Eternity Avowed - Obsidian's first person action-RPG in the Pillars of Eternity setting - coming Fall 2024

[Viata]

Any reason why the characters look like they have some kind of plastic skin?

 

[Roguey]

MS is also terrible at managing their studios, pretty much a match made in heaven.

The new Microsoft has the opposite problem devs have traditionally had with publishers in that they've been completely hands-off with their acquisitions. Though as I recall they did have to appoint an official babysitter to Obsidian when Urquhart/Parker meddling demanded an intervention.

 

[BlackheartXIII]

What changed?

I guess it's the ESRB rating, the original rating was E for everyone, apparently it's results in some negative comments.

 

[frajaq]

Even the normie reviewers think it looked meh

this time it might be over

 

[Fearlessjay]

I did like how the main designer looked like a Oblivion NPC. I don't get how they are going to explain how all the abilities from the previous games are suddenly gone. All they talked about was how amazing it is to have 2 hands.

 

[Ibn Sina]

Oh, they uploaded a new version of the deep dive video and deleted the previous one:



What changed?

to delete negative comments on the video there were tons.

 

[Cryomancer]

Will have in depth character building or be antoehr barbie dressing game where your char is nothing and hsi gear everything? Can I play as a cipher?

 

[Tyranicon]

to delete negative comments on the video there were tons.

This may be, but all the top comments were positive when I looked at them.

Same for most corporate videos on YouTube. The same YouTube that deleted the dislike button.

Makes you think.

 

[DeepOcean]

Why this gameplay look like a VR game where you fight enemies from Zelda?

 

[Tyranicon]

My main complaint about the "deep dive" is it basically tells us nothing we don't really know already about the gameplay: a first-person hack and slash with sword and magic.

Like... is dual wielding wands really the coolest thing they could come up with? That was what they thought was going to hype up the playerbase?

 

[whydoibother]

My main complaint about the "deep dive" is it basically tells us nothing we don't really know already about the gameplay: a first-person hack and slash with sword and magic.

Tells me that magic is a Glock instead of a shotgun.

 

[luj1]

Oh, they uploaded a new version of the deep dive video and deleted the previous one:





What changed?

Oh, nothing changed with the video itself. But as a Master Shill you should know what else changed, this is your expertise after all...

Spoiler

They wiped out all the negative comments

Spoiler

oldest trick in the book

 

[Hobknobling]

to delete negative comments on the video there were tons.

This may be, but all the top comments were positive when I looked at them.

Same for most corporate videos on YouTube. The same YouTube that deleted the dislike button.

Makes you think.

Nowadays YouTube comment ordering heavily favors positive comments regardless of the video. There is also some personalization there and the system shadowhides comments very aggressively.

It's quite annoying.

 

[Gargaune]

Oh, they uploaded a new version of the deep dive video and deleted the previous one:



What changed?

"It's colourful, it's vibrant, it's strange..."

Like fucking clockwork.


P.S. green piss purple filter

 

[Roguey]

I guess it's the ESRB rating, the original rating was E for everyone, apparently it's results in some negative comments.

This is correct, everyone else is talking nonsense.

 

[Alienman]

I wonder what MS will do if (when?) the game flops.

That'll be when Josh Sawyer steps back into the arena with a BG3 clone pitch.

"Just as planned. "

Without combat.

 

[orcinator]

Can't wait to meet the bisexual fampyr companion

 

[Tenebris]

Can't wait to meet the bisexual fampyr companion

Who'll end up being more integral to the main story then even you are.

 

[luj1]

This game should be called (Who) Allowed (this to exist)

 

[Viata]

This game should be called (Who) Allowed (this to exist)

More like "yep Avoweding it, better things to play".

 

[Old Hans]

My main complaint about the "deep dive" is it basically tells us nothing we don't really know already about the gameplay: a first-person hack and slash with sword and magic.

Like... is dual wielding wands really the coolest thing they could come up with? That was what they thought was going to hype up the playerbase?

the whole video felt like a sales pitch for a private board of directors meeting. everything was so run of the mill im surprised the didnt excitedly claim the game is in FULL 3D

 

[Roguey]

Can't wait to meet the bisexual fampyr companion

Number of people out there quite upset that they couldn't romance Ydwin, this is Patel's chance to pander.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Obsidian: work for 6 years on their $200 mill opus magnum
Gamers after trailer comes out: it's good that you guys focused on smaller game without big budget

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

MS is also terrible at managing their studios, pretty much a match made in heaven.

The new Microsoft has the opposite problem devs have traditionally had with publishers in that they've been completely hands-off with their acquisitions. Though as I recall they did have to appoint an official babysitter to Obsidian when Urquhart/Parker meddling demanded an intervention.

iirc they've started being more involved after Redfall.

 

[Seethe]

Oh, they uploaded a new version of the deep dive video and deleted the previous one:



What changed?

Appropriate death "animations" on those lizards.