Idea: Obsidian Entertainment making Elder Scrolls Game. : V

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:56 pm

I wonder is there any such likely hood of Obsidian entertainment making a Elder Scrolls Spin off game like they did with Fallout.
Obsidian are among the best in the industry when it comes to story. And Bethesda would be fools not to allow them to make a Elder Scrolls game. Even though their games are quite buggy their games are excellent especially with Christ avellone on board who wrote the storys for classics such as PlaneScape Torment and Ice wind dale.

If it where to happen. Where do you think would set the game?

they could make it during the waitt for Tes 6 for maybe late 2014?.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:16 am

Why not let Bethesda work on it but let Obsidian story writer work on the story?

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:50 am

Why not let Bethesda work on it but let Obsidian story writer work on the story?

Don't think that would happen. I'd rather have a full Obsidian spin off made by them even if its unbelievably buggy.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:12 am

Why not let Bethesda work on it but let Obsidian story writer work on the story?

It doesn't matter who works on it , Bethesda or Obsidian , when it releases it'll still be half the game we paid for as usual regardless of who made it.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:58 am

Don't think that would happen. I'd rather have a full Obsidian spin off made by them even if its unbelievably buggy.

Maybe for the pc but it won't be fair to the console, they can't bypass bug through console command and community patch.

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:03 pm

It doesn't matter who works on it , Bethesda or Obsidian , when it releases it'll still be half the game we paid for as usual regardless of who made it.

True.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:45 pm

Don't think that would happen. I'd rather have a full Obsidian spin off made by them even if its unbelievably buggy.

Really? I wouldn't >.>

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:43 am

It doesn't matter who works on it , Bethesda or Obsidian , when it releases it'll still be half the game we paid for as usual regardless of who made it.

No that's Bethesda your thinking of. They make slightly retweaked games with a whole lot of new dull and boring content with 3 years+ development time. Obsidian makes a game in 1 year that has 3 times the quests of Fallout 3 most of which have choices/multiple outcomes, gambling minigames, traits, factions and new faction mechanics, a whole lot of dialogue and interesting characters, a main quest that can be completed on 4 different sides, balanced weapons, balanced skills, balanced stats and the best damn dlc's ever made.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:18 am

I wish a developer would come along and rival Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series. I think having another "Elder Scroll" type game would make Bethesda have to really work hard to stay on top. We'd get a better Elder Scroll game and maybe even another open RPG like ES that's as good.

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:53 pm

From what I hear of Obsidian games - I've never played one personally - the writing may be good, but the world would be far inferior to Bethesda's. At the end of the day, the magnificent worlds are at the centre of TES games ... A well-written game with a sub-par world wouldn't be a TES game, as far as I'm concerned.

Not to mention that Obsidian aren't familiar with TES mechanics, lore or anything else. I'd much rather a Bethesda-made TES VI to an Obsidian one - in fact, I likely wouldn't even buy the latter.

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:24 pm

If they do make one. I think the most likely place they would head to is one of the Akaviri nations , i bet obsidian would really flesh out Tosh raka as the antagonist and bring out Akaviri lore.

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:27 pm

Allow me to make the tombstone - it needs a proper title.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:07 pm

Imagine Obsidian had 3 years to complete FO NV instead of one... What would the game be like?

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:39 am

They were supposed to be working on a Wheel of Time RPG but there is so little info on it I don't know if it will ever happen. If they are working on it then I don't see them having the time or manpower to do a TES spinoff considering they did have layoffs not long ago.

A couple of links if you are interested:

http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-wheel-of-time-rpg-what-do-we-know.html

http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2012/04/wheel-of-time-rpg-on-hold-at-obsidian.html

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:06 am

Imagine Obsidian had 3 years to complete FO NV instead of one... What would the game be like?

A game six times the amount of content of Fallout 3. With superior writing, and actual non stale characters.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:04 am

From what I hear of Obsidian games - I've never played one personally - the writing may be good, but the world would be far inferior to Bethesda's. At the end of the day, the magnificent worlds are at the centre of TES games ... A well-written game with a sub-par world wouldn't be a TES game, as far as I'm concerned.

Not to mention that Obsidian aren't familiar with TES mechanics, lore or anything else. I'd much rather a Bethesda-made TES VI to an Obsidian one - in fact, I likely wouldn't even buy the latter.

True, I agree. Of course if they can implement a few features like branching dialogue and better story it'd be great

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:16 am

True, I agree. Of course if they can implement a few features like branching dialogue and better story it'd be great

As far as I'm concerned, Bethesda are perfectly capable of this. They just chose to focus on other aspects of the game - mainly concerning visual aspects, dungeons and mechanics. If they'd worked for a longer period of time, Skyrim could potentially have had writing of a much higher quality. And from what I've heard about Dawnguard, they've taken their writing up a notch there. I've heard excellent things about Serena in particular!

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:36 pm

I dont want any other developer to make a TES game than Bethesda. Why not let Obsidian create their own openworld game with superb characters and story?

It would be a thrill to see another sandbox rpg to compete with TES.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:09 am

It doesn't matter who works on it , Bethesda or Obsidian , when it releases it'll still be half the game we paid for as usual regardless of who made it.

I thought it was only EA who did that

» Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:13 pm

I wonder is there any such likely hood of Obsidian entertainment making a Elder Scrolls Spin off game like they did with Fallout.
Obsidian are among the best in the industry when it comes to story. And Bethesda would be fools not to allow them to make a Elder Scrolls game. Even though their games are quite buggy their games are excellent especially with Christ avellone on board who wrote the storys for classics such as PlaneScape Torment and Ice wind dale.

If it where to happen. Where do you think would set the game?

they could make it during the waitt for Tes 6 for maybe late 2014?.

misleading post title. reads as if they are doing one, when actually, you just want them to.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:02 am

I would like them to remake Daggerfall, but not a new province

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:39 pm

I'd rather not.. While Fallout new vegas was nice and all, it felt very linear and small for some reason. I don't want that for the next TES.

In addition, it's not going to happen, so :shrug:

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:03 pm

I'd rather not.. While Fallout new vegas was nice and all, it felt very linear and small for some reason. I don't want that for the next TES.

In addition, it's not going to happen, so :shrug:

As in it's open world concept? If so I do agree about the environment itself. It all felt to cramped together with little room to actually roam the landscape and discover interesting locations. But story and choice wise it offered so much more.

I think if Obsidian had been given more time they would have fixed that. That one year of development they got was spend on characters, story and choice. Which is time spend correctly if you ask me.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:05 am

Please change the tile to be less misleading.

When I opened the thread i though "Finally some good news"

But the thread is not about some news, only wishful thinking.

» Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:39 am

Why don't they work together and create a marvelous TES game ever made..