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Avowed Could Have a Tough Time Clearing a Bar Raised By Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire

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.

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GhostScholar19d ago

One is a top down arpg one is a first person game. They’re not comparable other than the fantasy setting.

TwoPicklesGood19d ago

lol what the heck kind of story is that…they aren’t even compatible unless you force them to be like you are.

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Avowed's Scale May Put Its Skill Trees in the Hot Seat

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.

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phoenixwing21d ago

Just making up random stuff and conjecture for an article. Classy.

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Avowed's Secret Weapon Could Be Quality Over Quantity

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.

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anast62d ago

If it's smaller scale then they can work on those graphics.

Tacoboto62d ago

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.

anast62d ago

Avowed looks bad, really bad, and apparently so do the other games you mentioned. I don't see how this is complicated.

purple10161d ago

Avowed looks like ps3 era, with better effects

It’s a couple generations behind

BrainSyphoned62d ago

"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.

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Avowed Director Says Combat Will Be More Impactful, Character Background to Influence Dialogues

Avowed Game Director Carrie Patel said Obsidian had already been planning to improve combat. She also talked about character backgrounds.

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RhinoGamer8884d ago

Forbes had an insightful article on this game from the showcase. Warning signs are aplenty!

rlow184d ago

I’ll wait to see the reviews. I’m glad they’re acknowledging the feedback. Hopefully that leads to meaningful adjustments.

Obscure_Observer84d ago

Awesome news!

Really looking forward to play this game

OneLove83d ago

Obsidian has yet to disappoint. Hope they keep it that way.