Obsidian 20th Anniversary Documentary | Part 1 

Josh Sawyer has achieved full Albert Einstein mode.

I know i'm a weirdo, but i realy enjoyed alpha protocol, i dont care if a game is ruff around the edges as long as it has soul. Thank you for the great games you guys have done the last 20 years.

Josh's look in this is EPIC

Black Isle/Obsidian - I can honestly say that you ALL shaped my childhood and young adulthood by my experiences playing your games. In my mind, they are legendary and STILL to this day, they are what I compare new experiences to. Surprisingly, not many modern games can even come close to the entertainment and joy your titles brought me. You are legends and you are appreciated!

I think we will get an Avowed Direct early next year 💚 I can’t wait to find out more!

WHERE IS CHRIS AVELLONE????

I'm 40, I've been playing videogames for as long as I can remember, what I always gets me in games is the storytelling and the rpg elements. Over my life I got a few favorite game developer companies, but there's something about Obsidian that always feels that you are kind of "closer" to my heart (like I feel that if in another dimension I would be doing videogames, I would definitely would be on an "Obsidian type of company"). There's something so special about the way you treat the narrative, the love for RPGs, the respect for the player's choices, the art, the storytelling and specially the humor! that really feels unique to me. My deepest and sincere gratitude, respect, congratulations and best wishes to everyone at Obsidian. If I could, I would invite you all to my house to eat some typical Chilean foods and talk nerdy stuff! :D For 20 more years of unforgettable role playing experiences!!!!

I really loved Pentiment, wish you guys do more games like that in the future. Maybe in other time periods with its respective painting styles!! Imagine something Aztec, or Greek, or Chinese, or Egyptian! Man i would love to see something like that!

Man, Alpha Protocol had such an insane choice/consequence options, I really should maybe replay it for the Nth time, because I've undoubtedly missed some weird choices leading to something I didn't expect.

A huge congratulations on this milestone anniversary, Obsidian. You're class acts and you're my top pick for well-written, immersive game experiences. Kudos on your continued success.

the setting and story of many obsidian games were central, wish avellone was a part of this doc

Love you guys, thanks for all those years of fun adventures ! Wish you were in charge of the Kotor remake...

Bro that grounded statue at the start looked sick

It's been fun being on this side of the team thank you all so much for your work to keep us entertained

One of the greatest RPG creators of all time, and an inspiration for my love of writing characters.

This brought tears to my eyes. All my best memories playing games came from Obsidian and Bethesda. Obsidian Deserves the Fallout and KOTOR licenses. They made the best versions of those games.

Here's to 20 years more!, congrats Obsidian, you beautiful people.

I love Josh's fit. He looks like a portrait and he's talking about aliens.

Alpha Protocol is one of my favorites among all your games. I really wish you could revisit it at some point.

Man, I absolutely LOVED Alpha Protocol! That game does not get enough credit for how great it was. Such a great game. One of the best spy/action titles to ever appear on consoles.

You guys have made some of my favorite games over the years from KOTOR 2 to Fallout NV. Congrats on 20 years and wish you all of the best with Avowed!

Congratulations! You've consistently proven yourselves titans of industry, while remaining true to what people enjoy about your creative visions. Thankyou all for your tireless work, and labours of love over the past 20 years 💯

This video is such a conflicting watch, it's almost some sort of alt-history retelling of obsidians story where they tried to wipe Chris Avellone off the map, very sad. Chris played a massive part in making most of obsidians cult classics, being lead designer and writer on many of them, such as Kotor 2, NWN 2, Alpha Protocol and Fallout new Vegas. He may no longer be a part of the company, but he should always be remembered as part of your history, the good and the bad.

I definitely still play old Obsidian games. Favourite developer.

I think Obsidian has, and always will be, one of the most memorable game developers to me. I remember their logo of what was then Black Isle on the game that began my love for PC gaming in the inro of Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader. Fallout: New Vegas was one of the first videogames I purchased myself for my brother's birthday. And KOTOR2, while not having the same initial impact as the first one, is still in my library of recently played. Pillars of Eternity is absolutely top notch. The Outer Worlds was quirky, fun madness. I can't wait to see what will become of Avowed. Never go away Obsidian. I've yet to see a studio stick so firmly to their ethos and yet be imaginative enough to venture out of their comfort zone.

Five game developers, eh? Who could that fifth one be?

Obsidian is a great studio filled with talent, and Josh Sawyer especially is carving out a tremendous legacy in gaming. Always look forward to seeing what you all do next!

Man, that original attic setup is so old school and comfy. So cool. The birthplace of legends!

Neverwinter nights two will forever remain one of my favorite games of all time. And as a child my favorite game of all time. Thank you for my childhood and thank you for inspiring me and my art.

Obsidian handcrafted my childhood love of RPGs starting with KOTOR 2, and have been my favorite developer ever since. You guys rock, Obsidian! Can't wait for Avowed!

I played kotor 2 as a kid, that game will forever stick with me, i just bought recently PoE 1&2, looking forward for more info about Avowed, keep it going for another 20 years guys, you are one of my favorite developers, especially among the CRPG makers such as owlcat games and the beloved Larian Studios, hope you guys find big success with your next projects

Such an amazing look into the history of Obsidian and the thought process and insight into the various projects. I have been a fan of the group since IWD black isle days and you guys never disappoint and put a lot of heart into the games. I did a kickstart around the time of PoE and your support was incredible, such amazing games and amazing people at Obsidian!

I'm proud to have played all your games, you have made me so happy and filled my inspiration for stories beyond anything I would've thought before.

Man Obsidian was and is a blessing to my gaming hobby. Thank you Obsidian Team for all the hard work.

You all are great! These stories deserve to be known by everyone, they inspire many people.❤

19:38 My man J-Saw out here rockin' that Albert Einstein chic

Love the humble beginnings. Incredibly inspiring. Great work

Congrats on 20 years here is to another 20

Obsidian is by far the most underrated company in gaming. I just hope Microsoft doesn't mess with them. I hope they continue to make more games in Eora

Where is Chris Avellone in this? :P

Great sharing of your hard work and passion through out the years, waiting for part 2 😃

Can't wait to know what actually happened during New Vegas development

20 amazing years 🍻 I can't wait for Avowed and everything else you all have planned! It's been a magical experience to play your games.

I thoroughly enjoy hearing from game devs and industry stories; I’ll be looking forward to future parts!

I love documentaries about some of my favorite studios around.

congratulations I can't wait to see the next 20 years

I love seeing these docs on the beginnings of game companies. It's wild to see these small devs grow into big devs. It all starts with a few guys who just wanna make fun games and it grows into something magical but seems like more often then not, big company culture takes over and everything falls apart.

I love all Obsidian games and own them all physically (if available). Going through Tyranny right now. Thank you for your incredible work and keep it up!

Strange to see the story of Obsidian without a word about Chris Avellone. I understand why they're not talking about him. But he was such an important part of what made Obsidian successful!

Pillars of the Eternity 1 and 2 are one of the greatest RPGs of all time (IMO) so thank you for that!

Congratulations! and thank you for such great games, we can really feel the passion and soul you put into them. Always looking forward for more from you all

I loved Alpha Protocol...still hope that someday we get a sequel

Nice documentary, gives me goosebumps and kicking me back to the time I used to work in the games industry and I can totally relate, especially the thought process of publishers, which leads to lay offs.... Part 2, when? Im eager to watch it tonight :D

My fav dev company of all time u guys rock the house thanks for 20 years of great role playing..

Bring back Alpha Protocol! Really interesting dive into the history of an amazing studio.

Wow we! This is a nice surprise! Will be watching this over a drink tonight!

Congrats on the 20 year milestone!

so this must be why new vegas was free on epic games last week kotor 2, nwn2 and new vegas are some of my favourite videogame experiences. this company has always been putting real passion into the games they make and that has unfortunately become rare these days. I hope they know that I am thankful for all the adventures they have given me 💙

Best company in the business Your passion is awe-inspiring

Love these guys and most of their games. For the next video, only expect a self-criticism about how they killed the Dungeon Siege franchise with its change of genre, surely due to being forced to put them on consoles.

how does this only have 50k views? wonderful retro on one of my top 5 fav studios! playing through PoE right now, loving it!

Was looking at Obsidian recent PC game sales via Steam (From VG Insights) - Pillars of Eternity : $86 million - Tyranny : $16 million - Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: $26 milllion - The Outer Worlds : $23 million - Grounded : $50 million - Pentiment: $2 million Despite such critically well reviewed games and having stellar experienced game devs, financially the games dont do well compared to other larger studios. Lets hope with XBOX marketing things change. Best wishes to all the devs. One of the great game studios in my opinion!

Part 2 please and thank you!!!

shoutout to bros wife, letting ur husband have 6 of his friends sneak quietly into the house practically every day and working in the attic, getting food, drinks, using bathroom, etc... even if it was his job, what an understanding partner

I love Obsidian games. There is always a strong emphasis on the story and this is something that I admire a lot. My favourite to this day is Kotor 2 and I would love to see it redone by Obsidian one day and hopefully with all the content that didn't get into final product because of the time crunch. Still I am pretty hyped for the Avowed and i'm hoping that one day you guys will have your own full fledged TTRPG set in Eora. Good luck to everyone at Obsidian.

Another shout-out for some Alpha Protocol love, sure there were a few issues but it was a great game, definitely one that needs a remake or spiritual successor. For me, Obsidian are one of the few creators (of any media) that get an immediate, no-questions asked "oh, a new thing? that's on the list to check out" alongside Larian, the Jim Henson company, Aardman & Pixar plus a few others.

I love the games you guys made, especially New vegas, POE, SWTOR, Grounded

I really hope you guys do D&D games again. It's a shame we never got to see the BG Black Hound, but Icewind Dale, BG Dark Alliance and NWN2 are still among my favourite games ever. And it's so clear you guys are passionate about the setting of Forgotten Realms. Hopefully the success of BG3 by Larian will push WotC to try to work with you again!

I'd love to see an Alpha Protocol sequel or a Nevewinter Nights 3. Obsidian honestly has made amazing games, they are really under rated. Their story writing and choice based games are another level.

Avowed is gonna be insanely good, no more limits or conditions just Obsidian doing what it want to do, making and amazing RPG where choice and story MATTER

A remaster nwn2 is at the top of my buying list whenever that becomes a thing, love that game, the mods, and engine.

This is fantastic! I'm just sorry it took me this long to watch

Congrats! Nice to see Pentiment in the new intro 🥰

So excited you landed at Xbox. Such a gold mine of a studio. Very excited to play Avowed.

good on Obsidian for not glossing over too much the difficult times and layoffs. I feel like most studios making a documentary about themselves absolutely would skip that and not be honest.

I love that Josh woke up that morning on the 20th Anniversary of founding Obsidian and thought, "Okily Dokily Einstein Tesla, I got this."

That cliff hanger tho... for some reason my brain is just now noticing the Part 1 in the title.

KOTOR II is in my top five favorite games -- OG version.😊 I like 1 & 2 equally for different reasons, but 2 had the biggest impact on me in terms of writing.

We need Alpha Protocol 2!!!

Sounds like a KOTOR II remaster needs to happen. I had no idea that was their first game as a studio, remember really liking it back on the Xbox as it felt so dark and brooding compared to the first one. Tonally, just awesome. It would be great to see their vision realized for that story.

Awesome and thank you for the great video!

Tks for all guys

I have to say I am a huge mask of the betrayer nwn 2 fanboy, thank you to all those creative minds that made it!

Love it! Excited for part 2. My favorite Obsidian titles would have to be Fallout: New Vegas & Grounded. I’m not a big RPG guy but those 2 hooked me!

Congratulations and thank you for your services (please make Pillars of Eternity 3)

Happy Anniversary 🎉💚

Please try to 're-'publish the Alien game. Now, it sounds really a tempting game! I think it would not be a problem for Microsoft to represent you guys and do a bit negotiation again on that.

Josh is the best for obsidian , like treasure of a person 🙂

Thank you, Obsidian!

I CANT WAIT FOR AVOWED, PILLARS IS AMAZING!!!!

Why is Mr Sawyer cosplaying as my highschool career counselor?

thx for KOTOR 2 and New Vegas two of my favs of all time they were a blast to play back in the days so many memories

always looking forward to your games.

Wszystkiego najlepszego Obsidian. Dużo wódy, kapsli i panienek w Vegas !!!

Great stuff. Thanks!

New vegas not only defined my childhood, but defined my love for gaming. Thank you so much for making my favorite video game of all time and space💖 PS Whoever designed the NCR ranger armor is a legend 👌🏻

Push for new vegas remaster all dlc bug fixes mod support. You guys are so talented and deserve more recognition

17:34 Exactly what struck me about AP!

I still play KOTOR2 and NWN2 great games. Obsidian will always be one of my favorite devs.