New Details on Avowed

[John Elden Ring]

• Avowed had a co-op focus early in development, now changed to a traditional Obsidian singleplayer RPG
• Avowed is Obsidian's version of what a fantasy first-person RPG is
• Finding the right balance between taking things from Pillars of Eternity and yet creating a new game that is more approachable for a larger audience
• "With Avowed, wee focus on unique bespoke content, deep systems and incredible storytelling that's focused on characters, societies and factions"
• "Avowed is the natural extension of all the things we care about as a studio, of all the things we are great at."
• Obsidian showed Avowed to Microsoft as early as part of the acquisition process

 

[Johnic]

Is that the one that completely changed the art direction and now looks like crap?

 

[JAHGamer]

Is that the one that completely changed the art direction and now looks like crap?

Yes, one of the biggest downgrades ever

 

[John Elden Ring]

Is that the one that completely changed the art direction and now looks like crap?

sadly yes.

 

[Summer Nightmares]

Maybe I'm just burned out of those type of games, but it looks so generic and lackluster to me.

 

[Muddasar]

Never rated their games.

Poor Mans wannabe Bethesda.

 

[VillaiN]

Never rated their games.

Poor Mans wannabe Bethesda.

Solid studio but likely most overhyped studio out there.

And this looks like 2009 skyrim.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

This feels like the value brand skyrim, just like outerworlds felt like value brand fallout.

 

[flaccidsnake]

MS effect. Obsidian could've done their own Baldurs Gate 3.

 

[Nhomnhom]

They showed MS Avowed in 2017-2018 and it looks like shit in 2023? Wtf.

MS effect. Obsidian could've done their own Baldurs Gate 3.

Exactly. Larian and Obsidian were not in very different places 5 years ago.

Obsidian chose to spread their efforts on a bunch of underwhelming low budget/effort games while Larian went all in on BG3.

It just seem like most devs quit trying as soon as MS buys them and they feel like they have financial security or decide to get acquired by MS when they are not very confident in what they are making.

 

[FatKaz]

Smell that?

Got that xbox stench all over it.

 

[JAHGamer]

This feels like the value brand skyrim, just like outerworlds felt like value brand fallout.

Maybe I'm just burned out of those type of games, but it looks so generic and lackluster to me.

I thought it was an Elder Scrolls Online expansion when they first showed it, other people thought it was Sea of Thieves, that’s how trash it looked.