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[RoadHazard]

You know what I hate? When they film people from the side, talking "past" the camera into empty space. It's just pretentious and dumb. If the people are talking to me, film them straight on!

The game looks alright I guess. Nothing too exciting.

 

[DavidGzz]

Yeah, it looks really good. People wanting a character action game should look forward to character action games. This is an RPG.

 

[Frwrd]

Probably enhanced for Kinect too

 

[Stuart360]

This was pretty captivating, but at the same time something about the combat looked off to me. Maybe it was just missing some "umph" or something? It's hard to tell. But between that and the NPC conversations, it felt like it was showing that it definitely needed time in the oven. Hopefully things look better at launch, I'd imagine they would.

Some of the animation looked off, especially with the monsters. I'd guess its not final animation though. Not that stuff like that really bothers me when i'm a massive fan of Elder Scrolls and Fallout lol.

 

[RoadHazard]

This was pretty captivating, but at the same time something about the combat looked off to me. Maybe it was just missing some "umph" or something? It's hard to tell. But between that and the NPC conversations, it felt like it was showing that it definitely needed time in the oven. Hopefully things look better at launch, I'd imagine they would.

Looked like Skyrim combat to me.

 

[FeralEcho]

IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!

 

[Superkid93]

This looks like a VR game they repurposed. The combat looks so lame.

 

[Dazraell]

dude I know who obsidian are.
I was just under the impression they are making somethinkg like fable meets skyrim with a bit more action.
I get it now

Avowed is set in the same world as Pillars of Eternity, which is Obsidian's other RPG series. They will probably aim for a similar tone, although translate the whole experience from isometric RPG to Bethesda-like open world RPG

 

[nowhat]

You know what I hate? When they film people from the side, talking "past" the camera into empty space. It's just pretentious and dumb. If the people are talking to me, film them straight on!

180-degree rule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's just basic cinematography. But if you prefer dead stares right at you, you'll always have Starfield and other Bethesda games!

 

[mortal]

Yeah, it looks really good. People wanting a character action game should look forward to character action games. This is an RPG.

I'm pretty sure people will sooner compare its combat to The Elder Scrolls than a straight-up action game.
I also expect comparisons to Baldur's Gate III for the Role Playing potential.

 

[RoadHazard]

180-degree rule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's just basic cinematography. But if you prefer dead stares right at you, you'll always have Starfield and other Bethesda games!

I wasn't talking about the game though, but about the devs talking.

 

[gothmog]

Avowed: Outer Worlds

 

[BouncyFrag]

Ehhhhh. Never a fan of dev talk and it’s all so meh.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Combat looked off but I am hopeful.

 

[nowhat]

I wasn't talking about the game though, but about the devs talking.

Ah. The point still stands though, if they're being interviewed, or not directly addressing the viewer, it's just how things are shot. I don't make the rules.

 

[amigastar]

Probably enhanced for Kinect too

Behold of real next gen

But i like what i see.

 

[CamHostage]

This is what they revealed:


This is what we got:

Um, okay... turn the lights down and it's the same thing: an RPG with dual-wielding combat, one hand conjuring magic and the other wielding a sword.

What are you insinuating we were promised but didn't get, besides pitch-black caves and maybe voiceovers? All that 80-second teaser had was a castle and a flaming arrow flying past a canyon with some bearded statue (before flying into an Army of Darkness skelington, who I guess people just never noticed as being in the artstyle of the game?), and then a big dark cave. Seems like what people expect this game should be was based on their imaginations, not what was actually in the teaser; the teaser still had a non-realistic art style and flashy first-person magic/melee combat indicators. It'd be cool if this looked different and more aggro, I guess, but the idea that we were sold something completely different like the Dead Island trailer or whatever isn't much the case.

(BTW, Avowed has dark areas still. Black moody areas are still in the footage and screenshots.)

 

[MiguelItUp]

Some of the animation looked off, especially with the monsters. I'd guess its not final animation though. Not that stuff like that really bothers me when i'm a massive fan of Elder Scrolls and Fallout lol.

Yeah, exactly. Very true, lol. Those are the reasons I'm captivated at all, well, and because Obsidian.

Looked like Skyrim combat to me.

Very true! I hadn't looked at Skyrim combat in awhile, I guess I was just expecting more there. But hey, if it's fun, it's fun!

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

I really loved Pentiment and Outer Worlds is my low-key fav among AA games, but everything showed about Avowed is screaming 'This is an AAA title gone horribly wrong somewhere in the middle of production and now we're salvaging the pieces'.

Still will pre-order it, I love Obisidian and their writing at the very least.

 

[Robb]

Looked better than the last trailer they showed to me at least. The gameplay looks fun, I like the dual wielding and loadouts.

Not sure if it’s a game for me but I’ll give it a whirl. I did enjoy The Outer Worlds a lot, although the humor was a big part of that.

 

[Gravemind]

This actually looks way better than it did in the reveal trailer. Actually interested in playing this now. Couldn't say the same after the reveal trailer.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Higher quality version of Avowed's key art via Xbox (looks dope as hell).

 

[Punished Miku]

Out of the 5 titles, this was the least impressive showing imo.

I wouldn't go as far as calling it terrible, but visually and design-wise nothing about it seems to be remarkable or pushing any boundaries for the genre. It looks very safe, like a comfort food RPG.

Have you watched it on a TV? It looks like a lot of the environments are super high quality.

 

[Punished Miku]

Higher quality version of Avowed's key art via Xbox (looks dope as hell).

My likely vote for best game cover of 2024 if thats it.

 

[Banjo64]

How they went from the tone of the initial reveal cinematic trailer to this I do not know and frankly that shift makes this one of my biggest disappointments in gaming in a long time.

Is an oath, worth the weight of a crown?

Went from a single line of god tier dialogue to ‘lol there’s a zombie breakout’.

Fucks sake.

 

[Puscifer]

This is what they revealed:


This is what we got:

The crazy thing is that I wouldn't have even minded the art style they have now if that's what they wanted. But something about this 180 shift in tone and art just feels completely off. I'm sure the quest will be amazing, as they always are with their games but I'm definitely not holding my breath.

 

[mortal]

Have you watched it on a TV? It looks like a lot of the environments are super high quality.

Well that's a given as these livestreams didn't have 4k feeds. I should've clarified I didn't mean visually as in graphics, more so in its visual presentation and art design.
It's nothing I haven't already seen countless times before in some variation in other fantasy RPGs.

 

[Ribi]

If you told me this was a mobile game with touch slash mechanics and tapping to block, I'd believe you.

 

[Banjo64]

We have always known war.

It forged our empire.

Turned heroes in to Kings and Queens, and decimated our foes.

Now our oaths are lost, forsaken.

And you must face the monsters our sins have born.

Is an oath, worth the weight of a crown?


Such a shame they obviously had to rewrite or reconceptualise this game. I don’t know if the end product will be good or bad, I just know it looks very generic story wise compared to what was initially teased.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Higher quality version of Avowed's key art via Xbox (looks dope as hell).

This better be the box art

 

[Clintizzle]

Based on what I saw, I wouldn't buy this on release day and wait for reviews and sales. I don't have faith in Obsidian's storytelling anymore, I feel like I'm not their target audience. A complete shame because Western RPG is my favorite genre of games

 

[ripjoel]

Looks like Sea of thieves... and those lizard enemies look really goofy lol

 

[Darsxx82]

Have you watched it on a TV? It looks like a lot of the environments are super high quality.

I could not say SUPER high quality, but I can say very high.

Definitly look visually good. 4K trailer

 

[Pedro Motta]

The combat looks so damn bland. Visually it's not super high-end but it doesn't bother me.

 

[Punished Miku]

I could not say SUPER high quality, but I can say very high.

Definitly look visually good. 4K trailer

Its way better than I expected. I thought this would be Obsidian's Redfall, retooled co-op game that changed course. Its much better than that. NPCs do look a bit rough but thats fine if the story delivers. My expectations were much lower than this.

 

[Moochi]

Damn that's ugly

 

[Hohenheim]

Very excited for this. Arpg in the pillars universe by proven masters of the genre. Hell yeah.
Among my most wanted games this year.

 

[Laptop1991]

It' on gamepass, it is not that big of a risk to try

Yeah if you have gamepass, fair enough, i buy my games so I'll wait and see

 

[adamsapple]

Higher quality version of Avowed's key art via Xbox (looks dope as hell).

I need this in ultra high rez wallpaper quality.

 

[simpatico]

This is what has become of Obsidian games? Why even keep the name?

 

[sendit]

Um, okay... turn the lights down and it's the same thing: an RPG with dual-wielding combat, one hand conjuring magic and the other wielding a sword.

What are you insinuating we were promised but didn't get, besides pitch-black caves and maybe voiceovers? All that 80-second teaser had was a castle and a flaming arrow flying past a canyon with some bearded statue (before flying into an Army of Darkness skelington, who I guess people just never noticed as being in the artstyle of the game?), and then a big dark cave. Seems like what people expect this game should be was based on their imaginations, not what was actually in the teaser; the teaser still had a non-realistic art style and flashy first-person magic/melee combat indicators. It'd be cool if this looked different and more aggro, I guess, but the idea that we were sold something completely different like the Dead Island trailer or whatever isn't much the case.

(BTW, Avowed has dark areas still. Black moody areas are still in the footage and screenshots.)

Chill. Look at the post history on this game. The segment I time stamped was sworn to be gameplay by forum goers. And sadly, it isn’t as simple as turning down the lights. This game looks like a mobile game.

 

[intbal]

My quick attempt at a Bing AI interpretation of the artwork:
(I just slapped their logo over it since I'd never be able to match the font)

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

This doesn’t resemble the initial trailer whatsoever…

It looks like the art style has changed, it’s way more cartoonish than expected. The enemies look clunky, plastic and poorly animated. They don’t even appear to react properly when attacked. The writing is much too ‘fun’. I’m at a loss as to how much different the tone of this is compared to the release trailer. Seriously, wtf is this???

 

[Roberts]

My likely vote for best game cover of 2024 if thats it.

Yeah, I never really pay attention to covers or think much of them, but this one made me pause and go . Like an awesome custom made Blu-ray cover for some crazy 70’s weird movie released by a boutique label.

 

[M1chl]

So far Obsidian rarely missed, even when it was with MS, so despite not exactlz digging it, I am intrigued. Also you wouldn't expect good graphics in Obsidian game, so why there is still surprised over how it looks.

 

[SkylineRKR]

If you told me this was a mobile game with touch slash mechanics and tapping to block, I'd believe you.

Melee first person is always so... Just don't make it your main focus. I've never enjoyed it in any game, ever I think.

 

[adamsapple]

Like the last trailer, wait for direct feed screens to come out. Lots of people complained about visuals based on compressed youtube screens last time as well, the direct feed were terrific.

 

[M1chl]

Higher quality version of Avowed's key art via Xbox (looks dope as hell).

This is the type of cover you would like to display somewhere, yet no physical game, if I...was it is this game or Hellblade? Too late here

 

[ADiTAR]

Key art is amazing. Game art doesn't even come close, looks very dated to me. Like they wanted to go Avatar with the glowing things but then also real places?

Combat just doesn't have any impact, like you're shooting and hitting but there's a delayed response if any.

 

[adamsapple]