Obsidian Entertainment - Avowed

Well I saw a video of Josh Sawyer talking about romances in games and if I recall correctly the way he looked and sounded was disillusioned with the industry.  I think he even said he was going to step away from game development for awhile.  As for Avellone I remember in Planescape the tiefling Annah pining for the main character that was a weird game in general.  But like I said I am a fan of Obsidian's games and many of which did not feature any romance unless you count Atton, Mical, Briana, and Visas Marr in KOTOR 2 and those weren't even a BioWare style romance. 

It was on youtube and it was recommended to me so I do not know the name of the video.  All I remember was that it was Josh Sawyer talking about BG3 and the reception to it's romances.  The tone I got from the video was that he seemed to feel like he was out of touch with what modern gamers of today want.  

Yeah Josh Sawyer is a couple of years older than me so we're from the same generation so I can understand why he feels out of touch. Of the games he was a developer of I am only aware of finishing New Vegas which I enjoyed. Both New Vegas and Knights of the Old Republic II are my top Obsidian games. As for Pillars of Eternity like Tyranny I started the game made it midway then found out I messed up my character so I had to quit in frustration. But the problem with Sawyer and Obsidian in general is that they make games for a small niche community which are into traditional rpg's. I know they made the aforementioned Knights of the Old Republic II and New Vegas, but most of their games were small niche projects. I personally enjoyed BG3 it is not BG2 but I liked it mainly I became addicted to the combat. But what I really like is that I can respec my character anytime if I messed up my characters progression. As for Avowed I will keep an eye on it and see what others on here say before I buy. Never played Pentiment but I am a history buff and know it's somewhat history based. But yeah that game is like I said for a small niche crowd.

Also another thing about Obsidian is that many of their employees that have passed through their doors either worked for Interplay, Black Isle Studios, and Troika. Three companies that specialized in creating like I said traditional rpgs with old mechanics that many of the younger generation would not like. They also were three now defunct companies that struggled to survive due to the small audience the games were made for. This is why companies like Bethesda and BioWare have ditched old rpg mechanics for fast paced action rpg's.