Grounded - Obsidian's new game, like Honey, I shrunk the kids meets Rust

[Sparky Lurker]

Here is a trailer for Obsidian newest IP shown on X019:

Game is set to release on 2020, and will be the first Xbox Game Preview title available with Xbox Game Pass.

Any guesses on how long until this company will meet its end?

 

[SiccDicc]

It's supposedly a small team within Obsidian working on it which makes me think they just created a special day care for their more special employees.

 

[Oddjob OTP]

Why would you buy obsidian and then have them make a survival game though. I'm confused.

 

[The Reaper]

Obsidian hasn't been on its A game since Fallout: New Vegas. Pretty much every other Obsidian game releases and neither gets overly hated or overly loved. This looks pretty bland, and from that trailer not enough of an exploration of the concept. You're a small person: Get in the house, have some stuff with RC cars. From what I see its just relegated to the back yard. Why hype up a spider reveal when you could do the same trick with a cat or dog, which is arguably more terrifying at that size.

 

[Man vs persistent rat]

I feel bad for Pillars because Deadfire was a marked improvement over the first, and it was a concept they could have gone even further with.

Also MS not just asking them to make their own Dragon Age or Mass Effect is beyond the pale. The Outer Worlds is fine enough, but it was done on the cheap and on a short deadline.

It's supposedly a small team within Obsidian working on it which makes me think they just created a special day care for their more special employees.

"Obsidian, proud of its blue-hairs, gave them an entire game to develop to prove they don't need no cishet project lead."

 

[MediocreMilt]

Any guesses on how long until this company will meet its end?

I'm really not seeing the problem here. There's things about this that look interesting and it's just an announcement trailer. Could be shit, could improve by release.

"Obsidian, proud of its blue-hairs, gave them an entire game to develop to prove they don't need no cishet project lead."

Is this what I'm missing here? Nothing about this particularly set off my soc-jus alarms.

 

[Man vs persistent rat]

Is this what I'm missing here? Nothing about this particularly set off my soc-jus alarms.

We're just bellyaching because it's not an RPG, and OW set off a few minor alarm bells with its design. I'm sure it'll be a fine indie-type thing.

 

[break these cuffs]

Now I really want to watch Honey I Shrunk the Kids.

 

[Cod of War]

Rumor, but a dude from Gameranx said he heard this was something Obsidian wanted to do and not Microsoft giving them the Rare treatment.

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