![]() ![]() In a recent interview, Obsidian's CEO Feargus Urquhart explained how Avowed is taking a different approach to storytelling than the likes of Bethesda's more sandbox-oriented RPGs, and is well worth a quick read. I suspect that Avowed will go through a similar process, in a world where game development has become more layered and complex than ever. During the July 2020 Xbox Games Showcase featuring a roadmap of Xbox Series X games, Obsidian Entertainment revealed its next project: an epic fantasy RPG called Avowed. If you look at how Starfield showed up in its initial reveal compared to now, there's a ton of detailing that has been added to the game's characters, models, environments, and lighting that bring the game's visuals up several notches. Briar Diem also noted that "various things" and lighting will be improved in subsequent showings of the title. Some fans have offered negative feedback about the game's visuals. The game is set in the Pillars of Eternity fantasy universe, and was shown off at an Xbox Games Showcase event in June, 2023. Later in the thread, Briar Diem notes that the alpha/beta period for Avowed will be the longest the firm has ever had for a game, which mirrors the way Microsoft has treated games like Starfield to focus on polish and refinements. Avowed is an upcoming Xbox and Windows PC exclusive from Obsidian Entertainment - Wikipedia and Microsoft. Development is going well right now, MS is allowing Obsidian free license to do as they will, and if it is success or fails it'll be on Obsidian's own terms. There are lots of characters, quests, conversations, various game mechanics, big story, etc. No, the entire game isn't all bright and happy town, no it is not all so indistinct visually. A lot of the game is being kept hidden right now, I think you will have to wait until the next trailer or some sort of presentation to really see it, but it is safe to assume it is very Obsidian. The studio that did the trailer did some compression of colors and image editing, the screenshots that have been released are much more representative of what it looks like just running through it (they also to be totally random shots from the game, I'm not sure why these were chosen out all the things, probably to keep spoilers at minimum). To clear up misconceptions though I'll say this, the game is big and open, it is unfair to compare it to OW (I think Feargus is trying to keep expectations down just in case), which I think it is nothing alike. More powerful spells, however, will require the use of both hands.The trailer fails to show much in its 2-minute run time. There’s the option of having one hand with magic and the other with a blade. You’ll be able to wield two-handed weapons like bows or a pair of daggers. Apparently, it’ll also include “multiple class playstyles” with the addition of a two-handed combat system. The report claims it’ll be using a similar but enhanced version of The Outer Worlds‘ engine. Indeed, the report says that the game is Obsidian’s answer to Skyrim in a similar manner to how The Outer Worlds was their take on Fallout. As previously detailed, it’ll take place in the world of Eora but with a first person view, rather than that game’s isometric viewpoint. ![]() To recap, the game is set in the World of Eternity universe, last seen in 2018 RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. They go so far as to claim Obsidian have the game almost in a playable alpha state. According to them Avowed has “many mechanics and core gameplay pillars” already implemented. The details come from a new report from Windows Central that claims to have spoken to “sources familiar with internal plans” for the game. Upcoming Xbox exclusive RPG Avowed has been rather quiet since it was announced last year, but a few new titbits of info have emerged to whet our appetite. ![]()
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