Why I Directed One Last Time

I talk about how it happened that I made one last game in the role of Game Director, for The Outer Worlds.

Videos I reference:

[artoodiitoo]

"Tim, can you give us directions?"
"No" *punch

[rkstack]

It's so incredibly heart warming to hear that your most important requirement for being a director again was being able to work with an old friend and coworker. I loved this story.

[chaserseven]

when i saw the title i thought you directed a movie called one last time

[tedrow]

Tim, from the bottom of my heart I want to thank you; I really loved the outer worlds in a really special way. The outer worlds released right when my mom passed. I can’t describe to you, how much that game just helped me spend some time every day in a peaceful zone and really loved it just as much as fnv. Whole different atmosphere and feel, but it’s just such a very charming game and love your rpg style Tim. Really helped me during the darkest time of my life, and I can’t wait to play the second. Wish you directed that one too!

[connorthegunlovingeek]

The Outer Worlds was my favorite game of 2019. So, from a random stranger on the internet, thank you so much for stepping up to the role of game director for it

[happygimly]

I'm sure from your perspective hiring Leonard was an unreasonable ask but if the heads at Obsidian were anything like me, asking for 2/3rds of the original Fallout/Troika team back in action was just letting them bribe you with your own money. It also made it an instant buy for me.

[moonverine]

"I saw meetings I'm glad I wasn't in." I feel that.

[Joltzz]

Your work relationship with Leonard is also an endearing 'bromance' that you love to see. You challenge each other, you know how to weed things out and you obviously are super close friends because of all those years together. Warms the heart, truly.

[ThePlaceCannel]

Glad to hear Leonard is working on OW2. I guess I could have assumed but as a lay person sometimes it's hard to see who is working on new projects unless you follow them closely as an individual in my experience. I usually just wait for a game to come out and see who worked on it after the fact

[Validifyed]

"fulcrum of stress" made me giggle. In a weird way, this video reads like a comedy sketch. Tim just wants to program, and tries to dodge everyones attempts to make him game director.

[oninomiru]

Tim, I can't express enough how much I lament your (semi)retirement. Even more so, seeing as IPs I used to love degrade nowadays. I bet you and Leonard could make an amazing vampire game (once again).

[sealsharp]

06:50 "the most important thing, [...]I didn't think they were able to provide"

Me: "Let it be Leonard! That would make it such a sweet story!"

07:08 "...hire Leonard"

I love it!

[JamesLee-mphk]

I love your friendship with Leonard. Loved watching you guys play Fallout on that charity stream together and I loved hearing you guys talk about your time at Troika and I loved hearing about what a G he was yelling at that publisher who yelled at you at programming in C. Hope you'll being him back on your channel.

[JazzzRockFuzion]

Tim, The Outer Worlds was my 2019 GOTY; really one of my favorite games of the last 10 - 15 years. Played through it at least 5 times (twice including both expansions).

There is so much heart, spunk, creativity and raw fun to be had playing TOW; you never get hung up on ‘crunchy’ minutiae — rather you can just enjoy the moment-to-moment flow of roleplaying, dialogue, action, story beats etc. and IMHO, the humor is fantastic! The companions are also among my favorites in modern games.

Thanks so much to you, Leonard and your team for making this — can’t wait for the sequel!! 🤜🤛

[jasonruth]

Wow. this is Crazy. Hearing you mention all of those games I never knew you were a part of. You've been on the team of almost all of my favorite games, including the outer worlds, and all that can't be a coincidence. Sincerely Tim, thank you for all of your hard work over the years. I love what you do.

[auba]

I don’t know what’s more sweet Tim demanding that Leonard co-direct or his special thanks in the credits:

“To Robert for being INCREDIBLY patient”

[naterockett]

you radiate good vibes. had a dream last night you were one of my professors, and you were really polite while i talked your ear off on the phone

[TheLastLineLive]

That’s a great story, you have a very strong point about some people just click together, like you and Leonard apparently do. Sometimes that’s what it takes to get the best out of us. I need to go back and revisit outer worlds, I never finished it originally.

[ConstantGames]

Yeah, I had no idea that when I kept asking you to come to the pitch meetings that the Owners already had an idea they were already committed to. I had no idea they had an idea at all. I'm still glad you gave your magic to TOW anyways though. I wish it had been a better experience though.
You and Leonard together is amazing also. Glad I got to witness it.

[theheretic]

Detailed discussion is one of my favorite things to do. It just feels so good to get so much done. It's hard to find someone who jives with you enough to do it though, because if there's any pettiness or ego involved it doesn't work. You just end up attacking each other instead.