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'Avowed' Preview Gets Mixed Reactions From Fans; How Will it Fare?

Players who got to dive into Avowed with the game's early hands-on preview shared mixed reactions for what it offers.

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All the Avowed companions who will join you in the Living Lands

Here's who you can recruit once you get back into Eora again.

PC Gamer

Avowed is a thoroughly old-fashioned RPG adventure, but after the disappointments of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Starfield, that might be exactly what we need

Timing is everything.

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Big Preview: Avowed – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Xbox's first must-play RPG of 2025

With access to Obsidian's studio and hours spent playing Avowed, we dive-deep into one of the biggest video games of next year

GamesRadar

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

GamesRadar

Avowed might just be the fantasy RPG you've been waiting for

Avowed’s involving combat and typically slick Obsidian writing has me very excited for the full release next year.

TechRadar

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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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 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' Dev Obsidian Entertainment Open Pre-Orders Ahead of February 2025 Release

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Obsidian Entertainment have opened up pre-orders for their upcoming action RPG Avowed.

Player One

One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is launching day one on Blizzard Entertainment's PC storefront Battle.net.

Windows Central

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"

GamesRadar

5 Years Ago, One Underrated RPG Beat Bethesda at Its Own Game

The Outer Worlds is one of Obsidian Entertainment's best masterpieces, a biting commentary on capitalism that streamlines the open world RPG.

Inverse

"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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"Early on in development, we realized that often the Xbox Series X performs better than the PC" — Playing Avowed for the first time while discussing the delay, Xbox performance, and ray tracing

I had the chance to play Avowed for the first time with Xbox in LA, and then I discussed the game, its delay, and how it performs with Obsidian Entertainment.

Windows Central

Upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed seemingly runs at 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S — and a big Capcom game might be as well

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed and Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds are both apparently targeting 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S.

Windows Central

Obsidian's CEO would love to make another Fallout, but there's another Xbox IP he'd like a crack at ...

Speaking on the Hit the Limit Break podcast, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart noted that he'd love to make a Shadowrun game.

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Obsidian Entertainment CEO says development of upcoming Xbox RPG The Outer Worlds 2 is "going really well"

Speaking with Hit the Limit Break, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart says that work on Xbox RPG The Outer Worlds 2 is going "really well."

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Grounded gets updated everywhere with less crashes, unlinkable Microsoft Accounts, and better New Game+

Obsidian Entertainment has released a new patch update for Grounded on all platforms, including a number of fixes and improvements for the survival game.

Windows Central

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.

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

Upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed features some "darker, scarier areas" and "tonal variety," according to directors

In an interview, Avowed's game director and gameplay director share details on the game's tone, including the kinds of variety players can expect in the atmosphere of the Living Lands.

Inverse

The Next Mega-Hit RPG Will Be Much Smaller than 'Skyrim' and That's a Good Thing

'Avowed' from Obsidian Entertainment is aiming for a more manageable open world to keep its story in focus, and that's the perfect approach for the 'Pillars of Eternity' spinoff.

PC Gamer

The voice of Mass Effect's sexy bird man Garrus will be the voice of Avowed's sexy fish man Kai

Brandon Keener will be joined by Mara Junot, Anjali Bhimani, and Scott Whyte in Obsidian's upcoming RPG.

PC Gamer

Obsidian CEO confident Avowed will be out in 2024: 'There's a lot of work ahead in the next while, but it's not, like, 'Oh crap'

A November release date appeared in a blog post and was scrubbed, but the plan remains to get the RPG out this year.

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