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Low Effort from Obsidian
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/19/2021
“Tyranny” is the second major effort made by the revitalized Obsidian Entertainment, an experienced RPG developer made up from the remnants of Black Isle after the collapse of InterPlay around the turn of the millennium. Obsidian’s first ‘coming out’ game for the modern era was “Pillars of Eternity,” a throwback to the late ‘90s era of Infinity Engine RPGs based on Dungeons & Dragons, but, in actuality, neither of those things. Between the 2015 release of that game and the 2018 release of its sequel, Obsidian spent a little bit of time working on a completely independent stand-alone title with an original IP conceived of and written by their staff writer, Chris Avellone. The result was the 2016 release of “Tyranny,” a self-described ‘dark and brooding’ game which …
