Omg I'm not a cod fanboy but I played the beta . . .if that ish wasn't legit . .if we can apply pressure and get them to back off lootboxes or whatever plans they have this would legit be one of the best shooters I've played.
@Profchaosb MS have already made it abundantly clear that future Obsidian games will NOT be on Sony nor Nintendo consoles. He also confirmed this for all 1st party studios.
The score I expected but it's just a score. We also need to take into consideration that the team that build this game is small and not the full potential of Obsidian. This is more of an indie tier game not something that will blast fallout out the waters. The next game will no doubt be a greater deal.
It’s sitting at a 86 on opencritic. That’s a great score for this game. I can’t wait to see what they do with the sequel with MS full financial backing.
2k was publishing it, and think they are still publishing some versions. MS probably paid to publish the x1 version. Publishing a game doesnt mean the publisher fully funded it though. Just that theyll probably fund some of it, pay for marketing, and distribute the game for a set amount of the revenues.
@thatguyhayat: Obsidian owns the IP, 2k the publishing rights (they purposefully bought them for this specific game). So, any sequels are outside of 2k publishing rights. I also assume the publishing deal is a 5-year item and not permanent.
@xRacer74x: Totally excited for games based on the ecosystem? Interesting take.
But I was wrong, MS apparently isn't publishing any of the versions, and it's still being published by private division, which is a subsidiary of 2K. I thought MS took over the publishing of the Xbox One version.
Not sure who covered the production overall, but there are several models in development to fund such things. I'd wager most of that publication money would have been supplied before MS brought the studio, so the investors would either have to be brought out or MS just lets them continue to work under the current producer.
I wouldn't doubt that MS put some money in, but chances are, that 2K or an outside producer still funded the switch version. As it is, 2K still has control over the production of the game, because when MS brought them, it doesn't remove those contractual obligations.
Not trying to bring MS down with any of what I said, I was just mistaken about who had publication rights, and speculated on a couple ways the game may have been funded....something else I have no data on.
@rainslacker I think Microsoft simply saw the potential in a new franchise like this, and decided to invest in it (by buying the whole studio). What they chose to do with it in the future, well who knows. As of now we have a great RPG across most platforms.
What's with the disagrees when people bring up game pass?! It costing $1 to play if you took advantage of the offer, doesn't get better than that especially for single player games.
Gamepass is on PC too, that's how I'm accessing the game, $2 for 2 months including access to this? It's a bloody bargain even if you don't own an Xbox like me.
Congrats to Obsidian, this game is getting great scores across the board. This was made with their smaller second team and a limited budget. Since Microsoft wants to turn this into an enduring exclusive franchise, I imagine the Fallout creators are going to get an insane budget for the sequel on Scarlett.
PoE 2 had massive voice acting credit backing and those type of games don't rely on AAA budgets. I think if we see a new one it won't be "AAA" quality beyond the 2nd one. I'm perfectly fine with that. I'd rather AAA budgets be reserved for those games that truly need it, like the Outer Worlds series. PoE 3 should be made, but I'm not sure it needs more money so much as just having a stable amount to work with rather than a kickstarted and investor amount that forces budget scrounging.
How am I missing the point? You're claiming publishers are paying for reviews - which they aren't, as that'll be immoral and borderline illegal - and you said you hate 8-9/10 scores. Fairbenough if you mean in general but this is a brilliant game, very deserving of the scores it's getting.
Oh yeah, i mean Obsidian will get credit if the game is good. I'm giving MS credit for letting their customers play it for peanuts. Would have cost 50 quid otherwise pre-release.
I know MS gets a lot a shit here & but I honestly think they did a complete 180 halfway through this gen. Unfortunately for them, too late to salvage it but the Xbox One X is a bargain in terms of graphics for its price, & the gamepass just keeps getting better & better, not to mention the studios they've invested in.
If Sony becomes complacent, next-gen could become quite interesting, their competition probably won't have the huge stigma that it started this gen with (always online, no rentals/preowned, Kinect always watching+listening, weaker hardware, free online games recquiring Gold, less exclusives & so on & so forth).
Took me about 30-35 to complete the main storyline. It's almost impossible to see everything in one playthrough as you continuously get polarising choices (side with one person over another or deal with something in a certain way.
By the end of my first play, I'd not had access to one of the planets, I missed out a few side-missions which I'd found (there's a lot of hidden quests), I hadn't met two of the companions you can pick up, and I may have accidentally killed out a few settlements before getting deeper with their stories. It's quite a big game.
Just a couple more days
Can’t wait
The score I expected but it's just a score.
We also need to take into consideration that the team that build this game is small and not the full potential of Obsidian. This is more of an indie tier game not something that will blast fallout out the waters. The next game will no doubt be a greater deal.
The review says that there is a strong Firefly influence - that has me sold.
Nice! Im there #DayOne with XGP!
Congrats to Obsidian, this game is getting great scores across the board. This was made with their smaller second team and a limited budget. Since Microsoft wants to turn this into an enduring exclusive franchise, I imagine the Fallout creators are going to get an insane budget for the sequel on Scarlett.