Avowed - Deep(er) Dive Video
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The format's more natural and interesting than the promotional Deep Dive video.
It didn't strike me so much before, but the combat and the way the character moves look (and sound) very bad, especially the melee. It feels like hovering a drone in a sim with almost no physical feedback. The game better have some serious story and quest to make up for it - fortunately, it's usually their strong suit. It's nice there are still companions, though.
I'm also a little afraid about what they say on the skills that you can cherry pick. It looks like they're following the same streamlining process as BGS did with TES.
PS: For all of you who dislike respeccing, it's apparently very easy to do in the game.
It didn't strike me so much before, but the combat and the way the character moves look (and sound) very bad, especially the melee. It feels like hovering a drone in a sim with almost no physical feedback. The game better have some serious story and quest to make up for it - fortunately, it's usually their strong suit. It's nice there are still companions, though.
I'm also a little afraid about what they say on the skills that you can cherry pick. It looks like they're following the same streamlining process as BGS did with TES.
PS: For all of you who dislike respeccing, it's apparently very easy to do in the game.
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I dont believe the game is in state to be released next year. Its either MS wishful thinking or they are just lying. It looks as if they have just barebones engine and for promo video sake they are throwing in some enemy models and they bash them with few effects they already implemented. I think it will be delayed or it will be terrible.
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It's been in development for four years, and has been rebooted already. So that right there hints at a troubled development, and I agree expect another delay incoming.
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You mean this year? I have a hard time believing it won't be released by next year.
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Yes sorry, in my mind Im probably still in 2023.
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The more I read about Avowed the less interested I am.
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More Avowed details: it's a classless RPG with easy respeccing and "open zones" comparable to Outer Worlds
Obsidian's Avowed is a game for the more indecisive or changeable RPG player, with no "enforced" classes and an emphasi…
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I don't recall ever seeing a big-budget RPG where the early "reveal" videos seem so uninspired and unimpressive. It's like Microsoft told them they had to make an action RPG along the lines of Skyrim (likely exactly what happened), and they're just going through the motions because it's not what anyone there wants to be making.
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Yeah, I'm rooting for them but that really does not look good. The enemies' movements are so stiff. It reminds me of a blobber; everyone looks like they're on a grid, and you can almost see them activating animations in real time ("now I do the menacing sword raise", "now I move two squares forward")
What little we saw of the quests didn't look good either, though I'm holding out hope of there being much better content in there.
I'll live through lackluster combat if the other elements of the game are good. This does kinda have flop written all over it, though.
What little we saw of the quests didn't look good either, though I'm holding out hope of there being much better content in there.
I'll live through lackluster combat if the other elements of the game are good. This does kinda have flop written all over it, though.
Little bit more info on it from PCGamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidians-n...its-first-person-sword-swinging-feel-weighty/
Apparently Obsidian used another developer “Fatshark, developer of Warhammer's Vermintide and 40k's Darktide,” to do the first person combat mechanics. “Fatshark took Left 4 Dead's formula of mowing down zombies with a frying pan and expanded on it—adding complex systems that sent enemies stumbling and ragdolling in certain directions based on both the weapon type and the angle of attack.”
Any of you played Fatshark games? I haven’t.
Apparently Obsidian used another developer “Fatshark, developer of Warhammer's Vermintide and 40k's Darktide,” to do the first person combat mechanics. “Fatshark took Left 4 Dead's formula of mowing down zombies with a frying pan and expanded on it—adding complex systems that sent enemies stumbling and ragdolling in certain directions based on both the weapon type and the angle of attack.”
Any of you played Fatshark games? I haven’t.
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I haven't because I don't do multiplayer, but Vermintide is well regarded, so far as I know.
Never played Darktide, but I've spent a few hours in both Vermintide games, and "masterclass" isn't what comes to mind when remembering the combat. It wasn't bad though.
I've played a bunch of their games for circa 10-20 hours each and they have always had what I consider to be enjoyable combat so I think that is a good sign. Not the best combat but servicable mechanics and a good amount of tension. I would say slightly better than Skyrim combat. Plenty good enough for an RPG style game.