Obsidian stuck to their guns for a long time, but they were always teetering on the brink of collapse. I can’t really blame them for trying to find a formula that works.
I do hope they survive becoming part of MS. Not all studios do, and even if I’m not playing their games, I’m always rooting for Obsidian.
There was Pentiment last year. That game actually had critical acclaim for its writing. Not Disco Elysium level, but enough that the mainstream press was raving about it for a while.
If Avowed manages to pull off something similar in the writing department, I think Obsidian will be fine.
