The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Our special guest this week is Obsidian's Brandon Adler, the Game Director on The Outer Worlds 2. He tells us about how the team's new RPG has been received so far, what kind of stuff hit the cutting room floor, what got prototyped but never made it into the game, how other games influence them, getting advice from the RPG legends in the building, and more! This weeks show is Ryan McCaffrey, Michael Higham, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.3	Coming up on this week's episode of Unlocked, IGN's weekly Xbox show, game director Brandon Adler from the Outer Worlds 2, joins us to talk all about the new hot RPG, the third of the year from Obsidian.
0:47.3	He'll talk to us about some cutting room floor stuff, how the game's been received so far, what they're thinking about for the future, and
0:55.8	so much more coming up next.
0:59.0	This is Steve Downs, the voice of Master Chief, Sierra 117, and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked,
1:06.6	the world's number one Xbox podcast. Now, finish this fight.
1:13.8	Master Chief, out.
1:18.3	What's happening, friends?
1:19.5	Welcome to Unlocked.
1:20.7	IGN's weekly Xbox show for the 714th time.
1:25.1	It is November 6th, 2025, as we're publishing this thing. My name's Ryan McCaffrey. I'm
1:31.0	joined as always by my partner in crime. Michael, hi. I'm what up, Michael. Hi. Yo, I'm very excited for
1:37.3	this episode because it's almost like a full circle moment. So I'm really excited to talk with the
1:44.0	folks at Obsidian about their hottest game on the
1:46.8	block. I've been playing it. Which one? They ship, they've shipped a million of them. Three of them
1:51.4	things. I'm talking about Outer Worlds 2, baby, but more on that later. Yes. We've got with us
1:56.6	the game director of the Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian. Brandon Adler. Thanks for joining us, Brandon. Thanks for having me. I'm excited. Well, let's just dive right into it. Michael, I'm going to let you drive the bus on this because you've played way more of the Outer Worlds 2 than I have so far. I'm still hanging behind. I've got to catch up Ninja Guide in Four, and then I've got to really get going in Outer Worlds, too.
2:19.7	I've played a bit of it. I played the preview build, and man, I've loved what I've played so far.
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