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Avowed is less like Skyrim, more like Fallout New Vegas, Obsidian says
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Negotiator101
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Looking at those Gifs how anyone is disputing this is AAA I don't know, very impressive.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Let it have something like Wild Wasteland then. New Vegas was the shit.
Ass of Can Whooping
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Even small indie devs can make pretty looking enviroments now.
Punished Miku
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I never played New Vegas, but this sounds fine to me. I'm playing Pillars of Eternity 1 now actually to try and catch up, and the writing and lore are pretty solid.
I do think a lot of the battles are boring though, so we'll see if they can combine that with an action RPG. Definitely an interesting setting once you get into it a little bit.
I do think a lot of the battles are boring though, so we'll see if they can combine that with an action RPG. Definitely an interesting setting once you get into it a little bit.
The environments look phenomenal. NPCs, lip sync and spell effects need a little work. I honestly don't think Obsidian has ever made a AAA game, and I'd consider this somewhere around the top end of AA personally. They're keeping the scope manageable and not overspending on hyper realistic faces and animations.
Cyberpunkd
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Leave Fallout: NV alone.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Artist' work also goes a long way.
Avowed is a UE5 game.
Palworld is also a UE5 game.
They don't look anywhere close to each other
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Negotiator101
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Yeah I suppose, looks nice though.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
Artist' work also goes a long way.
Avowed is a UE5 game.
Palworld is also a UE5 game.
They don't look anywhere close to each other
I mean indie devs not asset flippers
ChorizoPicozo
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nice lighting but very static and smaller scope. AA+ at best.
Glass Prison
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I will be happy if the game is like either Skyrim or Fallout New Vegas. I just hope it's not like The Outer Worlds.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well, it's already more Skyrim than OW owing to more Fantasy.
Game still looks awesome though 
killatopak
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midnightAI
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Thats true, but there is time for them to improve Avowed to be honestArtist' work also goes a long way.
Avowed is a UE5 game.
Palworld is also a UE5 game.
They don't look anywhere close to each other
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Variahunter
Member
It's AAA. It's more like the previous AAA from the PS360 generation have evolved into AAAA or even AAAAA today. Bigger, much better graphics and details.
Just look at Skyrim when it launched, a true mastodont in the industry for the time period. Now look at Starfield today, most of the game feels dated.
Keep in mind that the most costly thing to produce in a game is animation.
Hence why most 3D indie games are first person.
MS strategy is to put a constant flow of games in the near future, and that's why most of their games are first person (shooters most of the time). Less time consuming and way less expensive games to produce. Even with dialogue with NPCs, no cinematics are needed, all the interaction is done in static first person.
schaft0620
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They need to stop talking about this game ASAP because it looks nothing like Skyrim or like Fallout and they should do nothing to evoke that.
Raven77
Member
I am 100% certain that this is going to feel A LOT like the last Dragon Age Inquisition.
Smaller but visually interesting game world.
Combat that leaves a bit too be desired.
Good but convoluted story.
Some strange/half baked gameplay mechanics.
Jank.
Will be fun to revisit this post after launch and see how right it wrong I am. Now keep in mind, I learned to LOVE Inquisition, so the above is not necessarily me knocking Avowed. Looking forward to it.
Smaller but visually interesting game world.
Combat that leaves a bit too be desired.
Good but convoluted story.
Some strange/half baked gameplay mechanics.
Jank.
Will be fun to revisit this post after launch and see how right it wrong I am. Now keep in mind, I learned to LOVE Inquisition, so the above is not necessarily me knocking Avowed. Looking forward to it.
Beer Baelly
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Laptop1991
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Doesn't look like either to me and i love both Skyrim and New Vegas, these PR statements they release make me doubt the game more.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
He doesn't say they want it to look like New Vegas.
He says the structure of the game is more like NV less like Skyrim.
James Sawyer Ford
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Dude really? It looks nice but there’s nothing next gen about it
Laptop1991
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Well that remains to be seen, and Skyrim, New Vegas and Fallout 3 etc all have similar structures anyway
adamsapple
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ShadyAcshuns
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Bold claim. We'll see soon enough...
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Yeah it wasn't bad by any stretch, but at the same time it lacked the soul we were all hoping for.
Laptop1991
Member
Yeah he is mentioning New Vegas like
Todd Howard was mentioning Skyrim for Starfield, look how that turned out, like i said, wait and see, I'm not seeing NV yet and we can't see the structures yet either
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Sanepar
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How someone says this looks bad? Really?
Glass Prison
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The problem is that it was sold as a spiritual successor to Fallout New Vegas.
So you see, while The Outer Worlds is a fine game on its own, fans were expecting something on the level of Fallout New Vegas. I've got to say that I was one of the fans who fell for it, I bought Outer Worlds simply because Obsidian was making it and Fallout New Vegas was mentioned in the interviews.
Apparently they are using the same marketing tactic with Avowed.
Pop
Member
Ya I don't think this is an open world game. Think Outer Worlds, smaller scope and more linear
Little Chicken
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The people who say that only say it out of spite and jealousy. The game looks great.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Are you familiar with the 'bitch eating crackers' meme? Apply that.
It looks fine, good even. Surprisingly, Obsidian .. a studio that isn't exactly known for technical prowess, is not shying away from using Lumen and Nanite.
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I could do without open world right now, especially since BG3 shows how you can do a complex cRPG without it being open world. But when it comes to complex RPG mechanics, meaningful choices and their consequences like in New Vegas, I'm good with that! I'm also probably the only user on this board who really liked Outer Worlds so I'd be fine with the game being more like OW, too. Actually, anything but Skyrim would be good.