Obsidian Entertainment, the celebrated game development studio renowned for its iconic role-playing games (RPGs), is embarking on a new endeavor: developing a role-playing game across multiple platforms that Unreal Engine will design. In doing so, it signifies an upsurge in the studio’s game strategy, and it also carves out new avenues for its games to reach a great number of gamers from various gaming consoles.
Obsidian Entertainment’s ambitions
Presently flourishing for two decades, Obsidian Entertainment has become the real-life epitome of a genius of the RPG genre. From the critically acclaimed “Fallout: The developer, “Oddworld”, has never fallen behind in the quality of the story. Their works, from “New Vegas” to “Pentiment” have been made as a really immersive and interesting masterpieces that turn the hearts of video games players worldwide.
As of 2018, Obsidian Entertainment became a subsidiary of Microsoft, which further gave it fortifications and power. Amazon seems not to have lost the creative of Three Houses but has also continued to create excellent games, including Survival Games “Grounded” and “Avowed,” a new Action RPG that will be launched this year.
As per the description of Senior Environment Artist Job listing at Obsidian Entertainment, they intend to fetch artists striving for the “aesthetic perfection of environments, cross-platform rpg being on the priority list”. With the phrase “cross-platform,” both PC and Xbox consoles could come to mind, but the studio’s recent releases hint that the correct definition is much broader.
A promising future
Juanut, Xbox is daring and bringing to the market Xbox exclusive titles on rival consoles. Obsidian Gaming’s “Grounded” and “Pentiment” are just two examples of the already released Xbox titles on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms. This very example reminds us that the same can be done with further Obsidian games on non-Xbox platforms, either at the launch of the game or at some point in the future.
Captain Marvel might offer the Marvel Cinematic Universe a subway, which would give rise to a cross-platform RPG released by the company called “Lord of the Rings: Battle”. It is obvious that the details of this cross-platform RPG are scarce, but speculations among fans have already begun. Some hope that this project could be a long-awaited sequel or remake of the beloved “Fallout: New Vegas” and will make use of the successfully proven tendency of the franchise and Obsidian Entertainment studio, which is skillful in the post-apocalyptic environment.
As fans eagerly await further details, one thing is certain: Obsidian Entertainment’s focus on quality, along with their ability to create vivid and memorable gaming environments, the quality of Obsidian Entertainment’s manufacturing facilities might remain unmatched. The days of simply playing one RPG or the other are definitely in the past as platforms have evolved.
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