When a popular studio announces a new game, fans always know how to manage their excitement based on whether or not the announcement contains a release date. If the studio refrains from revealing that, fans know they’re going to have to be patient. Long waits are never easy, but building anticipation can make a game’s release explosive. That’s probablywhat Obsidian Entertainment is banking onwithAvowed.It’s a big deal when the masterminds behindFallout: New VegasandThe Outer Worldsannounce another RPG, even if it means fans have to wait. Obsidian has tons of supporters who would agree its products are worth a wait.
It doesn’t look like Obsidian has much more to say aboutAvowedright now. The game was revealed over summer as Obsidian’s parent company Microsoft talked in more depth about the next generation of the Xbox. It’s evident thatAvowedis a long ways out, since right now Obsidian is talking much ,the backyard survival game. Obsidian might choose to go a long time before saying anything ,but that’s okay. The more time Obsidian takes to work on the game, the bigger the eventual reveal will likely be.
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Taking Turns
With thePeril of GorgonDLC forTheOuter Worldsreleased and the early access period forGroundedwell underway, it’s clear that Obsidian has a lot more to work on right now than justAvowed.Groundedhas gotten lots of updates and additions over the last few months, andThe Outer Worldswill get another DLCsometime next year. While there’s got to be plenty of work going intoAvowedright now, it’s too far away to be in Obsidian’s spotlight for the moment. When the time is right, it’s sure to get more than enough time in the sun.
What makes the eventual reveal ofAvowed’s gameplay so exciting is how little is actually known about it. Speculation abounds, since Obsidian has already made it clear that the game shares the setting of Eora withPillars of Eternity.In that sense,Pillars of Eternityis the best sourceof information players have in determining whatAvowedlooks like. Unlike other far-off fantasy adventures in new settings likeElden Ring,fans have something they can compare the mysteriousAvowedto. Those who loved Eora’s magic, lore, combat, and so on before are full of expectations for what the world will look like in a first person adventure, and it’s up to Obsidian to meet or exceed those expectations.
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Avowed is More Than Another Skyrim
There’s a lot that Obsidian can achieve when it eventually revealsAvowed’s details. It can draw players into the world with lore and story focused trailers, or it can appeal to technically minded players by glorifying the game’s combat, mechanics, and graphics. Probably most likely is that Obsidian will strike a balance of the two. That’ll go a long way to helpingAvowedfurther set itself apart, since it’s gotten a lot of comparisons toSkyrimeven before a proper gameplay and story reveal. Even though that’s a flattering comparison, it’s in Obsidian’s best interest to showhowAvowedis truly unique and striking.Avowedwill really make a mark on gaming history if it can outshine such a fantasy cornerstone.
The ideal scenario is that Obsidian comes forward and reveals a veritable deluge of details sometime in 2021. It can’t wait too long, or else fans might take matters into their own hands and draft up a theoretical version ofAvowedlikethe aforementionedElden Ring.Since it’s in Eora, there’s plenty of lore to work with. Maybe by the time the nextOuter WorldsDLC releases andGroundednears the end of development, Obsidian will come forward with an even to celebrate this anticipated RPG. Patience is a virtue, and hopefully it’ll pay off forAvowedsoon.
Avowedis in development for PC and Xbox Series X.
