Avowed is the great first-person RPG from Obsidian Entertainment set in the same world as Pillars of Eternity, and it looks like it could be Obsidian’s twist on The Elder Scrolls. It would make perfect sense: Over the past decade, Obsidian has garnered love and praise for taking beloved role-playing sub-genres and adding its own modern twist. Pillars of Eternity was a love letter to great cRPG characters like Baldur’s Gate, while The Outer Worlds evoked the grim satire and significant choices of Fallout: New Vegas. Now it appears that Obsidian is slowly advancing into Skyrim territory, and with The Elder Scrolls 6 probably still years away, the idea of a great first-person fantasy RPG is exciting.
However, details at this point are sparse. We’re going to keep this article up-to-date with all the latest Avowed details as they become known, including the word on the release date, how the game is actually played, and everything else we couldn’t get from its cinematic trailer. For now, this is what we know so far.
Here is the preview of the declared announcement
Recognized was first revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase this year with a sinister cinematic trailer. What we saw is brief, but reveals some key details: Most importantly, Avowed is a first-person RPG in a line similar to The Outer Worlds or, perhaps more accurately, Skyrim. Although no gameplay was shown, the trailer ends from that perspective, as the “player” brandished a sword and cast a spell in the air that charges his hand with some violet energy as an invisible enemy, presumably one that is very large. and it’s made of flames, close-ups. It’s cool, and it evokes a lot of the scene in The Lord of the Rings when Balrog chases Frodo and the gang.
Not much else is revealed, but the narrator in the trailer makes specific emphasis on the oaths, which seems to be a central theme in the story. Smart players in the Declared subreddit I also deciphered the runes engraved on the sword in the trailer, realizing that it is a language that already exists in Pillars of Eternity, to discover that the sword’s name is Oathbinder.
What is the declared release date?
We do not know! The preview did not reveal any windows or suggest a possible year. But since Obsidian is also working on Grounded, its next early access survival game, and has two DLCs for The Outer Worlds in the works (one of which was revealed just before Avowed), it is possible that Avowed may be years away. to be released.
What will Avowed gameplay be like?
Right now, all we can really confirm is that Avowed will be a first-person RPG, but rumors have long persisted that the game will reflect elements of Skyrim and other Elder Scrolls RPGs. Last year, Obsidian published several job offers that could give an indication of how Avowed will play.
Although it is unclear whether those job listings were for Avowed or Grounded, they mentioned “combat with an emphasis on an exceptional first-person melee experience” and “combat actions using first- and third-person animations” along with references to cycles day and night and Branched dialogue. All of that sounds exactly like what you’d expect from an Obsidian first-person RPG.
How is Avowed related to the Pillars of Eternity?
Aside from being located somewhere on Eora, it’s unclear what connection Avowed might have to the characters and events of Pillars of Eternity or its sequel. It is quite possible that Avowed is located on a different continent or in a different time period and that the games only share references from minor traditions.
About him Pillars of Eternity SubredditHowever, players have noticed some interesting connections. The castle shown in the opening shot flies banners that look like the symbol of Woedica, the god of justice and law who is also known by the name, understands thisOathbinder. That’s the same name as the sword shown in the trailer, and those runes engraved on it are Aedyran, the language of one of Eora’s greatest empires, where Woedica was primarily worshiped. Woedica serves as a kind of indirect antagonist for the player in both Pillars of Eternity and its sequel, a god seeking to restore his influence and power to assert dominance over all of creation.
Given that information, one of the biggest rumors is that Avowed is a prequel to Pillars of Eternity and is set in the Aedyr Empire. And when you consider the banners displayed in the trailer and the Oathbinder sword carved with Aedyran runes, it makes perfect sense. By the time Pillars of Eternity begins, Woedica was exiled. Declared could explore his fall from power, which could also explain the trailer’s ominous monologue about abandoned oaths.
How do you know all this knowledge of Eora?
It’s amazing what you can learn in an hour by browsing a wiki.
