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[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian's next big RPG Avowed is looking to Vermintide's 'masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact' to make its first-person sword-swinging feel weighty

FPS: First Person Swordster.

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[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian's Avowed is going 'classless', ditching Pillars of Eternity's crunchy stat-heavy builds in favour of Skyrim-like ability trees

I suppose classlessness is the logical next step for a studio so keen on historical materialism.

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[Nimrota]

Obsidian's Avowed is going 'classless', ditching Pillars of Eternity's crunchy stat-heavy builds in favour of Skyrim-like ability trees

I suppose classlessness is the logical next step for a studio so keen on historical materialism.

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Yep, this is going to be terrible. Losing the studios core strength of RPG design to regress to Far Cry tier RPG-lite absolutely sucks.

I suspect quite a few people will be sad to see them go, but it's probably the right choice for a first-person RPG that's aiming to be as accessible as your standard modern Bethesda fare.

Is there anything Bethesda's negative influence can't taint?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Overall it looks like it could be pretty fun, but "janky" fun. You know the kind. The type of game you can feel is made on a tight budget, and at times may be too ambitious for what it's doing. The kind where there'll be plenty of wonky hit detection, graphical glitches, awkward NPC routines, jarring transitions, cheap-feeling font on certain menus, etc.

If you're not in the headspace to accept those types of limitations, the game will just be terrible for you. But if you're used to playing janky budget mid-tier games, Avowed's limitations may be tolerable and you can have fun with the game a good bit in spite of those. If I had to go by MC, and going by the "classic" grading system from K-12 of years past, it looks like it'll be a solid 77 - 80 type of game.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Overall it looks like it could be pretty fun, but "janky" fun. You know the kind. The type of game you can feel is made on a tight budget, and at times may be too ambitious for what it's doing. The kind where there'll be plenty of wonky hit detection, graphical glitches, awkward NPC routines, jarring transitions, cheap-feeling font on certain menus, etc.

If you're not in the headspace to accept those types of limitations, the game will just be terrible for you. But if you're used to playing janky budget mid-tier games, Avowed's limitations may be tolerable and you can have fun with the game a good bit in spite of those. If I had to go by MC, and going by the "classic" grading system from K-12 of years past, it looks like it'll be a solid 77 - 80 type of game.

Yeah and games within tht range can definitely surprise.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Avowed's companions won't ditch you for making the 'wrong' choices: 'It's not about maintaining their approval, it's about getting to know them'​

Avowed's companions won't ditch you for making the 'wrong' choices: 'It's not about maintaining their approval, it's about getting to know them'

You'll be able to adventure with two companions at a time in Obsidian's upcoming RPG.

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[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian's next RPG Avowed won't have the option to do 'a pure pacifist run'​

Obsidian's next RPG Avowed won't have the option to do 'a pure pacifist run'

Avowed has a 'focus on combat'.

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[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian's next big RPG Avowed is looking to Vermintide's 'masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact' to make its first-person sword-swinging feel weighty

FPS: First Person Swordster.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Gamernyc78]

Avowed lead reveals there's "no one perfect build" in Obsidian's classless RPG: "There's gonna be choice and consequence for what you kit out”​

Avowed lead reveals there's "no one perfect build" in Obsidian's classless RPG: "There's gonna be choice and consequence for what you kit out”

So you can mix and match the guns, wands, and shields however you want

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[EDMIX]

I want to see more about the town stuff, NPCs, world building etc.

 

[John Elden Ring]

GamesRadar+ just spoke to Avowed director director Carrie Patel and gameplay director Gabe Paramo, as part of our huge Avowed preview looking ahead at the CRPG. Thankfully, both senior developers have stood firm in the belief that you don't need to have played games like Pillars of Eternity to enjoy Obsidian's forthcoming game.

"You really don't need to know anything about the previous Pillars games, and you certainly don't need to have played them to enjoy Avowed," says Patel. "For players who have, they're certainly some familiar concepts, bits of world-building, and even a few returning characters that they might recognize, but we wanted to make sure that players coming to it for the first time will have a good time."

 

[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian’s Avowed Won't feature Romance, Xbox confirms​

Obsidian’s Avowed Will Defy One Major RPG Trend

I’m afraid you’re going to have to write all your own fanfic ships

kotaku.com

 

[John Elden Ring]

Avowed wants to be less like Skyrim and more like Fallout New Vegas, Obsidian explains

Picking up from Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian’s Avowed aims for the curated sandbox of Fallout New Vegas rather than the vastness of Skyrim.

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[Gamernyc78]

Obsidian Explains Why Avowed Only Lets You Pick Human or Elf​

Obsidian Explains Why Avowed Only Lets You Pick Human or Elf - IGN

We've learned that Avowed player character creation is limited to making either a human or an elf. Developer Obsidian has now explained why.

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Avowed: The Official Xbox Podcast Shows Off Extended Gameplay - Xbox Wire

Avowed's appearance in Developer_Direct was our most in-depth look at the game yet - but Obsidian just told us a lot more about the game in an exclusive interview.

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Diving Deeper into the World of Avowed​

Avowed lead reveals there's "no one perfect build" in Obsidian's classless RPG: "There's gonna be choice and consequence for what you kit out”​

Avowed lead reveals there's "no one perfect build" in Obsidian's classless RPG: "There's gonna be choice and consequence for what you kit out”

So you can mix and match the guns, wands, and shields however you want

www.gamesradar.com

The state of play vr game has better melee combat than this

 

[Plextorage]

The state of play vr game has better melee combat than this

Just wanted to say the same. Combat is just awesome. You are defend yourself in a position where enemy want to hits you. A a lot of environment interactivity too

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

My interest in this is dwindling by the second.

 

[shrike0fth0rns]

Just wanted to say the same. Combat is just awesome. You are defend yourself in a position where enemy want to hits you. A a lot of environment interactivity too

Yeah the controls look super responsive and the movement to block and deflect is pretty fluid. But Avowed looks so stiff like 7th gen Skyrim animations

 

[Gamernyc78]

Yeah the controls look super responsive and the movement to block and deflect is pretty fluid. But Avowed looks so stiff like 7th gen Skyrim animations

It just looks so last gen to me idk. Maybe it will be great!

 

[Gamernyc78]

Avowed Developers Confirm Game Has Multiple Endings: 'It's an Obsidian Game'​

Avowed Developers Confirm Game Has Multiple Endings: 'It's an Obsidian Game' - IGN

During the recent Xbox Developer Direct, we were treated to a deeper look at how Obsidian's upcoming RPG, Avowed, will handle player choice via a close look at a certain sidequest. But that left us wondering: what's the natural endpoint of a game emphasizing choice? Will Avowed have multiple...

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