Pathfinder 1E What's this, then, Paizo? ANOTHER video game? By Obsidian?
Jiggawatts
Adventurer
Go for the eyes, Boo!
Sonny
Adventurer
Hopefully they'll keep the project small and simple(ish) like Pillars of Eternity. They'll too small a company for larger projects - they consistently run out of time, have to scrap large portions of the game and end up with a buggy mess.
IF however, they stick with something like Pillars of Eternity, the game should be fantastic, and bring Pathfinder to a much larger audience They know the d20 system very very well.
IF however, they stick with something like Pillars of Eternity, the game should be fantastic, and bring Pathfinder to a much larger audience They know the d20 system very very well.
Sonny
Adventurer
I've yet to meet someone in person who really cares about Pathfinder Online. And it's not like I don't run into gamers all the time, I'm in the entertainment/video game industry. However, Obsidian making a Pathfinder game, if done right, will be HUGE. This makes me very happy.
This will be interesting.
While Obsidian is not known for code quality, they do have a reputation for writing very good stories, much better than what Atari did with the Neverwinter games. Mask of the Betrayer featured a much better story than the Neverwinter Nights 2 main game. And Alpha Protocol and Fallout New Vegas were also received very well as I think was Southpark.
While Obsidian is not known for code quality, they do have a reputation for writing very good stories, much better than what Atari did with the Neverwinter games. Mask of the Betrayer featured a much better story than the Neverwinter Nights 2 main game. And Alpha Protocol and Fallout New Vegas were also received very well as I think was Southpark.
Jester David
Hero
I'm a little more cynical.
Let's look at what Obsidian is known for:
* Knights of the Old Republic 2. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs. It was really missing an ending for some of the storylines.
* Neverwinter Nights 2. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs. I really felt like they played things safe, by changing the brothel into an inn.
* Alpha Protocol. Hadn't heard of it until now, but Wikipedia says that even critics who rated it favourably commented on its bugs.
* Fallout: New Vegas. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
* Dungeon Siege III. A sequel to a game made by another company. Bad, being rated lower than the originals. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
* South Park: Stick of Truth. While not an original property, it is at least a non-sequel. Released to great reviews and almost universal praise, although there are a few game stopping bugs. It should be noted that the creators of South Park worked very closely with Obsidian and retained creative control, which likely led to the game being delayed multiple times. Otherwise it would have very likely been released feeling a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
So... I guess the lesson for Paizo is to work with Obsidian and don't let them ship it until it's done.
Let's look at what Obsidian is known for:
* Knights of the Old Republic 2. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs. It was really missing an ending for some of the storylines.
* Neverwinter Nights 2. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs. I really felt like they played things safe, by changing the brothel into an inn.
* Alpha Protocol. Hadn't heard of it until now, but Wikipedia says that even critics who rated it favourably commented on its bugs.
* Fallout: New Vegas. A sequel to a game made by another company. Good but not as good as the original. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
* Dungeon Siege III. A sequel to a game made by another company. Bad, being rated lower than the originals. Felt a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
* South Park: Stick of Truth. While not an original property, it is at least a non-sequel. Released to great reviews and almost universal praise, although there are a few game stopping bugs. It should be noted that the creators of South Park worked very closely with Obsidian and retained creative control, which likely led to the game being delayed multiple times. Otherwise it would have very likely been released feeling a little unfinished with a lot of bugs.
So... I guess the lesson for Paizo is to work with Obsidian and don't let them ship it until it's done.
Jester David
Hero
I'm tentatively excited about Pathfinder Online, as it's a very different tactic for an MMO. And the idea of a fantasy sandbox game that's a perpetual world sounds fun, albeit very different than Warcraft.
I think the amount of gamers who think Fallout 3 was better than New Vegas and had less bugs can be counted on one hand.
And Mask of the Betrayer is still among the best things ever for Neverwinter Nights (one and two).
Jester David
Hero
Metacritic says the critics prefered Fallout 3 while users prefered New Vegas, but a lot more reviews for the former.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fallout-3
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fallout-new-vegas
After forcing myself to finish the base game I didn't want to touch any expansions.
If they're that good I'll keep an eye open, if they're ever on sale. NWN2 doesn't seem to be on Steam though.
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