project eternity
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Pillars Of Eternity Looks Like The Next Great Computer RPG
In September of 2012, I got an email from veteran writer and game designer Chris Avellone. He told me that he and a group of other designers at Obsidian were planning to launch a Kickstarter, and that they were looking to make an RPG in the style of old Infinity Engine games like Baldur’s Gate…
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Video Games With The Most Memorable Pre-Rendered Backgrounds
Pre-rendered graphics weren’t only used in complex cinematic cutscenes back in the day when a game’s own 3D engine couldn’t do the job. Developers also used them as in-game backgrounds to bypass graphical limitations. And some of the games had really well-made, atmospheric pre-rendered backgrounds.
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The Knights Of New Vegas: How Obsidian Survived Catastrophes
Feargus Urquhart was freaking out. He and his team at Obsidian Entertainment were about to take one of the biggest steps in the company’s history — launching a Kickstarter for a brand new video game — but something was wrong. The button to start up their crowdfunding page had turned grey. Nobody could click it.…
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Obsidian Releases First Screenshot For Its New Kickstarter Project
Ooh, and it’s a lovely waterfall. Looks spiffing.