“The design teams at both Rockville and Austin wanted NPCs to fill out the world of Fallout 76, but they say executive producer Todd Howard was not willing to budge all the way up ‘til launch”

Can you just at least stop calling Russia our “sworn enemy?” We are not at war with Russia. We should not want be at war with Russia. It would be deadly for everyone. We’ve meddled in their elections more than they meddled in ours. Just please stop repeating the weird, hawkish pentagon line. I’m with you on everything…

It should be noted that the 85 Metacritic bonus thing isn’t something Obsidian even asked for. Bethesda put it in the contract themselves, Obsidian was like, “oh ok that’s cool!” but then they just missed it. It wasn’t some dastardly plot to rob Obsidian of something. They didn’t even ask for it. Feargus says it in an…

I think people are missing the point when we talk about our problem with ‘no NPCs.’ We don’t just mean ‘person who walks by and says hello.’ What we really mean is that there are towns and factions that are full of characters, stories and conflicts. If you look — really look — at what you do most of the time in…

I didn’t realize there were so many stuck-up folks around here. You’re sitting there watching trailer after trailer people getting their heads blown off and it’s all good as long as you talk polite. But a dude shared his actual feelings and everyone freaks out? Get real.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

Jokes aside, his rant was actually pretty human and authentic and exciting and entertaining. It felt like one of the ‘real’-er moments of the night. I enjoyed the whole Game Awards honestly, with all its cringe and off the cuff moments; don’t paint this guy like a crackpot. He’s genuinely…

Backpacks and furniture packs are their big flourish at kickoff? Creation Club is dead on arrival. What could have been cool (unique quests and locations keeping a game fresh for years after release) drops with stuff that’s 1) mostly free already and 2) is utterly insignificant. Literal pip boy RESKINS? For *MONEY*? …

How come he got all the Fallout stuff right though, including the last DLC. Pure coincidence? Can you reach out again?

How could you miss the funniest part of the story? Check out who’s on Zenimax’s board of directors (Bethesda’s parent company). In particular, the last name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Media#Corporate_governance 

Corvo, Geralt, almost literally everyone else; what the heck is happening? Do voiced male protagonists *have* to sound like they are announcing a truck commercial during the superbowl? Do the females *have* to sound like keynote speakers at an HR convention? I find myself unable to roleplay with these ham-fisted,…

Witcher 3 is a fantastic game deserving of its accolades, but many of its proponents seem to be blind to its weaknesses. It is vastly more on-rails than Skyrim, with the overworld map broken up into zones, 95% of NPCs and interiors/exteriors not able to be interacted with, and Geralt’s cringey (I suppose on purpose)…

You could do a ‘find/replace’ on a few words and this article transforms into an analysis of the state of journalism in general. Scary times we live in where millionaires/billionaires become evermore protectionist and secretive, while the 4th estate and the citizenry become increasingly impotent.

I think it sucks that they removed Perk and SPECIAL checks, too. It wasn’t even about ‘streamlining,’ which is an argument you could make about other stuff. It was just a weird - almost mean - omission on their part.

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Is this masterclass satire, or do you need a talking to about how Obsidian went back in a time machine and got their 13 year old selves playing red box D&D when they designed their locations?

“Hard, yes. But it’s the right way to do it! And no matter what happens, stay in character!”

He’s zoomed in on far away shit. Which is still quite below industry standard, but it doesn’t look like that when you get just a few steps closer.