Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer says “the studio has been floating the idea of a Pillars tactics game”.


What you need to know

  • YouTuber channel Limit Break Network recently conducted with Josh Sawyer, lead developer from Obsidian Entertainment, who helped create the Pillars of Eternity franchise and worked on other titles such as Fallout: New Vegas and Pentiment.
  • During the interview, Josh Sawyer talks about the origin of the Pillars of Eternity franchise, his involvement in the upcoming title Avowed, and the studio considering the idea of making a tactics-strategy game spin-off of Pillars of Eternity.
  • Avowed, Obsidian’s next big, first-person RPG adventure, is set to launch next year on February 18, 2025 for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Windows and Steam.

On September 26, 2024, the YouTube channel Limit Break Network, interviewed Josh Sawyer, a veteran lead designer at Obsidian Entertainment who helped develop some of the studio’s most critically acclaimed titles such as Fallout: New Vegas and Pentiment, and led the creation of the Pillars of Eternity franchise (as sourced by @HazzadorGamin on X).

During this interview, Josh goes on to tell informative stories about the creative process behind Pillars of Eternity‘s development, how the game’s general concepts came to be, how it attempts to modernize the game design of classic CRPGs like the original Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, his contributions to Obsidian’s upcoming RPG, Avowed, and more.

Pillars TACTICS? – Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer on the Past, Present and Future of Pillars of Eternity – YouTube
Pillars TACTICS? - Obsidian's Josh Sawyer on the Past, Present and Future of Pillars of Eternity - YouTube


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