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Avowed is looking like it's going to be another great game from Obsidian

Posted on 11/22/24 at 7:17 am
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 7:17 am
Tons of videos and reviews out there today, all very positive. Gameplay looks really good. Can be played third-person or first-person.

Now I REALLY feel like I need to beat the Pillars of Eternity games.

Posted by Jcorye1
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 7:35 am to
I refuse to get excited about video games anymore.
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 8:07 am to
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I refuse to get excited about video games anymore.


I dunno. They're giving these folks like hours and hours of preview play time and there is a ton of video of gameplay out there. That tells me Obsidion/Xbox is very confident about this product.
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 9:40 am to
This game is giving me Oblivion vibes, both good and not so good. I just added it to my Steam wishlist to keep an eye on it.

With that said, the audacity of their charging an extra $20 for five days of early access is staggering to me. This thing is going to be a buggy fricking mess for far longer than that. Anyone who spends $80 for that experience has more money than sense
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 9:53 am to
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With that said, the audacity of their charging an extra $20 for five days of early access is staggering to me. This thing is going to be a buggy fricking mess for far longer than that. Anyone who spends $80 for that experience has more money than sense


I think they do this to gain additional revenue from Game Pass subscribers. I won't do it either.
This post was edited on 11/22/24 at 9:54 am
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:36 am to
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With that said, the audacity of their charging an extra $20 for five days of early access is staggering to me.


They only do it because the market pays for it every damn time.
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:38 am to
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They only do it because the market pays for it every damn time.

While I won't claim to have full knowledge of every release, this one is the worst I've seen. It's usually $10 and bundled with a decent amount of deluxe content. This is $20 and comes with some digital art. That's fricking brutal. I'll be curious to see if this is a tipping point.
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:17 am to
I'm in the mood for a rich fantasy RPG, but my god I hate the art style they went with here. We need to move on from the super saturated and hyper colorful grading that AAA games love to implement now. EVERYTHING has it. frick Marvel and Guardians of the Galaxy for this

Also have very little confidence in Obsidian after Outer Worlds. Such a disappointing and forgettable experience


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Now I REALLY feel like I need to beat the Pillars of Eternity games.


Yes, this is what I'd really like to do. Obsidian in their prime and in their element. Not my kind of game but it's so highly regarded that I have to try. Already own them too
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:24 am to
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I'm in the mood for a rich fantasy RPG, but my god I hate the art style they went with here. We need to move on from the super saturated and hyper colorful grading that AAA games love to implement now. EVERYTHING has it. frick Marvel and Guardians of the Galaxy for this

I couldn’t figure out what my issue was with the graphics, but that’s definitely part of it. Faces are also too shiny.

Not a dealbreaker, but hopefully there is some set piece variation outside of the first two hours.
Posted by j1897
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 12:38 pm to
Is it a ps3 game?
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 2:30 pm to
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Also have very little confidence in Obsidian after Outer Worlds. Such a disappointing and forgettable experience


Man I loved that game. Can't remember if I got every achievement, but I came close.
Posted by td01241
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 2:53 pm to
I’m interested in it. To the point I might actually get pc gamepass to play it. Only thing is I’m hearing the game is actually very short. I don’t know if that’s true and even if it is it doesn’t make it a bad thing. In fact most games are far too long. Just needs to be good. I’ll be keeping my eye on it.
This post was edited on 11/22/24 at 2:54 pm
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 6:48 pm to
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I’m interested in it. To the point I might actually get pc gamepass to play it. Only thing is I’m hearing the game is actually very short. I don’t know if that’s true and even if it is it doesn’t make it a bad thing. In fact most games are far too long. Just needs to be good. I’ll be keeping my eye on it.

I don't necessarily mind a relatively short game if it's densely packed, but $60 for a "very short" game might be a bit much for me. We'll see as we get closer to release.
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:22 pm to
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Sucih a disappointing and forgettable experience


It was disappointing with regards to length and kinda combat but it wasn't bad.

There was a good game there it just didn't blossom and was shortlived. With more money and development time I have faith.
Posted by Duzz
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:25 pm to
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I dunno. They're giving these folks like hours and hours of preview play time and there is a ton of video of gameplay out there. That tells me Obsidion/Xbox is very confident about this product.



They gave those folks hours of time to play Dragon Age Rainbow Guard and Concord too and we all saw what happened there.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
57679 posts
Posted on 11/23/24 at 12:30 am to
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They gave those folks hours of time to play Dragon Age Rainbow Guard and Concord too and we all saw what happened there.


Obsidian didn't make either of those games and has a very good track record. Go watch the playthrough videos for yourself. It looks pretty dang fun.
This post was edited on 11/23/24 at 12:31 am
Posted by Blitzed
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Posted on 11/24/24 at 12:44 am to
What pronouns y’all selecting in this one?
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 11/24/24 at 10:29 am to
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What pronouns y’all selecting in this one?

"I said I cast fireball"
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 8:41 am to
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Now I REALLY feel like I need to beat the Pillars of Eternity games
Not going to be related to those games, iirc

I beat POE1, still working on 2
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 8:43 am to
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What pronouns y’all selecting in this one?
They should let people custom make their pronouns

The horrific shite I would come up with would come up with would get me on watchlists
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