Listen to this episode from Creature Cast on Spotify. Steve and Bobby are joined this week by Obsidian's Carrie Patel and Gabe Paramo to discuss Avowed, the highly anticipated title launching in late 2024. Avowed's presence at the Xbox Developer_Direct brought the internet together. Now, Carrie and Gabe provide us a ton of insight into what goes into developing Avowed and how it differs from previous games by Obsidian. (0:00) Intro (3:00) Carrie and Gabe join (3:54) Combat and customizing loadouts (6:24) How to innovate in a crowded games space (7:58) Avowed’s character ownership (9:32) How Avowed introduces newcomers to the Pillars of Eternity universe (10:29) Why Obsidian Entertainment made Avowed now (11:40) Taking a CRPG and making an RPG set in the Pillars world (14:36) Biome diversity, towns, and having a homestead (17:24) Companions, romances, and character quests (19:40) Applying the creation of novels to video games (21:54) Elemental abilities, uniques, and skills (23:20) The creation of Avowed’s key art (25:06) Performance targets (25:35) Outro Website: www.consolecreatures.com Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @ConsoleCreature YouTube: @ConsoleCreatures Facebook: @RealConsoleCreature Instagram: @ConsoleCreatures
The upcoming RPG Avowed is based on the Pillars of Eternity series, whose second game has a great inclusion that may be hard for Avowed to equal.
One is a top down arpg one is a first person game. They’re not comparable other than the fantasy setting.
lol what the heck kind of story is that…they aren’t even compatible unless you force them to be like you are.
Avowed is likely going to be roughly the size of The Outer Worlds, and its skill trees may suffer if they aren't built according to the game's scale.
Avowed's smaller scale may not only be a boon, but it could give it a leg-up on the open-world titles it once sought to replicate.
FFXVI was smaller scale and that couldn't maintain a stable 60fps without dipping to 720p.
VII Rebirth has some of the worst terrain textures this generation.
Stop trolling articles with your biased one-sided criticisms.
"This is a growing issue with fantasy and sci-fi media as a whole. Dungeons and Dragons' Forgotten Realms setting, for example, is constantly adding more spells and playable ancestries, but many of the later addition not only lack development or conflict with established material, but threaten to become superfluous."
Baldur's Gate 3 says hello.
