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[Draugoth]

Seems to look as good as the first game honestly.

Dialogue is cringe, but the whole concept is about over the top capitalism anyway.

The actual grammer is terrible. Why didn't they proofread this? Maybe we do need A.I.

If Crunchyroll subs are any indication, then this is still better, trust me.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Modern writing is so damn cringe. Put that shit right next to something properly written like KCD2 and it's even sadder.

It really sucks that this writing has become the norm esp from an old school rpg dev like Obsidian. Avowed had this awful cringe writing and i couldn't stomache it.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

this has Sweet Baby written all over it doesn't it? Getting more Avowed vibes from this than "Fallout in Space" ones

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

More of a taste thing than quality.

Compare The Godfather writing with Dumb and Dumber. Thats what this is.

DA Veilguard writing might be at odds with franchise, but it is good quality as well. Characters speak with conviction.

They have made it light hearted though.

What?! What a load of garbage lol. Veilguard doesn't have good writing no matter how you slice it. "Conviction" isn't a component of good writing btw

 

[Edgelord79]

 

[Kacho]

Most artistic types are not red blooded alpha bros by their very nature. They in fact tend to be the exact opposite which is why there's a disconnect between the people making your games and you.

Never claimed they were. Just saying that a team of alpha bros would produce a better written game than the people we have now. The disconnect isn't just with me.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Last games that were good by Obsidian primarily due to the talent and writers at the time was and still is Fallout New Vegas and KOTOR II: The Sith Lords.

If you like the Satire and Zoomer Tik Tok dialogue of Outer Worlds then you'll probably be happy with this game too. But it is nowhere reaching the level of old Obsidian.

 

[Raven117]

I believe this is what the kids call, "Marvel writing"

God it fucking sucks.

I can't. I just fucking can't anymore. Not in a world where BG3, Kingdom Come and Expedition 33 exists.

These writers need to get their head out of their ass, drop the corporate dribble, and start writing games that are fucking awesome again. Hell, old school Obsidian (who are now long gone) was leading the way with this

 

[Raven117]

I was told by GAF how amazing Avowed is. I am missing out. Sounds like Veilgard writing.

You were told that the combat was surprisingly decent for an obsidian game. But a lack luster story.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I can't. I just fucking can't anymore. Not in a world where BG3, Kingdom Come and Expedition 33 exists.

These writers need to get their head out of their ass, drop the corporate dribble, and start writing games that are fucking awesome again. Hell, old school Obsidian (who are now long gone) was leading the way with this

The pool of writing talent has suffered this much. For the past 8 or so years, mediocrity was rewarded and here we are.

Only makes the aforementioned games and other stand out so much cause of the lowered expectations from the creatives most companies are bringing in.

This is Obsidian.

They made fucking New Vegas the last great Fallout game over a decade ago. Now their talent pool writes this slop.

 

[Raven117]

The pool of writing talent has suffered this much. For the past 8 or so years, mediocrity was rewarded and here we are.

Only makes the aforementioned games and other stand out so much cause of the lowered expectations from the creatives most companies are bringing in.

This is Obsidian.

They made fucking New Vegas over a decade ago. Now their talent pool writes this slop.

This is Obsidian in name only. Old school Obsidian, the team that made New Vegas and Alpha Protocol would never churn this out.

 

[Sweden85]

Yeah, show me your super model girlfriend pics.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Ok, boomer, you'll be dead before the writers give a shit about your old man opinions.
The world moves on, time doesn't stand still etc.

I'm sorry ecosse_011172 but did you just assume someone's gender?

On topic.

If "meh" was a game.

 

[TBiddy]

Looks like good experience. The first one was fine - I hope this turns out to be a worthy successor.

 

[ecosse_011172]

I'm sorry ecosse_011172 but did you just assume someone's gender?

On topic.

If "meh" was a game.

Haha, as if woman would hang around here.

 

[GymWolf]

Bad writing aside, what do people think of the gameplay?

To me it looks as if they made improvements to combat - presumably by transferring what they learned with Avowed over to this franchise.

I found the first OW completely forgettable. This one looks similar, but with better combat.

Ranged combat looks dogshit tbh.

 

[poodaddy]

Haha, as if woman would hang around here.

Peggies
Beretta

I mean.....we got a few women around here.

..... definitely a fuckin sausage fest though.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Peggies
Beretta

I mean.....we got a few women around here.

..... definitely a fuckin sausage fest though.

Women can sometimes be a bit funny in that slut/only good for Only Fans/Milkers/feminism is shit/short hair=lesbian/not Sydney Sweeney=ugly/ doesn't seem especially welcoming.
So yeah, I'm impressed that there are as many as two.
Shame, having a wide range of perspectives is good.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Most artistic types are not red blooded alpha bros by their very nature. They in fact tend to be the exact opposite which is why there's a disconnect between the people making your games and you.

Biggest load of waffle I've read yet.

Any great artist or writer can, and will most of the time, disassociate themselves from their art

Everything else is narcissism.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Fear not, ladies. Your White Knight ecosse_011172 has come to the rescue yet again!

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Shame, having a wide range of perspectives is good.

We do have that here though?

If a games crap, people will say. If it's really crap, people will say it's extra crap

I think it's a good mix

 

[Kacho]

Women can sometimes be a bit funny in that slut/only good for Only Fans/Milkers/feminism is shit/short hair=lesbian/not Sydney Sweeney=ugly/ doesn't seem especially welcoming.

#ally

 

[ecosse_011172]

Fear not, ladies. Your White Knight ecosse_011172 has come to the rescue yet again!

Not all heros wear capes…

 

[BigBeauford]

#ally

If everyone here would just be more "welcoming" we too can have this place completely enshitified like movies, video games, board games, and most other forms of male escapism.

 

[ecosse_011172]

If everyone here would just be more "welcoming" we too can have this place completely enshitified like movies, video games, board games, and most other forms of male escapism.

 

[BigBeauford]

Oh, so you weren't making the case for all posters to self police their content in hopes that we attract presumably half a dozen women here. Already did the that bub. This place used to be a shit hole, and the shithole went elsewhere.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

If everyone here would just be more "welcoming" we too can have this place completely enshitified like movies, video games, board games, and most other forms of male escapism.

Imagine if we infiltrated some female-dominated fandom (like IDK, smutty romance novels) and insisted that we have to rewrite all their favorite books, and make all the male leads short, balding, wimpy dudes with dad bods and 0 charisma. Then we'll try to shame everyone into liking it, and blame it on the femcels when it flops.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Oh, so you weren't making the case for all posters to self police their content in hopes that we attract presumably half a dozen women here. Already did the that bub. This place used to be a shit hole, and the shithole went elsewhere.

I joined here 15 years ago mate, no history lessons required.

 

[Kacho]

If everyone here would just be more "welcoming" we too can have this place completely enshitified like movies, video games, board games, and most other forms of male escapism.

My wife is taking a break from painting her Warhammer miniatures to preorder Outer Worlds 2 and sign up for a GAF account

 

[Plague Doctor]

My wife is taking a break from painting her Warhammer miniatures to preorder Outer Worlds 2 and sign up for a GAF account

Here's the important question.

Which army is she painting?

 

[BigBeauford]

My wife is taking a break from painting her Warhammer miniatures to preorder Outer Worlds 2 and sign up for a GAF account

Impressive she finds so much free time to do all of that instead of scratching her balls.

 

[Kacho]

Here's the important question.

Which army is she painting?

Necron

 

[DeepEnigma]

Looks like shite.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

My wife is taking a break from painting her Warhammer miniatures to preorder Outer Worlds 2 and sign up for a GAF account

Is she interested in reading my STEAMY new romance novel?

 

[ecosse_011172]

19 days to go, can't wait, the perfect antidote to grey misery shooters.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Obsidian is definitely one of the many western studios that got infected with you know what. Let's just say there were probably a lot of high fives at that studio when Charlie Kirk got popped.

Fucking terrible man, they're all blmtranslesbovegetarianstrannies, they ruin everything with their minority bullshit. Don't they realise that the great white man makes up nearly 5% of the world's population, games should only have us!!!

 

[Det]

Yeah... That's why I didn't care about the franchises and studios that Microsoft bought.

Bethesda had already destroyed Fallout before Microsoft bought it.

Activision had already destroyed Diablo before Microsoft bought it.

Obsidiam was already "finished" after Fallout New Vegas.

It's funny that I realized this and was calm, because nothing could be done. MS couldn't make things any worse, much less save Fallout and Diablo.

 

[corgiix3]

i just cant stand the way people talk in modern obsidian games....

 

[captainnapalm]

Fucking terrible man, they're all blmtranslesbovegetarianstrannies, they ruin everything with their minority bullshit. Don't they realise that the great white man makes up nearly 5% of the world's population, games should only have us!!!

Damn bro I believe I was responding to a comment about the shitty writing - not how many non-white people are in the game. Although being obsessed with race, sex and gender certainly is definitely a marker of bad woke art.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Damn bro I believe I was responding to a comment about the shitty writing - not how many non-white people are in the game. Although being obsessed with race, sex and gender certainly is definitely a marker of bad woke art.

You started rambling about Kirk so god knows what your point is.
I look forward to chatting about the game with you on release days in 19 days.

 

[Critical Hit]

bro

troll

MS couldn't make things any worse, much less save Fallout and Diablo.

They could, if they find good writers. It still can happen in the (not near) future.

 

[Plague Doctor]

i just cant stand the way people talk in modern obsidian games....

What? You don't like the quips? They are quirky. Zany, in fact.

Can't have shit be serious. These are meant just for kids. Apparently slow kids.

 

[ChoosableOne]

It looked worse than the first game to me. It feels like Avowed with guns(it also had guns?). Same creatures from Avowed too? The art design looks awful. I'm not even considering trying it. I couldn't stand the video for two minutes.

 

[Det]

They could, if they find good writers. It still can happen in the (not near) future.

It would depend on Phil Spencer, but what can you expect from an idiot who thought it was "cool" to release and promote Halo Infinite with those PS2 graphics and even raved that it would have better graphics than Horizon Forbidden West?

Nothing. I was able to easily revive Fallout and Diablo with Phil Spencer's salary and position, as were several NeoGaf users.

 

[Three]

That looks...pretty outdated.

Is this the one they wanted to charge $80 for?

Yeah, MS have picked some real gems trying to bring in their price increases on games

$70 Redfall
$80 Outer Worlds 2

It's almost like they know nobody is buying it at that price.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Biggest load of waffle I've read yet.

Any great artist or writer can, and will most of the time, disassociate themselves from their art

Everything else is narcissism.

Not even great ones. I have written more than 400 characters and none of them resembles me. Self-insertion is the typical malpractice by people who can't write shit. Calling them writers is as wrong as calling a shaman doctor.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Outer Worlds 1 literally had one party member (Parvati) whose companion quest was about how she's an asexual lesbian and she's worried about asking her crush on a date, because the crush might not be cool with dating an asexual. You have to convince her to ask the crush out, and help her prepare for the date.

Then they finally have the date and

Spoiler: Megaton spoiler

everything goes perfectly fine. The crush is OK with dating an asexual, and they plan to have another date.

Maybe she was the inspiration for Taash in Dragon Age Veilguard.

You have got to be fucking kidding me...
God damn if the bar hasn't gotten so low that it's not even funny...


...anyway, thank the heavens that this isn't an exclusive otherwise we wouldnt stop hearing how this is great/GOTY and/or that it becomes even better after the 3rd playthrough from the usual suspects.

Also : Obsidian has always been a mediocre company to say the least, it's just that people are still emotionally attached to New Vegas for some reason.

This -like most of their games - feels like a relic from a bygone era technically wise - and without the good writing having to do all the lifting it becomes even more of a joke.

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