I want Obsidian to make the next Elder Scrolls game

[kickyourass]

Hmm, maybe, in my experience with them Obsidian is capable of insanely good games, and if anyone can make an Elder Scrolls game as good as Bethesda it's them. But as others stated Bethesda's had close to 20 years of experience with the Elder Scrolls, so Elder Scrolls is practically in their blood.
But if Bethesda consulted with Obsidian a bit so they knew what NOT to change in regards to lore and what Argonians look like and such I could see this working. Both Bethedsa and Obsidian would be giving the games the proper amount of time, but with this leap-frog release schedule we'd get them more often, I think it could work if it ever happened.

 

[Sanguich]

Obsidian is the king of the half-assed sequel. Their games consistently have interesting ideas, coupled with lousy execution. I've found myself at least a bit disappointed in every one of their games.

 

[sifffffff]

So far I've had Skyrim crash straight to desktop with no warning a total of: 3 times.

That's it. That's the only real issue I've run into. That and a few broken quests.

New Vegas is over a year old. I still have to save my game EVERY time I go through a door to a different area because roughly 50% of the time the game crashes.

And I'm still pissed about NWN2's ending. So I'd rather Obsidian, love them as I may, keep their dick out of my Elder Scrolls.

 

[Sylocat]

I'd like to see Obsidian make a retro, top-down, pixel-art action-RPG.

That way, they wouldn't need to spend nearly as much time working on character models, animations or clipping, and could provide a more stable experience, while their storytelling and design skills have a better and more straightforward canvas.

Seriously, imagine how amazing a retro-style game could be with current-gen power and disk space.

 

[Risingblade]

No,get their writers but keep their programmers far far away!

 

[SpaceBat]

Nah. They are one of the best writers in the industry. I don't want that talent to go to waste on TES games, which aren't about quality writing. I'd rather have them work on their own Wheels of Time game or something else.

 

[ResonanceGames]

I wouldn't mind if they continued licensing the Fallout series to Obsidian (though I suspect they'll either do it in house or use one of the other developers from the Zenimax family) but the Elder Scrolls should stay at Bethesda, and it should remain an event series that only comes around every once in a while.

 

[ResonanceGames]

That being said, i would rather Obsidian do something else, like an old school (pre 4th edition) d&d game, rather than the generic ES bs. (monsters are unimaginative as fuck, plus the variety is shit)

You do realize that it's impossible to do a pre-4th edition D&D game, right? They only license out the current version of the rules to game developers.

There are plenty of indie developers making old school RPGs, so I don't understand why you're so butthurt that AAA don't do that any more, since there's no lack of that kind of content. There's actually as much or more than there's ever been.

Hell, even Age of Decadence has gotta be getting close to release by now.

 

[The Madman]

Elder Scrolls isn't a series known for its story. It's a series renown for it's open-endedness and freedom of choice, that and it's durpy AI and ability to break the game with ease. Still it's a fun series that does what it does really well, I might not always enjoy it (Loved Morrowind, disliked Oblivion, haven't played Skyrim) but I can always respect it.

Obsidian would do their usual thing with added dialogue and story, they'd try to create a more compelling narrative experience which sounds great on paper, but it's not why people play the Elder Scrolls series. Meanwhile what Obsidian doesn't do well is tight gameplay or polish, though to be fair Dungeon Siege 3 is pretty bug-free.

Regardless just a silly match-up. Worked for Fallout because Obsidian has ties to the original games, no such connection exists like that for the Elder Scrolls series.

Personally I think Obsidian should do like Double Fine did and put their effort, at least for a time, into creating smaller projects. Downloadable titles, fun niche projects and the like. I'd love to see what a studio as creative as they are would come up with.

 

[Private Custard]

Elder Scrolls games shouldn't merely be 'pumped out'. That's all I have to say really.

 

[Private Custard]

Elder Scrolls games shouldn't merely be 'pumped out'. That's all I have to say really*.

And say it twice apparently!

 

[Mick Myers]

No, however I would say, let Obsidian develop Fallout from now on, and Bethesda can focus on the Elder Scrolls completely

Its win - win since we get the best possible Elder Scrolls experience, and the best possible Fallout experience

You can't be serious. New-vegas was a shitty DLC compared to the amazing game that was Fallout 3. How do people keep saying New-Vegas was better? All they did was make a duplicate of 3, and add a few locations / enemies. Bethesda could have done that, and made it better than what Obsidian did (glitchy, broken, boring piece of shit) and released it as a DLC, and still made more money / made a better game out of it.

Obsidian should have NOTHING to do with EITHER series, and stay to their shitty quality games that they pump out so proudly while wearing their crown of shit.

 

[Mick Myers]

Elder Scrolls isn't a series known for its story. It's a series renown for it's open-endedness and freedom of choice, that and it's durpy AI and ability to break the game with ease. Still it's a fun series that does what it does really well, I might not always enjoy it (Loved Morrowind, disliked Oblivion, haven't played Skyrim) but I can always respect it.

Obsidian would do their usual thing with added dialogue and story, they'd try to create a more compelling narrative experience which sounds great on paper, but it's not why people play the Elder Scrolls series. Meanwhile what Obsidian doesn't do well is tight gameplay or polish, though to be fair Dungeon Siege 3 is pretty bug-free.

Regardless just a silly match-up. Worked for Fallout because Obsidian has ties to the original games, no such connection exists like that for the Elder Scrolls series.

Personally I think Obsidian should do like Double Fine did and put their effort, at least for a time, into creating smaller projects. Downloadable titles, fun niche projects and the like. I'd love to see what a studio as creative as they are would come up with.

Not known for it's story? You are kidding right? They've been VASTLY immersive with the story since Morrowind, and they keep getting better. There is no reason Obsidian should touch Elder Scrolls, nor is it forgivable that they put that shit-stain that was New-Vegas across Bethesda's good name.

 

[GeneWard]

THE ELDER SCROLLS:
NEW MORROWIND!
I can't say I'm a fan of the idea myself. I think New Vegas paled in comparison to Fallout 3, and while it was still great, Obsidian are better sticking to their own IP, rather than trying to take up impossible mantles.

 

[MammothBlade]

The Elder Scrolls: New Daggerfall... imagine the possibilities...

Maybe Obsidian should be given a chance to remake Daggerfall, and that's that. If it goes really well and relatively bug-free, I say let them make their own original TES game. If they screw it up, then no hard feelings but they just aren't suited to the elder scrolls.

 

[MammothBlade]

THE ELDER SCROLLS:
NEW MORROWIND!

Haha, I was going to say New Morrowind but I decided on New Daggerfall instead for some reason.

I think Fallout 3 had a terrible combat system outside of VATS, though.

 

[ResonanceGames]

The Elder Scrolls: New Daggerfall... imagine the possibilities...

Maybe Obsidian should be given a chance to remake Daggerfall, and that's that. If it goes really well and relatively bug-free, I say let them make their own original TES game. If they screw it up, then no hard feelings but they just aren't suited to the elder scrolls.

I...I...don't understand. You say you want them to remake Daggerfall, but then you say you want a bug free game. So which is it?

I actually don't think Daggerfall is very conducive to a remake. For one thing, it's a direct sequel to Arena. For another, it's way too big and you'd have to change so much stuff that it might as well be a new game that's just set in Daggerfall.

Besides, the DaggerXL guys are building a (slightly) shinier engine for it, and even the vanilla version is still fairly playable.

 

[octafish]

The Elder Scrolls: New Daggerfall... imagine the possibilities...

Maybe Obsidian should be given a chance to remake Daggerfall, and that's that. If it goes really well and relatively bug-free, I say let them make their own original TES game. If they screw it up, then no hard feelings but they just aren't suited to the elder scrolls.

Ahh Daggerfall, the last Elder Scrolls game I enjoyed. Everything else since has been claustrophobic in comparison.

If Obsidian were to make an Elder Scrolls game I'd pre-order it. I wouldn't try and play it for a couple of weeks mind you, but I would pre-order it. I love their story telling, their emotional depth, and their characters, all of which are missing in Morrowind and Oblivion. Give me something like Mask of the Betrayer using the Skyrim engine and I'll buy it day one. Day one you hear me! As it stands I might pick up Skyrim when it is $20 or less in a Steam Sale. Oblivion was so hollow and lifeless it has all but killed the Elder Scrolls for me. Hell I find Minecraft more stimulating and entertaining than Oblivion, it has a better asthetic too.