Art and Environment Design in Avowed

[@wetsaapbrehh7839]

Matt sounds EXACTLY like what I expected he would.

[@h3llpro]

Bro... was thinking the same! Literally deep inside him lies a woke feminazzi!!

[@MB-rt9dq]

he looks and sounds so lame, its almost a parody

[@tboon9399]

Sounds like a dandy

[@bibibabibu1]

Didn't expect him to sound so high pitched lol

[@cadcad-jm3pf]

@@bibibabibu1 he is probably gay. His appearance, voice, gestures and hysterical behavior online all point to that.

[@jextra1313]

I'm now wondering if the dozens of unresponded applications for 3d artist I sent to studios, before I gave up, had anything to do with my race. What a world.

[@chrisathian5450]

bruh 😢. america is a sad place to live now.

[@ducky36F]

Lmao the dude is a white man himself my friend. Must be nice living such a cooshie life you think that.

[@jextra1313]

@@chrisathian5450 I'm Canadian lol it's worse here, and yes they always ask your race and gender in hiring forms

[@chrisathian5450]

@@jextra1313 yes i watch jordan peterson so i know canada is worse. i hope this wokeness is just a fad and this gender bullshit wont become a thing for our next generation.

[@Airhockey3000]

And they really think they’re such great ppl for it to! The insidious hypocrisy that they can’t see is scary

[@legi0naire]

Matt Hansen really is saving people 70 bucks because of his woke tantrums.

[@dawnspire8654]

Maybe hes the good guy after all, saving us our monehhh.

[@georgejones5019]

Matt Hansen ensured I wouldn't buy this game. Thank him for the future lay offs those that work at Obsidian!

[@chrisathian5450]

But the game itself looks beautiful tho

[@positronikiss]

No...​@@chrisathian5450

[@gleipnirrr]

@@chrisathian5450 yes. but my money won't support assholes.

[@muhammedalitoya1505]

​@@chrisathian5450 it sure does, for a mobile game

[@deebee4575]

@@chrisathian5450 not worth buying to support angry people who are also unstable.

[@Isox21]

No matter what your politics are, I think we can all agree that Art Director Matt's behavior is recent days is nothing but embarrassing. I feel bad for his colleagues at the studio more than anything.

[@Airhockey3000]

I’m sure it’s the normal culture their, otherwise the blatant disregard for anyone who thinks otherwise would have caused some caution

[@richardb6216]

He advocates for the replacement of white people and admits to doing this in his current role (not his own job though). He’s also clear he doesn’t want anyone that voted for trump to play the game. In fact he wishes them to have miserable and painful lives

[@--Traveler--]

The office is in commiefornia notice matts vausch mustache. He is clearly a Reddit commie

[@fabolousjada5070]

They all think the same they didn’t even issue a apology meaning they have the same ideals

[@Sage_Guru]

Rip obsidian, rip new Vegas

[@adamb1593]

Obsidian lost most of its main talent a long time a go, I honestly believe the company is in its death throes at this point. They've always had financial issues and I have a feeling this game could ruin them

[@--Traveler--]

Glad I have new vegas physical goty copy. They can’t take that away

[@ktrxxrtk3707]

A video with a bunch of white pedovelopers 😮

[@anarchyandempires5452]

​@@adamb1593 It's got to suck to be Microsoft right now, so many hundreds of millions of dollars spent to buy a studio only for it all to go down the toilet because of the actions of a single vitriolic Man. If I was matt I would be watching my back for Microsoft's corpo Ninjas for the inevitably very short remainder of my life. Pretty sure he is about to get Boeing Whistleblowered.

[@georgejones5019]

​@anarchyandempires5452 It's largely because Microsoft is deeply poisoned with the DEI activists. They inject it into every company they acquire. It's why they continue to shut down studios. Sony and Microsoft both need to investigated for buying up and shutting down studios.

[@chrisathian5450]

I really really love the comments section on this video lol

[@lordxidious2739]

Proud racist matt hansen

[@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137]

Come on, guys. Give Matt a break. He's just mad his wife's boyfriend makes him sleep on the couch

[@Musky577]

RIP this game. Screw Matt Hansen

[@jarg8]

"I'm mad that hate-spewing conservative ideologies have resulted in anger and hatred from those who oppose such ideologies" Wah

[@BobNoobin]

watching Dennis Presnell sitting next to Matt Hansen says so much!

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

​@@jarg8couldn't have said it better 💯

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

do you happen to be an elon musk fan? or is your name not related to him? 😅 (psssst Elon is super racist and so is Trump obviously. does that bother you? 🤔 )

[@BobNoobin]

@marigolden_mariposa I find everyone with a Critical Conciousness projecting their racism, sexism phobias etc offensive. Does that bother you?

[@jct903]

I can't wait to never hear about this game or it's creators ever again. Matt Hansen looks like he moans when he wipes.

[@coltthemac962]

I lost it when I read this 😂

[@SikThrox]

Oh now that was a good one 😆👌

[@HappyChap8]

I wonder if Matt is excited about Obsidian closing in the near future.

[@rano12321]

At this point, if companies wanna make money, they just need blacklist people who are like this.

[@Cep12]

This game doesn't look good enough to even pirate.

[@BlodiaPunch-r4j]

These good people just keep making save money. Thanks.

[@Soydrinker999]

Time to identify as non-buynary again!

[@h3llpro]

Underrated!

[@Drfishakins]

What possesses a man to tightly tie a yellow scarf around his neck?

[@LeoNNDesnu]

That is not a man. It's a ma'am

[@regreegg]

This man has caused me to cancel my preorder. Shame, I love (with a passion) the pillars of eternity games.

[@munkyalex]

so you are stupid

[@georgejones5019]

​@@munkyalex Why give money to people who hate you?

[@shaneprince6572]

@@munkyalex you support racists? that's a crazy thing to admit dude lol

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

aren't you all the ones always harping on separating the art from the artist? do you also support Trump and Elon? because they're both racist, but I guess it doesn't matter when it's a politician that actually controls the government, it matters more when it's a video game creator, is that right? 😂 wah wah 🍼 cry harder, as y'all love to say! I'll continue to enjoy and you'll miss out because you can't see past your own nose. sucks to suck, I guess 🤷‍♀️ it's a nice silver lining that y'all are removing yourself, please, but can you leave faster and be quiet about it? we don't care to hear your incessant whining. what was it that y'all used to love to say? "if you want games to be a certain way, make them yourself" ok, we are. we did. we're literally just doing what you told us to do. I think you'll survive if not every single piece of media is catered to you specifically. 😂 I know it must feel strange since you're used to pretty much everything catering to you but that time is over now, so get used to it. if you don't like it, why don't you just make your own games? the absolute irony and hypocrisy of it all would be hilarious if it wasn't so depressing. we don't need to sell to bigots. you won't be missed. 👋 ​

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

​​@@georgejones5019aren't you all the ones that complain when progressives and leftists boycott things on the right? is it only okay when you do it? what about how y'all are always harping on separating the art from the artist? does that also not apply to the things YOU care about? the irony the right wants to strip people of their hard fought basic human rights. The left wants to make diverse art. OH THE HORROR! 😂 y'all are such embarrassing children

[@OTH89]

Looks like he walked off the set of Les Miserables. Such a shame as SkillUp gives good praise, then this guy ruins all the hype immediately

[@HappyChap8]

@@OTH89 he fancies himself a French dandy 😀

[@irollastoney.899]

Woke boy here sank the game

[@dvswia1831]

Saved me a couple bucks, thx Matt!

[@Rogers319]

I’m not sure what’s worse. The woke mind virus or the audio on this video. Thanks Matt Hansen. You lost yourself and everyone at the studio purchase from me. What a bummer.

[@ElChiposorus]

Nice ascot nerd...Portland called, they want their 2007 fashion back

[@aperson2703]

Not getting the game because of the guy on the right

[@parmanello]

Pretty sure he's on the left

[@deebee4575]

@@parmanello😂. Good one.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

​@@parmanellowhat is that supposed to mean? 🤔 if it means what I think it means then wow, the hypocrisy is wild

[@21jajego1]

RIP OBSIDIAN

[@pearsonpeng3685]

Matt Hansen single-handedly ruining Obsidian's image and the jobs of many. This is what happens when you hire activists.

[@CHRISTisLORD73500]

id rather buy a tasty McChicken sandwich from McDonald's than waste it on a pile of filth made for politics

[@gagemueller7637]

Imagine buying this

[@deebee4575]

Can’t.

[@Influunt19]

@@gagemueller7637 Day 1

[@Influunt19]

Day 1.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

I am, can't wait! I love Obsidian, I enjoyed their last game. I also love Dragon Age, can't wait to finally have time to play Veilguard. Inquisition was one of my all time favorite games, I've been waiting for this forever! 🩷

[@trashking1867]

Have fun with a subpar project. ​@@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee

[@deebee4575]

Matt Hanson single-handedly sunk this game with his angry rhetoric. Get woke, go broke.

[@davesmith2673]

look at the lil man boy matty. ha!

[@NPC999]

THANK YOU to Matt Hansen for going mask-off and saving me $70.

[@Reaperherpderp]

Why am i not surprised the dude with the bandana scarf around his neck is the one saying he is happy to irritate Elon by putting useless pronouns in the game. Instead of making a good game, why dont i focus on putting in something that adds NOTHING to the game, but can only add to potential loses for petty reasons.

[@valiantbraviary7572]

All I'm gonna say is, if having the option to choose your customizable character's pronouns, how NPCs address your character, in an RPG is gonna stop someone from buying the game then they are a weird person. Also plenty of great games let you choose pronouns in the character creator, it's not one or the other

[@HyouVizer]

If it adds nothing, then it shouldn't bother you like flavor text.

[@ezekielonezero3955]

​@@valiantbraviary7572omfg imagine trying to defend this performative social justice bull shit . Have U seriously learned nothing from Concord and all the other failed woke games 😂 you guys never lean

[@StrawberryEnjoyer2137]

@@valiantbraviary7572 i dont think not buying a game from people who hate you and take time out of development to put in cancerous political messaging particularly weird

[@robertlawrence9000]

@@valiantbraviary7572 Tell me all of the great games that let me choose pronouns. Nouns make sense like "male" and "female" but anything else is not logical.

[@Perexian]

Yikes, Matt Hansen

[@copyninja8756]

Bro, u guys make video games. Just make fun games

[@karlcovella]

This little scarf explains everything

[@daddyt2837]

Imagine how “crusty” that beard is

[@MB-rt9dq]

I was excited for this until I saw what the art director thought of me

[@lost_sounds_]

Weak sound quality. I couldn't hear anything.

[@LeoNNDesnu]

Thats for the best

[@dieaking6475]

His NECK SCARF SAYS EVERYTHING ! haha

[@lshanksy1]

I think everyone knows it, but a reminder that the art director here Hanson OPENLY claims to prioritise hiring based on skin colour. Please don't touch this game until Obsidian/Microsoft takes action, their silence has been deafening.

[@shagaru1234]

This one man just allowed several people to sue obsidian for hiring discrimination

[@brewt1mer]

More woke crap.

[@karmicbacklash]

Matt asked if he could kiss the interviewers feet before he left and tried to hand him $50 toward reparations. He declined on both counts...

[@narata1541]

I will not support a game with people like Matt Hansen. Sad, because I was looking forward to Avowed.

[@parabola1337]

I'm non-buynary because of the toxic dev team. Vote with your wallet people.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Lol it is free on Gamepass but all this nonsense is even turning me off playing it free and I get free Gamepass ultimate lol

[@georgejones5019]

​@DEVILTAZ35 Gamepass still isn't free, you pay for the service.

[@pawcket]

that cute little scarf she has on explains it all

[@JcJcvd]

Matt hansen,obsidian the hell is coming for you 😊

[@monkeyrise856]

Matt Racist Hansen.

[@Airhockey3000]

I read what this developer wrote online… I’ll pass on this and ALL other obsidian games 🤢🤮

[@jakem3865]

There’s a word for Matt Hansen, and it rhymes with ‘maggot’

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

ah! so you ARE a bigot? 😂 the irony in these comments is hilarious

[@qasderfful]

I can't hear anything : (

[@PhantomPlayin]

This game will 100% fail, You can literally see Matt Hansen has mental problems.

[@Ragnarakk187]

Cool scarf Matt. My grandma wears the same one

[@H8erade]

Obsidian just made their last game.

[@Rmi_brandito]

This is why I hate these type of people they forced that down our throat without even asking for it.

[@luigiquick24]

Fire this man

[@michaeleerdmans3500]

After this interview and matts recent comments and revelations I'm not buying this. Trash game, trash company. People want something to take them OUT of real life in an RPG, not the exact same BS that we deal with day to day.

[@Abc-vm4wt]

Thank god now I know I don't have to buy this garbage

[@DEVILTAZ35]

How do we still have games releasing even in 2025 in unreal engine with no foliage interaction or environmental reaction based on player character movement . The world looks completely dead. The grass doesn’t even move in the breeze outside of a cutscene lol. No ray traced lighting or anything beyond minimal SSR. The graphics look at least 10-12 years old.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

that seems to be normal for obsidian, their last game outer worlds which was fun, had lower end graphics closer to New Vegas than contemporary games. in terms of that tech, they seem to have eschewed improving that and chose to focus elsewhere instead. I agree with you, I prefer games that have better tech but at least the game looks pretty

[@Leprechaune]

I noticed this too. No wind effecting foliage. Compare to Witcher 3, a much older game. Far less 'atmosphere' in all senses of the word

[@Maxშემიწყალე]

I will not be buying or playing this game.

[@fafofafin]

Shame about the audio. This game has me hyped tho

[@sophieedel6324]

racist

[@TheRagnarose]

This dude should be fired

[@alan.smitheeee]

Racist art director won't have to worry about living in the woods again soon.

[@serjofcinder8925]

Was looking forward to this but gonna wait for deep sale because of baldy on the right. That guy doesn't deserve my money

[@cozminr]

did matt Hansen make you feel uncomfortable in any way?

[@fabolousjada5070]

Dead on arrival 😂 he’ll hire you dawg sign up even if you have no skills in making games your the right skin tone

[@arturiapendragon2780]

Rip avowed

[@ThinWhiteDude]

Hey Matt Hansen, I identify as non buy-nary now - Good job!

[@TRafael82]

Non buynary here

[@GazingTrandoshan]

Makes me sad rage videos/engagement bait low effort trash never gets views , like this is valuable stuff for gamedev

[@thewhitewolf4968]

That ASMR intro though

[@wombatparade1264]

Pass, no desire to play a game with such hateful people leading it.

[@WalkerChristopher11]

I am always excited about new games being released and the amount of shit these companies have released is almost criminal. The sales and players active speak for themselves. I virus has infected once beloved game franchises..

[@thedude8128]

That lady on the right has really ruined this game 😂 I can't wait to see how her life turns out Twitter closed Bluesky closed Dude has left everything and hiding like a 🐱 I hope the artists that were turned down start their lawsuits soon 😂

[@hillehai]

Damn, even the Bluesky account now as well? That's hilarious! Man I hope justice is served!

[@harriehausenman8623]

someone should tell them how microphones work

[@azmosam4572]

wtf is this mic quality? You're better off recording this on your phone jesus christ.

[@LeoNNDesnu]

This ma'am is exactly what obsidian represents nowadays. Sorry i dont give my money on weirdos

[@RootsThunder]

Matt looks like a puffter

[@TheGeneReyva]

After his childish outburst, Matt shouldn't be Art Director. He should be unemployed. IDGAF if it has pronouns, I care that the people making games aren't shitty people.

[@pouetboubou]

I seem to have missed when he would be thrown out. I mean, it's impossible to throw money at Obsidian knowing Matt Hansen could benefit from it. Then again, I'm apparently not the target for their products so I should maybe just abandon the idea of playing something from Obsidian ever again.

[@joshb2073]

Finally, I was trying to find your KZbin since forever. I'm glad you finally said(or I heard) your KZbin name on kinda funny!

[@cptjessy]

Matt is absolutely insufferable to listen to in real life as he is online. RIP Obsidian.

[@ClydeD1337]

Its gonna be NON-BUY-NARY for me.

[@cantthinkofaname750]

Bro the sound mixing is so bad.

[@coolcrum98]

The art looks terrible. Its an ugly game.

[@fastshot5485]

To make a game look good, the atmosphere shouldn’t be crystal clear. In skyrim there were blizzards, rain, ect. Seeing everything miles away is a cool concept but its pretty bland ngl

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Over 6 mins in and even on a 150 watt per channel 11.2 amp I can’t hear properly what is being said on at even 50 percent volume lol. Even putting the text option on it all just seems to be totally fluff. I haven’t seen one word yet about art direction or art in general. Considering Indy comes out in 2 weeks wouldn’t Xbox be better doing promos about art direction on that game instead of this? This game is months away and nobody is going to remember it a week after launch anyway.

[@Brandon-nu7oj]

Is Matt Hansen Jewish?

[@suripto746]

❤❤❤❤

[@hillehai]

Imagine if you were constantly subjected to completely bonkers Scient0l0gy pr0pag4nd4 in almost every facet of your life and you weren't even allowed to criticize it for how 1rr4tional and downright 3v1l some of it was. Now imagine video games started including said pr0pag4nda as well. People don't want this in their games. We're tired of the endless stream of this auth0rit4rian n0nsense. We aren't asking for games to agree with us on everything, just for games to be allowed to include nuance and to be able to actually explore ideas again instead of being vehicles for a certain 1d3ol0gy. I will definitely not be buying this game nor supporting Obsidian ever again unless they make it very clear that Hansen's behavior is unacceptable to them as well as remove certain ridiculous features in the game. All of this was so unnecessary to begin with.

[@Swy2023]

So sick of Microsoft's DEI infested games that they keep[ putting out

[@GuiLhermeHenrique-fm4od]

audio is terrible

[@fakepasta3935]

Great content, terrible audio.

[@mdog86]

Seems to be par for the course lately with all his interviews. I love Parris but man he needs to figure all these technical issues out lol

[@robertlawrence9000]

Not great content from a clown who is ruining Obsidian.

[@LeoNNDesnu]

Yeah like its great to interview racists...

[@tomv7057]

he him us them woke bull hass no placein games , i play games to get lost in a world than the crap we have to deal with in real life . woke means dont buy bad game period.

[@BC-nr8zt]

Baldur's gate 3 Cyberpunk 2077 GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Mass Effect Mother 3 Bioshock Nier Automata The Witcher 3 Dragon's Dogma 2 Doki Doki Literature Club Hollow Knight Signalis South Park Fractured But-Whole Detroit Become Human Disco Elysium Celeste All those games feature LGBT characters/concepts. Now, legit question, have you ever played/praised these games? if so, which one?

[@luisfernandoarciga8776]

Cómo te gusta que te den atención perrito de alcantarilla

[@joepro703]

​​​@@BC-nr8zt I have never seen a game that became better after wokeness inclusion.

[@tomv7057]

@@BC-nr8zt none and never will.

[@BC-nr8zt]

@@tomv7057 what games did you play?

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Thank you, Parris. I"m very interested in this game. Just wanted to be able to put a voice and a face to the name/social media posts! Was very curious to meet the person who's game this is.

[@david-q3x2s]

Woops

[@PedroGomes-cx7ku]

Will this game have DENUVO? I'm thinking of a thing.

[@Glimax]

UI is atrocious, if thats the best they can do in 2024..

[@Myrrhth]

he hates himself and fair enough