Eternity Avowed - Obsidian's first person action-RPG in the Pillars of Eternity setting - coming Fall 2024

[PulsatingBrain]

Those weren't even the comments I was referring to, but it doesn't even matter at this point

 

[rusty_shackleford]

bethesda's reliance upon modding for commercial success is vastly overestimated when you realize PC tends to make up a minority of their sales.
Yeah, they have console modding now, but it's still very limited. Most of their previous titles didn't have it though.

 

[AwesomeButton]

bethesda's reliance upon modding for commercial success is vastly overestimated when you realize PC tends to make up a minority of their sales.
Yeah, they have console modding now, but it's still very limited. Most of their previous titles didn't have it though.

You fail to take into account the huge secondary effect that modding has in advertising their games. You are all also forgetting that modding was recently introduced in some form to consoles as well.

 

[Roguey]

The most popular Skyrim mod (PC UI mod of course) has had 6 million unique downloads which is a far cry its 30 million in sales.

 

[AwesomeButton]

The most popular Skyrim mod (PC UI mod of course) has had 6 million unique downloads which is a far cry its 30 million in sales.

And the majority of sales is of console versions?

 

[Roguey]

And the majority of sales is of console versions?

Estimates for PC sales seems around 10 million which sounds right. It's on the PS3, 360, PS4, One, Switch, and now the PS5 and Series X.

 

[Gargaune]

The most popular Skyrim mod (PC UI mod of course) has had 6 million unique downloads which is a far cry its 30 million in sales.

And the majority of sales is of console versions?

Estimates for PC sales seems around 10 million which sounds right. It's on the PS3, 360, PS4, One, Switch, and now the PS5 and Series X.

So you've got more than half of PC users and one fifth of the overall customer base having used at least one mod? That's statistically significant whichever way you look at it and it absolutely supports the viral marketing angle. Skyrim would've been a big release either way, but it's mod users that kept the game so long in the public consciousness and paved the way for all those re-releases.

 

[AwesomeButton]

So you've got more than half of PC users and one fifth of the overall customer base having used at least one mod? That's statistically significant whichever way you look at it and it absolutely supports the viral marketing angle. Skyrim would've been a big release either way, but it's mod users that kept the game so long in the public consciousness and paved the way for all those re-releases.

Yeah. I didn't want to add my own interpretation but these numbers can be interpreted as 30 million sales on three platforms, of which roughly one third is on PC.

This "PC is dead as a gaming platform" mantra is already old.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

you guys are conveniently forgetting that games are typically far more pirated than bought

 

[coldaqua]

Just saw this trailer for a Witcher 3 first-person mod and it reminded me of Avowed. I think going first-person was a good choice by Obsidian even though it leaves more room for error when it comes to the combat system. Hopefully the finished game plays more like Dark Messiah than Skyrim.

 

[TedNugent]

If I hadn't read this thread, I wouldnt even know what the fuck this game is, and I'm actively playing Deadfire with a giant banner ad for Avowed right in my face every time I boot it up.

 

[Bah]

If I hadn't read this thread, I wouldnt even know what the fuck this game is, and I'm actively playing Deadfire with a giant banner ad for Avowed right in my face every time I boot it up.

Is this your first Deadfire play through? If so, how far are you, and what are you impressions in comparison to PoE1?

 

[KateMicucci]

Just saw this trailer for a Witcher 3 first-person mod and it reminded me of Avowed. I think going first-person was a good choice by Obsidian even though it leaves more room for error when it comes to the combat system. Hopefully the finished game plays more like Dark Messiah than Skyrim.

Cool. It looks a lot more engaging in first person. This almost makes me want to play witcher 3 again

almost

 

[Wulfric Pinewood]

Any news about this new Obsidian game?

 

[Roguey]

Any news about this new Obsidian game?

Wait until June, there's going to be nothing about it before then.

 

[S.torch]

And then another cinematic trailer?

 

[Tenebris]

And then another cinematic trailer?

No. We'll get an announcement of an announcement first. What follows will be the cinematic trailer with no release date.

 

[vortex]

Any news about this new Obsidian game?

It's Skyrim killer.

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

"From the brilliant minds that brought you Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity 2, comes the epic story of a lone Glanthanfan Dargorborn. The world of Eoas used to be ruled by mighty Dargors™, giant lizardlike beasts with wings that breathed fire. No one has seen them for millennia, until now. Find your true destiny as you fight through the legions of fampyrs™, cockbolds™, xorks™, drolls™, ocres™, and xaurips™, to discover the Sword of True Balance."

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Sword of True Balance."

Spoilers: The True Balance was patchs that we had along the way.

 

[vortex]

" Find your true destiny as you fight through the legions of fampyrs™, cockbolds™, xorks™, drolls™, ocres™, and xaurips"

And fuccubus/fuccubi ™

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

"From the brilliant minds that brought you Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity 2, comes the epic story of a lone Glanthanfan Dargorborn. The world of Eoas used to be ruled by mighty Dargors™, giant lizardlike beasts with wings that breathed fire. No one has seen them for millennia, until now. Find your true destiny as you fight through the legions of fampyrs™, cockbolds™, xorks™, drolls™, ocres™, and xaurips™, to discover the Sword of True Balance."

Sounds like something GW would make.

 

[Wulfric Pinewood]

But thiz thing , i mean Avowed is alive , true bros?

 

[Morality Games]

But thiz thing , i mean Avowed is alive , true bros?

They seem to be facing the usual Obsidian setbacks in addition to the assorted software development problems associated with the pandemic.

Still, Obsidian was bought by Microsoft and is supposed to be one of the jewels in the Xbox Studios next generation of developers. This project is almost too big to fail.

 

[notpl]

Any news about this new Obsidian game?

It's Skyrim killer.

the fallout: new vegas to skyrim's fallout 3? oh no, anything but that