Game News Obsidian's next big RPG is Avowed, a Skyrim-like set in the Pillars of Eternity universe

[Morality Games]

I mean, odds favor that either Obsidian or inXile is going to do "something" in the Shadowrun universe. Those are their in-house RPG development studios, Microsoft owns the Shadowrun video game rights, and the franchise has been pretty effectively revalued by HBS.

 

[Joseph Stalin]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

 

[Morality Games]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Both Bethesda and Black Isle do/did this with no issues or contentions. So did Jeff Vogel and a lot of other people.

 

[Joseph Stalin]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Both Bethesda and Black Isle do/did this with no issues or contentions.

Sorry, Morality Games, but what are you talking about in regards to Bethesda? There is NO canon as to the Nerevarine/Hero of Kvatch/Eternal Champion/Agent - the main protagonists of any Elder Scrolls game before Skyrim. Bethesda have been very careful to make sure not to mention anything about them, much less confirm their deeds, race, gender etc. It's why those games feel so disconnected - without references to their common mythology, they might as well take place in different settings.

 

[Mastermind]

it's gonna be shit but i'm gonna pirate it anyway since there are basically 0 elder scrolls clones out there

 

[covr]

I kind of like that trailer.

 

[Morality Games]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Both Bethesda and Black Isle do/did this with no issues or contentions.

Sorry, Morality Games, but what are you talking about in regards to Bethesda? There is NO canon as to the Nerevarine/Hero of Kvatch/Eternal Champion/Agent - the main protagonists of any Elder Scrolls game before Skyrim. Bethesda have been very careful to make sure not to mention anything about them, much less confirm their deeds, race, gender etc. It's why those games feel so disconnected - without references to their common mythology, they might as well take place in different settings.

I never really saw it that way because until Skyrim the critical path in Elder Scrolls game were basically linear (the other variables aren't really relevant to the continuity, only that a Nerevarine existed who did X).

Still, aggressively ignoring canon is an equally effective way of resolving the issue.

 

[mibbles]

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Both Bethesda and Black Isle do/did this with no issues or contentions. So did Jeff Vogel and a lot of other people.

Huh? Bethesda definitely doesn't. They barely reference past material beyond things that absolutely must have happened for the game to have taken place.
Although there's a heavy implication that your character from Arena is an important npc in Oblivion, that's about as close as it gets afaik.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Game developers should take a vacation once in a time.

 

[Lady_Error]

I didn't understand a single fucking word of what the guy in the trailer said

It was a meaningless word salad anyway.

 

[Lady_Error]

If it had a party and turn-based mode like Wizardry 8 and Wizards & Warriors, I might be interested. But the RT actiony stuff I just can't stand.

 

[Joseph Stalin]

I can't see how this game will take place after the events of both Pillars of Eternity titles. There are so many variables concerning the gods, ESPECIALLY Woedica, that Obsidian Entertainment would be forced to choose an "official canon" to the major events of said games.

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Both Bethesda and Black Isle do/did this with no issues or contentions. So did Jeff Vogel and a lot of other people.

Huh? Bethesda definitely doesn't. They barely reference past material beyond things that absolutely must have happened for the game to have taken place.
Although there's a heavy implication that your character from Arena is an important npc in Oblivion, that's about as close as it gets afaik.

And of course the very heavy implication that the Sheogorath from Skyrim is the Hero of Kvatch mantling him, whist retaining his original memories/personality, seeing as the Sheogorath in Skyrim is much kinder than before.

 

[Joseph Stalin]

Change it into "Disavowed" and you'll have the expectations of most of the Codex captured within a single word.

 

[Forest Dweller]

it's gonna be shit but i'm gonna pirate it anyway since there are basically 0 elder scrolls clones out there

We don't know for sure that it's an Elder Scrolls clone, just that it's in first person.

 

[Cryomancer]

I read Arrowed, instead of Avowed. But yes, we don't have a good first person TES clone from long years. And Obsidian doesn't make good classical RPG's(pillars 1/2 is just average for modern standards and bellow average if compared to infinity engine games), so i an hyped for a good TES-clone game.

 

[abnaxus]

Hŵrpa Dwrp

 

[Nano]

This has never actually been a problem. Just declare a canon.

Developer-decided canons are extremely lame.

Not that I care about the PoE universe, I just mean in general.

 

[mibbles]

Change it into "Disavowed" and you'll have the expectations of most of the Codex captured within a single word.

 

[Drowed]

Spoiler

Upgrade:

 

[mibbles]

Beautiful.

 

[Reader]

Wizardry 8 and Wizards & Warriors, I might be interested

I actually thought that it is a dungeon crawler at first. Maybe even a decent one. But then i read this part
"epic, first-person RPG set in the fantasy world of Eora"
Still keep fingers crossed for dungeon crawler..

 

[Crispy]

Somehow hacking in a turn-based mode after release won't save this one, either.

 

[Crispy]

Which legendary developer is involved with the game this time?

Cleve?

 

[Lady_Error]

D.W. Bradley of Dungeon Lords fame.