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

[gurugeorge]

Grounded may have started small but it's been a surprise hit, it's got more positive reviews than both Pillows combined.

https://youtu.be/gNPEorcH270
I'm sure Sawyer is thrilled

It's not my cup of tea game-wise, but I have to say I really like the stylized-but-hyper-detailed models. I got a taste for that in Dungeons of Nahaelbuek, and I think it's probably something most people like. (What I mean is, like for example a knapsack that's cartoonish but bounces on the hip physics-wise, feels more satisfying than a "realistic" but static knapsack. Of course for me the best would be a hyper-realistic and bouncy knapsack, but I appreciate the fact that cartoonish graphics are easier to "read", so having the compromise set between cartoonishness and realism at that point - having some satisfying detail, but having it cartoonish - is a pretty good design compromise, I think.)

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Grounded may have started small but it's been a surprise hit, it's got more positive reviews than both Pillows combined.

https://youtu.be/gNPEorcH270
I'm sure Sawyer is thrilled

Some of the updates to Grounded actually look pretty neat.

wait, they're marketing a game about chemical warfare to children?

 

[Harthwain]

It's not my cup of tea game-wise, but I have to say I really like the stylized-but-hyper-detailed models. I got a taste for that in Dungeons of Nahaelbuek, and I think it's probably something most people like. (What I mean is, like for example a knapsack that's cartoonish but bounces on the hip physics-wise, feels more satisfying than a "realistic" but static knapsack. Of course for me the best would be a hyper-realistic and bouncy knapsack, but I appreciate the fact that cartoonish graphics are easier to "read", so having the compromise set between cartoonishness and realism at that point - having some satisfying detail, but having it cartoonish - is a pretty good design compromise, I think.)

I like the "you're so small that everything is big" idea.

Reminds me of Army Men: RTS (2002), Airfix Dogfighter and other such games.

 

[Delterius]

Grounded may have started small but it's been a surprise hit, it's got more positive reviews than both Pillows combined.

https://youtu.be/gNPEorcH270
I'm sure Sawyer is thrilled

i love how baby brennecke went from being destroyed by pillars live to saving the studio

meanwhile sawyer is making 10 million dollars a year designing a ruleset for his friends

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Yeah, Grounded ain't my cup of tea either, but gotta admit they hit a bullseye with those visuals, it really fits the setting like a glove.

I guess it shouldn't be a surprise, Pillows also looks damn sweet, at least until you start reading the text...

 

[Roguey]

Grounded may have started small but it's been a surprise hit, it's got more positive reviews than both Pillows combined.

https://youtu.be/gNPEorcH270
I'm sure Sawyer is thrilled

In today's behind the scenes video Brennecke said the Grounded team is the smallest one he's ever worked with.

 

[Flou]

In today's behind the scenes video Brennecke said the Grounded team is the smallest one he's ever worked with.

The team went from 12 to 20 according to some recent interview. Not a big team by any means.

 

[Roguey]

Although Parker is not involved, maybe AVOWED will share the same fate as Stormlands.

Seems unlikely. Stormlands was never officially announced. Avowed's already been announced as Obsidian's next big thing, it's too big to fail. An outright cancellation would necessitate a culling of Obsidian's leadership.

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

It's done it's gonna crash. Sawyer will be assassinated and that will be all we hear about avowed

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Although Parker is not involved, maybe AVOWED will share the same fate as Stormlands.

Microsoft is far past "too big to fail" territory, these subdivision have unlimited funding to do whatever they want.

 

[Readher]

Microsoft is far past "too big to fail" territory

Feargus: "Hold my beer."

 

[Roguey]

Microsoft is far past "too big to fail" territory, these subdivision have unlimited funding to do whatever they want.

There are limits to MS's patience though, like when Obsidian (and only Obsidian) got a designated babysitter after Parker was pulled off.

 

[Abu Antar]

Microsoft has no problem pulling the plug on projects.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Microsoft has no problem pulling the plug on projects.

Wasn't most of the games announced during xboone announcement got pulled out? Scalebound as the biggest example. It has working prototype (or even alpha/beta?) Even shown gameplay, but it was suddenly dead

 

[whydoibother]

Although Parker is not involved, maybe AVOWED will share the same fate as Stormlands.

Microsoft is far past "too big to fail" territory, these subdivision have unlimited funding to do whatever they want.

Plus at some point even producing a game at 20% loss is better than paying 30% tax on that same money.

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

It's over it'll never come out.

 

[whydoibother]

It's over it'll never come out.

It will come out in 2027, only to be outsold by Larian's Skyrim clone set in the Divinity universe.

 

[Dedicated_Dark]

So, what are the chances that this game will resolve the story left off in Pillars of Eternity 2?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Same news different Site. 2023 maybe?

 

[Rafidur]

So, what are the chances that this game will resolve the story left off in Pillars of Eternity 2?

This time, instead of following a big dude around for no reason, you follow a big black woman around for no reason.

 

[whydoibother]

Chris Avellone left Obsidian.
Josh Sawyer isn't working on Avowed. He wrote on his tumblr that he is "advising on it" and "giving feedback on it", but isn't working on the project, and instead is making his historical medieval quest game.

So the two celebrity Obsidian guys aren't on this job. Is it worth to put the Obsidian hype behind it? Bit like hyping a game made by Bioware in 2022, because ITS BIOWARE!

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

So, what are the chances that this game will resolve the story left off in Pillars of Eternity 2?

This time, instead of following a big dude around for no reason, you follow a big black woman around for no reason.

*Big Black Transwoman.
I think her name is Michelle.

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

AVOWED IS FUCKING DEATH
WE SHOULD CUT OUR THROATS
END OUR LIVES
LET'S FUCKING TRY AGAIN

 

[Roguey]

Same news different Site. 2023 maybe?

Microsoft's Summer Game Fest was focused on titles that were being released in the next 12 months. Late-2023 at the earliest, but it'll likely slip into 2024 or beyond. Feargus did have a fabulously optimistic plan of releasing a new game every year for the next seven years starting with this year, but they're releasing two games this year (Grounded and Pentiment) so that covers 2023.

 

[Roguey]

By the way, I've checked, and though it took over a month, Obsidian has filled the narrative lead position for Avowed. Though who it is remains a mystery, my attempts at a search were fruitless.