No joke. My first thought is If it's supposed to be released next year, Obsidian will obviously be using Beth's engine.Hopefully its a rpg game .
Since April First, 2005, to be precise.Why does everybody assume the project has just started? That short interview confirms the game has been in development for quite some time.
Don't you think the possibility exists that even though they're using Beth's engine they could still make their own game out of it? They did pretty well putting their own twist on NWN, despite the horrible engine. I'm not a FO geek, but I'd think the chances of Obsidian totally screwing something like this up, i.e., making a terrible game, would be fairly low.
I expect a bugfest whatever. I'm really hopeful in terms of gameplay though.Since April First, 2005, to be precise.
I did not see how long Obsidian have been working on it! My bad. I'll have to dial down the cynicism a bit.
But it also depends on your definition of a "terrible game". IMO Fallout 3 is a terrible game, not because it disappoints all the Fallout fans, but just on its own merits. The engine hopefully branched at 90 degrees back in '05.
Great for most people, I suppose, and I admit the story and particularly the dialogue in FO3 was mostly awful. Ok that's harsh. Let's just say it didn't click with me and the delivery was horrendous.