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

[Modron]

Avowed has... dual wielding and trannie elves or something?

and vitiligo.

 

[Silverfish]

and vitiligo.

If Avowed goes all in and has the D&D wheelchair, it'll be game of the decade.

 

[ZoddGuts]

I doubt that Stellar Blade will have anything more than the kpop butt, but the same happened to Nier Automata, and at the end of the day the butt was a bait to drive you into existencial crisis. Obsidian games have very brainy narratives but they don't have an ounce of heart. Fitting for someone in the spectrum like Jsawyer.

Eh, Stellar Blade has a sexy girl protagonist that you can dress up in slutty clothes, it's third person, action looks great and there's even some sort of quest system and c&c, it will do fine. Avowed has... dual wielding and trannie elves or something?

Avowed may not have a sexy MC or pretty looking NPC's but it will have great diversity writing for this game thanks due to Sweet Baby Inc. Made of ex-Ubisoft writers who focuses on pushing diversity in games and making sure there's no problematic handling of female and nonwhite characters.


https://sweetbabyinc.com/projects/

 

[Roguey]

Avowed may not have a sexy MC or pretty looking NPC's but it will have great diversity writing for this game thanks due to Sweet Baby Inc. Made of ex-Ubisoft writers who focuses on pushing diversity in games and making sure there's no problematic handling of female and nonwhite characters.

Avowed is not listed among their projects, you seem to be ranting for no reason?

 

[Efe]

Xbox game studios (which obdsidian is a part of) is there but I agree with you

 

[Alienman]

I don't think they need Sweet Baby...

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Xbox game studios (which obdsidian is a part of) is there but I agree with you

Obsidian at Microsoft is gonna be more like Bioware at EA I think. A brand that has some perceived value, and that will be allowed to do things a certain way because of it. inxile is probably fucked though.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Xbox game studios (which obdsidian is a part of) is there but I agree with you

Obsidian at Microsoft is gonna be more like Bioware at EA I think. A brand that has some perceived value, and that will be allowed to do things a certain way because of it. inxile is probably fucked though.

Inxile seems to have more positive community perception about their next project than Obsidian.

 

[ArchAngel]

Xbox game studios (which obdsidian is a part of) is there but I agree with you

Obsidian at Microsoft is gonna be more like Bioware at EA I think. A brand that has some perceived value, and that will be allowed to do things a certain way because of it. inxile is probably fucked though.

Inxile seems to have more positive community perception about their next project than Obsidian.

Have we seen any real gameplay from Inxile next project?

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Xbox game studios (which obdsidian is a part of) is there but I agree with you

Obsidian at Microsoft is gonna be more like Bioware at EA I think. A brand that has some perceived value, and that will be allowed to do things a certain way because of it. inxile is probably fucked though.

Inxile seems to have more positive community perception about their next project than Obsidian.

That's only because they've been wise enough to lay low after the Numenera debacle I think.

 

[Roguey]

I don't think they need Sweet Baby...

Yeah, this company is a convenient scapegoat, but the majority of writers/narrative designers pretty much agree with their views anyway. It's just a Danegeld for those who aren't confident in their own ability to keep up with what's en vogue among elites.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Pinko socialism among employees and graft among managers killed Obsidian.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Grounded and Penistent were both succesful and noticeably both were made without old guard involvement.

 

[Butter]

Grounded and Penistent were both succesful and noticeably both were made without old guard involvement.

Those games were led by Sawyer and Brennecke, the director/lead designer and the lead programmer of Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Rhobar121]

Grounded and Penistent were both succesful and noticeably both were made without old guard involvement.

Those games were led by Sawyer and Brennecke, the director/lead designer and the lead programmer of Pillars of Eternity.

None of them are RPGs and don't have extensive mechanics, so Sawyer had nothing to screw up.
Moral: Obsidian can't make a good selling RPG.

 

[Viata]

They are slowly giving up on RPG. Avowed is every day missing something from every other RPG.

 

[Butter]

They are slowly giving up on RPG. Avowed is every day missing something from every other RPG.

They might have to cut the loadout system to get this ready for a Fall release.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Grounded and Penistent were both succesful and noticeably both were made without old guard involvement.

Those games were led by Sawyer and Brennecke, the director/lead designer and the lead programmer of Pillars of Eternity.

Well yeah but they're still employes, owners/founders stayed the fuck out it seems.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Grounded works as a way to get people interested in XBOX game pass. I formatted my computer and it was a big presence in the ad for that service.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Inxile seems to have more positive community perception about their next project than Obsidian.

That's only because they've been wise enough to lay low after the Numenera debacle I think.

InXile went from disaster with Numenera in 2017 to great success with Wasteland 3, even managing to recapture the hearts & minds of RPG Codex, which named it GotY 2020. Obsidian, by contrast, has been only a disappointment since Fallout: New Vegas, with the sole exception of non-RPG Grounded.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Inxile seems to have more positive community perception about their next project than Obsidian.

That's only because they've been wise enough to lay low after the Numenera debacle I think.

InXile went from disaster with Numenera in 2017 to great success with Wasteland 3, even managing to recapture the hearts & minds of RPG Codex, which named it GotY 2020. Obsidian, by contrast, has been only a disappointment since Fallout: New Vegas, with the sole exception of non-RPG Grounded.

he can't keep geTTING AWAY WITH IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AwesomeButton]

Obsidian, by contrast, has been only a disappointment since Fallout: New Vegas

Their games have a kernel of good concept, coated in the shit of their writing, and cost-cutting. If you squint, it can pass for a good game.

 

[luj1]

If you squint really, really hard, you can have a homeless prostitute pee on your face, whilst retaining your vision.

 

[Peachcurl]

Homeles? Ugh.

 

[Nikanuur]

effecting

Affecting. Effecting means something else. I'm not trying to be a dick, it just sets my ass on fire every time because it's getting so widespread.

So, it's effecting the affecting then. Copy that. Anyway, what are the attribute scores going to be?