From what I understood of the whole situation, Black Isle Studios was comprised of several of the same people who later went on to form Obsidian Entertainment, and many of them, in turn, went on to form Bioware. Regardless of the name of the dev studio, it was mostly the same core team of people. Many of those involved in creating Fallout 1, Baldur's Gate 1, and Neverwinter Nights 1 would make up the team that founded the original Bioware. Bioware today, however, has almost no one left from that original team. The name of the company has been carried on, but the actual people are totally different. So, the people that brought us KotOR 1, Mass Effect 1, and Dragon Age 1 are not the same people that brought us Mass Effect Andromeda
For myself, I can pretty clearly see the same "handwriting" in Fallout 1&2, Baldur's Gate 1&2, Neverwinter Nights 1&2, KotOR 1&2, Mass Effect 1-3, and Dragon Age 1-3. They're a style that speaks of the same people and the same philosophies of gameplay being applied and refined. The character work and combat synergy between classes in Dragon Age Inquisition was absolutely excellent. I can basically see Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 exploding to life in its approach.
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Huh... that explains that.
Weird that Outer Worlds is so by the numbers then. That studio is capable of great things.
I think by the number is the idea. Like greedfall, it is a "here something like the good old days" pit now that bethasda went mmo with fallout.Huh... that explains that.
BioWare was founded to do what the name suggests by the 2 doctors. they really were trying to make medical software. Seems like the got bored of that and decided to make games instead. in 1995.
Obsidian was definitely formed out of the ruins of Black Isle after interplay imploded. but that didn't happen till 2003, a solid few years after bioware had been started up and had released a couple of games.
Just finished RDR2. Man I didnt knew theres rumours Rockstar's next game being medieval fantasy. King Arthur sounds pretty awesome if true, especially if its little bit darker, like one could play some Dark Knight for example.
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Dying Light 2 Delayed With No New Release Date
Techland has offered no new launch window.
Another highly anticipated polish video game has been delayed, however this time they didn't provide any release date.
Oh, well. Another game I'll buy directly on next-gen console. At least I'm saving money.
Dying Light 2 Delayed With No New Release Date
Techland has offered no new launch window.sea.ign.com
Another highly anticipated polish video game has been delayed, however this time they didn't provide any release date.
Yeah, I'd rather they didn't, unless they're sure. Wait until the game is practically out the door or so close to being finished that if you do need to delay again, it's only a short one of a few weeks.
CP2077 being 8 months away just makes me wonder how realistic a date it is. I'd have preferred they announced the delay and then wait til E3 to announce the September release date, at least that way it'd be more solid.
As it is, I'll assume it's actually gonna need an extra 2 months and release in late November or perhaps need to be held over to the favoured Spring release window that devs are so fond of. For me, it's just better than trusting the release date. If it then does release in Sep, it'll be a nice surprise
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I would not be too surprised if Cyberpunk was pushed back by a couple more months, if the currently planned September date is already expected to require crunch to meet. On the other hand, it looks like the first few months after the launch of the next gen consoles could be really packed with major releases, and there is still a chance that more will be announced at E3.
I'm gonna be fairly optimistic about it and say that the game didn't even need to be delayed as much as 5 months, but they simply did it to avoid summer release, because usually games don't sell that well at release during that period. Crunch is something that usually happens in the final months before release... of anything, pretty much, so this is probably what they meant when they said that it will definitely happen. Of course, it doesn't mean that they will be spending 5 months crunching all the time, but final month or two will be most likely a crunch period.
So I believe that Cyberpunk won't be delayed anymore.
I'm not aware of any job which doesn't require crunch time at some point. I've worked in Sweden for a while, one of the most sensitive countries (if not the most) in terms of work/life balance and yet I had to do crunch. Haven't complained for a second. Not saying you can do it for all your life, but it's quite ubiquitous.
Let's keep the crunch talk focused in its dedicated thread "So... there will be crunch..." please. Thanks.
I agree, for the most part. The possibility of another big delay could still be there, however it seems very unlikely to me. But, at the same time, I'm no fortune teller
Nice. New studio opened for Planetside. Maybe a chance for Fantasy game? I would love to play Fantasy Planetside. Ride a horse and pierce people with my lance. Or ride Dragon and kill people with fire. Or strike with with chain of lightning. Sooo much fun stuff you could do with it!
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Doom eternal's dev talking about a good progression system:
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Opposed to boosting numbers but keeping the same challenge and situations throughout hours and hours of gameplay.
Doom Eternal director: 'Doom 2016 is rock music. This is speed metal'
We talk to Doom Eternal creative director Hugo Martin about one-upping the 2016 Doom reboot.
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Opposed to boosting numbers but keeping the same challenge and situations throughout hours and hours of gameplay.
I.. Uhh.. I don't know how to feel about this... Remake.. Retooling? WHAT?!
www.ign.com
P. S. Also just a rumor.. so yea.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Rumored to be In Development at EA - IGN
A new Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic rumor indicates a new remake-of-sorts would combine both KOTOR titles and make the story official canon.
P. S. Also just a rumor.. so yea.