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RPG veteran Josh Sawyer "threw everything I knew" at Icewind Dale, which is partly why the D&D CRPG has "a reputation for being pretty hard"

"I designed all of that stuff to be played by super aggressive min-maxers"

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Fallout: New Vegas director reveals that game balance is 'mostly vibes based', says he only used a weapons spreadsheet 'for maybe a couple of months'

Imperfectly balanced, as all things should be.

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says his approach to RPG weapon balance is "mostly vibes-based": "the important thing is to see how things feel in practice"

Josh Sawyer thinks the best way to test weapons before a game's launch is to "play around" with them

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Fallout: New Vegas director says the RPG was criticized "for playing very similarly to Fallout 3," but his true inspiration was Fallout 1

"Fallout 1 was foundational for me"

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Fallout: New Vegas director thought 2003 studio closure that took down the original Fallout 3 and Baldur's Gate 3 teams meant he'd never get to work on the RPG series again

Josh Sawyer was project lead on Codename Van Buren

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Josh Sawyer understands why some fans are annoyed by the treatment of New Vegas in Amazon's Fallout series, but he's not one of them: 'Whatever happens with it, I don’t care'

The director of Fallout: New Vegas enjoys the series and isn't hung up on new creative directions.

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Fallout New Vegas director doesn't "care" what the Fallout TV show does with the RPG's lore: "It was never mine"

"Whatever happens with it, I don’t care"

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Fallout: New Vegas RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says he "didn't recognize myself" during Pillars of Eternity 2 development: "I was this huge, awful a**hole"

"It was that feeling of accelerating towards a brick wall"

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Fallout TV show appears to canonize unofficial map that New Vegas director Josh Sawyer drew 20 years ago for his canceled Fallout TTRPG

The map is hidden in an unassuming weather broadcast

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For a moment, Fallout: New Vegas fans thought they'd found evidence of sequel plans, only to find Josh Sawyer's burrito order instead

The 'FNV2' notebook isn't what you think it is

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Fallout New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says its gruelling card game is actually 'not that hard' and you cowards need to 'try again'

If you've never won a game of Caravan, shame on you.

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As the Fallout TV Show sends fans to Bethesda games in droves, Fallout New Vegas director says give the RPG's much-maligned card game another go as it's "not that hard"

Josh Sawyer wants more of us to play Caravan

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'Devs are getting ground up as collateral damage': Fallout: New Vegas lead says burnout has replaced crunch as 'the primary hazard of the game industry'

Burning up.

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Fallout: New Vegas director and CRPG veteran Josh Sawyer says burnout has "replaced crunch as the primary hazard of the game industry"

Burnout is "no joke"

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'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games

Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.

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CRPG veteran Josh Sawyer reveals how Pillars of Eternity got its name

Pillars of Eternity director Josh Sawyer has explained how the inspiration behind the RPG's name was created

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Helldivers 2 looks a lot like Metal Gear Solid 5 sometimes, but devs and fans alike agree that's great: 'More games should directly copy stuff'

From Big Boss to Bug Boss.

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As Helldivers 2 draws Metal Gear Solid 5 comparisons, Obsidian RPG master Josh Sawyer says "more games should just directly copy stuff that feels good"

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Pentiment director says 120fps being disabled on Xbox is a bug, but it will be added in the next patch

Pentiment director assures Xbox players that 120FPS will be enabled in the next patch after it was locked due to a bug.

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Fallout: New Vegas director reveals the RPG's most twisted Vault was inspired by the Haunting of Hill House's author

Shirley Jackson's most controversial shortie is behind Vault 11

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Asked once again about Pillars of Eternity 3, Obsidian RPG veteran Josh Sawyer shares what Baldur's Gate 3 features he'd like to riff on

Sawyer points to Baldur's Gate 3's movement as a standout feature

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Nearly 10 years after it came out, Obsidian's isometric RPG Pillars of Eternity gets a surprise update

The new Pillars patch has some fans hoping that Pillars of Eternity 3 might be happening.

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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers

"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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Obsidian and BioWare veterans explain how retailers killed the isometric RPG: "Truly vibes-based forecasting"

A chicken and egg situation

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Pillars of Eternity receives new patch 9 years post-release, and I'm guessing Baldur's Gate 3 and Avowed are responsible

The CRPG receives some love ahead of Avowed 2024 release

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