With Lonesome Road, Damnation Alley was the inspiration, so the linear feel was intentional. Does that significantly alter storytelling, or the themes you explore? Do you find one easier than the other to tackle? It depends on the theme.
The end result is an interview so massive that we had to split it into two parts - the first half was posted last week, while the second half is ready for your perusal below: Both Old World Blues and Honest Hearts took on an open world framework, while Dead Money and Lonesome Road were much more structured experiences. When Chris agreed to do a post-mortem interview about the game and its many add-ons, Thomas, Eric, Simone, and I all rounded up a bevy of questions and sent them off. Chris Avellone has been instrumental in crafting many of our favorite role-playing games, with his most recent labour of love being Fallout: New Vegas and its four story-driven DLC packs.
