CyberPanda
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Stop making sense.
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Grounded - X019 - Announce Trailer (Obsidian Entertainment)
EDMIX
Member
Agreed, but from what I'm reading its by some London Studio and Obsidian. Looking at it, its a no buy from me, looks like Obsidian helped sure, but clearly its not one of their RPG classics. I'm really hoping that this doesn't become the norm for this team, simply helping other teams make stuff like this.
I want them with that AAA budget making that AAA RPG! I'll wait til I see that from them. I'm ok with this help, IF they are still doing some big titles themselves ala Sony Santa Monica aka da helper studio.
This Sony Santa Monica helping Ready At Dawn on The Order 1886
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What? No, this is fully internally by 13 people at Obsidian.
The conference where it got announced yesterday was in london, that might have got you confused.
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kiphalfton
Member
Hopefully Microsoft doesnt decide to relegate Obsidian to crap projects like they did with Rare so many years ago. Doesn't matter if it's a small portion of the devs, they're still using Obsidian resources.
And as mentioned this project was created before Microsoft bought Obsidian. They just let them continue making it. The 13 people involved want to make this game after coming tired of an rpg like Pillars 2. There's no reason to force them working on an rpg if they want a breather.
So, nobody relegated Obsidian here to do anything except give them room to work on a small side project.
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We talked with Obsidian about Grounded, mixing Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and a survival game
The studio behind The Outer Worlds will set players loose in the backyard
www.polygon.com
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Lort
Banned
Passion project started by the devs as something they are excited about ... neogaf: “oh awesome creative cool ill give it a go! “
MS buys them and continuous project.. neogaf: “lame not interested.. only in development because of game pass .. it sucks that Microsoft bought them and lets them be independant .. they should be making Halo instead”
MS buys them and continuous project.. neogaf: “lame not interested.. only in development because of game pass .. it sucks that Microsoft bought them and lets them be independant .. they should be making Halo instead”
nikolino840
Member
For example, like every survival game, Grounded has hunger and thirst meters (you'll take damage if you let these deplete, though it will never kill you). But instead of finding a lake or river to drink from, you'll look at the blades of grass that tower above you like trees, find one with a flat globule of dew hanging from it, and punch it to knock the water loose so you can drink it. Food could be an insect you kill, slap on a spit, and cook over a fire.
"Everything you see is interactable in some way, and that's something we're really proud of," said director Adam Brennecke. "All the grass you see, all the foliage, all the rocks are interactable and can be used in crafting."
There's a nice sense of heft and physicality to these things in Grounded, conveyed through small details like how your character holds a chunk of grass "wood" after chopping it down, and how picking up more pieces makes them visually stack instead of just increasing a number in your inventory. You can throw anything you're holding, like your axe, which makes for an effective ranged attack and also makes these objects feel more real.
www.pcgamer.com
"Everything you see is interactable in some way, and that's something we're really proud of," said director Adam Brennecke. "All the grass you see, all the foliage, all the rocks are interactable and can be used in crafting."
There's a nice sense of heft and physicality to these things in Grounded, conveyed through small details like how your character holds a chunk of grass "wood" after chopping it down, and how picking up more pieces makes them visually stack instead of just increasing a number in your inventory. You can throw anything you're holding, like your axe, which makes for an effective ranged attack and also makes these objects feel more real.
In Grounded, an adorable survival game from Obsidian, you're a shrunken kid in a giant backyard
Yes, it's basically a survival game for ants.
www.pcgamer.com
ResilientBanana
Member
My son will love this game.
CeeJay
Member
The game might not be graphically appealing and has a bit of an "educational game" look to it but some of the ideas and concepts sounds interesting. A lot of AAA games have this super polished and realistic look but that beauty tends to be only skin deep with the majority of scenery being totally inert. I am willing to give Grounded a try if they are sacrificing graphical complexity in favour of richly interactive environments.
eastwood333
Banned
Can it be played solo? Looks interesting.
Bladed Thesis
Member
Fortnite looked stupid to tons of people too before it took off (after they added the BR mode). I'm not saying this game will be as successful as Fortnite but I can see the desire the take small risks (its a 13 dev team) and see if you capture lightning in a bottle.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Obsidian Says Grounded With Be Fun On Xbox Series X And More
Obsidian is working on Grounded and you must be wondering whether or not it is going to take advantage of the power that Xbox Series X has to offer.
respawnfirst.com
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Grounded To Get 3 Types Of Early Access Updates On Xbox One And PC
Grounded will get three different types of updates Xbox One and PC while it is in early access. Obsidian will release the game in early access this Spring.
respawnfirst.com
nikolino840
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
nikolino840
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nikolino840
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JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids meets Fortnite
MP will be fun
MP will be fun
Actually that's more like meets The Forest.
Stitch
Gold Member
I think thirst/hunger aren't a bad idea for a survival game. The problem with all of these games is just that your character gets hungry every few minutes instead of like.. maybe 2 times a day.
It can also be played in 3rd Person
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Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
I think that's a cool game.
I hope obsidian does well under microsoft's wing.
I hope obsidian does well under microsoft's wing.
nikolino840
Member
Is hard keep First and third person (see fallout/elder scrolls)
So What do you think Is made for?
So What do you think Is made for?
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
This game looks like so much fun. Love the lighting and depth of field usage to really convey that shrunken down in a yard feel.
Don't love the Fortnight aesthetic, but it's not a big deal. Hyped to play this.
DaGwaphics
Member
Looks interesting, I'll give it a shot. Not something I would buy necessarily; but via gamepass, sure.
Swift Hunta
Member
Shame there are not any achievements but I guess it is a preview game.
HaveButOneLife
Banned
Bruh I completely forgot, downloading when I can.
Revolutionary
Member
Played for a little more than an hour. It's a cool gimmick but aside from that, it really doesn't do enough to set itself apart from other survival games in its current state.
Running into a spider in the middle of the night was pretty terrifying though, I must admit!
Running into a spider in the middle of the night was pretty terrifying though, I must admit!
MiguelItUp
Member
I really love the aesthetic of it, just wish I was into survival and base building games. It's been pretty entertaining to watch though! Currently watching Lirik stream it.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
I'll play this. It's made by obsidian, looks artistically and graphically nice, has a good sense of humour and isn't a super-serious 3rd person or a pointless shoot-bang
What's not to like?
What's not to like?
There's still too much missing/subject to change for achievements to make sense I think. Especially if there are story ones.
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Is this crossplay with steam? If so ill buy a copy for my friend so we can co op. Gears 5 co op was great this looks perfect for 2;people to casually play and shoot the shit. Loved the demo just now played a couple hours. Greenberg is an idiot but he is like a broken clock is right time to time obsidian is the crown jewel of the new studios.