‘Pentiment’ Anniversary Interview: Josh Sawyer on His Influences, Going From Playing D&D to Designing, a Potential ‘Pillars of Eternity 3’, RPG Mechanics, and More – TouchArcade
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I loved Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment last year, and with its upcoming anniversary, I figured it was a great time to chat with Josh Sawyer (Studio Design Director at Obsidian) about the game, RPG mechanics, his career, the games he is playing now, and a lot more including a few non-gaming topics.
        • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I think the ubiquity of DnD and the streamlined design of 5e really helped. I tried to go back to Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous after Baldur’s Gate 3, but I lost the patience for applying buffs and casting dispel magic lmao.

          I think shorter games and simpler systems tend to work better with original game designs for CRPGs. Tyranny is probably my favorite of the recent Obsidian CRPGs.

          I’m afraid people are going to expect loooong expensive games in this space, but BG3 was really a miracle lol.