsoft. I wouldn't have any interest in it regardless. That's not what I'm looking forward to out of Obsidian and I was hoping they would announce something more in their wheelhouse here, even if it was further off.
I was thinking this project is a command from Microsoft and I just see that is a " Passion project " From very small team, but it's disappointing from a event like this. I hope for a big game
I think you'll definitely see one in the future.
Obsidian has roughly 200 developers. If 20 are on this, and some are on Outer Worlds DLC (if that's happening), I would think the rest are working on a sequel to Outer Worlds or something else.
We know Matt Booty has said he hopes Outer Worlds can be a huge franchise for Xbox.
Exercise some rationale. How can a 2017 game be a Microsoft driven game??
how dare ms force 13 devs to work nonstop for a year to put this game out
Not the game I expected from them, but I am pretty interested.
I got a soft spot for "big environments that is just shit like a kitchen or a literal sandbox" settings.
I got a soft spot for "big environments that is just shit like a kitchen or a literal sandbox" settings.
Again, it's a fun side project we know little about. It was made by a team of 13 people. And it was in development before the Microsoft deal.
I'm not wild about this either—or the fact that we may never again get an isometric CRPG from Obsidian—but be reasonable.
I'm not wild about this either—or the fact that we may never again get an isometric CRPG from Obsidian—but be reasonable.
not really into multiplayer survival games but the premise is so up my alley ill probably give this a shot
13 Devs?
Yeah, it definitely shows. It looks interesting enough, disappointed it's multiplayer though.
Damn, here I was expecting a bombastic RPG on Witcher level since they have Microsoft money now. Their acquisition was honestly one of the most exciting things that made me want to get a Scarlett, but damn... Same with Bleeding Edge to be honest, I know that game was in development already and is being made by a different team, but Senua + Microsoft money should've been something close to God of War, not Bleeding Edge... I know I'm rambling but I am disappointed with MS's future exclusives.
Lol. That looks super charming. I really like the concept. I'm not a big fan of survival games though. XD
People don't use sense or just ignore reality when i comes to microsoft.
Seeing this and bleeding edge, it seems that the studios can do side projects with smaller teams whilst the bulk of the studio works on other things and they see the light of a day and have a home on gamepass. Pretty great imo.
They could be one and done or could see sequels and be expanded upon if they become popular. Whatever way it falls, I like the approach
Also, Obsidian have been in the business of spreading their bets for a while. They've juggled lots of projects (South Park! Skyforge! Aliens??! And that Russian tank game!) by necessity, because putting all their chips on one project might have killed them at several points in recent history.
Both studios have multiple teams though so it's likely the big games you are wanting are being saved for next gen. We already know Obsidian have an RPG in development.
Grounded isn't what I think of when talking about Obsidian but it looks to be a small passion project. Hope it play well and is a success for the small team who developed it.
They have just finished the outer worlds, Next E3 might show us what Obsidians next big RPG will be. Bleeding edge as you know was being worked on before the acquisition and is not being done by the whole studio. It is thanks to gamepass and microsoft that these games are not being scrapped.