My feelings on Obsidian games
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Games I enjoyed by Obsidian
Fallout: New Vegas
KotOR 2 - the ending killed it (no the mod can't fix my first impression)
Conclusion: Obsidian do better when not coming up with an engine by themselves.
Saved by Avellone:
Meaning became a cult classic - meaning you can like it for the writing if nothing else but flawed.
KotOR 2
Alpha Protocol
Saved by Ziets: ditto
NWN2 Mask of the Betrayer
Games I loathed:
NWN2 original campaign where I had to resort to piracy to get my legal copy to work and then when I played felt infuriated by the clueless game design. ie. Forced campanions, linear romp, choices not really mattering in the end etc etc (the castle was pretty cool through)
- However the toolset is excellent and good for mods so the game is still worth a purchase for that alone.
Games where I went meh despite some promising stuff:
Tyranny
Pillars of Eternity 1&2
Dungeon Siege 3
So you see Obsidian can't do isometric games - that I enjoy at least. Of the games I did enjoy, one was saved by Avellone's characters and writing and the other is the result of the original developers of Fallout getting a go at the IP - which won't happen again. The rest of their catalogue is a sea of meh for me. Just my feelings mind. I'm not saying you can't enjoy these games. The Tim and Leonard game will probably be worth checking out.
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Games I enjoyed by Obsidian
Fallout: New Vegas
KotOR 2 - the ending killed it (no the mod can't fix my first impression)
Conclusion: Obsidian do better when not coming up with an engine by themselves.
Saved by Avellone:
Meaning became a cult classic - meaning you can like it for the writing if nothing else but flawed.
KotOR 2
Alpha Protocol
Saved by Ziets: ditto
NWN2 Mask of the Betrayer
Games I loathed:
NWN2 original campaign where I had to resort to piracy to get my legal copy to work and then when I played felt infuriated by the clueless game design. ie. Forced campanions, linear romp, choices not really mattering in the end etc etc (the castle was pretty cool through)
- However the toolset is excellent and good for mods so the game is still worth a purchase for that alone.
Games where I went meh despite some promising stuff:
Tyranny
Pillars of Eternity 1&2
Dungeon Siege 3
So you see Obsidian can't do isometric games - that I enjoy at least. Of the games I did enjoy, one was saved by Avellone's characters and writing and the other is the result of the original developers of Fallout getting a go at the IP - which won't happen again. The rest of their catalogue is a sea of meh for me. Just my feelings mind. I'm not saying you can't enjoy these games. The Tim and Leonard game will probably be worth checking out.