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[Skifi28]

Yep.

Some new official shots.

Looks so meh and uninspired, especially the first shot. Can't decide if the problem is the art or the RT implementation is just broken.

 

[HogIsland]

It's kind of crazy for recommended specs to be a $700 card.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Just from that thumbnail alone it looks wank.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I really, really want this to be good. They didn't SBI this, did they?

...Did they?

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I really, really want this to be good. They didn't SBI this, did they?

...Did they?

Of course. It's MS and Obsidian

Just watch the trailer. You can spot it a mile off. Did you play the Outer Worlds?

You could tell they were going the 'modern' way in that

Another hollowed out studio I'm afraid.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Of course. It's MS and Obsidian

Just watch the trailer. You can spot it a mile off. Did you play the Outer Worlds?

You could tell they were going the 'modern' way in that

Another hollowed out studio I'm afraid.

Bleh

Outer Worlds wasn't great, but I really loved Pillars of Eternity.

 

[yogaflame]

If this game is good and not infested with SBI influence, I will wait for the ps5 version.

 

[rofif]

Avoided

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Outer Worlds wasn't great, but I really loved Pillars of Eternity.

That wasn't bad, neither was Pentiment. This though, looks like it' been run through the modern filter.

 

[Branded]

Looking forward to playing this when it's on sale.

 

[xrnzaaas]

That's a likely DOA considering most RPG fans will be playing Kingdom Come 2 and the rest will look towards AC Shadows. Both very time consuming games I assume.

 

[Mercador]

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However, I'm not sure it will be good, there are some red flags.

 

[Lootlord]

Too much purple in the trailer

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Needs more purple

 

[clarky]

That's a likely DOA considering most RPG fans will be playing Kingdom Come 2 and the rest will look towards AC Shadows. Both very time consuming games I assume.

RPG fans look towards AC shadows? Wat u smoking bro?

 

[clarky]

Too much purple in the trailer

Needs more purple

At the VGA's it'll be up against Veilguard for sure.

This also looks DEI'd up to its hairy fanny as well. I'm expecting Tash to be pissed

 

[kevboard]

So are you guys gonna play it on the Xbox or the Xbox?

well, I will unironically probably play it on multiple platforms, as cross save makes this a non-issue.

maybe mainly on PC for that hopefully better performance, probably on Series X from time to time... and depending on how grindy it is I might do some mindless grinding on my Phone or using my Deck and remote play

so, their new ad campaign applies to me I guess

...am... ...am I an Xbox?...

 

[Mister Wolf]

RPG fans look towards AC shadows? Wat u smoking bro?

Right and Kingdom Come 2 has a completely different vibe. It's not sword and sorcery. It's more akin to a sim. The combat is obtuse. The saving system with the schnapps is fucking stupid.

 

[clarky]

So are you guys gonna play it on the Xbox or the Xbox?

Looking forward to the new Air fyer turning up at the weekend comes with 3 months of gamepass.

 

[PJX]

• Avowed Premium Edition Steelbook
• Base Game Digital Code

Saw that and it's a total skip for me. Looks like I'll be skipping every single MS game.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

At the VGA's it'll be up against Veilguard for sure.

This also looks DEI'd up to its hairy fanny as well. I'm expecting Tash to be pissed

Taash is like someone at BioWare tried to one-up Parvati from Outer Worlds. Wonder what self-insert identity we’ll be treated to in Avowed

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[Arsic]

I’m still in to play on gamepass.

I love pillars of eternity 1&2, so I’m going to give this an honest chance.

 

[MonkD]

I'll never get a game day one if they try to make me pay for a couple of days early access.

I'll get it on a sale or when/if it releases on Playstation.

 

[Black_Stride]

the 580 is roughly in 3060 territory isn't it?

Right between the RTX2060 and 2060S

The A750 is the one thats RTX3060 territory.

 

[Ozriel]

Of course. It's MS and Obsidian

Just watch the trailer. You can spot it a mile off. Did you play the Outer Worlds?

You could tell they were going the 'modern' way in that

Another hollowed out studio I'm afraid.

Where was the DEI or SBI stuff in Pentiment and Grounded?

At the VGA's it'll be up against Veilguard for sure.

Why would a 2025 game be up against Veilguard?

 

[kyussman]

Pretty sure I saw a fleeting shot of my old ass PS Vita in that THIS IS AN XBOX ad.....so will play it on that,lol.

 

[GymWolf]

The required specs don't seem that bad actually

The game looks rather unimpressive graphically so it's not super surprising.

Well i absolutely despise the combat in kc2 so i guess i'm gonna play this one instead.

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

This game is going to be DOA. MH: Wilds releases just a week later and judging by the steam beta player numbers is going to be huge. The new Like a Dragon pirate game is launching at pretty much the same time also. Not to mention AC: Shadows, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Civ 7 the week before.

 

[GymWolf]

Taash is like someone at BioWare tried to one-up Parvati from Outer Worlds. Wonder what self-insert identity we’ll be treated to in Avowed

Parvati was excellent compared to traash, and i fucking hate outer worlds

 

[TintoConCasera]

Doesn't look too bad but I'm not too excited, specially since Outer Worlds was boring a poorly written imo.

I'll be playing Henry's game instead.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I'll never get a game day one if they try to make me pay for a couple of days early access.

This also makes me hesitate. Intentionally delaying the release for people who don’t pay the bribe. Fuck off with that shit.

 

[Lorianus]

Everytime i see this game it's like a Guardians of the Galaxy meets Skyrim mashup, it does nothing for me visually.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Yep.

Some new official shots.

I thought this way of texture tiling in AAA died on PS3.

That being said the game looks like 60fps is possible even on XSS, for better of for worse.

 

[Buggy Loop]

I thought this way of texture tiling in AAA died on PS3.

That being said the game looks like 60fps is possible even on XSS, for better of for worse.

And what is the texture filtering technique or multiplier you are seeing here?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

And what is the texture filtering technique or multiplier you are seeing here?

Xbox exclusive texture filtering technique.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

And what is the texture filtering technique or multiplier you are seeing here?

Lazy auto-LOD tiling, but you do you. Visually this game is outdated. Was and still is. It has nothing to do with platforms because I'll probably play it anyway on my Xbox Series 4080.

 

[DavidGzz]

This has a 3rd person mode, right? Either way, playing on my Xbox Series 4070ti. It's so far away still though.

 

[winjer]

And what is the texture filtering technique or multiplier you are seeing here?

It's just incompetent artist that don't know how to hide texture tilling.

 

[begotten]

Just because of the art and colour scheme, that's one of the coolest steel cases I've seen in awhile. Easy buy.

 

[Buggy Loop]

It's just incompetent artist that don't know how to hide texture tilling.

Right, but it’s not texture filtering. Many games have tiling problems from a distance. Peoples really like to dog pile on this game.

 

[Ozriel]

It has nothing to do with platforms

 

[jcorb]

Not to be a negative nancy, but I feel like the artwork looks *so* much more interesting than the game's actual graphics. I'm always disappointed when I see that awesome-looking artwork, and then see the characters all look like basic D&D characters. I dunno, the idea of *playing* that crazy-looking skeleton seems way cooler than just "a human, or a human with another skin color".

 

[clarky]

Where was the DEI or SBI stuff in Pentiment and Grounded?



Why would a 2025 game be up against Veilguard?

Because i said so. DA Transends years

 

[mayham2199]

So is the new standard going to be to change the release date and call it "early release" then GP users get it after that? How far can they extend that? Can they say 1 month early is still "early release" and GP users getting it on day 1? How about 1 year?

I don't like this trend of charging to play the game early and then making users who pay for your sub that promises games on day 1 don't get it because it's not the real release date it's the "early release" date. Are they going to add a new GP tier where users get access to games in "early release"?

 

[Rush2112]

What a shitty game title.

 

[adamsapple]

So is the new standard going to be to change the release date and call it "early release" then GP users get it after that? How far can they extend that? Can they say 1 month early is still "early release" and GP users getting it on day 1? How about 1 year?

It's releasing the same time as retail as on GP, they're not bringing up the general retail and pushing the GP date back.

 

[Chechack]

Eh,they really wanna commit sudoku releasing on that date same month as Wilds

 

[adamsapple]

Eh,they really wanna commit sudoku releasing on that date same month as Wilds

Should have delayed to January instead of Feb, Jan is relatively empty by comparison. Feb is jam packed.

 

[MonkD]

This also makes me hesitate. Intentionally delaying the release for people who don’t pay the bribe. Fuck off with that shit.

They are trying really hard to make this industry standard. It's worth nothing when most games are at their worst on launch day. 99.9% of games get better with patches and dlc. Early access has zero value. All it does is gate keep and push fomo. Peak anti-consumer.