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Bring the first to ps5 and I'll be there for number 2.

I really am liking outer worlds 2. If avowed is as good ish I'm down for more.

I love Avowed but it's not much of an RPG compared to their other games. Closer to an action RPG.

Amazing gameplay, really awesome maps that are super fun to explore, but very light on story. The companions were well written though. Really liked Kai

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Bring the first to ps5 and I'll be there for number 2.

I really am liking outer worlds 2. If avowed is as good ish I'm down for more.

It's good, don't bother with the haters. Fun game. At least give it a shot, I'd say.

I love Avowed but it's not much of an RPG compared to their other games. Closer to an action RPG.

Amazing gameplay, really awesome maps that are super fun to explore, but very light on story. The companions were well written though. Really liked Kai

Agree with him though, it is more on the action side of things, but the combat is excellent and movement feels good. The RPG aspects aren't completely absent, though. There are decisions to be made and some repercussions to be had, but it definitely shines moreso in combat and exploration of the zones.

 

[EDMIX]

smh....who is asking for any of this to be made ? Where the fuck is Pillars Of Eternity 3 ?

 

[Buggy Loop]

I love Avowed but it's not much of an RPG compared to their other games. Closer to an action RPG.

Amazing gameplay, really awesome maps that are super fun to explore, but very light on story. The companions were well written though. Really liked Kai

I like to think of it as Wizard DOOM with light RPG. It's so combat focus and twitchy, plays unlike anything else. I found it even tough going back to Oblivion remastered, I was like omg, this is slow and clunky.

The exploration was stellar in it too imo, even better than Outer world 2 so far from what I've played, while OW2 has better companions, writing and more RPG mechanics. Avowed's map design or treasure chest chimes for nudging you into exploring was brilliant. Outer world 2 is a bit more fallout like exploration with item sprinkles, while Avowed really made you go do some parkour around and find all paths.

Some side quests were really good too, the golem one was really good and quite PoE like. Its also full of Pillars of Eternity lore and anyone who played and liked those games gets a nice serving here of it. I found the buildup of choices with Sapadal with the memories of the past to be rewarding. The most disappointing thing about Avowed for me is the final level where it seems they rushed to finish. But the first 3 maps were kickass.

They can take the combat and push it even more into PoE 3D, if that's what the new director wants.

 

[Jigsaah]

this is depressing

 

[wipeout364]

Avowed had the bones of something good but the whole was just meh. They really need to up their character design and writing for the next one.

Give us some good looking characters, better relationships, and a better story arc.

Avowed is such a weird Obsidian game with its pretty tight controls and performance but then it has a terrible story, characters, and plot. It's like another studio made it.

 

[Loboxxx]

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Just beg, on your fucking knees, to get Chris Avellone back. Team him up with Josh Sawyer, let them have their own subdivision and throw money at them.

I even made a professional logo you can use free of charge.

 

[calico]

 

[Hohenheim]

I loved Avowed, and I'm really digging Outer Worlds 2 atm.
A new Avowed sounds cool, as I love that they're doing more stuff in that awesome "Pillar" universe.

 

[DavidGzz]

I liked both games so I am looking forward to it!

 

[Chukhopops]

I really liked Avowed so I'm on board with it. Hope they make it closer to PoE 2 style with more islands, boats, Caribbean vibe etc.

 

[RavenSan]

Avowed was a lot of fun -- I really liked it, so I'm excited to dive back in again.

 

[Gilgalaad]

A MS success story.
Imminent Takeoff

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Considering their aim is mild GamePass slop, this checks out.

This. Jesus Christ, one B tier IP after another. Have you no shame?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Maybe with the sequel they'll remember to make a living world and not a maquette.

 

[Reckheim]

the combat was great, but man, the narrative is getting really stale.

go to a region, someone tells you to go talk to the main person in the small village (considered a city in their universe), they give you a quest, you mope around the region for a bit doing missions, and then move to the next region. Rinse and repeat.

I just started TOW2 and as soon as i got to the first planet 'go talk to the mayor' ... I let out a sigh and almost turned off the game. its all so predictable.

 

[Leo9]

I'll say it over and over again.

Obsidian is an overrated studio that got lucky and released a truly great game in New Vegas and have been riding that ever since despite releasing mostly mid games after mid games over and over again.

I gave Avowed a try and it was the most mediocre thing I've ever played. It is the definition of fine. 6/10 at best.

Kotor 2 is fantastic.

 

[whyman]

The Outer Worlds 2 is amazing. Avowed was mid but I guess a sequel could work if they got rid of the mushroom faces.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Avowed was good and with some early design changes could have been way better. I think a sequel makes sense.

 

[cwoody63]

Avowed was cool! Some aspects were quite underbaked, but I think a proper sequel with could be great.

The Outer Worlds 2 is amazing. Avowed was mid but I guess a sequel could work if they got rid of the mushroom faces.

The mushrooms will be on another part of the body this time around

 

[Team Andromeda]

Wonderful news, Avowed was brilliant

 

[UniformDeliverance]

… why? It was a mid game at best. I don't understand why they are permitted to chase an ego dream of building their own IP, when Xbox owns plenty of popular IP this studio could use to get significantly more attention from broad audiences.

 

[Humdinger]

I'd like to give Avowed a whirl, but they have to bring it to PS5 first. I was intrigued by the promise of what it was pretending to be, a Skyrim-like RPG in a small container. From what I've heard, the story, writing, and characters were mediocre, which would probably kill the enjoyment for me. But still, I'd like to give it a try at a lower price.

 

[Seiryu21]

We can look forward to obsidian shooting for mediocrity for $70 to $80 until the end of time.

 

[splattered]

I never played it or bought it... i mean i think this started out as a very small project and was given more resources halfway through to expand on it?

If they develop a bigger better sequel and get the proper funding up front it could be a thousand times better.

Willing to give this one a chance... we shall see.

 

[PeteBull]

 

[L*][*N*K]

Fantastic game, definitely deserves a sequel

 

[Braag]

Avowed was fine, but they need different writers and some new ideas. I also hope they do a proper open world and not the zone stuff from Avowed and The Outer Worlds.

They basically need Chris Avellone back to improve their writing quality. But there's too much bad blood for him to ever return to Obsidian.

 

[Wildebeest]

Gamers are a special breed. There is no game series so mid that they will not clamor for endless sequels to it until the end of time.

 

[pepeno]

This studio is a goddamn work horse, sounds like they have their production pipeline nailed down.
Grounded
Pentiment
Avowed
Grounded 2
Outer worlds 2
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Outer worlds dlc
Avowed 2

Are they ?
Grounded 1/2 and Pentiment are good but they aren't RPGs and they are all "small" games.
OW1 / OW2 / Avowed all feels like same game reskined with slight changed to mechanic and absolutely dog shit hollywood everything is a joke writing.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I'll be honest here, I liked Avowed thanks to its more simplified nature. It is a game that I enjoy while OW2.....is okay, but Avowed 2....

Hey, woke shit as they are this is M-money's best studio atm. EASILY.

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Puras cochinadas.

The company's last good game was Fallout New Vegas

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Phil the axe man is coming