Obsidian game directors keen on Fallout New Vegas “graphical remaster”
techradar.comObsidian game directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky have expressed excitement at the idea of a Fallout New Vegas “graphical remaster”.
Speaking in an interview with TheGamer.com concerning the unveiling of The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition’s impending release, Cain and Boyarsky said that a remastered version of New Vegas would be “awesome” (via TheGamer(opens in new tab)).
Though Cain stressed that the decision wasn’t “up to [him]”, both directors seem very keen on the idea of a “graphical remaster” for the fan-favorite classic.
Originally released in 2011, Fallout: New Vegas tells the story of a courier’s journey through the post-apocalyptic wastes of the Mojave desert. The immersive, open-world experience sees the player negotiate a tense political standoff between several different factions as the remnants of human civilization vie for control over New Vegas – one of the few major cities to survive the nuclear war between China and the United States.
In the same interview, The Outer Worlds production director Eric DeMilt spoke as to why New Vegas resonates so strongly with fans: “when it came out, it had stability issues, [but] it’s overcome those and now people are able to get back to that game, because those characters and stories are just rich, and people want to be in there.”
Cain and Boyarsky’s excitement comes off of the back of the recently announced The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, a comprehensive and polished repackaging of The Outer Worlds complete with touched-up graphics, gameplay tweaks, and a complete roster of DLC for players to enjoy.
Given that Outer Worlds is something of a spiritual successor to New Vegas, it’s only natural that discussion would veer towards Obsidian’s earlier
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