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

[AwesomeButton]

It looks like an ESO screenshot.

Inb4 the trailer protagonist is a Black Aedyrian. Infinitron called it.

Oh my god it wasn't until I shitposted about Greedfall that I realized that this game is a total rip-off of Greedfall.

Greedfall:

An island paradise has been discovered by colonial forces from several distinct nations from fictional lands, but with magic and monsters. Players assume the role of De Sardet, a neutral Human who recently arrived at the island, able to ally with either the natives who inhabit the land, or any of the foreign nations competing to conquer and colonize the "new" land, while also trying to find a cure to a mysterious illness that plagues De Sardet and their homeland.

Avowed:

As an envoy of the kingdom of Aedyr, you are sent to the far-off island known as the Living Lands to investigate rumors of a spreading plague. The island itself is full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences. The Living Lands is a place that feels foreign at all times yet somewhat intrinsic to you as it feels the island itself is calling out to you for help. Explore an island home to many different environments and landscapes, each with their own unique ecosystem.

Obsidiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

Watch it be worse too.

Another Imitative product, like I said.

 

[Delterius]

White Marsh -> Abydon

It also arguably doubles for Ondra tho

They are running out of options...

the final option is allah, which the storm humans worship

 

[Kem0sabe]

What a fucking trainwreck of a presentation. This looks absolutely terrible in all regards and is generating zero hype... This screenshot is straight out of Greedfall.

 

[Delterius]

What a fucking trainwreck of a presentation. This looks absolutely terrible in all regards and is generating zero hype... This screenshot is straight out of Greedfall.

don't tell him

 

[0sacred]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

Getting subjected to the hype straight from the horse's mouth is a terrible thing about this new age

 

[Delterius]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

i remember when magazines already had walkthroughs before release

 

[Tyranicon]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

i remember when magazines already had walkthroughs before release

Those were better days for gaming.

When we were younger, and things sucked less.

Who knew that removing nerds as your primary audience would have such catastrophic consequences for games?

 

[Modron]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

No I remember reading magazines and playing lots of demos.

 

[Ryzer]

Who is the writer in this dumpsterfire? Just to know what we have to endure.

 

[Delterius]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

i remember when magazines already had walkthroughs before release

Those were better days for gaming.

When we were younger, and things sucked less.

wouldn't have gotten through the japanese version of symphony of the night without those magazines. still don't know why the japanese version was the only one available in the grand piracy bazaars. incidentally i miss those.

 

[0sacred]

Remember when games got released without much buildup, maybe a preview?

No I remember reading magazines and playing lots of demos.

Nothing wrong with that, at least by that point you could form your own opinion. Nowadays, before it gets to the demo or beta stage, you pretty much know all you never wanted to know, just reading and listening critically.

 

[Roguey]

Who is the writer in this dumpsterfire? Just to know what we have to endure.

Robert Lo who replaced Kate Dollarhyde who replaced Lucien Soulban.

 

[0sacred]

So whoever replaces him has a Lo bar to clear.

I'll see myself out

 

[Ryzer]

What the heck

Narrative Lead
@Obsidian
| Formerly
@RiotGames

@CallofDuty

@EA

@2KGames
| Writer on Jinx, Yasuo, and Zac | The tweets are mine | He/him

https://twitter.com/RansomLo
Jeez his twitter is glorious.
His linkedIn mentions that:

Honors & Awards​

• Semifinalist - Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting​

  Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences​

  I placed in the top 30 (out of over 6000 entries) in the annual screenwriting competition held by the organization that awards Oscars for excellence in film. I even received a phone call from the guy who produced Network(!), telling me how beautiful he thought my writing was.

 

[Tyranicon]

Who is the writer in this dumpsterfire? Just to know what we have to endure.

Lucien Soulban.

I seriously thought this was joke until I did a google search. Sounds like someone's dnd name.

 

[Ryzer]

His previous work are as follow:

 

[Delterius]

Who is the writer in this dumpsterfire? Just to know what we have to endure.

Lucien Soulban.

I seriously thought this was joke until I did a google search. Sounds like someone's dnd name.

this is the pillars thread and we are sleeping on so many soul related puns, it hurts

 

[Ryzer]

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

You know, there was a change in atmosphere right there in POE 2 compared to POE 1. While absolutely bland and more convoluted than it had any right to be, POE1's general themes dealt with pretty somber stuff. I haven't completed POE2, sure, but right from the get go you can feel that it becomes a fun fantasy flick with pirates, a giant cartoony god, and more shenanigans of the sort. So it anything changes, it's not like it hadn't happened before.

 

[Tyranicon]

Who is the writer in this dumpsterfire? Just to know what we have to endure.

Lucien Soulban.

I seriously thought this was joke until I did a google search. Sounds like someone's dnd name.

this is the pillars thread and we are sleeping on so many soul related puns, it hurts

I'll be completely honest. I played through at least 50% of the first POE game I don't remember anything at all about it. Nada.

It's a mystery to me. Crazy. For all I know, I might've even finished the thing.

 

[Dycedarg]

Obsidian doesn't seem to know how to sell this game. For all their flaws, Bethesda made sure to put emphasis on everything they thought would make people like their game, namely how massive it is. They also showed things like space battles, the player character highjacking a ship, a space colony, a dinosaur and talked about how many planets you can visit. As for Avowed, all we have is that it's a realt time game in first person that takes place in the world of PoE. Is that it?

What the heck

Narrative Lead
@Obsidian
| Formerly
@RiotGames

@CallofDuty

@EA

@2KGames
| Writer on Jinx, Yasuo, and Zac | The tweets are mine | He/him

https://twitter.com/RansomLo
Jeez his twitter is glorious.
His linkedIn mentions that:

Honors & Awards​

• Semifinalist - Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting​

  Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences​

  I placed in the top 30 (out of over 6000 entries) in the annual screenwriting competition held by the organization that awards Oscars for excellence in film. I even received a phone call from the guy who produced Network(!), telling me how beautiful he thought my writing was.

So we can expect this game to be as well written as Valorant or a Call of Duty campaign.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Obsidian needs to recover their reputation. Try to avoid being compared to Bioware or Bethesda too much, especially the latter since everyone talkes about this game as a Skyrim clone. Thing is, Obsidian's claim to fame is having better writing, and you can't really show that in a trailer that's a few minutes long.

 

[Delterius]

It's a mystery to me.

agatha christie watch out

 

[Moink]

Not even copying Bioware like people previously said, but rather copying a studio who copies Bioware, a very brave choice.

 

[Bohrain]

Wasn't really impressed by the trailer. If I had seen this a decade ago it wouldn't have looked impressive in terms of graphical fidelity.