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

[Immortal]

I completely forgot that there is a new Fable being made. I know it's not going to be good

So par for the course then.

Or did you unironically enjoy playing the hollowed out exterior of an unfinished molyneux wet dream?

I miss the very British style of humor that games like Fable

*Sharts Pants* CHICKEN CHASER!!!!

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Fable is the only game that has me even remotely interested out of that list though. Maybe the Henua one too. I still have to play the first one.

Do you know maybe which Fable they are remaking?

Don't know but I have a soft spot for it. It's harmless fun. The other IPs are the opposite of interesting to me at this point.

 

[Ryzer]

Why isn't this thread "Vapourwave" already?
Infinitron, there must be a mistake.

 

[Goldschmidt]

I think we can forget about Pillars 3 happening with Obsidian burning down like that. Offline PC gaming is truly dead. Shitty low polygon indie sidescrollers and terrible control AAA console ports is all what is left. It was a fun hobby while it lasted before it became too popular for its own good.

 

[StrongBelwas]

I think we can forget about Pillars 3 happening with Obsidian burning down like that. Offline PC gaming is truly dead. Shitty low polygon indie sidescrollers and terrible control AAA console ports is all what is left. It was a fun hobby while it lasted before it became too popular for its own good.

what, its dead now and not 10 years ago?

 

[Fedora Master]

forget about Pillars 3 happening

And nothing of value is lost.

 

[Goldschmidt]

I think we can forget about Pillars 3 happening with Obsidian burning down like that. Offline PC gaming is truly dead. Shitty low polygon indie sidescrollers and terrible control AAA console ports is all what is left. It was a fun hobby while it lasted before it became too popular for its own good.

what, its dead now and not 10 years ago?

It practically died mid-end 2000 because of c&c. Casuals and consoles.

 

[Morgoth]

At this point I'm more interested in InXile's rumored projects (Steampunk RPG, New Vegas 2?) than the upcoming AA jank of the Urquhart Patriarchate.

 

[0sacred]

Company which has always produced shit vs. company which has gone to shit, which are you rooting for and why

 

[Mebrilia the Viera Queen]

So... is this game happening or obsidian is still stuck at... Pentiment?

 

[Infinitron]

So... is this game happening or obsidian is still stuck at... Pentiment?

Wait for June: https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1633485273446375424

 

[Ryzer]

So... is this game happening or obsidian is still stuck at... Pentiment?

Wait for June: https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1633485273446375424

There's no mention about Avowed, in fact the word "Avowed" is mentioned in total 0.00 time.
Vapourwave.

 

[vortex]

I would expect Avowed in November this year.

 

[markec]

I think we can forget about Pillars 3 happening with Obsidian burning down like that.

Finally some good news.

 

[Roguey]

There's no mention about Avowed, in fact the word "Avowed" is mentioned in total 0.00 time.
Vapourwave.

https://www.thegamer.com/avowed-development-release-date-next-thing-after-starfield-xbox/

On the latest episode of the VGC podcast, editor-in-chief Andy Robinson shares what he knows about Xbox's game schedule for 2023 (around the 15:45 mark).

"I think the nearest ones to them are Hellblade and probably Avowed," says Robinson. "That's the next big thing for them that they'll be talking about. From my understanding, those two are the closest."

The podcast then goes on to discuss Fable, which has apparently only just entered full production. It's safe to say that we probably shouldn't expect it anytime soon if that is the case.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

They took the Fallout 3 formula and spun it into New Vegas.

Different time, different people etc. I know, but miracles can happen.

I suppose it depends what you mean by "greater"

 

[Old Hans]

Why do so many developers hit this wall. its like a band that used to be really good, then they take LSD, stop doing live shows and just seclude themselves in the recording studio noodling around on sitars and experimental keyboard sound effects for the next ten years

 

[Butter]

Why do so many developers hit this wall. its like a band that used to be really good, then they take LSD, stop doing live shows and just seclude themselves in the recording studio noodling around on sitars and experimental keyboard sound effects for the next ten years

Not an entirely fair comparison. The Beatles in 1967 were the same four people as the Beatles in 1963. Obsidian is almost entirely a different bunch of people now than they were when making KotOR 2 or New Vegas (or even Pillars of Eternity, given how their headcount has ballooned). Most of the people who work there have not proven themselves in any substantial way.

It's interesting to look at individuals who declined over the years, e.g. Richard Garriott or David Bradley. I suspect that part of it is caused by reduced testosterone that naturally accompanies ageing, and part of it is caused by the reduced hunger for success that naturally accompanies success. Part of it might also be the TES6/HL3 problem where creatives have no idea how they can top their previous output so they dawdle.

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

Obsidian when you were dating:
Mask of the Betrayer, The Sith Lords, New Vegas

Obsidian now that you're married:
Deadfire, The Otter Worlds, Pentiment

Joke is on you. In the end I probablly like Deadfire more than anything Obsidian did before and after.

And that's not even because I like Deadfire THAT MUCH. It just has less that I dislike compared to their past output.
People keep raving about MoTB and New Vegas for their "amazing writing", for instance, but at the end of the day they are still based on NWN 2 and FO3, which I find simply ABOHRRENT both on a mechanical and and aesthetic level.

 

[Fedora Master]

You're telling me PoE isn't a crime against Gygax mechanically?

 

[Old Hans]

You're telling me PoE isn't a crime against Gygax mechanically?

id say PoE had more in common with Rolemaster

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

You're telling me PoE isn't a crime against Gygax mechanically?

More than anything I'm telling you using its UI doesn't give me cancer.

 

[Fedora Master]

Jank has rarely been a deterrent for Dexers. NWN2 is in many regards but at least it uses a real ruleset.

 

[Spectacle]

Does Avowed has even a chance to be a greater game than Skyrim? If not, what's the point?

To make money of course.

 

[Delterius]

NWN2 is in many regards but at least it uses a real ruleset.

'NwN1+2 may have given me cancer, but it was originally based on flu medicine so its ok'