NEW AVOWED GAMEPLAY - I Played 8 MORE Hours - It's NOT What I THOUGHT...

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[@DiesHorriblyInGames]

Hey, great video! You mentioned the art style - what about it specifically is off-putting to you? Is it the way the environments look? Or is it that it overall looks like a medieval game instead of a fantasy one, even though it is a fantasy game? Cause I keep looking at gameplay videos, and the game does indeed look a bit "off", and I just can't put my finger on it as to why...

[@ns7495]

So after playing outer worlds, obsidian lost their quality writing, that during their golden age made their games must plays, have they replaced that must play factor in awoved? Or are they in decline? Also how does this compare to tainted grail fall of avalone?

[@MOCTurtle4911]

I agree about chests. If the game keeps giving me mediocre items I eventually just stop seeking out every hidden chest. Veilguard likes to give "valuable objects" to sell to increase merchant rank. Or something to upgrade a weapon you don't use. This still feels like a wait and see to me.

[@Yoni123]

"They shouldve went with a different art style" is pretty vague on what you dont like about it and what you would prefer

[@123oliveira44]

Great analysis! Curious to know why exactly you didn't like the graphics though...

[@JulioFrosi]

Totally agree with less chests + better rewards, I think every game should definitely go this way. Loot should be rare and rewarding, instead of a spam.

[@antonybrisson4090]

Yes!! I don’t want loot galore like Nioh for exemple

[@chrismeandyou]

Yes, some games I lower my rating when there is just so much open world junk to get and it is designed to be a waste of time instead of exploring fun. It's one of the MANY problems of Baldur's Gate 3.

[@ObsidianKnight90]

100%. I'm so tired of the Borderlands / Diablo model where enemies feel like pinatas filled with guns and magical swords. Old-school Zelda games did this perfectly; dungeon items changed how you approached the world and combat, and collecting the medals to obtain the Master Sword felt truly epic. The only modern games I think manage to hand out tons of loot AND make it feel genuinely exciting are Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring because the treasure isn't random but carefully thought-out and made to fit the context of where it's found.

[@rb98769]

Yeah inventory management is usually the worst part of these games.

[@Kameraspie]

Blood of lathander begs to differ​@@chrismeandyou

[@arzosahsothy]

My mantra: "I will not play a stealth archer. I will not play a stealth archer. I will not play a stealth archer."

[@kekcukka]

after 10 hours: “aaand I’m playing a stealth archer..”

[@AjJustChyllin]

you cant fight your nature

[@trungngo9169]

does this game even have stealth?

[@ZainAhmad-jl4vt]

"I WILL PLAY A STEALTH ARCHERRRR!!!!"

[@nakai86p]

He speaks of Dragon Age The Veilguard like they do of Voldemort in Harry Potter XD. I think it's important to mention that Avowed has a Third-Person-mode, so how your characters looks does matter if you play that way.

[@megantvenstrup7687]

That's great. 1st person makes a lot of people nauseous, so a 3rd person option would allow those people to play.

[@YourDevastator]

Absolutely agreed.

[@Scimarad]

I was wondering what said game was though I thought it might have been that one.

[@josh29221]

yeah, kinda silly to obfuscate it tbh. The game isn't top tier, but it's not as bad as early reviews made it sound - no reason to give it power and mystery by omitting its name.

[@megamanx1291]

@@josh29221yea that part was weird

[@kael13]

90% of the art style complaint you have is because of the lighting. It looks flat and uninteresting because the lack of shadows. Looking at the game, you get basically two tones of light - one grade of shadow and one of sunshine. So if you're standing in the shade, everything looks flat and without depth. The other big thing is that green colours in the foliage lack any saturation - that's not how trees look in real life on a sunny day.

[@kronozord8346]

I think its too colorful, I wished they had went with the aesthetics of Deadfire.

[@kenpachiramasama1139]

@@kronozord8346I’m actually curious what exactly wrong with the art style. I do think karl13 is right about lighting really hurt it but otherwise I think the art style fit pretty well in the Pillars of eternity universe. The only thing bad I might have to say about is that it’s ironically generic but other than that nothing glaring wrong with it.

[@kronozord8346]

@kenpachiramasama1139 it feels a bit cartoonish like Bg3 and i think a darker color pallet would be more fitting something like witcher 3 or even elden ring

[@kenpachiramasama1139]

@ I can your point of view but thought the location in universe was literally described to be colorful but dangerous like poisonous fruit. Though it definitely needs some more grit and grim to bring that out.

[@milkyway7216]

Could be lumen lighting which can be toggled. I do recall people preferring the gamescom area more without it turned on.

[@hmmm7971]

Meanwhile in DD2 Opening a chest only to find Rotten Fish

[@AuraAian]

always fun to see peple randomly shit on other games

[@remixmaster5000]

DD2 can stand for so many games, i don't even know which one you're shitting on lol

[@vewyscawymonsta]

​@@remixmaster5000 Give us a few examples other than Dragons Dogma 2.

[@maxducks2001]

@@vewyscawymonstaDarkest Dungeon 2

[@tmm4461]

Even in great games loot can be terrible. In wasteland 2 I got a used condom.

[@Warhammer1776]

It's wonderful to see a developer allowing a game commentator do multiple reviews of a games development. Rather than shunning them for levying valid respectful criticisms or concerns. Crazy world we live in.

[@crammus]

Did you have a really high FOV set, or has your character got Mr Tickle arms?

[@cam86191]

The stretchy elongated arms looks weird when casting

[@Pickle_Maniac]

It looks messy

[@silvershroud6263]

Yeah lol

[@alexandredevito8501]

Yeah and why does the arm come out the side of the characters head when he uses a bow😂

[@honestbenny]

Ye, just give us normal 3rd person camera. I have no idea why they try to push that FPP so much, when it clearly shows they have huge animation issues with it. Tentacle arms incoming.

[@MrPhoxy]

Probably the pov setting..? dunno..

[@Schlaublin]

"You don't really see your character that much" - Didn't they confirm a 3rd person mode?

[@Zerker6064]

Maybe it isn't in this build or he prefers to play first person.

[@demonbox7780]

@@Zerker6064 It's in the build, other reviewers (Mrmattyplays, Mortismal Gaming, etc...) showed it, but pretty much everyone defaulted to 1st person for combat, keeping 3rd person mostly for exploration.

[@lactate]

Maybe he's talking about just when you are talking to a NPC

[@rafaarend]

@@demonbox7780 i personally prefer to use the 3rd person to play melee as well. melee fight in 1th person is horrible XD

[@paulszki]

@@rafaarend You'll probably want to at least give the first person mode a fair shake in this game, because the third person mode might be more of an afterthought by the developers (possibly pushed by microsoft) to appeal to the "I need third person camera"-crowd. Chances are high, that the game will feel "right" in first person, with a lot of people going straight to third person, only to say "this doesn't feel like elden ring at all!".

[@chancedial5608]

Matt Hansen has officially wrecked any chance of me buying this game.

[@CapnAndi]

Lol actually he makes me want to play it.

[@Bomberman66Hell]

​@@CapnAndiWe found a member of the modern audience... After so many years

[@scottyboy6269]

​@@CapnAndi you want to support a racist????

[@J.B.1982]

But did you really need to hear his rant to know what you were getting?

[@CapnAndi]

@@Bomberman66Hell Lmao I'm not the one making a crusade against all things "woke"

[@EntrepreneurialBoost]

If Avowed turns out to be a great game, it's going to attract a lot of Elder Scrolls fans. There's really been no game quite like Skyrim until now, but Avowed looks like it's Elder scrolls's spin-off with stunning visuals and gorgeous art style.

[@UndercoverCracker]

I'm down with it....but I'm skeptical......

[@IAmAzarath]

There is Tainted Grail, which is in EA currently.

[@FlashesSoccer011]

Nothing about these visuals were stunning. The game might will be fun, but the visuals look like it was made 10 years ago.

[@jazhric]

@@FlashesSoccer011 funny, for me it was quite the opposite, i though the visuals were very good, and I love the current art style with bright colors.

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@FlashesSoccer011 Yeah I'm with you - they look fairly dated like they're using the same engine and lighting that Obsidian (same dev) used for Outer Worlds.

[@ВалентинЛагутин-и2т]

i get why some ppl (or more like most ppl) would consider the need to combine magic with warrior/ranger a downside but for me personally its a huge plus, cause spellswords are my favourite in any rpg so i would combine spells with swords anyway :D

[@jaedencew]

Same.

[@leoleo1035]

True! In my case I love being flexible in fights and there is no more flexibility than specializing in magic + melee

[@무군]

I hate magic, I just use melee or ranged weapons. Don't like glowy effects and annoying magic sounds.

[@robinbernardinis]

I also love the spellsword archetype, but I'd rather choose to make a spellsword than be forced to make one, if you know what I mean.

[@Christina-g4s]

you get more replay ability sticking to a dedicated class. a friendly warrior An unfriendly rogue an intellectual mage whatever playing as a role rather than playing yourself always expands a game and makes the price easier to swallow as longevity becomes a thing

[@Eyeslayer]

with how this game's magic looks and how much damage it shows in this video I couldn't imagine not being a wizard but that is always my first choice in any game that has it.

[@grantwallace1882]

The running hands graphics are very silly.

[@Reoko77]

Over here running like woody

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@Reoko77 Or the T 1000 lololol

[@justablindman1443]

Cyberpunk does the same thing lol

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@justablindman1443 yeah that game blows too. Launched broken and it's just space cod with rpg elements slowly added in over time. Edge runners show was a million times better at story telling.

[@apexcrab]

It's giving me "game from 2015" vibes

[@tuanriccy1026]

hope their target audience have money just like those dustborn, dragon age and concord player base

[@Sugoiunlimited]

it looks pretty decent but something about how high the arm is holding the bow is strange to me

[@Cy4nMod]

Racist?

[@Sugoiunlimited]

@ certainly brother

[@abs0lutezer083]

@@Cy4nMod yes i like to race

[@zkatom3773]

@@Cy4nMod What is exactly racist here???? 😭

[@Cy4nMod]

@@zkatom3773 stop harassing me

[@thant0s]

"- And (companions) *do* have a health bar, they *can* falter.." 👏 Bloody revolutionary game design. Imagine a companion-heavy RPG experience in which your companions couldn't actually fall in battle.. hah! Wouldn't that be so SILLY?! 👁👁

[@akosacs01]

Did veilguard do that lmao

[@SidheKnight]

Yup

[@shernandez31]

Can they die in battle in mass effect?

[@rose.i]

@@shernandez31 yup

[@TheThirdWorldCitizen]

I like the style, I’m actually more interested now than when it was announced.

[@mattm7798]

It looks like a game that modders can do wonders with. Right now, the spells look a little underwhelming, but let modders do their magic and I can see this being a game easily worth 100 hours plus. This goes for the look of the game as well, maybe in 6 months or a year, we'll start getting total conversion mods that really change up the look of the world.

[@STNJ_YT]

Nah. The first trailer was insane. This is a child's game. Not a bad thing, but not what was shown. Pass

[@TheThirdWorldCitizen]

@@STNJ_YT From a year ago? I think that's just how it looks during the day, on the other video it was night time

[@paulszki]

@@STNJ_YT you're so off the mark with that assessment, I don't even know where I'd start. So I won't.

[@razielcorvin427]

Goldfish

[@YourDevastator]

Really glad there is a 3rd person camera mode too!! Ill def be seeing my character more than twice lol

[@felipesantos-er4kk]

🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Oozaru85]

If the CC sucks tho, I probs wont care about seeing my character, lol. And Obsidian not wanting people to show off the CC stinks. Like, what are they hiding?

[@honestbenny]

@@Oozaru85 If CC sucks - mods will make it better. Just look what modders did to BG3 CC. It's like night and day compare to vanilla.

[@YourDevastator]

@@felipesantos-er4kk ???

[@Oozaru85]

@honestbenny How? Did they add more sliders for detailed customization? Because thats what BG3 CC lacks for me. Unless its at least at Veilguard or DD2 level, its no option for me.

[@stalkholm5227]

"This isn't even my best PC!" *maniacal laughter*

[@syntaxerror4752]

As a huge pillars of eternity fan seeing the combat ability tree killed the game for me. I loved the unique take on classes in pillars and seeing it butchered saddens me greatly.

[@Yer_Da_]

Agreed - the artstyle looks lacking in atmosphere, and seems a little bland - reminiscent of how OuterWorlds feels that way. Kinda cool until you scratch the surface and find a sort of movie-set fakeness feeling.

[@sidra_games4551]

That hands/arms as you move...I just can't...

[@Boomcheeks]

Looks like a weird vr games, it's odd.

[@ericlamont4130]

The height of the POV, and the placement of the arms, makes it look like your character is wearing a chest mounted GoPro.

[@nemosthebandit]

Those character models are awfully uninspired. The combat literally looks like The Elder Scrolls: Blades mobile game. And that fisheye perspective. What were they thinking?

[@KlR0V]

You can't show the character creation... well now that's a massive red flag. It's usually one of the most anticipated parts of rpgs before launch. I wonder what are they hiding 🤔

[@MP0111MP]

pronounses they/ them ;-// nonbinary they are trying to hide

[@thewigit4629]

because they have proprietary elements they dont want the rest of the industry to see. Its actually quite normal.

[@johnskelington]

@@thewigit4629 That makes too much sense! Obviously, they're hiding the fact that the game will brick your system if you make a white straight cisgender male unless you select "capable of maintaining a healthy platonic relationship with women" as one of your personality tags.

[@KlR0V]

@thewigit4629 uh? That's nonsense. This is literally the first title I've seen that features a character creator and isn't showing it before release. A good cc is a major selling poit for these type of games. It makes no sense, unless they're trying to hide something from the customers. But don't bother, I've looked in to it and apparently it features pronouns. No wonder why they're hiding it. 🤷‍♂️

[@johnskelington]

@@KlR0V So I guess they're not hiding it

[@Beto.oliveira96]

My only concern as you said is the simplification of the combat. They can create some directional combos for melees and some "posture" styles for variety of attacks and animations. Idk if they have time for this but would be VERY nice for the game. Thats could make the difference between the final game score

[@infiniteraide1642]

Problem with that would be the input speed. How fast do you need to input that set of buttons to do said attack? Oni had a bit of this problem with some moves (most notably the throws) being inconsistent if I would do a throw or not

[@Moshugaani]

*Pro-tip:* If you don't have the strongest PC, but you do have a high refresh rate display, then you could try capping the framerate to 40 fps and set the display in 120 Hz mode, or even 50 fps at 100 Hz. It should still look a lot smoother than 30 fps at 60 Hz and it'll be a lot easier on your PC. I actually used this trick when playing Elex 2 (which is pretty badly optimized). Even my PC could run the game at fairly high framerates, the fan on the GPU was on full blast! By capping the framerate to 50 fps and setting the screen to 100 Hz it still looked and felt pretty smooth but the PC quieted down quite a bit.

[@Osoronnophris]

pro-tip: its an Xbox

[@Moshugaani]

@@Osoronnophris Nah, he clearly says he's playing on a PC.

[@TheOnlyJohnAbraham]

This really depends on if you have a variable refresh rate display or not. With VRR as long as the game is delivering consistent frametimes and the framerate is above the minimum that your monitor supports (often 20hz) then you should get a smooth experience. Of course it comes down to personal preference.

[@Moshugaani]

@ I've never seen a VRR display going as low as 20 Hz! But it's hard to even find that info on most displays. What I heard that VRR displays have a hard time syncing below 60 Hz. Do you know which brands or models can go that low? I have a Samsung freesync display but I don't think it can go that low.

[@athmaid]

​​​@@MoshugaaniFreesync Premium offers low framerate compensation (LFC), meaning if the game dips down to 25 fps for example, the monitor will be set to 50 Hz to reduce tearing. So you don't really need a monitor that can run at 25 Hz

[@SweetandFullofGrace]

I dont know, something just feels "off" with this game for at least for me, also can we have wizards not waving wands like harry potter?

[@pumachomper6456]

This is in no way a criticism towards the game, just my personal opinion. The only thing that is making me not interested in an Obsidian game for the first time is the art style. I am not saying every game has to have a serious tone and art style, but when everything is colorful, bright, and happy, it is very hard to take anything seriously. Perfectly understand that this is the tone of the game they wanted to make. Just not for me, same reason I skipped Dragon Age.

[@joshualap401]

Not a fan of the art style either.

[@ralphengland8559]

Bright and colorful works in a sarcastic way for sci-fi- it's beautiful, but alien beauty is dangerous. In a fantasy setting, all those colors feel less dangerous and more whimsical. I get it. Not a huge fan either.

[@RyanCreatesThings]

it's just a realistic outdoor environment. there's nothing particularly "colorful" or "happy" about a generic green environment.

[@connordutton674]

@@RyanCreatesThings right I agree, these people live in cities and are like it’s too green and forest whimsical it’s very bright blah blah

[@jmangames5562]

I can't stand dark gloomy hazey games like Elden Ring and of recent Stalker 2. Meh yuck depressing. Nothing I want to explore or look at. See people are different, pretty amazing huh. Neither is wrong, preference. Game On!

[@mrstkrdnmibalz9366]

character creation is on embargo, i wonder why?

[@jmase19]

You know why

[@TwoLeftBoots]

What the lead art director said is definitely not helping this game

[@greatwesternsky]

Please... I want to know... why is it so bad that you choose your pronouns in a computer game?

[@Wilnesten]

@@greatwesternsky It's not, these folks are just more interested in the culture war drivel rather than rpg elements in an rpg game

[@greatwesternsky]

@@Wilnesten Yup

[@harustrand]

Why is that every modern rpg looks like i'm playing a fortnite mod, why is everything super bright and colorful

[@johnskelington]

What over 10 years of Skyrim's weather does to a mf

[@Professor_Utonium_]

It's what happens when every game runs on the same 2 popular engines and isn't made from the ground up like they used to be. Everything becomes similar looking because they're all using the same set of tools

[@hardbrocklife2]

Must be preferred by the “modern audience“?

[@mysteriousstranger9496]

It's not even colorful. It looks like RAW footage.

[@nielsB_FPV]

Because everyone is complaining about games being in different shades of brown/grey since quake1

[@Wunderkind04]

I was worried about the skill trees. The fact that they have AI companions but Rangers don't get pets like in PoE feels pretty bad. The fact that they left out the MAJORITY of classes (Chanter, Monk, Barbarian, Cipher, Druid, Priest, Paladin) is awful, and the spell list for Wizards looks pretty bad too. What was that, two or three fire spells? I'm looking forward to this game, but I was hoping to play as a two-handed barbarian or a fire-themed wizard, but it genuinely doesn't look like I can play something as simple as that. Very disappointed.

[@blakeb8959]

Cautiously optimistic. Thanks for the honest reaction Fex.

[@easy8077]

I personally just wish they would tone the UI down a bit... I can live with a cartoony high fantasy look, but all the highlighted UI elements together with the damage numbers and effects is too much for me

[@pira707]

yea it looks too gamey/cluttered

[@marquezFTW]

To me, this seems like a game I'd pick up on a sale if it's 15 quid or less. Definitely not a day 1 purchase.

[@Insanitywelcome]

I think I’m just stuck on the original mood/visual atmosphere of the first time we saw anything about the game. It was dark and forbidding, and now it looks so lively and colorful. Was there any sign of that darkness or feel? And yes I know the original was just a movie style clip. But the atmosphere feel should be about the same.

[@Aarsal_SoulBlazerz]

The original reveal CGI trailer likely had little to no input from obsidian themselves

[@TylerDBrooke]

These are, consistently, some of the best reviews/previews I watch.

[@Defender1917]

Okay, so they force you to play a specific race, and fight a specific way, in a successor game to POE. What a shame.

[@Weedsprouts]

heeheehe! That 1st person running is very silly. Hands hands hands huff huff hands hands hands huff *snicker*

[@TheKavuShow]

"It's better than the game we shall not name" Cool, I have no clue wtf you're talking about. Mission accomplished.

[@CyrilledN]

I find the UI around the enemies with the damage numbers and the aiming process with the red arrow really an atmosphere killer, I would love to see a much less lighter UI, anyone else?

[@αεκ21-γ3φ]

Why did they have to make it so cartoonish and colorful? The first announcement trailer seemed so dark and promising but they had to make it for modern audiences

[@MrSharariebrum]

Ohh this is looking way better then I thought it would have been... Thanks for the video.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Lol are your strandards in the trash or something? I could get this game for free when it's patched like crazy in two years and I would still be upset that I wasted a second with this garb game lolz

[@justalil4cylinder664]

⁠@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342Have you played this game yet?

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@justalil4cylinder664 Nope. So there is a chance I will be wrong about some stuff and it might be better than I thought. That happened to me with silent hill 2 this year lol. Thought it would suck since the devs have been trash as of late and the trailers looked meh, but no it's actually decent : ) Not great but decent. So I get your point..... But come on lol am I not allowed to take a look at previews and make a opinion? Thought that's what previews were for?!?!?! Doesn't look like it will be anywhere close to the level of sick games like breath of the wild, witcher 3, or elden ring that's all I'm sayin : ) No way will it get mass praise from me already though. You can judge certain things without playing yo. Game already confirmed some really bad crap before launch lol. It's digital only in that sneaky bs sort of way. The physical disk is nothing without the one time use burn code so it's online only while pretending to not be. Absolutely terrible. If you end up liking the game it's gunna be a pain in the azz playing it in the future as you will have to keep up with newer versions on newer gaming gear. Meanwhile I still play odst on a 360 from time to time because it's great and I can. This wont be a reality down the road with games like avowed. Massive L by doing that. So don't get me wrong lolz I'm not just some blind hater dumb azz over here lol I'm basing my thoughts off of my experiences and all that jazz. Obsidians done some great games like FONV but you know... That was a while ago and that game, as good as it is, is kind of a joke in terms of how glitchy it runs so this company has always at least... Kind of sucked. They clearly just suck more these days so confidence isn't the highest lolz. And implying folks need to play in order to judge is kinda silly. I already proved it's possible to judge certain things before launch. Before actually playing. I have eye balls. I can see frame stutters. I can see clipping. I can see copy and paste broey cod mechanics or grapple hooks or whatever dumb trend that keeps getting abused in whatever game is in the works. I've also played games that I HATED at first... But then later learned to love. And then there's games I loved at first but now I will never play them as I've found stuff that's much better or maybe I just changed and don't like it anymore for whatever reason lol. You know it's happened to you as well soooo... Maybe not use this as a gotcha? See the problem with this logic? Would if I said the new cod sucks because it's online only, has micro transactions, feels like the same game every year basically, and has a pretty unfinished launch, especially on pc. Also massive lag online. I know this information is true and I haven't even played it. Are ya gonna tell me to shut up about that one too? Come on lol be reasonable. Sometimes you can just sorta tell how a game will be. You might be off a lil but that's about it. RARELY do we ever think a thing will be absolutely terrible and then it turns out to be ocarina of time quality. That like never happens haha. Usually people guess these things fairly accurately. And it looks like I nailed this game quite accurately. Wont be the worst thing ever but it wont be anything special that's for sure. Especially with that fake physical bs they are pulling. Also heard they wanted to make this coop and then scrapped that idea. Super lame... Also heard them doing some weird pre order crap that's totally not worth it, largely thanks to the better deal over all that game pass is offering. I got my beef with game pass as well but that's another topic haha. I hate owning stuff for only a limited time lol. Feels wrong. Just gimme my game so I can own it until I die thanks... Anyways. Sorry for the long rant. I just don't fully dig what you just said man. Here's a example... "Yo bro, you don't know that next years cod will be online only, unfinished at launch, and full of micro transactions. Lol you don't know! You haven't played it yet! It might actually be one of the best games ever made!" I get your point but do you get mine? lol I think there needs to be a middle ground is all. Don't trust the devs completely... But don't distrust them for no good reason either... So I'm being fair. I'm calling out what sucks and what currently looks like it sucks. That silly T1000 run animation. Those janky faces. Doesn't look the best... Very colorful game and the frames look smooth. It's not 100% bad lolz.

[@Thegoodsherman2]

Wtf.. You're kidding us. That's absolute crap..

[@Yutsudama]

@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342no one gives a duck about your opinion

[@slevin003]

Were you using any kind of upscaling or was the performance off raw max settings?

[@muhammedgaber3357]

I think my biggest problem with the art direction (not style) is the lighting of the world. This is very very workable however, and making the game's seemingly sun-touched world less that, would serve to make all its other elements graphically pop more. I also think the tone and color hues are great in terms of choice, but they simply need to be using slightly contrasted colors, in addition with making the world a lot darker, it'd make those colors seriously stand out but not an in-your-face kind of way. Overall, the game world's visuals got a solid foundation and most of what it needs is lighting and tone work. Although on a personal note, something about the characters faces - specifically humans - feels very...let's say it's almost as if they took a template NPC face mesh, added a few touch-ups, and went from there. Maybe I'm not seeing this correctly, not having played the game, but if I am, I hope they work on it.

[@jmase19]

This comment aged like gold

[@TheXiconhoca]

Question: This has been hinted at before and shown for a split second here and there but - Any word on 3rd person navigation/combat? Also, any chance of playing as/using Cypher abilities?

[@legi0naire]

They where hiding the pronouns in the previews, by telling you can't show character creator or character screen. And of course someone leaked it and thus their art director went nuclear, exposing their woke agenda.

[@Christina-g4s]

were you playing native resoulution or using DLSS? i'm fine with upscaling and framegen. Does it have those as an option?

[@AtcRomans116]

This is one of my most anticipated games coming soon. Thanks for the video.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Lol it is? That's terrible lol.

[@digitalellis]

@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 why are you yucking someone else's yum? you might want to reevaluate how you spend your spare time my friend.

[@Thegoodsherman2]

Oh man, I really feel sorry for you. Don't do this crap to yourself.

[@alexmohr1072]

@@Thegoodsherman2Leaving multiple comments putting people down for their personal interests is turbo virgin behavior. Go outside and talk to a girl or something, you’re taking gaming way too serious. I almost feel bad for you.

[@rjwest0004]

Mine too. Edited: It was. But after hearing about Matt Hansen and Obsidian's DEI hiring excluding "crusty white men", I cannot purchase this game or support the developer.

[@alexmohr1072]

Can’t wait to play it. Wasn’t sold at first but all the good reviews seem to indicate a decent 7.5-8/10. I’m in.

[@7.62x63mm]

I refuse to buy games that outspoken racists work on. I'm sorry to all the people who worked hard on this game and aren't that way, but racism from a major figure in the company needs to be called out.

[@RaySurv1ves]

I just really hope there are some more movement skills to unlock in this game because just stepping around casting spells and swinging like Skyrim... I don't know if that's enough these days. Is there any kind of dodge, roll, parry, sidestep, or hover move or ANYTHING like that?

[@Supadrumma441]

Also allot of enemies have tracking on their attacks so even if u dodge they track you abd still hit you. Lazy gane design.

[@luanvitor363]

Yes, there's dodge and parry for what I saw in other videos

[@DefinitelyNotSade]

Pretty interesting contrast between yours and MrMattyPlays' review, where he kinda stated that there were tons of conversation and dialogue that he was experiencing. Maybe you were doing too much exploration proportionally to interacting with NPC's and quests?

[@ezmkmone53]

Maybe buy thats why you watch multiple reviews. Better thought process than most of the commenters. Good job

[@acolyte1951]

It could also be an expectations thing, which is fine too.

[@Quizack]

You can sense a lot of hesitation and self censorship in his voice. He really does not want to say anything too negative, so as not to lose their good graces. BioWare has him shooketh.

[@Fextralife]

Not true. I have had many critical things to say about Avowed in this video and my previous impressions. Xbox is not BioWare.

[@Quizack]

@ Maybe I’m just imagining it. But it certainly feels like you’re holding a lot back for what is a pretty poor experience in many areas. I do apologise if that’s not the case though

[@Thechimpanzeeanimator]

I do have some faith in Obsidian as a developer, so im staying optimistic. They usually craft some pretty great RPGs.

[@pixelcount350]

Yeah but their last couple of games haven't been that great.

[@SirWhorshoeMcGee]

I would've paid so, so much for Tyranny 2😢

[@theluanvuong5886]

@@pixelcount350 what do you mean "haven's been that great"? Pentiment, PoE 1&2 are fk masterpieces

[@joshuadunham3018]

@@theluanvuong5886 I don't think Josh Sawyer is on the Avowed project, though, so it doesn't have all the same director influence. Hopefully it'll still be good, though.

[@Cy4nMod]

​@@joshuadunham3018Carrie Patel directed murder on eridanos, no need to worry.

[@splattbinat1542]

Thank you for this nice little preview and your thoughts. I am slightly hopefully optimistic now about the game. One question regarding ranged weapons. Are there more options than pistols and bows? Like crossbows or rifles?

[@beedeeuniko]

the way their hair is swooshed up when u skip dialogue... hilarious and technically immature

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

Do they have anything from their "Endurance" stat vs Health stat in Avowed? Or did they get ridd of that mechanic?

[@LD-pt5ur]

Character creation embargo because they know the backlash they’ll get for including bullshit queer theory

[@C.Malefac]

I'm loving this and look forward to jumping back into the world of Eora

[@MrPhooey442]

That art style is a hard sell for me. Also having so many chests to find and open really does kill any immersion when away from the uncanny valley NPCs

[@nathanmoore1893]

Looks great and super keen to play it!

[@johndeighan2495]

I love a good sword and sorcery game that lets me escape the modern world and immerse myself in a deeply-imagined fantasy universe. If that's what Avowed has to offer, I'm in.

[@Oozaru85]

Prepare for modern real world politics. I would be surprised, if this game didnt have them.

[@johndeighan2495]

@@Oozaru85 As long as it's not done to excess, or in a ham-fisted way, or in a way that breaks immersion or rides roughshod over player choice, I can put up with it. I don't like it, but I will still be able to enjoy the game.

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

is there any sort of home to buy/ is there some sort of camp where items can be kept, or is it such a game that there is no time/need to collect different armors and weapons?

[@Ozz04]

Looks great. Not sure what you mean by the Art Style, it looks bright and colorful like the Outerworlds. That seems pretty on brand for Obsidian.

[@jmangames5562]

I love it! Not a fan of dark flat colors and depressing environments.

[@KonicaHexanon]

Good analysis, thank you 🌞🌞

[@lukepoplawski3230]

Is it just me or does it look horrible?

[@cringemeariver5266]

It looks like complete doo doo.

[@miacorpgroup]

its an indie team man cut them some slack....oh wait.

[@HenryBenedictUSA]

It looks like generic crap

[@AfroGaz71]

The art syle looks a bit weird. Kinda like stop motion animation.

[@Knights_of_the_Nine]

Looks like ark or some kind of really shitty steam shovelware.

[@NotKragel]

This genuinely looks like a mobile ad game

[@raymond_lazer]

Thank you for the video ! I have 2 questions but may be it s still too early to answer those : Is there any night/day cycle or will we be stuck in a frozen sunny noon with 5pm afternoon shadows then night time at camps ? Any weather system that could buff or de buff our character ? Thanks and Peace !

[@ohnooze1871]

Man i can't lie...it looks pretty bad imo. I was so excited for this but that art style, poor graphics and animations are just killing it for me.

[@tmoney3862]

You had me when your character jumped off that bridge and into the water and started swimming around. Sign me up.

[@jakeralph2011]

What's your complaint about the art style? Which direction would you rather they take?

[@reptiliancow]

The veilguard 😂

[@MrBeefTot187]

Not Fortnite style and more dark

[@InfiniteStyler]

People love to complain.

[@LiamFarleyMA]

Yeah I don't get that, it looks exactly like deadfire but not isometric.

[@Christina-g4s]

the inital trailer style from 4 years ago gets my vote for artstyle

[@WBF_III]

This made me much more optimistic, but the performance..... That's nasty.

[@SgtWilko1979]

As someone who likes this artstyle and feel it fits with the painterly style of the Pillars games, I'd like to know what you don't like about it? This isn't an attack it's a genuine question. It's not photo-realistic but it's also not "full pixar" like Veilguard, so I'm wondering what specifics are detracting from the game.

[@lactate]

For me, it's hard to describe. I don't want to say it's because it's so colorful because that's not it. I don't hate it at all but it does feel off-putting to me

[@Shapeology]

It's probably the atmosphere and the feel of it. For example, games like The Witcher 3 and Skyrim had really immersive atmosphere, the world was so interesting and exploration was so rewarding. Color grading, lighting, environment design play a big role in creating the feel of the game. For me personally Avowed has a bit of a generic lighting and colors. The environments don't look interesting enough to encourage exploration, the world doesn't feel like a world you'd want to escape in, like it did in The Witcher and Skyrim.

[@connordutton674]

@@ShapeologyI don’t think that’s the art style in this case. I think the graphics as a whole just aren’t up to par with newer modern triple A titles. Am sure the story the dialogue and reactivity including character progression is there because it’s Obsidian, but the level of graphical quality look like a mix between Dragon Age Inquisition and Witcher 3.

[@ns7495]

So after playing outer worlds, obsidian lost their quality writing, that during their golden age made their games must plays, have they replaced that must play factor in awoved? Also how does this compare to tainted grail fall of avalone?

[@ravenrog]

Hmm...i wonder why the character creation was embargoed.. 🤔

[@saakers]

Woke shit

[@neotalin7238]

Question: Are neutral NPCs killable or do they have god mode enabled?

[@stevencipparulo6937]

I had high hopes for this, I'm not blown away by what I've seen. The UI looks like any fantasy RPG since Hogwarts and all seems a little too "childish?"... Idk, maybe FromSoft and BG3 skewed my judgement of games too hard.

[@Setuaro]

There's something really uncanny about this game so far...

[@davidmthorley]

Very glad to hear there is more of an emphasis on exploration and combat than dialogue.

[@DreamTiger5]

Admittedly not as excited for this as when it was first revealed. Aesthetics are very important to me and this doesn’t look very interesting in that regard, and with how the character progression is set up, I’m not too confident I’ll enjoy it. I always prefer a frontline fighter with some stealth, so having to rely on magic so much is a significant drawback.

[@aclaylambisabirdman6324]

About how large is the game world? Is there anything you can compare its final size?

[@DontCareAboutUsernme]

OK but why does it look like this? It's not a game from an indie dev who's just starting out with UE5 and stock assets, it's a game from a major studio coming out in 2025...

[@imhermionebtw]

yeah I don’t get it why are people raving in the comments and nobody seems to be pointing out how the graphics and animation looks so outdated for a triple A UE5 game? 😭😭

[@shadow502t]

Agreed. Certainly going to deeply affect my decision. Do not like the look.

[@dragonamgd14]

how are the AI enemies? Do they make smart moves or do they stand around much?

[@kumarsalib722]

Character creator still being hidden this close to launch is a red flag.

[@chalzen1012]

A shame the head artist just lost his mind on social media...

[@tcuegonbear]

'Forcing' you into a hybrid caster playstyle if you want to enjoy combat is a really bad sign. It's also a really odd choice to not let you choose your character's race.

[@DudeGuy81]

Is there a 3rd person mode? I know they showed it briefly? If so, does it feel like Skyrim 3rd person? Or better?

[@ScytheNoire]

What is this game running on, an Xbox? It's really look very dated. I'm also not seeing that Obsidian charm. Hoping this isn't indicative what to expect with Outer Worlds 2.

[@Sooxzay]

What artstyle would fit better in your opinion? More souls like?

[@mikemikemikemikemikemeup]

Just from the gameplay, it looks interesting. I haven’t noticed too many darker areas. The one thing I’ve been a little tired of lately is overly cartoony and colorful games. But other than that, this game looks pretty cool.

[@vraekonplays5522]

Do they have a staff for a weapon type? i have only seen wands.

[@miketaco4996]

Art style looks like Concord 2.0

[@pdavit]

Hi @Fextralife, In the latest Official Xbox Podcast titled 'Avowed Deep Dive At Obsidian's Studios', it was mentioned and briefly shown the game can be played in 3rd person. Did you experience that in your playthrough? Was it any good; better or worse than 1st person? Thank you!

[@Cristian-gj7fg]

I love Obsidian, and I want to play this game, but I feel dizzy just watching your video. I hope the third-person view will be enough to fix my motion sickness.

[@Barnaby5000]

The Pillars games are one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time. It looks like they’ve done a terrific job here, and I can’t wait!

[@konnen7354]

Ngl, nothing i see here is grabbing my attention. It just looks like another fantasy adventure game trying to mimic Elder Scrolls while simultaneously telling you they're nothing like ES.