I've Played 20 Hours of Avowed (Early Review)

[@ForceGamingYT]

Seeing a lot of regular questions/comments so figure I'll answer a few: - Yes, there is third person camera. It's a toggle option in the menu. I tried it briefly, preferred 1st, and swapped back. Seemed fine though. - No enemy respawns from what I saw. There could be some mechanic later on, but every POI I cleared remained empty through the entire play session. - The UI is indeed off putting. That was my initial reaction at least, I got use to it and in the end wasn't all that bothered. - Dialog seems fine, although as mentioned in the video it's all the way near the bottom of my priority list. The top being combat that feels good, an immersive world to explore, and things to discover. All of which I felt the game did well. It's only a preview, so I'm reserving final judgements for the full release. But so far, I really like the game. Can't wait to play more.

[@zerooskil7161]

Is the character creator nda ed because top surgery scars, no curves for the female body? Or other censorship/woke/dei related usual nonsense?

[@BattleBrotherCasten]

Hope there is romance options and I can bang a fish person.

[@Helieos45]

Fuck KZbin and the 57 second ads and censorship. Fucken evil cunts!!!

[@JediMentat]

I'm completely in agreement with you. The world and quality, as well as quantity of content is priority 1 for me. Especially in an open world RPG. This is definitely one that I'll be trying out on release.

[@Itsbentopp]

Great honest coverage as always. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@stevendunnuck]

I know why they don't want to show the character creator now...lol

[@KrakenZzz123]

Game looks amazing though.

[@stevendunnuck]

@KrakenZzzz it does look fun

[@6xxunknownxx6]

​@@KrakenZzz123 sure, just don't buy it. Be Jack Sparrow for this one if you catch my drift matey

[@KrakenZzz123]

@@6xxunknownxx6 will depend on how well the writing is and reviews

[@giraffe7753]

It's really a non issue

[@micheljolicoeur6094]

The reason you were not allowed to show the character creator is because of PRONOUNS in character creation.

[@nich0_l4ss97]

Even the companies recognize that wokeness is not going well. But they keep pushing, hiding from audience.

[@poexboy1353]

​@@nich0_l4ss97Shut up. WoKeNeSs. You guys are mad weird. "Diversity bad" "Everyone needs to be white and straight or I won't play it!" So hateful for no reason.

[@KrakenZzz123]

And? Who cares

[@spiked_palm3134]

​@@KrakenZzz123I and everyone tired of witnessing delusional sheep play pretend

[@070agga]

@@KrakenZzz123 Every sane person cares

[@ethanjelley9319]

Back in the good old days, this type of thing was released as a demo to get you to buy the full game

[@Spinworth]

A 10 hour demo?

[@vamperic]

I still wish they went with a more gritty dark fantasy over cartoony

[@metallicafan416]

You feel better? Don't nobody care about you begging for attention

[@GHOST11656]

Pillars of eternity which this game is based in the same world was never dark and gritty avowed maintains the same tone which pillar of eternity has set for this world

[@jackd6148]

What exactly is cartoony? This isn't a Playstation game.

[@thesun9210]

​@@jackd6148 it's very bright and flashy. Also reminds me of Raid SL of all things.

[@zzz66688]

Because investors want video games to appeal to children rather than adults, so they make it cartoony to get the widest audience appeal. Funnily enough, video games were always considered to be 'childish' by the non-nerds ever since its earliest invention.

[@NPC-mu9oq]

Reminds me of Dark Messiah Might and Magic...and that game's combat was way ahead of its time

[@Siilk70]

Yeah arkane knows how to make a good FPV combat

[@fabiolourenco496]

Dark Messiah is still ahead of current time. I installed it a few weeks ago again and it’s just another level of combat.

[@breadyegg]

That's the one. I've been trying to remember the name. Just a fun fun game to play without worrying that you're not min-maxing the build and gear and doing it "right"

[@baddragonite]

The alchemist blowing himself up reminds me of the wizard falling from the sky in morrowind lol

[@GrippeeTV]

There's no way they weren't inspired by that haha, right down to sharing the motivation of wanting to prove to their colleagues that they're a genius

[@DeadSpacedOut]

This game does have that "stranger in a strange land" vibe Morrowind had too, I really hope this level of quality is there for the whole game, cuz we really need an Elder Scrolls Competitor rn to try and make sure Bethesda doesn't mess up with TES VI. And I mean, cuz I wanna play a great Action RPG, not many good ones these days lol

[@AQS521]

That has millennial trash writing all over it, it's so cringe

[@GrippeeTV]

@@AQS521 you’re right, it should’ve been a skibidi toilet falling from the sky, screaming Ohio

[@AntoineDouche]

mr force gaming, you know exactly why they didnt want to show the character customization

[@Jomikk]

Oh no scary pronouns!

[@oleolesen2672]

Instant none buy.

[@Kuro-j7b]

Bro came from twitter to get scared by pronouns

[@jdr91]

Pronoun are scary!

[@oleolesen2672]

@@jdr91 They could make it optional but they didn`t bro :D

[@marcreid642]

Such a shame they changed the art style though. It just looks so generic now like so many other games. It looks to clean and colourful if you know what I mean.

[@NorscanWarlordGamingMusic]

I agree I prefer grim dark and a bit of gore in fantasy games

[@brilobox2]

The Living Lands are the epitome of ‘beautiful but deadly’.

[@Jenbumelkor]

can't offend anyone

[@jootai]

Doesn't look like the characters fit the world.. It'd like the art director doesn't know what he's doing

[@mikeoakeshart3823]

The colorfulness come from the art director "colorful and sunshine of please replace white artist black man" view.

[@acolyte1951]

22:22 This is a very important point from a long term perspective. Although Avowed isn't a properly 'open world' game, the Stolen lands ought to be dynamic for both lore and immersion purposes. A static world may greatly hamper the experience for many players. So, I suppose dialogue, exploration, and character choices will be the things that'll lead the way for the game. But an immersive world outside of text and speech should also be a priority imo.

[@ShamrockRagEll]

1:51 thought „morrowind“ immediately. Who else ?!

[@Charles-Darwin]

The devs are def Morrowind fans. Stoked 😁

[@JamieR]

Yes and it made me feel warm and fuzzy! 😊😂 Good times!

[@Zeldakostv]

I was just talking to my friends about how this world seems akin to Morrowind - more high fantasy dungeons and dragons vibe than like Skyrims more grounded Game of Thrones vibe - which is a great thing imo

[@xaphanofthenightfall1257]

thanks for spending the time to do a detailed review AFTER spending actual time playing the game. you just saved me some money.

[@OutragedBlaze]

For me, the main spell that I am gonna use is cast GUN, that Good Ole American magic 🤣 - 12:50

[@gowankommando]

Blackpowder Wizard 🤘

[@THYnameISsarcasm]

I cast gunnn, prepare to meet gawwwwd

[@thetrashcanman7537]

Fasho. 2a metal droplets rain upon thee with the speed and force of lightening striking from thine palms

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

All out of spells but not out of shells.

[@Siilk70]

Chinese magic*

[@westheking12]

The color and art style is really pulling me. And even tho it’s more open zones then open world it making me still feel what I feel playing Skyrim. I’m playing this!

[@Mike-mm6ly]

I think your supposed to mention to people this is a sponsored video

[@breadboi8747]

its not

[@MisterDeathly]

It feels like a lot of his videos are sponsored. Not sure which videos to trust of his anymore. Hate fake reviews so much.

[@JohnGathercole-ru4eb]

Yeah, I'll leave this game to the "Modern audience." The pronouns is a dead giveaway that this game is a turd in disguise (just like Veilguard). I'll replay Skyrim 1000× over this any day.

[@MSPintail]

Baffles me to this day how someone can get so worked up about having the ability to freely choose which pronouns to use for a character in a fantasy game. Skyrim is fun though so enjoy 🙂

[@thesun9210]

​@@MSPintailbecause they don't belong in fantasy. Maybe they sound cool in your gender studies class but normal people feel repulsive about them.

[@louieberg2942]

@@MSPintail I'm fairly sure many people forgot why it riled them up (if they were ever aware). They just know they ARE riled up by it. They've convinced themselves this small inclusion is a shadowy cabal "pushing an agenda" on them. Nevermind the fact they don't really have to engage with it much, if at all.

[@JohnGathercole-ru4eb]

​@@MSPintailWell, you shouldn't be baffled. It doesn't take a genius to realize people don't like preachy far left propaganda in their entertainment.

[@MSPintail]

@@JohnGathercole-ru4eb Your brain has become rotten by online right wing propaganda. Try to seek a variety of opinions rather than diving deeper into the right wing rabbit hole 👍

[@knivesthec10wn]

Why only those 4 classes though? Where is the Cipher, chanter, monk, rogue, barbarian, paladin, and cleric?

[@ForceGamingYT]

Only 3 actually, unfortunately. The "Godlike" tree is just a base-line default one that everyone unlocks via progressing the MSQ. The classes you pick individual skills from are Fighter, Ranger, Wizard. Although I will say the Wizard tree is rather substantial, and seems to support more playstyles than just 'elemental caster'. But yeah, would have loved more variety here.

[@sallymae3631]

Only 3 classes. What a let down.

[@nago2338]

To be fair, Skyrim only had 3 archetypes, so these skill trees could be similar. (Red, green, blue trees in Skyrim.)

[@1PositiveDude]

Won't be playing this game. I identify as non-buynary.

[@Ahle85]

right on brother this shit need to stop!

[@rigatenes338]

You people are SO creatively bankrupt that you can't invent a new joke 9 years later lmao. Conservatism destroys creativity.

[@1PositiveDude]

@rigatenes338 you people are so creatively bankrupt your most "creative" minds can't make their own IP, they just have to ruin others.

[@Flash36593]

Liberalism* Nobody wants to know whether you identify as trans or two spirit penguin. Get that shit somewhere else​@@rigatenes338

[@Conancharles]

Don't need a new joke when the old one works I'm not surprised you do t understand that lmfao

[@TheMidnightCafeAU]

Id been so hit an miss on this game. this video has sold me. This is my kind of game. however I do hope some of the loot is random be it stat or items, I hate it when everyone who opens the same chest gets same gear, sure its a single player rpg, but you want to have stories to tell with friends and talk back and forth.

[@Charles-Darwin]

I don't remember where I seen/heard this, but I think your own unique enchantments and augmentations can get you some really unique items, the devs said someone came up with a customized weapon that they never thought of in all of their testing of the weapon system.

[@samomico9536]

He was paid by the creators.

[@TheMidnightCafeAU]

@@samomico9536 lol that's not how that works.

[@AstartesGaming]

Would you say you were "Awowed"?

[@Kouhai]

It seems like some of the smaller issues had with the game might be related to the transition form a CRPG system to a action RPG, and maybe some needed setup for the Eora setting for folks who are not coming from the Pillars of Eternity games: combat numbers, UI setup, the facial/cranial growths that indicate a godlike person in the setting, etc. I'm glad to hear it's shaping to be a great gaming experience cause I was initially bummed that they shifted direction to a Skyrim-esque game and I am starting to get more and more excited now!

[@idkdude2377]

My two favorite games of all time are made by Obsidian, but they've had a shaky time lately, so I've been skeptical of this game. It's good to hear some positive impressions.

[@eamk887]

"Shaky time"? Pretty much all their games have been critically praised, their most recent games being Pentiment, Grounded, and Outer Worlds, all of which were a critical and financial successes.

[@idkdude2377]

@ I have enjoyed those games, but they aren’t at the level of their older games. I was referring both to the dip in quality of their recent games(which again, I still like them) and more than that, the turmoil within the company. They’ve had their struggles with the financial side of things, as well as lay offs and outside pressure stemming from the Microsoft acquisition. I’m glad they are in a more stable place because of that deal, but like with so many of Microsoft’s recent acquisitions, they seem to have managerial issues that leave them without focus and direction.

[@Fat_xeno]

@@eamk887ngl critically praised means nothing when most big gaming media is well known for taking bribes for good reviews

[@d.bcooper876]

The writing ,narrative and rpg elements in pentiment were amazing. Seems like you didn't play that one then.

[@porcin3proph3t4]

@@idkdude2377 dip in quality? huh?

[@dn4417]

thanks for the gameplay, i absolutely hate it.

[@KS89925]

Right? This looks 15 years old

[@Swausey]

@@KS89925 to me thats a good thing, i want a game that feels like the classics

[@666sentrax]

Do you really hate the gameplay, or do you actually hate the pronouns like the majority of people who claim the gameplay looks bad.

[@dn4417]

@@666sentrax i hate the woke shit ofc, but that aint even the top 10 problems with the game, game looks it was made in 2006, modern ui looks so fking boring and whats with western studio making npcs ugly as hell? cant they be woke and attractive? the game is basically New World but 3rd person. Even veilguard's combat aint this fking boring.

[@HeyItsRidi]

@@KS89925 that sounds awesome though?

[@TheTamally]

PoE 1&2 are some of my favourite games of all time. I have been excited for this game for so long now, and from the looks of it I wont be disappointed. I know a lot of people didn't like the Outer Worlds, but I loved it and Avowed looks like it has a similar structure with how the open zones work. However it definitely looks like Avowed is going to be much longer, which is expected now that they have Microsoft funding them.

[@TheTamally]

I gotta say being forced to be a Godlike is not what I expected, and no dedicated psionic or chanter class abilities is a bit disappointing, but it still looks amazing. Including the PoE stats, gear, and enchantment systems is really nice.

[@PillowEgg]

Where is the character creation footage?! Depending on the character creator also depends if I purchase the game or not.

[@irishvirusgaming7373]

We know why they aren't allowing the character creation to be shown.

[@jdr91]

❄️

[@swordoflorn]

Max breast size is probably an A cup. Real woman can't exist. Can't have muscles. Can't be a man. PRONOUNS. Skippin' this shit.

[@MSupaCroc]

@@jdr91 Yes you are. They're shit now and hidden pre-release because y'all cried for a decade.

[@kashiiexe]

​@@jdr9142%

[@mikewade777]

Another game to completely ignore.

[@swordoflorn]

It's another DEI woke fest, so you're dodging a bullet.

[@arielshligman2146]

​@@swordoflorndefinitely botted

[@ZivineYT]

@@swordoflorn You guys are such snowflakes 😭 I thought only liberals did cancel culture

[@ArmouredFear]

​@arielshligman2146 yeah, its so bad everywhere. But this video has been marked for death holy shite 😂

[@marcapesos3731]

ngl this looks generic as hell

[@NeoWorm]

How the hell do you judge that? Compared to any first person RPG out there right now, this has a style that no other has.

[@handdurger]

@@NeoWorm brain damage from watching too much anti woke youtube, he feels good thinking he's better than a group of twitter people. the game looks like singleplayer teso, honestly looking forward to it after playing the shit out of skyrim, witcher 3 and kingdoms of amalur

[@lum1notryc828]

Lmao ita funny seeing all the anti woke people acting like they hate it for other reasons😂

[@marcapesos3731]

​@@handdurger Don't care about any of that. Looks like any fp fantasy dungeon crawler ever

[@GuyLogen]

What other game is like this except for the elder scrolls?? The lore, story & characters are all based on the pillars of eternity series (obsidian's slice of DnD)

[@TonyFapioni]

I haven’t finished the review yet, but please tell me there is an option to remove the UI clutter from the screen

[@theKonfusion]

Smaller Scale with more well-crafted detailed area world is better then large empty autogenerated world. Looks great!

[@Bluesmata]

We're not doing pronouns.

[@GuyLogen]

You don't have to, it's an RPG and having choice for more than one type of person (you) is better

[@zagmazmatron]

We is a pronoun

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@zagmazmatron just like my/ass too then

[@kael13]

One of the most appealing things is how the UI doesn’t look like it was built with only consoles in mind. That’s one of my biggest peeves with modern games.

[@SeanWagemans]

So true!

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

Funny one of my pet peeves is when a game is built with only a mouse in mind. Cursors on controller are cancer.

[@johnm.4141]

#sponsored You don't know why they won't let you record intro? Is that because they force pronouns?

[@95mikebarker]

Touch Grass

[@YukDuck]

@@95mikebarkerGuarantee he touches more grass than you. I’ve never met a “pronoun lover” who was a normal human being.

[@Stonebluff89]

​@95mikebarker touch grass? Some people don't like indulging in others' mental illness. Leftists are ruining games and movies proven by how many bomb when released

[@akahsssaf]

Being scared of pronouns sounds gay

[@Mrk5ive]

@@95mikebarker ok they/them

[@ReforgeGaming]

really hoping Avowed gameplay feels good in 3rd person and that they can hit 60fps on Xbox series x

[@brendangabriel5820]

I have been looking for something with good sword and shield gameplay looking forward to this!

[@MarkStugots]

Won’t be buying this lmao

[@ZivineYT]

Yeah probably should save for a hair transplant

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@ZivineYT ah yes attack someones appearence as soon as your brain is not capable of any comment of substance.

[@Jeff-cn9up]

13:35 PRONOUNS IN THE CHARACTER SCREEN! ABOUT THE PC IN A SINGLE PLAYER GAME!!! (Where you select a male or female avatar that defines this, ffs...)

[@cupofsadge8359]

16:54 too

[@knuckalar]

Ffs game companies just can’t resist can they

[@Kensterrrrr]

Pronouns? Still? Pass. Woke bs

[@swordoflorn]

I'm skipping this game. They need to keep politics out of games.

[@SandyCheeks1896]

I honestly find people making a big deal of it a bit cringeworthy, but I find it more cringeworthy that the pronouns are present at all in a single player RPG. Specifically the fact that they past your pronouns at the top of your character sheet where they serve no purpose. It’s not a twitter bio, this is a single player game. Being reminded of your own pronouns in a single player pause menu makes no sense unless it’s only purpose is to antagonize or make a statement.

[@Odder-Being]

Pronouns gender politics nonsense injected into this game. I am going to avoid this because i don't want to get ripped out of my escapisme.

[@MSPintail]

Is your form of escapism having others dictate everything for you with no form of personal choice or freedom?

[@Odder-Being]

@@MSPintail No.

[@thesun9210]

​@@MSPintail i wonder how people could ever enjoy this genre times and times before without this "choice"? 🤔

[@MSPintail]

@@Odder-Being Then why are you mad? The game is in all likelihood giving you the freedom to choose whatever the hell you want.

[@Odder-Being]

@@MSPintail Why do you think i am mad? I am not mad. The pronouns/gender politics is a political agenda forced into the game to score brownie points and that shouldn't be in the game at all. It's a fantasy game made to give us escapism from the real world. But that's kind of hard to do if you get these gender politics shoved down your throat.

[@supermonkeyjam7437]

I would be great if the Avowed Universe has a great library where you can look for more detailed information about another subject/person that you come across in your adventures

[@tethys17]

This looks amazing. I can't wait to try the grimoire and wand! It also felt weird wands weren't in ES games and you had to have a massive staff. The outer worlds was a great game so if this is like a pillars world version of that then it'll be amazing. My only problem with the outer worlds was it was too small so hopefully now all the world building is done they can expand more in the sequel. Avowed shouldn't have that problem because its set in a preexisting world with lore already laid out.

[@Underournorthernstar]

Was excited for this when they announced it so i'm glad it seems good, pillars has an interesting world. Comment section is cringe though.

[@BearOdysseyTV]

1:11 WTF IS THAT!? 🤣 More androgenous Western slop? I'll pass, thanks 😂

[@Steve-Cap]

The game is woke. Veilguard part 2.

[@rodeyrevenge]

Stop playing video games become a farmer plant fruits and vegetables and help ur community and stop crying about sins while committing sins the moment u turn on ur phone u sin 😂

[@chrisabraham3830]

😂😂😂 You sound like a SALTY pony....

[@greendaydude22]

Explain what woke means

[@JimBobe]

Wow, so edgy!!!!111

[@clowncargaming8046]

​@@greendaydude22When the game is like Fallout new vegas in poltical themes and character inclusion, but i dont like it because an Internet man told me

[@RazzJinko001]

Do the enemy level scaling to the player lvl up? Or are they fix to the areas where they're living?

[@kd6558]

Hopefully this is straightforward to mod, cant wait to see what modders will improve or create for this.

[@allday6772]

Maybe specify what was in the opening that you couldn't record? Oh wait

[@nightrain1121]

This comment is stolen schizo valor.

[@simonphoenix3789]

Obsidian used to be one of my favorite developers, with games like the POE games and Tyranny. But Outer worlds was a terrible disappointment given its mediocrity. And now they seem to have gone full in on this modern audience bs, I'll be avoiding this game regardless of the gameplay and story. I don't want to support any developer that pushes this stuff into their games.

[@machinedieselx4767]

Same. Let the gender crowd play these games. Normies are out.

[@MSPintail]

@@machinedieselx4767 Hate to break it to you, but you're the weird one getting so worked up about a free choice in a fantasy game. Normies will play and enjoy the game based on how good the story and gameplay is.

[@machinedieselx4767]

@@MSPintail Im the weird one?? For not wanting confusing gender indoctrination being purposely forced into games? Do you have any idea how ass backward your statement sounds???? You even said it yourself. "A fantasy game" Why are real world modern gender issues being implemented in a fantasy setting? Its disgusting pandering and propaganda. But according to you we should all just swallow it. No thanks. Some people have standards

[@thesun9210]

​@@MSPintail is there a choice to play without this modern childish crap? No? Then what freedom are you talking about?

[@MSPintail]

@@thesun9210 Pronouns are as old as grammar. Just chill and go with whatever you prefer

[@MaurogDark]

16:35 RIP. Non-buynary.

[@DaftGlassAlice]

This is good to hear wow I'm actually surprised I was expecting this to be a fantasy Concord

[@darrencopperwell1406]

It's going to be. There's pronouns in the character screen at 16:54.

[@DaftGlassAlice]

@darrencopperwell1406 I don't care so long as it doesn't become some plot point(s) or judgmental decision.

[@spiked_palm3134]

​@@DaftGlassAlicelike everything pushed on us for the last 8yrs..lol..this has pronouns..sooooo... 💀

[@SawdEndymon]

@@darrencopperwell1406who give a fuck?

[@KingKuroTV]

Thank you for being one of the only people actually using their brain and actually watching the gameplay and listening to what the guy says as opposed to saying "huhuhu non-buy-nary".

[@Hari-Harmonies]

This looks really great! Can't wait to play. Any updates on Light No Fire?

[@michaelscotthawthorn7871]

Pronouns? Sorry .. I identify as non-buynary. Studios keep pushing DEI one "feature" at a time. As soon as a studio sees that pronouns are 'accepted', they push to the next Microsoft DEI milestone (unattractive/masculine females, random race swaps, cringe fanfic style romances, preachy stories, removal of choice). Much better to let the games fail and focus on indie studios that don't have any agenda other than making a successful game.

[@louieberg2942]

Aw, poor thing. The world is changing and you're left behind. Must feel bad to feel excluded for once.

[@gemelwalters2942]

@@louieberg2942 Changing to what? Clearly you haven't been paying attention. The world is changing to more conservative, look at elections globally and what shift is happening. Part of that is because of this nonsense but you keep going.

[@ZivineYT]

awww man, I’m so sorry you can’t goon to your video game character :(

[@vanadyan1674]

$70? I'll check it out after it's finished development and on a %70 sale.

[@dazc0r441]

u so edgy

[@fjalarhenriksson]

thanks to the asshole art director not even then.

[@clowncargaming8046]

Thats how i feel, even if this game is amazing its too pricey for me. Besides if you what till its on sale it'll have but fixes and maybe modding support by then, i really dont see a reason to buy games till they're on sale.

[@vanadyan1674]

@clowncargaming8046 Nailed it. 💯

[@TannerWilliam07]

Sure, but if everyone did that, games wouldn't sell. It'll probably be on discount after a month

[@AmphysvenaCorp]

Gotta love the "he/him" garbage 16:50

[@louieberg2942]

Gotta love the tantrums people throw over such a small thing

[@moonhope3638]

​@@louieberg2942 taking how a company basically ruined a beloved RPG like Dragon Age in forcing DEI down people's throats, I'd say it is not as small a thing.

[@poexboy1353]

​@@moonhope3638Oh you are so easily manipulated. Told what to fear and you eat it up. Stay weird I guess.

[@moonhope3638]

@@poexboy1353 Nope, I like looking at the bigger picture. I just look at the CHAOS that follows that movement and realized how toxic it is. There is no peace. No thank you, I like a world where there is peace.

[@KrakenZzz123]

@@moonhope3638 ugh gameplay is what matters, not some random text loool.

[@derkitheofficial3306]

Seems like people are finally getting excited for this. Great to see, im hyped

[@Hambone1]

I can’t wait to play this game! I am a huge fan of Obsidians games! This one looks awesome!

[@cerigray7631]

Hopefully it'll be better than the painfully average outer worlds.

[@KingKuroTV]

I personally liked The Outer Worlds for what it did offer, but I agree it was a bit one note. However I don't think I would say it was painful in any regard.

[@FeliPeltier]

If it’s got identity politics it’s a no buy from me

[@lukewarmape603]

Snowflake

[@Mr-Weeb33]

Yeah this game is gonna bomb... I don't support game studios who have developers that are blatantly racist and actually hate my very existence.

[@kanavkohli794]

i will be torrenting it so i dont give a single dollar to them

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@kanavkohli794 even that is showing them too much respect

[@xenon899]

Poor little whiny baby, someone said something mean

[@Mei-hz5cy]

I actually picked up Skyrim for the first time last year and have been loving it since. But tbh, with Skyrim (in all of its bugs and flaws) I found myself immerse in the barren world with the grey-ish palette, snowy mountains and vast seas acting as map border. With the available footages for Avowed? it feels somehow washed out and unimpressive even though the world is more colourful. Combat in Skyrim is sure not too exciting even with various abilities but for a game in 2025, can we have the same excuses? With a tag of $70, maybe I will be a "KZbin player" with this game lol

[@angelgustavoulloagalvez3366]

I wasn't excited for this game after hearing they pretty much changed the whole thing years ago but looking at this gameplay it actually looks pretty good. Gonna check it out when it comes out.

[@ShadowMoses900]

This feels like a sponsored video...

[@GuyLogen]

It's not, everyone that's played the game have had good impressions of it. The hate surrounding this game is not from the game itself. Unless you consider having pronoun options in character creator as an issue.

[@JBSpookyReview]

@@GuyLogen No it's more so the racist hiring practices they're likely going to be sued over.

[@xyIaz]

Because it is. Access journalism.

[@fabolousjada5070]

It is 😂 he still what game codes and free games. Notice he hasn’t talked about the crap that went on this week with the racist guy

[@malvikvran3737]

​@@GuyLogenDragon Age Veilguard also had nothing but good things said about it before it released. Early access reviews are all paid and sponsored. This renders them almost completely worthless.

[@YezaAoi]

another fantasy rpg immersion ruined because of real live politics :( I was so hyped for this game :(

[@MSPintail]

Right wing propaganda has rotted your brain. It's actually genuinely sad how dumb your comment is and how you can't even see it yourself.

[@thesun9210]

​@@MSPintail >you will eat ze bugz, you will sleep in ze pod and you will own nothing

[@sub-harmonik]

I don't see an issue until they have an in-game character lecturing about pronoun usage like in Dragon Age Origins Hopefully the character creation screen is the end of it. If so I don't think the game would be 'ruined'

[@ccgod]

@@sub-harmonik 1:12 like wtf is that character model the world graphics looks like it's sea of thieves. The character models are horrendous.

[@GuyLogen]

Almost all RPGs have some version or take on real life politics guy. Even JRPGs. Unless you're a kid that doesn't want any politics, violence, sex and drugs in their games, then go play Zelda or Genshin Impact

[@Liftinglinguist]

It looks wonderfully old-school, which is great news! My interest in it wasn't all that until this latest batch of previews and gameplay videos. Between this, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Titan Quest 2, and Path of Exile 2, the coming 12-18 months are looking real busy.

[@shizzledink]

I'm a big fan of Pillars of Eternity so I'm really excited for this game. Glad to hear you liked it.

[@lionidas4902]

Absolutily love the pillars of eternity universe, i found avowed quite expensive , but still wanna buy it at some point in the future. Also, if anyone got the chance, you should check PoE, recomend it very much

[@Hermanos22]

Unsubscribe this grifter. He is part of the problem

[@DimitarDimitrovBG135]

already did

[@Lord_Humungus]

Yep, me too, shills like this guy disgust me

[@F0XRunner]

same

[@lukewarmape603]

how is he a grifter

[@phynx-victumterra652]

"For some reason we were not allowed to record the beginning" yeah they didn't want anyone seeing the game forces 'pronoun' choices on the player

[@louieberg2942]

Yeah, whiny people would blow their lid over something so unbelievably small.

[@vogelbert7082]

@@louieberg2942 It's about normalization. The idea is that they want people to accept pronouns, especially the non-binary "They/them" in order to sell queer theory once it's something people are doing anyway. To allow pronouns is to basically accept the delusions of certain people. Drawing a line at pronouns thus becomes extremely important, and people thinking it's minor is a big deal because it's one of those things that has a lot of weight if it's allowed to be normalized, which is why it's pushed so hard.

[@louieberg2942]

@@vogelbert7082 What a wild conspiratorial mind you have. You calling people delusional is very, very rich.

[@vogelbert7082]

@@louieberg2942 Just enter "Delusional" and "Pronouns" or something in that kind in any sreach bar of your choice. You will see alot very very wild and healthy people indeed.

[@swordoflorn]

​@@louieberg2942 Go ahead, over-react and completely miss the point. It's not about the feature. It's about forcing a message that a very small minority of non-gamers care about.

[@brentmorris7780]

It is still a MASSIVE let down to the concept footage they gave us describing what they wanted to make. It's a completely different game and not what I wanted. Big disappointment.......

[@puppy14]

This game looks fantastic, and with Obsidian’s track record, this is a must buy.

[@lasher840]

cap

[@ErwinLiao]

u have a brilliant mind i liike the way u put it all together in the video

[@DoktorWieg]

From what I'm seeing and having explained... it feels like the game is a medieval fantasy version of Metroid Prime : you have large zones to explore, some of it gated behind having some given ability or item then get rewarded for being curious and smart. In MP, it was missile upgrades and energy tanks but in this one, it seems to be good quality loot. And since everything is so condensed, there's less time wasted on traveling (which, depending on your tastes, is either a plus or a minus). I'll look forward to that one.

[@bes12000]

Real question is, is it woke like Veilguard? ..even the character creator wouldn't let people make a hot character with assets if they wanted in Veilguard.. most of the reviewers that reviewed Veilguard said it was a good game until the Truth came out and it was woke trash..

[@thesun9210]

It certainly is. The story, dialogues, choices and characters probably will be much better, though.

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@thesun9210 A better turd is still a turd

[@randalthor6872]

having selectable pronouns in a game is lame. I guess I identify as "non-buynary" now. Oh well, plenty of classic games to enjoy.

[@jdr91]

Snowflake

[@randalthor6872]

@@jdr91 Consumers are rising up and it's costing these companies a lot of money when they virtue signal. I understand that really triggers you. Don't worry about it too much, it's just the way things are going :)

[@jdr91]

@@randalthor6872 no games are losing money because they're trash in the first place, removing DEI checkmarks wouldn't change how generic these games are!

[@RIPdixiecarter]

​ @randalthor6872 Baldurs Gate 3 says hi. Cry about it, you probably think Helldivers 2 is laughing with you too.

[@realinus]

​@@RIPdixiecarterwhy do you mention Helldivers 2.

[@zalla00]

Sorry but I reject the gender ideology crap. If it has pronoun sliders, then I'm out

[@familyfirst8364]

The game being low density is a major concern. I was hoping for a dense environment with the RPG elements. However, I understand that can make a game more chaotic but thats what I was hoping for.

[@TheMordgan]

I'm really looking forward to this game and KCD2. KCD2 comes out earlier, so I probably won't play this game on release, but I'll play this for sure.

[@ruen1423]

Heard about this game years ago. I've been wanting to get my hands on it for a while. Seeing a person who played the game and has good feedback with fair criticism is a relief. I'm still bummed out about the zones, but it does beat vast emptiness. Great video!

[@basedcrusader8205]

Cancelled my Pre-order

[@LordCreo]

Bye!

[@basedcrusader8205]

@LordCreo I remember someone said that to me about Veil guard lmao

[@YmanYoutube]

No one cares.

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@YmanKZbin the devs do

[@Neyreyan]

Is it woke? I hope we can third person, after all the disaster consoles first person games i am tired

[@swordoflorn]

It is. It forces pronouns. That's why he couldn't record the intro

[@sockpastarock7082]

​@@swordoflorn what do you mean it "forces" pronouns? You do realise you use pronouns in real life, right? Are they forced? It's literally part of the grammatical structure of the English language. The sentence "Why did eat my sandwich?" doesn't make any sense. It needs a pronoun "Why did he eat my sandwich?". Is the English language itself woke now because it "forces" you to use pronouns? Are you woke because you have a particular pronoun that you prefer to use irl? You think woke SJWs are cringe because they whine about pronouns and gender identity. But now its you who is the one whining about pronouns and gender identity. Everyone else just wants to play a fun game and you're whining about pronouns and refusing to let yourself enjoy a fun game. The pronoun thing is completely optional. It's literally an option. In the character creator. You choose the option you want. That's what the word optional means. Nothing is being "forced" on you.

[@arutzuki2491]

​@@sockpastarock7082They force the option to normalize this shit. "They / Them" is not a thing a lot of normal people accept. This is clearly an agenda being pushed. No matter how many paragraphs you write about standard pronouns.

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@sockpastarock7082 You may be able to polish a turd but the deeper into it you go there is still just more turd.

[@xGhrinzz]

I think more games need to scale back on size and scope for the sake of size and scope. I've always enjoyed games that I can sort of ping pong around quests and side objectives or play multiple times and feel like I haven't touched everything it sounds like this is what we're going to get with Avowed.

[@seanb4380]

I’ve been looking forward to this. I’m glad they’ve kept it lowkey. Looking forward to more as we get closer to release.

[@captiosus_77]

The animations look like crap, the combat looks like crap, the entire gameplay loop looks like Obsidian hasn’t advanced since the early 2010s.

[@MisterDeathly]

This game looks worse than Skyrim which came out in 2012. I'm having a hard time believing this review. Seems like a sponsored video to me.

[@bimlauyomashitobi421]

I’m hesitant about how many zones there are. You only saw one so I just hope this isn’t like Dragons Dogma 2 where you leave the checkpoint town, thinking “Wow, that was a great starter zone, can’t wait to see the rest of the game!” Only to realize that that was 70% of the game finished.

[@jeezlooweez5358]

What pronouns did you pick, man? Think I'm going for Zhim/Zher. Hope I can have surgery scars!

[@louieberg2942]

Force went with he/him, as you can clearly see at points. Just like anyone else, people can just select it and not interface with it ever again.

[@thunder_claw]

Pronouns bad. Please laugh.

[@swordoflorn]

I'm going with Sick/Tired of modern politics in my fantasy games.

[@ZivineYT]

@@swordoflorn I hate to break it to you, but fantasy games aren’t real. They’re fantasy, so anything can happen in them.

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@louieberg2942 he/him is still modern political branding.

[@boburrides]

I was only mildy interested in Avowed based on everything I've seen of it so far (and especially after the mehh experience that Outer Worlds was), but this is so good to hear and is reassuring! I think we might have a sleeper hit in the making

[@newjerseyjustin]

If they moved this game in a direction more like Tarkov it would be a game changer

[@CyrilFR67]

Body 1 Body 2, Pronoms 🤮

[@ZivineYT]

Your bodies = 0

[@Nononsch]

@@ZivineYT They/Them spotted

[@ZivineYT]

@ Nah I’m more of a Deep/In your mom

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@ZivineYT Don't project onto others what is true about yourself.

[@fjalarhenriksson]

@@ZivineYT Unless you got it the "bandit way" which is overwhelmingly most common on your side of the political spectrum.

[@dshodaw]

I don't play pronoun games, and I certainly wouldn't put down money for it. No matter how impressive, we need to send a reply to "the message" - Go woke, go broke

[@MrKommienezuspadt]

Game is going to get Concorded.

[@SilverFoxUK87]

Yeah not into the “bounds” Skyrim with bounds doesn’t sound good. It’s not make or break but it’s worrying…

[@MangoLeaf9103]

I haven't been giving Skyrim a chance to be honest and now regret to this day of not trying it, but after seeing Avowed, may I could give this one a shot since it's another new game and Im for trying new things out!

[@BlackRiverStudios]

Was never excited for this since im not a big fan of 1st person melee but seeing the gameplay now.. this has my full attention.

[@GrippeeTV]

It has third person too

[@pressrepeat2000]

I loved the writing in Pentiment, it was simply incredible and is one of my favourite games ever. I just connected emotionally to the story so much, I was flabbergasted at how it wrapped up and loved every minute of it. I didn’t love the Outer Worlds, it felt off somehow despite being “fine”. The story and characters just weren’t interesting, but it was hard to nail why exactly, I just felt “meh” after finishing that game. So I hope Avowed is back to form.

[@bluerie]

Nice of you not mentioning woke slop in this game

[@Lord_Humungus]

He is a cowardly shill and evil person

[@GuyLogen]

The current gamesplay videos im seeing of this game is looking really good man. I like that they upgraded the engine since their initial reveal. The graphics feels a bit more realistic and sharper. They have also improved the combat from what i can tell. Im liking the game a lot more now than when they revealed gameplay during E3.

[@ccgod]

Check out the first trailer from 4 years ago and you'll see the direction it when was 90 degrees down.

[@GuyLogen]

@@ccgod That's a concept cinematic trailer man. Plenty of games do that and have done it. You don't actually think that games look like their cinematic concept trailers do you? Let's speak about reality. And in reality, this game has only gotten better looking after every gameplay teasers that they have shown. It went from cartoonish looking to closer to the original concept. This isn't like watchdogs 1 or no man's sky or even cyberpunk 2077 when they were first shown with grandiose ideas and killer graphics only for the final game release to be a severely stripped down product.

[@ccgod]

@@GuyLogen Think you need glasses or maybe find some 4k video if you think this stuff looks good. Yes many games are downgraded from their trailers.

[@GuyLogen]

@@ccgod Plenty of previews also think that the game looks good, so I think you're just being a hater for different reasons. The elitists that only play games with the best in class graphics don't know shit about developing games anyways. Consider that this game only has a fraction of the budget of many triple A games, and their focus is on creating a good RPG, they have done a good job. Now if this was Bioware with a massive war chest, your complaint would be somewhat valid, cause you expect the best from them.

[@ccgod]

@@GuyLogen You do know that these people that get early access sign agreements not to say anything bad about the game right? They're often paid or given privileges to give good reviews. Its why people like angry Joe doesn't get review copies anymore. Well when they show a dark and gritty reveal trailer then it's all sunshine and rainbows yeah people have a right to be annoyed. People said the same about LOU2 and it's story was god awful. It really just looks like a Red-fall reskin. which is not good. The shown game-play not the pursed up trailers it looks like a combo of red-fall and sea of thieves. It uses the unreal 5 engine and looks like that it's insane. Guess many of us were hoping it was a grown up graphics skyrim adventure but it's not.

[@ALiberalVeteran]

Hey this game looks pretty good, other KZbinrs like Mr Matty didnt even go that in depth in the game. This was a very good preview of the game and got me interested very much

[@7ekn002]

Which pronouns did you chose?!? Or was that hidden in the advanced preview (or banned from talking about via NDA)?!?

[@renkuria]

Character creator confirmed stuffed full of forced pronouns, ugly only character options and only toaster body type because that's the only reason you would have to hide it.

[@PadaV4]

There are pronouns on the right side of the character screen at 16:55. Don't even have to speculate. Guess the boob and butt sliders will range from small to nonexistent, but you bet there is gonna be vitiligo and maybe even top surgery scars. 🤣😆🤣

[@zombieGI]

Confirmed!

[@zacharymoore9596]

Can’t trust this guys reviews anymore. Too many paid reviews. Or maybe he over hypes too often.

[@KingKuroTV]

The game isn't even out yet so how would you have any frame of reference?

[@sevrosequii120]

why do you think its paid

[@MisterDeathly]

Cause the majority of his videos are sponsored. I have a hard time trusting his reviews myself. Take what he says in the video as a grain of salt.

[@bukhosimoyo3432]

Is there a third person option? 👀👀