Interview Chris Avellone dialogue monologue

[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Chris Avellone; Obsidian Entertainment

Many moons ago I asked Chris to answer a few questions for our <a href=http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=148>dialogue interview</a>. Chris was too busy at that time, but promised to do it in the future. Unfortunately, he lost the questions, but being too proud to admit that, he wrote a <a href=http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=154>monologue about dialogues</a> instead.
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<blockquote>As a "twist," I’m going to do this interview primarily through visuals, which is how I think game interactions should be in the first place - mostly because a good chunk of human dialogue is essentially communicated non-verbally anyway.</blockquote>Enjoy!
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[Severian Silk]

Lame.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Both his art skills and your witty comments make for an entertaining read. Although not exactly deep or thought provoking.

 

[spacemoose]

hmm that certainly did not improve my opinion of MCA.

use characters and branching? well no shit. compared to the amount of effort put into his blog entry this was a snub. eh, not like he owes anyone anything.

I think it comes from the near-worship he gets here. makes people uncomfortable and dismissive of their fans

 

[Rohit_N]

Why are there two threads...?

http://rpgcodex.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=19747

 

[dagorkan]

This should be in Retardoland.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Why are the images hosted on ImageShack and not here...?

 

[Brother None]

With no offence meant in any direction, your (sparse) comments are really a detraction, VD. Annoying.

Then again, this is more funny than useful anywayz.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Why are the images hosted on ImageShack and not here...?

That's where Chris hosted them. He gave me both links and the images, but I was too lazy to upload them here.

With no offence meant in any direction, your (sparse) comments are really a detraction, VD. Annoying.

Well, a) the comments aren't offensive, b) that's something Chris started awhile ago (he was the one who added all the comments there from different emails), and c) I showed him the comments, he was ok with them.

 

[Severian Silk]

I think VD has the impulsive urge to have the last word in everything. Hence, the blurbs in an otherwise one-sided article.

 

[sportforredneck]

I find his pictures entertaining, and anyway it was good that Miller's Crossing was one of his choices.

 

[Vault Dweller]

@ Mikail:

com·men·ta·tor (kŏm'ən-tā'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A broadcaster or writer who reports and analyzes events in the news.
2. One who writes or delivers a commentary or commentaries.

 

[Sovard]

I thought it was very entertaining.

Sometimes people need to remember that's what games are about- entertainment. Not everything has to be a renaissance.

 

[Zomg]

Eh, I was amused. If he didn't want to make an attempt to be interesting with some "theory of dialog" answers then this is at least free entertainment.

 

[Bradylama]

If MCA was looking for dialogue heroes why not Doctor Who?

Sounds like he needs a crash course.

 

[Jason]

Good stuff. Nothing enlightening, but it made me laugh a few times.

Leaving the images on ImageShack is not such a hot idea since the article is now at Chris' mercy. A few months from now he may absent-mindedly delete the pics and the article will be gutted. Then how will our children and our children's children enjoy the magic of stick figures?

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

So can't you guys just save the pics to your HD and then upload them to the codex server? I dont think MCA will sue you because of copyright violation eh?

 

[GhanBuriGhan]

I like it, but the one on his website is the best.

 

[Araanor]

You know, MCA, you might have a knack for this stuff. Maybe you should ditch your unrewarding job as a design monkey and start a web comic. You'd make it big!

 

[Bluebottle]

Avatar plz

 

[fastpunk]

Avatar plz

I second that!

Anyway, thanks VD for the link to that old interview with Chris. It's quite an interesting read.

 

[Sisay]

Anyway, thanks VD for the link to that old interview with Chris. It's quite an interesting read.

I think that one really should be fixed by now. It's a bit silly half the interview is in the news post making it easy to miss. As for this one, I was hoping for a bit more in terms of content but at least Chris' drawings were funny as always.

 

[VonVentrue]

It is a pity that Chris hates Codex, he would have written and drawn much more...

 

[aries202]

I found the sketches very funny and strkingly amusing But then, I'm a visual sorts of guy myself, so I love to see people making little cartoons and drawing something when they to explain something.

And Chris A. does a really good job --- on explaining dialogue in -- eh - games.

His sense of self-humour is great, take a look at his explanation of what an action RPG is :D

Priceless :D

 

[Texas Red]

That was a fun read... er... watch or something. Anyway, entertaining.

But then, I'm a visual sorts of guy myself, so I love to see people making little cartoons and drawing something when they to explain something.

:Redding is teh hard: