Obsidian New RPG Avowed

Glanza · 12 Jul 2021 at 11:04

bignev72 said:
No in game footage. That rings alarm bells.

It's a project / name reveal not a full trailer...

Converge · 12 Jul 2021 at 11:22

wordy said:
Behave.

I’m in agreement with him, can’t stand the Divinity series.

wordy · 12 Jul 2021 at 13:27

Converge said:
I’m in agreement with him, can’t stand the Divinity series.

You can behave as well.

Converge · 12 Jul 2021 at 14:09

wordy said:
You can behave as well.

KompuKare · 12 Jul 2021 at 15:06

FoxEye said:
Read that as "Arrowed" multiple times. Which would have been a great name for a Skryim-type RPG

Then realised it was "Avowed". Which is a fairly boring name

Maybe I could start a new Skyrim as a Nord nicknamed Arrowed who used to be an adventurer but is now a guard because...
Might need a mod to make being a guard worthwhile though.

agnes · 12 Jul 2021 at 16:29

Are we sure the concept gameplay trailer isn't fake? It has 14 year old kid narration and music all over it.

EDIT: Leaving my above comment in to remind me I am the dumb some times.

loftie · 12 Jul 2021 at 17:58

agnes said:
Are we sure the concept gameplay trailer isn't fake? It has 14 year old kid narration and music all over it.

EDIT: Leaving my above comment in to remind me I am the dumb some times.

TBH if you skip the start like i did, you miss the text saying it has nothing to do with it.

agnes · 13 Jul 2021 at 15:32

loftie said:
TBH if you skip the start like i did, you miss the text saying it has nothing to do with it.

Ah, that'll do it!

Gray2233 · 30 Jul 2021 at 13:30

wordy said:
You can behave as well.

Not a fan either.

I was gutted when I found out BG3 is just another Divinity game with a reskin.

FoxEye · 30 Jul 2021 at 14:30

Gray2233 said:
Not a fan either.

I was gutted when I found out BG3 is just another Divinity game with a reskin.

BG is already wrapped up as a story. I'm not fond of re-using names for the sake of it.

By all accounts, BG3 has absolutely nothing in common with the BG Trilogy. The name makes about as much sense as calling it a Call of Duty sequel.

wordy · 30 Jul 2021 at 16:31

There’s a growing number of people in this thread who need to behave.

SirHarirson · 1 Aug 2021 at 05:22

Yes, PoE is a good game - but it requires a lot of grinding to create any build. Obsidian has some good games, my favorite is Fallout nv. I am eager to experience an adventure. I can't find information, will there be a multiplayer option?

StephenJ · 1 Aug 2021 at 16:30

does it have a release date yet ?

Frenzy · 2 Aug 2021 at 13:28

I like the atmosphere of the trailer. Some more info https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/avowed-release-date-gameplay-trailer-pillars-of-eternity/

The following are just rumors at the moment, and haven't been confirmed. Here's what Sponger had to say:

Avowed will be "fully open world" and much larger than Skyrim, but not necessarily in total size. The world will be "denser" and "more contrasted"—which presumably means diverse.

The main setting will be The Living Lands region of Eora, which is a northern frontier not seen directly in either Pillars of Eternity game.

There will be a "big focus" on world reactivity, lighting, and next-gen AI systems.

There will be a real-time weather system.

Character creation is supposed to be very advanced and detailed.

Mod support is planned.

The world will have lots of factions, but they won't be similar to Skyrim's factions.

You will be able to enlist the help of companions, but it is supposedly very different to how it works in Obsidian's other recent RPG, The Outer Worlds.

The game will feature boss battles that happen on a very large scale.

Two large cities are being planned, with smaller settlements dotting the map and large areas of wilderness.

Creatures and wildlife will be based on Pillars of Eternity lore but will make new additions.

"Dynamic presentation of dialogue"—whatever that might mean.

Obsidian wants to make it possible to kill anyone in the game, similar to how Morrowind let players terminate the main plot by killing certain key characters.

Around 100 people are working on the game currently, and it's been in development for two years with seven months of pre-production.

The target release window is late 2022 or early 2023.

ShiWarrior · 2 Aug 2021 at 13:46

2023 earliest then

SirHarirson · 11 Aug 2021 at 13:58

It is a pity that this premiere is late. I haven't seen a good new RPG for a long time - only MMOs focused on grinding (I like it, but I would like something else). I love Obsidian (a lot of the crew have their roots in Black Isle)

TNA · 11 Aug 2021 at 22:45

SirHarirson said:
It is a pity that this premiere is late. I haven't seen a good new RPG for a long time - only MMOs focused on grinding (I like it, but I would like something else). I love Obsidian (a lot of the crew have their roots in Black Isle)

Yeah, I love a good RPG, but hate MMO’s as I do not have the time for that (even if I did, feels wasteful) due to the grinding and slow levelling. I like to play single player experiences that I know have an ending.

Hopefully we get a new Elder Scrolls soon. Skyrim was awesome.