Robert "Rob" Owen Lee is a developer who worked at Obsidian Entertainment on Fallout: New Vegas as an area designer.
Career[]
Work on the Fallout series[]
Lee was responsible for designing and implementing various locations in-game as an area designer. He worked on Camp Guardian and Guardian Peak (including the unmarked quest Help for Halford),[1] Nellis Air Force Base and content for the Boomers alongside Akil Hooper, Camp McCarran alongside Eric Fenstermaker, Cottonwood Cove, as well as Freeside alongside Jesse Farrell and Scott Everts.[2]
Specifically with Freeside, Lee designed the characters of Mick, Ralph and Fisto,[2][3] which he cited as some of his favorite design work on the game.[2] Lee created the quest Wang Dang Atomic Tango and the characters in it,[4][5] as well as Debt Collector and its characters.[6] His work on Freeside also extended to characters at the Atomic Wrangler and Old Mormon Fort.[6] He also co-designed the weapon Recompense of the Fallen, found at Cottonwood Cove, alongside Denise McMurry and Sydney Wolfram; the three of them split a $100 prize from Chris Avellone for creating the weapon.[2] He also may have been responsible for setting up the encounters at the sacked caravans found during Heartache by the Number.[7]
For the game's add-ons, Lee first suggested the name Dead Money, and worked on the boss fights against Dog and God (Put the Beast Down) and Christine Royce (Last Luxuries) in that add-on, as well as systems and scripting for ghost people.[2][8] Although he did not work on Honest Hearts, as he was part of the team supporting the base game post-launch, he helped with pre-production for Old World Blues,[2] and was responsible for the X-13 research facility,[9] including designing the Stealth suit Mk II. His main responsibility on Lonesome Road was placing and balancing loot, in addition to scripting and polish work.[2]
Other work[]
Lee worked at Obsidian Entertainment from 2008 to 2012, and again from 2014 to 2017, contributing to games such as South Park: The Stick of Truth and The Outer Worlds. Between those two periods, from 2012 to 2013, he worked at ZeniMax Online Studios on The Elder Scrolls Online.
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | March 2012 | Obsidian Entertainment | Designer |
| March 2012 | August 2013 | ZeniMax Online Studios | Content Designer |
| May 2014 | June 2017 | Obsidian Entertainment | Senior Designer |
| June 2017 | July 2019 | Gray Mantle Games | Senior Game Designer |
| July 2019 | November 2020 | Deep Silver Volition | Senior Tech Designer |
| November 2020 | ? | Striking Distance Studios | Senior Level Designer |
| ? | ? | Survios | Senior Technical Designer |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Area Designer |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alpha Protocol | Designer |
| 2014 | South Park: The Stick of Truth | Additional Design |
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | Additional Area Design |
| 2024 | Alien: Rogue Incursion | Senior Technical Designer, Levels |
External links[]
- Run With Rob - Fallout: New Vegas Playthrough (Robert Lee - 2016)
- Fallout New Vegas Developer Interview: Robert Lee Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 (TriangleCity - 2019)
References[]
- ↑ Question: "Who's idea was that cool unmarked quest at Camp Guardian with the Lakelurks?"
Joshua Sawyer: "I think the basic idea was mine but Rob Lee designed and implemented the whole thing."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Fallout New Vegas Developer Interview: Robert Lee Part 1
- ↑ Question: "Was it you who thought of fisto?"
Joshua Sawyer: "That was Robert Lee."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2010) - ↑ "Wang Dang Atomic Tango" on Robert Lee's website
- ↑ "Mick & Ralph's" on Robert Lee's website
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Freeside's Cut Content
- ↑ Question: "Was the non-Van Graff black combat armor that you find at the destroyed caravan intentional? Because I was relieved you can get cool-looking black combat armor without being affiliated with those Van Graff jerks..."
Joshua Sawyer: "No idea. I think Rob Lee or Jesse Farrell set those encounters up."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2012) - ↑ Fallout New Vegas Developer Interview: Robert Lee Part 3
- ↑ Chris Avellone on Twitter: "@psmithnv Thanks, Paul - Rob Lee did the X-13 emails, Travis Stout did the final PC brain and appliances, so kudos to them."