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Despite the Skyrim comparisons, Avowed is an Obsidian RPG first and foremost: "Let's bring in all the greatest hits"

Big Preview | What makes an "Obsidian RPG"? Avowed is about to answer that question

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My second preview proved I'm going to love Avowed, but I wonder how many won't feel the same

I was given the opportunity to play Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming Avowed again, this time the opening hours, and came away impressed with what I saw.

Windows Central

Avowed is a jack-of-all-trades action RPG with a rare attention for the little details

In rare moments Avowed reminds me of an immersive sim, but it stops short of the simulation of games like Deus Ex.

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Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised

Avowed has some reasonable recommended PC settings and a file size that will make you breathe a sigh of relief during a packed release window.

Windows Central

Avowed preorder guide — Which version of the Xbox RPG is right for you?

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is on the way, so which version of this Xbox RPG is right for you?

Windows Central

Avowed will be available on Battle.net, which means you can buy it for about 1.4M gold in WoW if you want to

Grind one RPG to play another.

PC Gamer

Avowed is selling 5 days of early access, and in a surprise twist fueled by Xbox buying everyone, Obsidian's RPG is coming to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net

Fork over $90 and you can play Avowed five days early

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Avowed wasn't delayed "because Obsidian needed the time" to improve the RPG, but rather because "they'll use the time"

The delay wasn't due to quality concerns

GamesRadar

Avowed has a built-in glossary in case you get lost in the deep lore of its CRPG inspiration Pillars of Eternity

"We wanted to make it as accessible as possible"

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Avowed director defends the RPG’s lack of romance in the face of Baldur’s Gate 3’s intense relationships: “I think players will always respond well to a really good character”

“You want to make sure you do it right."

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Obsidian says choices both big and small will matter in Avowed, and 'the choices you get and the outcomes in front of you are going to depend on what you're able to find'

In other words, keep a health potion in reserve.

PC Gamer

Despite its first-person combat, Avowed doesn't want you to get stabbed in the back: "You have to make sure you're giving players full awareness of the area around them"

Don't expect a bar brawl

GamesRadar

The idea for a Pillars of Eternity: Tactics game has been floated at Obsidian, but it's still up in the air because 'the audience for them is not huge, typically, but very passionate'

"It's a hard one to make a case for."

PC Gamer

"There have been a number of people actually at the studio who have floated the idea of a Pillars Tactics game," says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer when interviewed about the future of Pillars of Eternity

Josh Sawyer, a lead developer of Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity series, was recently interviewed by Limit Break Network regarding his involvement in the upcoming Avowed and what the future holds for Pillars of Eternity.

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Obsidian seems scared people will compare Avowed to Skyrim, but it shouldn't be—the similarities are obvious, but the differences make it compelling

Bethesda's RPG looms large over Obsidian's latest, but having played it, there's no need to shrink from the comparison.

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Avowed is "targeting 30FPS, bare minimum" on Xbox Series X/S because "you don't necessarily need 60 frames" for a first-person single-player RPG

Optimization and stability is apparently "one of the last things you do"

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Avowed devs compared notes with Baldur's Gate 3 to make "mercurial" companions with "distinct personalities"

"I want to take a lot from that and compare that to what we've been doing with companions"

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Xbox is giving Avowed room to breathe by delaying it until February 2025, but what this RPG really needs is a stage to shine on

Opinion | Avowed looks great, but Xbox is running out of time to properly define this upcoming exclusive

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Xbox officially delays Obsidian's Avowed to February "to give players' backlogs some breathing room"

The Avowed delay gives more room for other Game Pass drops to shine, and vice versa

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Obsidian Entertainment's Xbox RPG Avowed is delayed to 2025 — here's the new release date

Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios' Avowed is being delayed, and will now launch in February 2025.

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Avowed delayed to February to 'give players' backlogs some breathing room'

The Obsidian RPG is apparently good to go, but has been pushed to 2025.

Windows Central

Report: Xbox to delay Obsidian's Avowed into 2025 after STALKER 2's release date change as Game Pass' holiday season gets crowded

Obsidian's Avowed is one of Xbox's biggest upcoming games, and reportedly, you'll have to wait a little longer before you can play it.

Windows Central

Xbox and Blizard detail Gamescom 2024 plans with hands-on demos, live shows, free prizes, and more on Avowed, Starfield, and Indiana Jones

Gamescom 2024 will give us new looks at dozens of games, and Xbox and Activision Blizzard will have big presences during the 3-day convention.

GamesRadar

You can't romance your Avowed companions because Obsidian didn't want the RPG's platonic relationships to suffer

No fish guy bf

PC Gamer

Obsidian went back and made Avowed's combat 'more juicy' because we all collectively winced at its underwhelming first showcase

It's a shame PCG doesn't do itemised review scores because you just know I'd be giving that gameplay a "juicy" rating.

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