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"It can't start in a way that just feels crappy": Avowed devs are turning to animation to solve an RPG "challenge" of offering a sense of progression without sacrificing a strong start

"The challenge in RPGs is we want you to feel this progression throughout the game"

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Avowed's newly-revealed character creation backgrounds tripped my RPG sicko radar, offering funky fantasies like 'Noble Scion,' 'Court Augur,' and 'Vanguard Scout'

Your background in Avowed determines starting equipment, as well as dialogue throughout the game.

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By opting out of an open world for Avowed, Obsidian says it can give players more interesting choices to make: 'Pacing is really tough in open world games'

Constraints do foster creativity, after all.

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Get ready for upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed with this handy primer from developer Obsidian Entertainment

Obsidian Entertainment is sharing a five-part video series to prep players for Avowed, a game set in the world of Eora, the same as Pillars of Eternity.

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Is Avowed on Xbox Game Pass?

Avowed is shaping up to be one of 2025's most exciting new RPG titles, but will it come to Game Pass? Here's what you need to know.

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18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025

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Avowed is an RPG that's both the culmination of everything Obsidian has done before, and also an evolution of it: "There's really not a whole lot of our regions that's off limits to the players"

Big in 2025 | Avowed is going to open us up to the fantasy world of Eora with one of the most ambitious RPGs of the year

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After Starfield's strict companions, I'm glad Avowed's crew won't be "backseat driving and second-guessing all your choices"

They'll still have lots to say about all your misadventures, though

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Almost every quest in RPG Avowed can be started in multiple ways: "We want to just constantly foster that sense of exploration, wanderlust"

Obsidian Entertainment's next game lets you do things "out of order"

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Is Xbox slowly taking over Battle.net? As "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" pops up on Battle.net, we're wondering what Microsoft is up to with Blizzard's iconic launcher.

First Avowed, and now Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Microsoft's Xbox "experiments" with Battle.net continue, and we have to wonder what the endgame is.

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Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2024 PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted

This year's showcase featured over 80 games to look forward to in the new year.

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Watch Avowed's director set a new speed record for answering our questions about Obsidian's upcoming RPG

Carrie Patel joined The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted ahead of Avowed's release in February.

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How to watch the PC Gaming Show Most Wanted 2024 for another look at Avowed, The Thing: Remastered, and more

Here's the PC Gaming Show Most Wanted stream for YouTube, Twitch, and more

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Obsidian's new first-person RPG Avowed channels Baldur's Gate 3 in one key way: "The core of RPGs that makes them special is missable content"

"It makes your experience feel more personal to you."

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Avowed dev with credits on RPGs dating back 25 years says this is the most confident he's ever been in a game at this point

"I'm just overjoyed at how well everything's come together"

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Avowed is "an evolution" of Obsidian's past RPGs, including The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas

Pillars of Eternity lives on with Avowed

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My favorite thing about Avowed might just be how much stuff it lets me turn off

Avowed's deep commitment to UI options is one of its greatest strengths.

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer is "helping on Avowed," but he's "more interested in doing original IP" when he directs his next game

"We'll see where the future takes me"

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Avowed dev channels Baldur's Gate 3 by admitting that "the core of RPGs is missable content" that most players might not ever see

"It creates a very interesting dialogue about the game"

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Avowed's flexible combat system represents Obsidian's dedication to player choice: "It's not just marketing speak – it really is the most important thing to us"

Preview | Exploring Avowed's flexible combat system with Obsidian Entertainment

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Avowed's party camp feature captures what I love most about RPGs like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur's Gate 3

Preview | "As a player, I love the companion moments", agrees Avowed's game director, Carrie Patel

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Avowed lead isn't worried about launching between Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds because you're never "going to find a window where absolutely nothing is coming out"

Obsidian is "very confident that Avowed is going to stand on its own"

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Avowed might look like Skyrim, but its director says Obisidian's new fantasy RPG is actually much closer to The Outer Worlds than anything from Bethesda

And there's a healthy dose of Pillars of Eternity too, of course

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We played Avowed with both first-person and third-person cameras: Here's what we thought

Was Avowed's third-person camera worth the extra time and effort? As an accessibility option, absolutely. Beyond that...

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If you've been worried about Avowed not looking punchy enough, Obsidian's combat designer has a hitstop animation 'superpower' that might reassure you

Avowed's sword-tuner cut his teeth working on actiony MMOs like Warhammer Online and WildStar.

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