I was seriously disappointed with the art style they chose over reveal trailer but now I think I like it. It’s something else. Definitely it has some distinct look to it and maybe not entirely my cup of tea but I appreciate the effort of creating something unique. Positive surprise that many people actually like the game. Downloading now to try it for myself.
Avowed [XBSX|S, PC, XGP]
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Watching this bring played by streamers, I'm definitely warning up to it and I think I might grab this one. Seems like a good quality RPG with a low barrier of entry for mechanics, with decent graphics taking some advantage of UE5. More action focused RPG-lite with a good storyline, semi-open world, exploration and discovery.
Think I'll play this with controller on the big TV. Hopefully HDR is passable, or maybe could use some enhancement via mods.
Think I'll play this with controller on the big TV. Hopefully HDR is passable, or maybe could use some enhancement via mods.
Game is very addictive. Do level up your gear. This isn’t the type of game where you save consumables forever for that one moment. Use what they give you, craft and make food and grenades all the time. Use it. Respec when you want to.
Game is way more fun for it
Game is way more fun for it
Johnny Awesome
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I've been looking forward to this one for awhile.
im trying a gun and shield + spellcasting on the alternate build
pew pew in all the ways
For those who have the game on PC, does it say in the properties what unreal engine version it's using? 5.3?5.4?
Thank you
I have same issues with nvidia app it doesnt find some games from steam and i think no games at all from windows GamePass. Annoing.
After twenty hours of playing, I can say that the game is even better than I expected and the rest will only come after this. From the trailers, it looks like a game based on more closed corridors, but in reality it's more of an open world with nice big open areas that have corridor-like caves. That's a big difference. The other is the fight, which is also much more enjoyable when played than what came out of the videos. The experience of discovery is the best, the game rewards a lot and there are many treasures to find! The characters are great, even the NPCs have detailed believable characters in the side quests, which are very atmospheric. A lot of skills can be developed, almost 100 and each of them has several levels!
Good advice: don't rush through the main mission, play a lot of side missions and research!
The graphics and music are top class.
Good advice: don't rush through the main mission, play a lot of side missions and research!
The graphics and music are top class.
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I played through the opening bit before the kids' bedtime. The combat is really fun and tactile. Weapons and importantly spells have a nice heft to them. Reminds me of how badly Immortals of Aveum missed on that front, and that was supposed to be a action game, not an RPG.
I wish Obsidian (and all MS's of the RPG studios) would adopt / develop their own version of JALI. Talking heads in Cyberpunk benefit from the expressiveness it adds.
Looking forward to playing more.
I wish Obsidian (and all MS's of the RPG studios) would adopt / develop their own version of JALI. Talking heads in Cyberpunk benefit from the expressiveness it adds.
Looking forward to playing more.
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Johnny Awesome
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I spent about 2 hours playing this gorgeous game last night on hard difficulty and I like it a lot. It's crunchy enough without too much random open world nonsense.
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The more lore option on any dialogue is a great feature. Stops it developing a bad case of turgid lore-itus
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Yeah. You can go as deep as you want to without it forcing lore down your throat.
obsidian had a feature like that in pillars 2 deadfire and penitent
What a fantastic looking game! I love AV in this game so far, walking around you hear birds humming wind, sea, frogs etc. it really creates atmosphere. I am loving this game so far, more than i expected i would. Combat is especially fun! Parrying and counter attacking is super fun, i hope they implement some this in Outerworlds2 such a good and fluid system. Excellent quality game so far.
only that indiana jones is coming to ps5, so that means that avowed also will come to ps5? maybe?
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It'll likely come to PS5 at some point as long as the numbers justify it. The game has franchise/DLC potential IMO.
If you think about what MS has ported to PS5 it's been mostly critically acclaimed stuff: Indie, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi, Forza Horizon 5, Pentiment and Grounded. Two of which are Obsidian games btw.
I think Avowed got reviewed a little on the low side because it's just more of the same stuff people expected, but it's actually a really good game.
When I was playing it last night I was noticing how I liked it more than Skyrim. It's not open world for the sake of open world.
You know how everyone complains that Starfield should have been 20 good planets instead of 1000 under-developed ones? That's what I think of Skyrim/Avowed. Take the good stuff from Skyrim and ditch all the useless fluff and you have Avowed.
Sure you can't pile 10,000 candle sticks into a room or other crazy things, but you don't have to clear 12 procedurally generated rats nests with 150th level rats either.
If you think about what MS has ported to PS5 it's been mostly critically acclaimed stuff: Indie, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi, Forza Horizon 5, Pentiment and Grounded. Two of which are Obsidian games btw.
I think Avowed got reviewed a little on the low side because it's just more of the same stuff people expected, but it's actually a really good game.
When I was playing it last night I was noticing how I liked it more than Skyrim. It's not open world for the sake of open world.
You know how everyone complains that Starfield should have been 20 good planets instead of 1000 under-developed ones? That's what I think of Skyrim/Avowed. Take the good stuff from Skyrim and ditch all the useless fluff and you have Avowed.
Sure you can't pile 10,000 candle sticks into a room or other crazy things, but you don't have to clear 12 procedurally generated rats nests with 150th level rats either.
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