What You Need to Know Before Playing Avowed | Story Setup

Obsidian is heading back to Eora, the rich, 16th-century-inspired fantasy world of Pillars of Eternity, but this time with Avowed, they’re taking us to the Living Lands-a far northern and completely uncharted frontier.
Now, whether you’re new to Eora, vaguely aware of Pillars of Eternity, or a hardened veteran of the Watcher’s saga, you’re probably wondering:
How much does Avowed connect to the past games? What’s the story setup? How does the world work? And why should I care?
That’s exactly what we’re tackling today. By the end of this video, you’ll have a full grasp of the lore, character choices, companions, combat and moral dilemmas that will shape your journey in the Living Lands. No loose ends. Just everything we know so far, presented in the way that makes the most sense.
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[@madincraft4418]

Love the color pallet! Exactly the kind of thing that brings me back to DAI and Assassins Creed Odyssey

[@Ericanious]

The DEI color palette.

[@AgX_28]

For those wondering its both 1 and 3 person, and like what happens with Skyrim it looks more immersive in 1st person perspective in my point of view

[@fantasiacritica]

Thats so good! I was afraid that the game only have 1 person camera. frist persona camera its cool, but I get naouseous, so I didn get to play cyberpunk :(

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

I have to do third, not a fan of first person.

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

​@@fantasiacritica I had to adjust movement settings with Cyberpunk, because when V walked or ran there's a slight up and down like real life. Made it to where the movement is still, alot better.

[@AgX_28]

@@sonnenblumefrau2048 I like 3 person most of the time, but in 1 person look some games give you a whole other vibe, I'm not sure if Cyberpunk would be better with 3person for example. I guess most console players prefer 3 person and thats allright, I play mostly on PC so I dont mind both.

[@CosmicVoid_119]

This game is gonna flop

[@carole5648]

The character creator is going to be so fun in this game

[@frostmoons]

I'M SO EXCITED TO RETURN TO EORA. I ABSOLUTELY loved the "Pillars of Eternity" games, the writing was so so good. I'm suspending all expectations with "Avowed" and excited to see what joys I can glean from it. 🥰

[@Makoto03]

Great video. I never played the Pillars games but i love Obsidian, in general. Very excited to play Avowed.

[@Influunt19]

We're so close! I'm ready to get in there, climb everything, and make some questionable choices

[@TheCrimsonF666R]

Woooo keep it up 💯 glad you are doing this to this game love you’re break downs

[@ACattyCat]

Temple of Mythal theme playing, my wound, ow my wounnnnnnnnd

[@benl2140]

11:44 "There is no romance in Avowed, which kind of makes sense, given your godlike nature" ...why?

[@anubisfox5765]

Ya this is the only thing I really don't like about this game 😂

[@strange144]

Yeah that's an odd choice and not one I like.

[@KikiTabris]

Yeah being Godlike doesn't stop the watcher in Deadfire!

[@Acemancello]

Gods don't love, they just "love"

[@Ericanious]

"Which makes sense because..." = "The developers are lazy." There.

[@kittyspotatoes]

IM SO STOKED. God-like supremacy!!!! jk but 3 out of 5 playthroughs in Pillars I went with godlikes bc i love their concept fr XD

[@jadewukong]

Guess I'm playing this, outer worlds 2, and exodus eventually whenever that comes out. thanks for the explain cuz I didn't know it was connected to pillars since I've never played those games.

[@AndDrewastaken]

Oh dang the living lands i hope they make it good i always give my character in Pillars of eternity that origin point

[@NakhashYT]

I will never forgive Obsidian for not letting us romance that beautiful Orlan woman

[@rpgfairyplays9410]

I'm so excited. loved outer world so I can't wait to dive in. And know know I wish you could romance.

[@Arthur_url]

I'm a huge fan of both PoE 1 and 2 (1 is my favorite RPG of all time), and I can put into words how excited I am to be back in Eora. Very curious to know what the "events of PoE 2's ending" will mean for this universe (if you know, you know).

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

W video Jack. This convinced me to buy the game when it comes out

[@thomasconnolly905]

You can play in first-person view and third-person view. Get your video, right. They added third-person view into the game.

[@tophergold6723]

Can't wait to go on this trip with you! Let go!!!

[@DrHeavyhands]

Everybody hyping Peasant Simulator 2 so I appreciate every video like this I can get

[@aaronmcadam4892]

I think I’m going with a gun slinging sorcerer for my first build

[@Xboxcampking334]

Same

[@RiseOfTheSeraphim]

Wow I think you just sold me on this. XD I've only been distantly aware of it until now and sort of tuned out when the stuff I did see led with first person, which I'm kinda unfamiliar with. I'm completely new to this universe, but I do love a fantasy RPG with fun customization and choices matter narratives.

[@AndrewWukusick]

I'm a bit disappointed that it's not open world, but it should somewhat scratch that TES itch. I'm always a mage/wizard in RPG's so I'm glad to hear that it's got a good magic system.

[@PrinceznaLetadlo]

Noo Kai let me love you (I really miss Garrus)

[@eraybasmaya7704]

I’m so exited for this game. Pls don’t fck it up Obsidian 😭

[@simonemilelli6100]

great video pretty much my most anticipated game of the year more than skyblivion.

[@EmperorCaligula_EC]

Thanks for the introduction. :) Boo no romance. :(

[@intotheshadowsproject]

Yes!❤❤❤

[@beccangavin]

The game looks beautiful! It’s on my wishlist already. It’s one of the reasons I bought myself a new computer LOL

[@lisdraconis2212]

I will maybe get it, but not on release. Will wait for a few days maybe weeks to decide how it is doing. Seems promissing tho.

[@mikecobley6641]

so, no shipping - good! Thumbs up!

[@argondrolf785]

Definitely missing out on romance options. Even something basic like fallout 4, Fable 2 or dragons dogma go a long way in adding narrative flavor

[@theprophet9133]

I wonder if Avowed will start a new series of games or it will be a single experiment in POTE universe

[@anderporascu5026]

Say hello to Obsidian, Jackdaw, the studio that lived in BioWare's shadow and now has made a name for itself. I'm no fan of isometric so I'm looking forward to this.

[@galaksina]

Do you have any videos of the pillars of eternity setting and games? I've considered picking them up before but the gameplay never looked to be i'd enjoy.

[@KikiTabris]

@@galaksina Mortismal Gaming has a lot of content on Pillars lore.

[@AlexanderOCE]

The art director did so much PR damage to this game it's unfortunate

[@TheWelshGeth]

So is this confirmed to be open world? I've seen some Reddit posts whenever I try to look it up saying no, BUT it's Reddit, I take that with a grain of salt. If anyone can enlighten my dumb-ass that'd be great.

[@Chaosundivided45241]

Its a bit like dark souls where it's open areas but not a full open world

[@00F]

The fungal growth looks pretty horrid

[@melikertis5660]

These guys don't seem to learn from their mistakes. They release the game just after Kingdom Comes 2, which is a masterpiece, like they did in 2018 with PoE2 just after KC:D1 and Monster hunter. And they will cry again that the sales failed...

[@agnieszkawilk2945]

dlaczego w tle słyszę muzykę z DA Inquisition? 🙀🙀😁😁

[@smartgoku9048]

well first they've just gotta get rid of that idiot that's made their whole marketing the game toxic for it to sell well first. since, you know he's damage it quite a bit.

[@magusjiro]

I was somewhat interested... then I kept seeing how terrible one of the devs has been to the fans, making me far less interested in supporting it.

[@Y-u-k-i-y-u]

What is this…? I understand gameplay is what matters but for Gods sake, this looks like it belonged 2 generations ago..

[@benswallow4985]

Hmmm was interested but since you can’t be in a relationship I’m more apprehensive about it I like to have those types of relationships in games and explore the personalities. But hope everyone else enjoys it tho

[@kit5850]

they forego'd romance to make the relationships MORE deep. so when you say "explore the personalities" you mean seducing them to the detriment of their story/quest

[@LiPalm-n6y]

So, I see we're elaborating the mourning for the death of Dragon Age, now. Ok, I will follow you on this past because I too need a surrogate. I've tried many, as Dragon's Dogma or Greedfall and others but none managed to get me like Dragon Age did. It may be because I started with Inquisition and, for the first time, I found normal, human looking, clever and powerful women in non-stereotypical roles and so it was deep love and it will always be (and I cannot fail to notice Inquisition's soundtrack in this video too)

[@lorisceleste1860]

Same here, started with Inquisition, fell in love with the world, the lore, the earliest games and imagine my heartache when I looked the concept art book. Let me just say this: sh!t's fucked.

[@AgX_28]

If you don't mind 1st person games, try Kingdom Come Deliverance, enjoying it a lot, a true medieval game experience.

[@looneyluna96]

​@@AgX_28That's fucking hilarious, "If you like this fantasy game with elves and bull people, check out this historically accurate and realistic medieval game" It's like if someone said "I like The Avengers" and you recommend to them Oceans Eleven

[@Blotchy]

​@@looneyluna96 the original commenter mentioned that they liked the realistic aspects with women in power, so this could be a great recommendation for them

[@AgX_28]

@@looneyluna96 i suggested a RPG, wasn't even thinking about the fantasy element, but its hard to get any other game with the Dragon Age vibe... I'm kinda waiting to see more Gothic remake but the one's that I'm more hyped about are still very away from its release... Witcher 4, Exodus and Blood of the Dawnwalker.

[@YesterLastweekAgo]

"Jank"

[@ati3473]

Looks like Veilguard

[@LadyRav3nGaming]

Not loving the first person. I really wish more games would give the player the options like Skyrim and others do but the character customization looks decent and the story sounds interesting. However, if I need the new Xbox to play it then I won’t be getting it. If on PC then I’ll have to wait until I can afford newer stuff

[@rickh852]

you can play in 3rd person also.

[@LadyRav3nGaming]

@ oh ok. That’s good to know

[@ChloesDragons]

Im looking forward to playing it, but gosh the conversations are... 😬 I'm not someone who is obsessed by graphics but it does look outdated

[@looneyluna96]

It's an Obsidian game, they're a AA studio that either makes smaller games or handle sequels the main devs don't want to make personally. It's better to keep expectations in line.

[@ChloesDragons]

​​@@looneyluna96 Oh I'm well aware, I've played tonnes of their games, but they don't seem to have changed with the times, similar with Bethesda in my opinion. There's nothing really groundbreaking about the mechanics of this game which I just think is a shame. I would love to see a bit of growth and development from a company i like. Plus the fact it's stuck at 30fps is really disappointing. It hurts my eyes to play games on a low frame rate these days 😢

[@anubisfox5765]

Hows the weather up there on that high horse? 😂 it looks like exactly what this longtime obsidian fan is looking for from them. Not everything needs to be groundbreaking and innovative to be fun, and the whole framerate argument is just tiresome. It does not hurt your eyes to play at 30fps, buy a pc if thats true cuz most console games still drop at 30​@ChloesDragons

[@ChloesDragons]

@anubisfox5765 says the person who's presuming alot about me 🙄

[@AlexanderOCE]

Just want to point out the girl with the DAV pic is judging the writing in avowed.....ironical

[@Katie-hb8iq]

The only thing you need to know is that the studio very likely hates you and that you shouldn't give them money.

[@madincraft4418]

First person perspective. Hard on my old eyes.

[@kit5850]

you can play the entire game in third person if you wish its an option

[@Lonewulfza]

This video sounded like an ad.

[@danielray6060]

If I was your boss, I would fire you immediately dude you make this game so boring sounding and terrible. You need to be fired.

[@skelitonking117]

Fired by who? Lol it’s his channel

[@Ericanious]

Would've loved this game in the developers didn't outright declare that they're making a game for political reasons and getting huge DEI, special interest money to do it.

[@zalito657]

Looking forward for this game to flop!

[@SunsetDude664]

FPS Failure Performance Standard 😢