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Pillars of Eternity Preview

A fairly short preview for Obsidian’s Kickstarter-funded Project Pillars of Eternity is available at PC Gamer. It seems to be based on a conversation with project director J.E. Sawyer: (Combat rounds can be very limiting,) Sawyer says, referring to the…

J.E. Sawyer on Attribute Design and Sympathetic Villains

In addition to his video retrospective on Icewind Dale 2, Obsidian Entertainment’s J.E. Sawyer also published two videos concerning design. The first is about attributes and character concepts, while the second is about sympathetic villains and antagonists. They both (especially…

Runemaster Interview

GameReactor has published a new article-style interview with Paradox Development Studio’s manager Johan Andersson about Runemaster, their recently announced RPG. Here’s a couple of snippets: “Every playthough is different, because while you have the main story arch quest that arrive,…

The Elder Scrolls Online Preview

VG247’s Brenna Hillier is offering a second take on The Elder Scrolls Online, and makes abundantly clear that she’s far less impressed than her colleague Dave Cook. Here’s a snippet: The whole time I was playing The Elder Scrolls Online…

J.E. Sawyer Reminisces on Icewind Dale II

Prompted by a question he received on his Tumblr blog, J.E. Sawyer (currently project lead on Pillars of Eternity, but more importantly in this context, lead designer on Icewind Dale II) has recorded a video retrospective on the title, explaining…

Wasteland 2 Interview

Screen Robot has a new article-style interview with Brian Fargo about Wasteland 2, which mostly seems to cover the usual ground, with Fargo once again expressing his profound love for crowdfunding. Here’s a snippet: (We were going to release a…