Eternity Avowed - Obsidian's first person action-RPG in the Pillars of Eternity setting - coming February 18th

[Hobknobling]

I'm not sure if this has been posted or not, but a longer combat slice so you can see the quality of these animations:

I have no idea what is going on with those blood sprays. There is a half-assed effect once you hit something, but no blood on the ground or on the corpse. If we are comparing this to melee-focused 3D open-world games, this is worse than what Tenchu had in 1998.

 

[sser]

Wait, where's the magic coming from?

Spoiler

 

[ferratilis]

Animations in that trailer look so stiff that, for a moment, I thought "wait, they're making a blobber set in PoE universe, great!" but, of course, that's not true. Shame, it would've been more palatable as a blobber. This way, it's just another Obsidian turd.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Kinda sad, really

 

[AwesomeButton]

This way, it's just another Obsidian turd.

Erm...

 

[Tyranicon]

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Wait, where's the magic coming from?

Spoiler

Remember, in combat, you have to be resourceful. Nobody expects a shot from the jizz cannon.

But it's likely from the mage behind you that you can see when you turn around.

No player collision probably because it's not programmed yet or because it'll block 90% of their shots.

 

[Iskramor]

Probably most disapointing obsidian game to date lol.This is what alpha footage should look like after 1-2 years not not fucking 5-6 fck carrie patel and her socialist working hours.I worked 27 hour shift in 1999 war so fckng what.Also fuck awesomebutton for BG3 shilling.

 

[Roguey]

It's alpha and completed animation is something that happens near the end of the project. A lot of people had a good laugh over this scene from the E3 Skyrim demo

But it was fixed up with proper ragdolling on release.

 

[Iskramor]

It's alpha and completed animation is something that happens near the end of the project. A lot of people had a good laugh over this scene from the E3 Skyrim demo

But it was fixed up with proper ragdolling on release.

Wasnt commenting on animations but ok.

 

[ferratilis]

This way, it's just another Obsidian turd.

Erm...
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Sorry, I meant post-PoE2 Obsidian turd, which just makes it more painful.

 

[Gargaune]

You can't be serious. They'd be crying tears of joy if they delivered Bioshock. They're well on their way to delivering Two Worlds or worse on a AAA budget.

Just awful, awful shit.

I'm not trying to make a point here about Avoid's potential success, but how sophisticated its mechanics will be. And Bioshock was hardly a milestone in gameplay, it was a corridor shooter with light RPG elements and a few neat tricks up its sleeve. System Shock 3 optimists certainly weren't impressed and the folks over at TTLG still develop a distinctly Codexian bent when the words "Ken" and "Levine" make it into the same sentence. And I very much fear that's the general grade of gameplay experience Obsidian has in store for us, despite their core formula ostensibly having room for much better.

 

[Shaki]

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Wait, where's the magic coming from?

Spoiler

Remember, in combat, you have to be resourceful. Nobody expects a shot from the jizz cannon.

... Unless it's one of your games, of course

 

[Tyranicon]

It's alpha and completed animation is something that happens near the end of the project. A lot of people had a good laugh over this scene from the E3 Skyrim demo

But it was fixed up with proper ragdolling on release.

I would agree, a lot of polish is left in the final stretch of development. But, generally smart devs have a small range of polished assets ready for promotional use.

Everything seems very rushed and haphazard with what we've seen so far. If they are seriously planning on releasing this fall, we should have full gameplay trailers and actual deep dives (instead of just wacking the same kobolds over and over).

 

[Ryzer]

This bug still exists however:

Maybe it will compete with Skyrim after all.

 

[luj1]

There is basically no hype for this game, not even reddit cares. Getting huge VtMB2 vibes from the project,...

This is the new norm - companies declined so much they are unable to please even 50% of normies.

Don't want to jinx it, but some things in gaming could be about to change.

 

[Grunker]

I'm not sure if this has been posted or not, but a longer combat slice so you can see the quality of these animations:

lol, weak hit reactions and piss poor connection feel

why do an interview touting the meaty, kinesthetic feel of your combat when that is seemingly the thing it is singularly worst at

 

[Tyranicon]

There is basically no hype for this game, not even reddit cares. Getting huge VtMB2 vibes from the project,...

This is the new norm - companies declined so much they are unable to please even 50% of normies.

Don't want to jinx it, but some things in gaming could be about to change.

I see almost nothing in gamdev circles that would indicate positive changes in the industry.

Unless you're talking about AI putting 50% of the industry out of a job in the near future.

 

[Latelistener]

https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidians-n...its-first-person-sword-swinging-feel-weighty/

Obsidian's next big RPG Avowed is looking to Vermintide's 'masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact' to make its first-person sword-swinging feel weighty​

Looks like we'll have a lot of laughs from this one. Did they even see how the combat looks like? Just mentioning it in this context is an insult to Vermintide.

 

[luj1]

No player collision

Does it really have no actor collision?

 

[Roguey]

I would agree, a lot of polish is left in the final stretch of development. But, generally smart devs have a small range of polished assets ready for promotional use.

Everything seems very rushed and haphazard with what we've seen so far. If they are seriously planning on releasing this fall, we should have full gameplay trailers and actual deep dives (instead of just wacking the same kobolds over and over).

Really looking forward to the Bloodlines 2 (also scheduled for this fall) "deep dive" next week.

 

[luj1]

There is basically no hype for this game, not even reddit cares. Getting huge VtMB2 vibes from the project,...

This is the new norm - companies declined so much they are unable to please even 50% of normies.

Don't want to jinx it, but some things in gaming could be about to change.

I see almost nothing in gamdev circles that would indicate positive changes in the industry.

I know. But we are about to hit rock bottom, it is obvious. Which is good news honestly. Perhaps AAA will die or reduce in size.

 

[Ivan]

https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidians-n...its-first-person-sword-swinging-feel-weighty/

Obsidian's next big RPG Avowed is looking to Vermintide's 'masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact' to make its first-person sword-swinging feel weighty​

Looks like we'll a lot of laughs from this one. Did they even see how the combat looks like? Just mentioning it in this context is an insult to Vermintide.

this insta gib melee combat just reminds me of pew pewing hordes in L4D...not very exciting. I don't think I've played a fps where the melee combat felt good. Condemned comes to mind as one of the most positive experiences. I think I would need a stamina mechanic to make it feel good. Not just this anime pew pew pew pew, furious fisting shit.

 

[Grampy_Bone]

Have zero expectations and you're never disappointed

 

[agris]

>All the NPCs are ugly as shit

Archaelund: hold my beer

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

>All the NPCs are ugly as shit

Archaelund: hold my beer

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