Avowed Could Be the Next Skyrim - Inside Games Preview

[@Linkolnhawkers]

Obsidian has made the point of saying that Avowed is “open zone” rather than open world, so I’m happy to hear that it’s open enough that Bruce assumed it was fully open world.

[@MisterZimbabwe]

Not necessarily a bad thing. Especially if they want a wider variety of environments.

[@dissident1337]

@@MisterZimbabwe It is if you want something with replayability. I went through Outer Worlds once and never picked it up again. Should've bought it on sale.

[@VampireNoblesse]

something inbetween The Outer Worlds and Dragon Age Veilguard..., those are the vibes I get from Avowed..

[@Linkolnhawkers]

@@MisterZimbabwe agreed, but simply from a personal standpoint I’m craving a fantasy rpg with as little linearity as possible (especially after The Veilguard was a bit too “on rails” for my taste). So I’m relatively hopeful for that based on these new previews.

[@XxSTACKxX]

@pig1111after so many open world games that felt empty, this sounds kinda nice. I’m ok with linear games

[@FellaGuy2]

It's going to be ironic if this is a hit and the old Pillars of Eternity games are seen in the same way as Fallout 1 and 2 are compared to the rest of the series.

[@escapefrombeingbad2431]

@@FellaGuy2 would be fantastic the Pillars of eternity games are amazing.

[@MediaphusioN]

That's what I'm hoping.

[@biqafroman]

Sold me when I saw the character sprinting with the open book in his hand 😂

[@MachineGunnFunk]

ESO already has that lol

[@escapefrombeingbad2431]

@@MachineGunnFunk The setting is PoE 2 Deadfire World and style, i suggest playing it, its very good.

[@MachineGunnFunk]

@@escapefrombeingbad2431 what game?

[@escapefrombeingbad2431]

@ pillars of eternity 2 dead fire, it’s on Gamepass, highly recommend, avowed looks to be a 1st person version of that, very awesome in my opinion, I look forward to playing this game.

[@adoringfan4194]

If you look @8:57 during the sprinting animation, the character closes and grips the book while sprinting. Use your eyes next time you god-damned muppet.

[@giantnerd14]

If you're expecting bleeding edge graphics you don't understand what Obsidian games are.

[@holden8239]

Dark messiah of might and magic was such a fun game

[@thekiwigamr817]

Fuck yea. Played it pretty recently and wow man. Just pure fun. Not something you'd get these days

[@TyranusRex721]

Feels like a smaller scale Baulder's Gate with a action rpg feel. Like old Bethesda with something like Morrowind...which means this is a day 1 buy for me. I miss handcrafted animation. There is just something about it that makes a video game feel like a video game rather than a movie that I really feel that the industry has left behind.

[@TheBlargMarg]

Fallout New Vegas old school is never a bad thing! Edit: I feel like this game may be loved because of Baldur's Gate 3 has a bunch of really old school mechanics, even animations, and very weird and quirky missions, stories and characters, and I feel like people love the weird and the quirky.

[@aternosserver6972]

Baldur's Gate III's mechanics aren't really that old-school, they're just TTRPG mechanics, and thoso from a relatively recent one.

[@dud5606]

I have to say, I really love the way this game looks. I was very sceptical at first because I was expecting a darker game like in the trailer. Coastal, tropical settings for RPGs are quite rare. The only other game I remember doing that is PoE2 ofcourse and Rysen 2.

[@GundamGokuTV]

Avowed is part of the Pillars of Eternity series. So that's why you are getting PoE2 vibes. Same series.

[@RumblesBettr]

Chrono cross nailed the coastal trop setting. Impressive for ps1 days

[@taerikee]

I loved Outer Worlds because it was an RPG that wasn't trying to be a 1,000 hr forever game

[@dystopiabeach]

@pig1111 >copy paste exact HLTB main story times >complain about the game being short certified gamer brain moment

[@somedogsarecops2354]

Outer Worlds was like splashing around in a puddle.

[@911TwoThousandAndFun]

Outer worlds got great and then it was over. Gave me the same blue balls as Rage

[@Woozie87]

I loved it for what it was, took me 25-27 hours because I take a while to progress thru the main story, I get side tracked a lot. I actually love a short sweet game, it’s like getting a movie with a hour and a half runtime. Not everything needs to be long, it’s preferred most of the time but it’s refreshing to experience a smaller scale story or game. It’s like listening or reading a short scary story after reading a long Stephen king book. It’s a nice palette cleanser

[@rdreeves2332]

The Outer Worlds was terribly underrated.

[@twentygoodmen]

I'm intrigued because it's obsidian and that automatically means it's going to contain the one thing that's been lacking in every single recent Bethesda game: Good Writing

[@Jackenack]

I couldn't possibly have as much faith as you. The writing in Outer Worlds was really lackluster, I couldn't tell you a single thing that happened in that game's story, and I played it twice. If you're thinking this just because you're under the impression that Obsidian wrote New Vegas, 99% of the team that worked on New Vegas is no longer at Obsidian, and Josh Sawyer seemingly has nothing to do with Avowed.

[@twentygoodmen]

​@@Jackenack I'm intrigued because Obsidian still nail incredibly well written stories. The Pillars of Eternity series, Pentiment, Tyranny, Grounded, and South Park: The Stick of Truth, are excellent games, and Josh Sawyer wasn't on board on half of those. Just because The Outer Worlds wasn't as memorable as their other titles doesn't mean their entire talent sucks. With their track record, I have far more faith in Avowed than I do with The Elder Scrolls 6. Bethesda's story telling is mediocre

[@hex8787]

Did you seriously play Outer Worlds and think the writing was peak lol

[@Randomstuffs261]

Y'all remember when Todd Howard himself used to be a regular on the old Inside Gaming channel?

[@-neurasthenie-]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH WEEE I MADE ALL MY MONEY IN OIL AND FALLOUT GAMES

[@ryu411]

I believe James did the voice over, if I remember correctly! 😂

[@No_Waves]

​​@@-neurasthenie-I hear this in my head everytime🤣

[@PASTRAMIKick]

Obsidian hasn't done good mod support in the past, but this game seems like it would highly benefit from it

[@TheOneBearded]

I really don't get why Bruce says that the game doesn't look good. Even with shitty youtube compression, the looks and art design look great. Even better from official screenshots. Weird.

[@thefilmdirector1]

mostly means "doesnt look current gen" which honestly is a big reason im even interested in the first place. It looks like ill be able to easily pull 144 on ultra settings on my ultrawide, and im on a "mid range" PC. So im happy.

[@holden8239]

I’m excited for this game. I can’t believe it has taken this long to get an elder scrolls competitor.

[@necronut]

Skyrim's best competitor was Oblivion, Oblivion's best competitor was Morrowind, and Morrowind's best competitor was Daggerfall. Weird how every Bethesda game is significantly worse than the last before it.

[@KovCapyWizz]

Yea lets not get to exited to quickly. Looks very very promising but we wont know until we have it. But i sure have my fingers crossed

[@HumanPerson_final]

To me, it looks like an ES competitor in the same way The Outer Worlds is a Fallout competitor.

[@Polybius83]

@@HumanPerson_final so it's not

[@AAM20000]

im so tired of these "Skyrim killers"

[@matthouse99]

"It's not Dragon Age: The Veilguard or Star Wars Outlaws." I'm sold.

[@ramblingimbecile2295]

It's worse

[@bugsnax4145]

Man, this game looks great. I dont mind janky if the game is engaging enough, and it looks very engaging to me. Hope they release a collectors edition. Also, we have only seen the beginning portion of the game. im sure we will get those wow moments later

[@AzureRook]

I can't think of many first-person perspective games that have player mo-cap at all, maybe Cyberpunk but usually it's for third-person action games or NPC's

[@Smitty9430]

The flintlock guns had me sold. For some reason I loved them in AC3 and black sails

[@halfhero]

Had no idea obsidian was making a pillars game in this style, super exciting

[@JetAnhyzer]

I feel like the reason people feel like so many new games suck nowadays, is because companies are so hung up on making the cleanest and prettiest game possible. If the games fun and has content, it will sell and people will play it. Why do you think a game like Fallout or Skyrim has so many players STILL to this day? Those games and animations are janky has hell.

[@pauloskinner]

What I'm getting from these last previews is that Avowed seems to have stuff that both Starfield and Veilguard didn't seem to have. Or at least things that a lot of people have complained that are lacking about those games: good dialogue plus well rounded characters, and a nice classic open world, built by hand, to explore. I really hope this game is as good as what it seems now, fingers crossed.

[@SpiderMax95]

oh man, I am HERE for the rag dolls!

[@bojangles7912]

Wow, that jumpscare at 2:08 really got me!

[@IndigoBrown915]

As a fan of PoE 1 and 2, i must say im glad they're going this route to continue growing the world. Seems oddly referential to old school rpgs transforming into simplistic 7th gen first person games, but im here for it

[@The_Dreadbug]

I'm definitely more interested in the game after seeing your guy's take on it. To me, it looks like a Skyrim esk game with an art style similar to Borderlands. A lot of newer games try to hook you with the grind or micro transaction path and forget about the basic things we were there for in the first place like FUN.

[@GypsumGeneration]

The game has nothing to do with Skyrim and should not be compared to it. Moron.

[@RH1812]

Im more confused why the previews are being done now as its not out for two and a half months

[@needum9212]

Cause it was supposed to originally come out around this time then it got delayed. So I think the studio just wanted to give the fans something plus extra marketing

[@MrChris2108]

Seems like massive nostalgia bait for 30+ year olds, and they've got me hook, line, and sinker. Sign me the fuck up lads

[@Jey-75]

Skyrim with guns

[@kennethdavidson6508]

and pronouns

[@PrettyGoodSamuel]

​@@kennethdavidson6508Skyrim had pronouns as do most games

[@Zero_Zone.]

As I have Game Pass already and I am a fan of PoE I was going to play it anyways. Still this video is helpful setting the correct expectations for Avowed.

[@crushlemons]

Thank you for showing some 3rd person gameplay I've been looking for it in other preview vids of this game.

[@TheDiymovies]

I think RPGs in general do better when set in medieval settings. That limits what the expectations are for what actions / interactions the player can take. Allows for more focus and less dissonance?

[@TheJuangui11ermo]

Man, I can't get over those hit numbers popping up in the middle of a battle.

[@SpiderMax95]

i dont know. i have been hyped for this with the first reveal, the second time they showed it, they killed my hype because of the art style, but i think i am coming back around to being hyped again..

[@coadman1]

Same with me beat for beat

[@NatetheAceOfficial]

I think we need a Dark Messiah reprise over on BYTT, that kick mechanic needs to be abused by Kassum.

[@nathanmccarthy6272]

Took me 6 and a half minutes to make the realization this is the funhaus guys

[@KidBowsur]

How is this how i found out you guys are still doing this type of content on youtube? This is so nice.

[@QueSeraSera13854]

“Not like dragon age veilguard or Star Wars outlaws” thank god

[@ElevenHymn]

I'm 5 minutes in and I'm still hearing what comes across as 'I wish the budget was higher' in regards to graphics and animation. Did this have a comparable budget to Dragon Age: Veilguard and Star Wars: Outlaws to warrant the comparisons?

[@OldManRiv3r]

🤓

[@OldManRiv3r]

Erhmm.. actually

[@Cy4nMod]

It's an AA game

[@Buiserd]

Between this and Space Marine 2, I think we just need more of those PS2/360 throwback vibe games. One of the few games I wished I had an Xbox for. Lawrence, it's November. Are you going going to put on a proper shirt? Your mom's worried you'll catch a cold

[@nerdcast5]

So freaking excited for this game

[@patrickdennison3936]

A Champions of Norrath shout out!?!? Fuck yeah!

[@jellis]

Thanks guys. This video actually makes me more excited to play it. Looks like it has vibes and gameplay I've been missing from a lot of RPGs recently.

[@Turretguy]

I think that everyone who looks back at Morrowind fondly (myself included) doesn’t include the combat in those memories lol we all hated that system

[@taylan5579]

magic system was fun though

[@nickascolese8976]

I have been interested in this game for awhile exactly because there really isn't lot out there that fills that void of elder scrolls like games like games. More over I am just excited other options for this type of game that just Bethesda. This is looking pretty promising to me from what you guys were talking about. Thanks for doing this preview

[@logan_sunday]

Im definitely the kind of person who bounces off these kinds of games. People seem to be enjoying it from previews. So hopefully people overall enjoy it.

[@Aids42090]

I like to call it "Nostalgic Jank"

[@cwfutureboy]

I bet it runs super smooth on the series S. 😂😂

[@MelanismSeis]

I know you're joking but as the owner of one i sure hope so too

[@ettan5812]

@@MelanismSeis Oh so its gonna be trash because it has to run on Series S. Good to know.

[@Odisseia-hh2td]

"Avowed Could Be the Next Skyrim": nah bro. The devs themselves want to avoid that comparison since it will lead to disappointment. Its much smaller in scope, for one.

[@TiaMaria090]

I personally don't understand wanting to have realistic/real life style looking RPG games if I want something that looks like my eavyday life I will watch movies and tv shows. I perfer games to be out there and take me to another universe in the style, looks and feel. Of course I understand that our real lives inflience how things shoud look in games, i.e. rocks and textures, and our perception on how buildings and objects are used. But grass and trees do not always need to be grean and dwellings could be anything other than a 4 walled house. And I understand realistic simulations like ARMA and so on. And gender and $3xua|ity do not need to be a problem thing it can just be in a game and not forced down our throats. Gamers from my experience are more open and accepting people of who are different because we are different too, its the rest of society that they should target. I loved in Dragon age origins that I could almost romance everyone nomatter the gender and I also respected that there were characters that didn't swing that way. I respect and appreciate that you are you no matter the gender or who your attracted to and love, and I expect the same in return as we are all just human and live this one life.

[@Rick586]

I've been looking forward to this game for a while now! Glad to hear so much good stuff about it :)

[@crackthecorn]

it legit comes out right before monter hunter , this game is going on the ill wait for a big sale to buy back burner game but i really want to play this

[@firstname565]

The footage in this video isnt doing much for me. But if its coming to gamepass maybe give it a go.

[@Jcantu118]

Oh it’s coming to Gamepass. Obsidian is owned by Microsoft after all

[@davidmthorley]

I will play pretty much any Skyrim style fantasy RPG that’s released. You’d think there is a lot of them but there’s surprisingly few open world fantasy RPG’s with character creators out there. Day 1 buy for me. This looks really good.

[@ACey96]

What The Outer Worlds was to Fallout I hope The Avowed is the Skyrim I am happy is Obsidian just keep reskinning the type of game

[@foxmind2490]

This sounds like the western version of the anime “Hell’s Paradise.” Or at least the game has been influenced by the anime. That said, I never play an Obsidian game for the gameplay, but more the writing. They can take influence from wherever as long as the writing is solid and the gameplay is serviceable I’m in.

[@QueSeraSera13854]

Oh god I am dying for an old school RPG. Please let it be that

[@matthewburton6360]

Very excited to have a game that look like plain old fun!

[@nickp4084]

I really wish more developers were open to modding. Bethesda wouldn't be where it is without their support for modding.

[@Elayzee]

No. Not at all. It's more like an Outer Worlds spiritual successor.

[@GOAT-rl2uq]

Without the scope and depth of exploration, it won't be the next Skyrim - but it could be great game in it's own right. I hope it is!

[@frankbgaming]

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will always be a totem for all RPG Gamers.

[@The75thsoul]

I wonder what you guys think of other single player games that have been announced like Squadron 42 when compared to RPGs in terms of story and Dialogue

[@Trauma.Factory]

Bruce, what do i have to do to get that uruk-hai head ?

[@wam1510]

the outer worlds was SO good. i cant wait for the sequel. it was almost a perfect game in my book and it never gets enough credit

[@THEGOOD360]

Only positive was every npc was killable and you can warp into the sun 😂

[@christoFUDGE]

Does anyone have any idea where Bruce got that TShirt? Is it one of his merch items? I love it!

[@insidegames]

It is my merch! teespring.com/stores/brucegreene

[@porkman1838]

It looks pretty good to me, if the combat is good enough and progressing its systems is fun, and as long as it makes me feel like an adventurer and explore the world.

[@TheComando156]

As a oblivion, skyrim, fallout 3, 4 and outerworlds lover.... this game looks good to me. As for graphics... nothing the modding community on PC cant fix. 4k texture pack, enb, im sure it will all improve with time. Im looking forward to sinking some time into Avowed.

[@MichielVanolst]

I've been waiting so long for this game

[@jarlzondai]

Avowed is to Skyrim what Outer Worlds is to Fallout

[@DigitalRenegad3]

A Champions of Norrath nod and I'm here for it

[@ProtagInist]

Well I know I'll be getting it.

[@Juck_The_Fews]

The dream is a elder scrolls like game with vermintide combat, but for now this looks fun. I like the POE games

[@thanu56]

My only worry is the ending and the replayability. Outer worlds was a good game, but not replayable.

[@abeardthickerthanyours6416]

I felt that way the first time I beat it but got addicted to the spacers choice edition.I had a lot of fun playing different builds and a lot of the quest, main and side, had ways of solving them that wouldn't be a waypoint objective so finding those were fun. The whole game kinda had a bg3 aspect to it too where it would dare you to break it or have you try sections "out of order" and finding the winks and nods the game gives you for doing it. *Spoilers* I even did a play through where I found out the mid game twist through completing a side faction quest line. It's not quite fonv, but there's some good obsidian fun to be had.

[@ZenithVal.]

Game: Avowed KZbin Description: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[@klavakkhazga3996]

I think I've just played too many games now to be excited by just killing some mobs in 1st person by throwing some spells. There's nothing ambitious or original this game is trying to do, it'll probably just be something to pick up on a sale at some point in the future

[@SeanR794]

Oh no im being sold again! When will i stop hopping on hype trains!

[@dementedbeaver907]

What’s up with the guy in the background at 1:19?

[@matanm6829]

Sound like a perfect funhaus game.

[@FreeTheFresh]

IMO it has an Elder Scrolls Online and Baldur's Gate 3 look to it in terms of art style

[@ramblingimbecile2295]

Sweet Baby consultation fees are pretty steep. Takes a lot out of the development budget and it shows in the games.

[@DrakeFletcher-f6l]

The lore button is ripped straight out of Pentiment

[@MediaphusioN]

Much more polished Morrowind with Dark Messiah - like melee combat? Sign my ass up.

[@ihazcheese]

Some might say Avowed is like Skyrim, without... guns.

[@Pavelducksauce]

It’s not open world though is it? I thought it was open areas kind of deal that you load into like outer worlds only a little bit bigger.

[@Shocklift]

I've been pretty on the fence about rpgs lately (and in general Microsoft published stuff) but this sounds pretty fun!

[@koshishpoojary9803]

Champions of Norrath reference LETS GO!

[@TheRealPaull]

It has Amazon's New World UI

[@SquekretGenius420]

It's time to learn about lore Bruce! You gonna learn today son.

[@zirngibel3596]

Somebody else than me knows Champions of Norrath ??? 🎉🎉🎉 Also champions return to arms is genius

[@UngliYT]

Idk if anyone has played Tainted Grail but to me, it is the next big Skyrim style game. I have a video on it if you wanna check that out, but I do recommend downloading the demo is you have a PC. It’s on Steam but it’s coming to Xbox at some point. Whenever the 1.0 release is

[@TheWtfanime]

Obsidian did great with The Outer Wilds, I'll give this a shot

[@akbmfm]

The next Skyrim? Absolutely not. A solid game in and of itself? Most likely, but time will tell. I think it is quite the leap for a direct Skyrim comparison, as all that will do is set expectations way too high. "Hope is the first step on the road to disappoinment."

[@Jebuary127]

My hype for this game waned over the years as different stories came out about its development BUT! I think this video has really reinvigorated my hope for this game Big shout out to dread delusion as well, that game is awesome.

[@RodimusPrime29]

I wonder what you think about the POE2 reveal from yesterday. SOOOOOOOO much content & skill trees that have skill trees lol

[@stemike7956]

I liked Grounded. I thought the Bees and Ladybugs making human noises with kazoo's was great. The 80's synthwave song with a guitar solo out of nowhere at the end. But I was bored with Outer Worlds; so idk where this one is going to fall. New Vegas was one of the bests; just hope its half that.

[@WestonTeli]

for people who shoot bows IRL...don't look at the Bow gameplay lmao Other than that, i'm super excited

[@Grim821]

Is it Farcry with wands?

[@digadigado]

For some reason game pass says I can pre install it right now

[@doctorupset3304]

God I hope it's not the next Skyrim, I want it to be good.

[@Gamergodgric]

I think people have to be more forgiving. The game isn't out yet. People are always on a witch hunt on buggy games. But you can't really expect demanding games to be completely flawless. I remember when cyberpunk 2077 came out and people said the game was unplayable. Well I beat the game and still had fun. I understand that people want to buy a polished game and there be value. But keep in mind $70 for a game you'll play for quite a while is a good value. If you really don't think you'll like it. Don't buy it or buy it on sale later. You cant compare one game to an other. Alot of people were expecting cyberpunk 2077 to be like gta. But they never said it was going to be. So you can't expect this game to be exactly like elder scrolls.