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'No matter what we changed, somebody was going to get mad:' After hearing what an Obsidian dev went through to get RPG difficulty right, I get why nobody's ever gotten RPG difficulty right

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There may not be an RPG with a proper difficulty curve.

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Avowed's new playable races are missing "unique dialogue choices" because Obsidian simply didn't have any "dedicated narrative people available"

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Gameplay director Gabe Paramo says “there’s still a meaningful mechanical distinction” between races, though

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Obsidian was 'surprised' that Avowed players bounced off one of the RPG's most important systems, [crafting]: 'That frustration came through loud and clear'

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Who’s got time to upgrade their gear when there are adventures to be had?

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Huge new Avowed update adds New Game Plus, playable dwarves and Orlans, and quarterstaffs

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It’s also now on PlayStation 5.

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Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe

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Instead of difficulty, Obsidian designer Josh Sawyer thinks in terms of 3 RPG player archetypes: 'What are they trying to get out of this game?'

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I'm not waiting 5 years for everyone to realize The Outer Worlds 2 is another Obsidian classic—I'm giving it its flowers now

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Did Obsidian Master the Art of the Efficient Epic?

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Avowed didn't rewrite the RPG rulebook in 2025, but it still gave me some of my biggest gaming 'wow' moments of the year

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“We started with the solid foundation that we inherited from Fallout 3”: How Fallout: New Vegas delivered a bigger, better post-apocalypse by sticking to the script – mostly

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Avowed's new game plus, fresh kind of weapon and photo mode are now coming in a beefy anniversary update

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The Outer Worlds 2 director doesn't want games to be "preachy," but the RPG's capitalist satire strikes a nerve "because this thing happens all the damn time, and we're just seeing it over and over on a loop"

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Obsidian wants to establish the "Obsidian RPG" with games like The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed, not chase "what already exists" in competitors like Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077

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Sorry, Fallout fans, but Obsidian isn't really interested in making New Vegas 2: After years of working on other people's games, the studio is finding 'joy' in doing its own thing

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance lead says Obsidian has lost its way, and knows just how it should spend those Microsoft megabux

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Pillars of Eternity – Turn-Based Mode Beta Announcement Trailer

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The Outer Worlds 2's weirdest weapon is a flashing rainbow sword that turns combat into a rhythm game I'm terrible at

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Screw up too hard in The Outer Worlds 2 and your companions may fight you "to the death" because Obsidian wanted the RPG's cast to feel "like they're their own people"

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