"We could go off and create an 8km x 8km open world and then deal with all the consequences of that-because that makes it a different style game," Urquhart said. Instead, Avowed will have a similar scale to Obsidian's scifi RPG, The Outer Worlds. Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart told us that, while Avowed's original pitch was a sprawling open world like Skyrim, the studio shifted to a more focused scope to emphasize Obsidian's strengths. It won't restrict any character build choices. The game will have character backgrounds that you'll choose from during character creation, Patel told us, but that's more for establishing a foundation for your idea of your character. "The player will be able to kind of pick and choose their abilities as they level up and progress, and you will be able to respec." Instead, it'll have a more free-form character progression, with ability trees similar to Skyrim's perk constellations. (Image credit: Obsidian) Avowed won't tie you to character classesĪs we learned in a January 2024 interview with Avowed's game and gameplay directors, Carrie Patel and Gabe Paramo, Avowed is setting aside the character classes of its Pillars of Eternity predecessors. I've got my heart set on an enchanted blunderbuss, personally. The Avowed gameplay reveal shows the player character firing dual-wielded flintlock pistols, but we'll have to see whether other flintlock fantasy options are available. Sharing a setting with Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity games, Avowed is in a fantasy world where society has discovered the powerful magic of shooting bullets at guys. I don't want to just say that Avowed is like Skyrim with guns, but, well-there it is. In particular, Paramo called out the melee excellence of Vermintide developer Fatshark: "We're trying to get our inspiration from there, just that masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact," Paramo said. Maybe you'll have a heavy two-handed weapon loadout for cleaving through crowds of weaker enemies, but you'll swap to your wand-and-shield combo when you need to take things more tactically with a little bit of distance.Īs we learned in a January 2024 interview with game director Carrie Patel and gameplay director Gabe Paramo, Obsidian is looking to other premier first-person melee experiences to inform the combat in Avowed. You'll be able to save customizable gear loadouts that you can swap between mid-combat. We'll also be able to go for a sword and wand combo for things like snaring enemies in vines while you hack at their friends. The gameplay showcase gave us a look at dual-wielding wands as one very magical option. There's plenty of magic to throw around, too. You can bash with dual-wielded axes, or a two-handed sword, or ranged weapons. The gameplay footage we've seen is very Elder Scrolls lots of bashing bandits and skeletons in first person. Avowed gameplay details What will Avowed's gameplay be like?Īvowed will be a familiar RPG experience for anyone who's played Skyrim. It did show some very quick shots of magical, hand gesture combat and big plague monsters. After that there was the first Avowed gameplay trailer from 2023 that was mostly big flyover shots showing Eora's colorful landscapes.
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