Obsidian finally releases a new game, I might actually break my “no pre-ordering” pledge for this one. @thespectacularspider-girl you have any thoughts on it?
I try not to be hyped up about video game trailers any more but I’m going to break that streak because the BDE in this oh my god
The quirky old guy waking you up, asking if you’re feeling all right, feels like a callback to Doc Mitchell in a way, like, ‘remember the good Fallout? Yeah this is like the good Fallout’
They have a theme and it’s political and they’re telling us upfront - individuals vs faceless corporations, corporate branding taking a place over - is that not what Fallout is now? A load of branding pasted over something mediocre and that’s what they’re making the central conflict of their small-studio not-Bethesda game? The goddamn audacity. Plus, immediately indicating that people who think ‘games shouldn’t be political’ can fuck off
The absolute crunching on Bethesda after their Fallout 76 fiasco. Bethesda hobbled through their launch, stumbled tragically as bad reviews came in, tripped over a canvas bag, and thousands of customers’ private details spilled out of their pockets. And then Obsidian arrives and puts down a trailer. For a game that’s the same aesthetic - capitalistic branding juxtaposed against a crapsack world with funky creatures in it. Goggles and weapons and midcentury styles. But we know Obsidian can write. Obsidian can design satisfying narratives and memorable NPCs. Obsidian’s game looks way better than the Oblivion zoom-in conversation tech Bethesda is still using. Obsidian’s characters can emote to pull off jokes. Obsidian’s creature designs are fresh and interesting. They can make the Fallout we wanted, not a rehash, not an empty open world that throws franchise pieces at you and pretends to be an experience.
Bethesda just got done showing us they assume we’ll stay on their nuka-cola teats forever because they put a Vault Boy on it, fell on their own face, and Obsidian waited til they were done and stepped forward and put down a trailer for a well-animated vintage-style character-based anti-corporate shooter and I am so excited
☢ Fallout 4 Gratis ☢ Este fin de semana los suscriptores del Gold para Xbox One y Pc podrán disfrutar del juego sin restricciones de gratis! Eso está super bueno.
What an awesome backbend for day 18 of #backtobackbends! Adrian Hummell in full wheel! Join him today at @pureombethesda for an asana workshop on standing head to knee, standing bow, and balancing stick.
[video description: gameplay of TES V: Oblivion. The player speaks to a guard in the imperial city. The Guard asks, “Can you tell me where Armand Christophe is hiding?” The player turns to look at the ground on their right, where Armand Christophe is laying face-down. The player speaks to him and he stands. He says “I’m in hiding from the Imperial Watch” end description]
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