So I played AVOWED early again...

[@MrMattyPlays]

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[@5226-p1e]

personally what i think they should do for the god tats on the players face is only make them visible temporary when you are fighting or angry, they should never show up and just stay on your face, because nobody likes putting an ugly tat only to be plagued by that ugly tat the entire game, it's like wearing silly or dumb looking armor for the amazing stats they give you, like in bethesda games lol. the mask of clavicus vile in skyrim is ugly as hell, nobody wants to wear that ugly thing just to use it's stats, bethesda needs to create a kind of transmog system in their games when it comes to clothing items and armor, so you can wear whatever style of clothing and armor you wish while getting the stats of the real armor that is ugly, but you can't see how ugly that armor is because the transmog de-uglifies it allowing the player to choose their style. but anyway this AVOWED game also needs to do this as well.

[@5226-p1e]

16:40 lol it does look like the poopy pants run. he's already pooped and is just trying to walk it off lol. even the walking animation looks like that lol.

[@mordant221]

Bro, get a pull up bar. Not for exercise but to decompress your spine. Hang on it for like 20 seconds a week or so, and your back issue will be much less of an issue.

[@LDillon]

@@5226-p1e Yeah transmog is pretty essential for games where you're otherwise forced to wear random shit you find in order to maintain reasonable stats, or where you get nerfed for no reason just for wearing the outfit you like. I can't believe Cyberpunk, set in a universe where style is canonically important, launched without it xD Helldivers 2 as well, that game's a pain because outfits nerf your movement speed like wtf :/

[@You-q2v]

🎉

[@jonathonshirley4169]

Video starts at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="204">3:24</a>

[@Felled-angel]

Thank you for saving me he's fluff

[@CaribbeanPrintingWorks-g6v]

Thank you for your service

[@andrejz8954]

@@Felled-angel his*

[@dealwolfstriked272]

3:20 minutes of fluff? Thank you :)

[@6ftmouse349]

Thank you good sir

[@spooner7637]

Yeah I still have PTSD from the dragon age previews vs release…

[@refugeehugsforfree4151]

Avowed is worse than Dragon age. Get ready to be preached to and forced to join the Cult.

[@BigALBoomer]

@@refugeehugsforfree4151fuck the cult

[@Dronesh_Tythun]

Doubt that

[@refugeehugsforfree4151]

The Game Director is a Literal Racist btw. "I want to Replace all the old crusty white men in the industry"

[@theobell2002]

@@refugeehugsforfree4151 Why are you so against cults? You're already in one.

[@fluffgaming6889]

Next week “New Avowed news! I have WORRIES!!! 😮”

[@cobiemccoy]

LMAOOO

[@sumireravenclaw8034]

I mean, he should. its going to fail with it coming out between 3 massive games in feb 2025. lol

[@slushbrain8495]

I feel this

[@RomnysGonzalez]

"I Played Avowed...I got THOUGHTS..."

[@SadDeath.]

Avowed has some MAJOR problems, lets talk about it

[@jesuseduardoroldan]

Yesterday: They Cooked after the art daddy comments: THEY ARE COOKED

[@handsomemac1621]

ofc u type like an impressionable 15 yo xd whats ur opinion on people with blue hair? or has asmon not told u what it is yet?

[@FrankieCini779]

@@handsomemac1621 Or maybe people just don't like ideaologically driven people being in control of video games...?

[@andrewfontaine4833]

@@handsomemac1621you mean the people who push agendas and if someone doesn’t like them they try and make them feel like pos those people yeah eat shit you pleb stop acting like that. LGBT is ruining gaming good riddance they have no. spot on gaming

[@jesuseduardoroldan]

@@handsomemac1621 sorry spoon but i can take your comment serious you dont even have a profile pic

[@jarg8]

Wait...Pushing hateful and vitriolic rhetoric caused hateful and vitriolic rhetoric? Who would've thought. Cry.

[@broktune]

Thank God there's plenty of neon purple. I was getting a bit worried that we might actually have a game without it.

[@helmaschine1885]

4:30 yeah when firing the arrows it glows purple for some reason 😂

[@Sharvictus]

@@helmaschine1885 M A G I C

[@JPeoplzOIII]

Blowing a hole into the side entrance being the stealth approach is crazy.

[@O-D-X]

Agreed! When he said that I was like "Wuh ... "

[@EliotThemastermind-xb6xp]

🤡🤡hater I bet you're racist too

[@CrimsonBladezz]

Avowed game of the year 2025

[@nakai86p]

Maybe everyone in the fortress is deaf? You know....for inclusion's sake XD

[@Ramk0sh]

@@nakai86p after that explosion they're definitely deaf, lol

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

I really like that you actually see your own character during dialogue.

[@nicwalker882]

Kinda like Fallout 4, except with the voiced protagonist. I really like this too 😃

[@ТАДАМ-ю4ж]

​@@nicwalker882fallout 4 garbage tho

[@Darkeus1]

​@@ТАДАМ-ю4жJesus, kind of like Fallout 4 not exactly Fallout 4. 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@bopbop076]

It's not you own charcter when you can't actualy make it... If the character builder is under NDA it's because it's a huge issue for that game. All character are ugly af, and you can't make your character look like you want.

[@kingkwon8002]

@@bopbop076This would be a deal breaker for me

[@jordanclift956]

Everyone said this was Obsidian's take on Skyrim, but this looks more like their take on Fable. Which is a good thing either way

[@TehOwn]

It's literally just The Outer Worlds x Pillars of Eternity.

[@XiLock_Alotx]

@@TehOwnnope…

[@theobell2002]

Skyrim is mediocre and shallow.

[@zenmastakilla]

@@XiLock_Alotx Nope? It's PoE's setting with Outer Worlds combat, camera, graphics engine etc.

[@GamingTalk-cl7xj]

I think oblivion

[@NINJAWook]

Not sure blowing up a wall would be a particularly stealthy way to enter a base.

[@Sharvictus]

What if they don’t see who did it 🤔

[@justins6134]

One of my biggest questions about the game is definitely dialogue. For me the high points of the pillars games were seeing how I could talk my way out of different situations, rather than just fighting. I probably talked my way out of the majority of the boss fights in those games. That's an aspect that I REALLY appreciated about them. I like when games actually make me think about what I'm doing, rather than "kill bad thing, because we say it bad", and honestly I don't think I've ever played a game that does that better then POE 1 and 2.

[@mtnyy13]

There was a lot of that in The Outer Worlds, so hopefully.

[@ТАДАМ-ю4ж]

Not only talk out but many choices in dialogues too

[@James-u1y]

Wow the city and world look much better than I was expecting.

[@randalthor6872]

just wish the characters weren't so ugly. It's going to be outer worlds all over again :(

[@robertlawrence9000]

How about those "pronouns" in the character creator?

[@pira707]

@@robertlawrence9000 really?

[@robertlawrence9000]

@@pira707 yep

[@pira707]

@@robertlawrence9000 yea I'm probably gonna skip it and see what modders can do

[@SlumSapien]

they got 3rd person back, as soon as they get 60 fps I'm sold.

[@andrewsqual]

It WILL get 60fps but not at launch. Because series s will not have 60fps for launch, series x is NOT ALLOWED to have 60fps for launch either then. It will be added as a "bonus" or "update" later, with little to no marketing and series x will get it first and nobody will care. Then series s will get it next, it will be laughed at for how awful it looks at 60fps on series s, but its okay then..... because nobody will care about Avowed at that point. This is EXACTLY how it went down with Starfield. They CANNOT show the game before launch running at 60fps on series s. It will destroy any momentum the game barely had. So because series s exists, you can't be "sold" on Avowed until roughly August next year........... by the time the sequel to 2020's Ghost of Tsuhima is launched........ with a 60fps option at launch on standard PS5.

[@RedSpy47]

​@@andrewsqualPlenty of games launch with Series S version at a lower frame rate and/or resolution. The only parity they require is in gameplay features like coop/multiplayer options.

[@tyler328]

​@@andrewsquallol you are so wrong, starfield got 60fps on the X before the S

[@edwardjam9832]

Console people happy with 60 fps lol, oh you plebs.

[@SolarisKane]

You're fault for not playing pc lol.

[@XDeadpoolxx09]

I'm worried about Avowed now especially after what has come out about the art director of the game Matt Hansen

[@greatwesternsky]

Oop, the gamerbro hivemind is activating again... you guys are worse than the swifties.

[@HahaGuitarGoBrrr]

why are you worried? just dont give them your money

[@spinosaurusstriker]

​@@greatwesternskyhow so, swifties don't have tylor swift telling them that she actively hates their race.

[@XDeadpoolxx09]

@@greatwesternsky Well I am a guy so what is your point??

[@ThatGuyKazz]

​@@greatwesternsky so to give you a bit of nuance here. Personally for me what the art director said is not a deal breaker in and of itself even though I find them to be extremely distasteful statements. However it does raise some red flags that make me more skeptical of the game's quality. At the end of the day I'll buy the game if it's good. I don't care what the art director's political opinions are even if I disagree with them. I care about whether or not the game is fun, well written, and enjoyable. The issue that is raised with the comments posted the other day is that as it turns out the type of people who tend to make those statements have an established track record of failing to make fun, well written, and enjoyable games/media. I am not playing a video game to be lectured about real world politics and these people so often cannot resist including that garbage in their games. If the game is good, cool I'll buy if. If the game sucks, I won't. The comments made by the art director don't dictate whether the game will be good or bad but they certainly lower my expectations.

[@N7krogan9]

Glad to see that BioWare saga didn’t affect your access man, I alway trust your take on games

[@daizenmarcurio]

It was definitely alot of angry dragon age veilguard fanboys more mad that he didnt like the game and used matty's slip up to "ruin" his career. Matty handled it well and kept it pushing. Great to see things like this wont affect his integrity when it comes to game reviews

[@O-D-X]

Bioware is EA, and Obsidian is Xbox. Two totally different companies.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Veilguard is a good game. It's not great but it's not nearly as bad as people try to make it out to be. Y'all just a bunch of whiny haters.

[@arturoz6547]

​@@ThwipThwipBoombring back origins quality

[@TheForever206]

​@@ThwipThwipBoom😂😂😂😂😂

[@nadavb1983]

why no one shows the character creation?

[@ooze1982]

Probably because it’s gonna be a trash fire like DA: Veilguard. Devs hiding stuff and Art director unhinged rant does not bode well

[@windflare1637]

​@@ooze1982? Quite the opposite. Bioware even let outlets like ign showcasing the character creation from start to finish

[@GuyLogen]

It's not complete yet.

[@SELFF]

Lore

[@mariobadia4553]

​@@ooze1982let me guess you got your opinion from the KZbinr

[@AlexMagnusTheLoneGamerWanderer]

glad to see that conversations in this game doesn't feel like having the HR in the room 🤣

[@TheCocomunges]

Funnily enough i did feel that way with Obsidian's writing in Outer Worlds, felt like the most safe regurgitating boring anti-capitalist rhetoric possible. Just constantly, and i say this as a leftist

[@beartackle]

I was scared characters would have to do barves and explain why for the next hour.

[@agirlnamedmichael1670]

@@beartackle Are people still whining about this 1% of that game? lol

[@galacticrelic258]

​@@TheCocomunges There's a lot of soulless half hearted attempts at "analyzing" capitalism in media as of late, I say this as a leftist as well.

[@NickSargent-cy1il]

​@@agirlnamedmichael1670 no the whole game sucks, "pulling a barve" is just such a fantastic stand out moment of all time stupidity and lame writing it's worth remembering

[@corpseyes]

Matt, please play the Pillars of Eternity games before the full release of Avowed. The games are amazing and scratch a similar itch to the early dragon age games

[@toringmort4231]

But Avowed is a prequel no?

[@ТАДАМ-ю4ж]

​@@toringmort4231no

[@imshail]

​@@toringmort4231nope it's a sequel, they even mention the events of Deadfire and Kai was actually a Rauataian soldier that deserted during the events of that game

[@s.anhedonia]

i want to play the pillars of eternity games but they feel so difficult to play for some reason or it could be because i lack the time and patience the games require.

[@zenmastakilla]

@@s.anhedonia ADHD?

[@dylangraham5033]

Saw the thumbnail, thought it said "They're cooked", and fell to my knees in the middle of Applebees.

[@mauricios144]

the 3rd person Hotkey is a MUST!!!!

[@O-D-X]

I am sure a mod will take of this almost immediately if they don't add it.

[@Garudaintruda]

They had it for Grounded. I expect it to be there.

[@planetofthegames2843]

It is in the game

[@Justalilcyn]

​@@O-D-X mods shouldn't have to be made to fix basic feature issues

[@jimmythegamer2231]

​@@Justalilcyn except this will be in the game

[@nekokonata]

Show the character creator

[@amnmullins87]

Hes shillin he wont

[@SimplyPhenom69]

what's up with the character creator?

[@TheKapateze]

​@@amnmullins87 it was probably just part of the early access deal as its likely not the final build, just chill out

[@JF-vz1ju]

He literally said he can't show it.

[@renxomedia2427]

it’s now called Avoid.

[@mal4797]

Why are modern games always look purple/pink and so bright. From the teaser I thought this would be a dark fantasy skyrim like game. I need darker tone.

[@theobell2002]

​@@lepepelepub12 You know, the "straight pride" flag looking like a prison uniform makes a lot of sense now. You people are so devoid of any joy you think colors are "woke".

[@AdonisOuranios]

I don't know what you people are talking about. You can literally scroll through the video and there's not many hints of purple, some purple effects like spells and some purple on outfits, but those make sense to be purple. Like, are you just lying? What kind of criticism is this?

[@ThatGuyKazz]

I don't think you need a drab monochromatic color palette in order to be dark fantasy... Please let's not go back to the washed out piss brown color schemes of the early 2000's.

[@claudiovic88]

Rainbow people...

[@C.Malefac]

It's the color palette from the Pillars of Eternity series, the same world Avowed is set in

[@MidnightGeek99]

Matty, the Mattress does look good, BUT, unless we see a livestream of you sleeping on it for a night, I'm not convinced...10x!

[@Nighthearted]

Nice preview! I'm so happy they really went with the third person perspective. It's really important to a lot of people. I know I'll be playing in TPP 99% of the time. And the fact that they've been improving on things based on the community remarks really sings praises to them. I'm particularly excited for this game now! Just wish it was a longer game, but hopefully if you're going for full completion it'll last a lot more than 30h!

[@ronuss]

Game looks better and better the longer it cooks. Really does feel like a deep RPG now, and not some rpg light like ToW. I love that there is depth in character builds and that you actually have control over how you build up ur companions.. The First area you showed looks huge, a lot bigger than i imagined. Cant wait.

[@gamevids7814]

Well it must surpass pillars 1 and 2. Loved them. The first person's view makes me worried about this....

[@RuthwikRao]

@@gamevids7814 you're gonna be severely disappointed if you're expecting a CRPG out of Avowed cuz it's not designed to be.

[@gamevids7814]

@@RuthwikRao I mean it should have a similar depth of story telling and world exploration. If these tiny things are there I am sold.

[@andrewsqual]

But it didn't need to cook? The game could have been launched this month but they chose to release it in February, going by what slimy Phil said anyway. Lol, only messing, 60fps is a creative choice too.......... although it will get a 60fps mode 6 months later and series s won't get it but it is fine when its just an "update" and not a day one parity thing.

[@metaldiceman]

Why did you lower-case the "o"?

[@TheShezarrine]

Looks like the delay was the right call. More polish is always good.

[@ares12351]

Please let this game be great, I need a win

[@terrnoisrp8894]

Finger cross

[@plainluke722]

🤞🏽

[@acezero12345]

💩 for the Cat Box

[@jahjoeka]

Xbox fan boy?

[@ares12351]

@@jahjoeka nah just an obsidian fan boy

[@mikep4957]

There's never been a game that I was totally underwhelmed by the gameplay revealed trailer and then subsequently got really excited for - cept this one.

[@ChrisMattar]

Don't miss Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, you need it for the lore and the story, same one as avowed, same universe. And amazing games.

[@lordcrusader861]

Ngl poe1 kinda sucked ass 2 though was a massive improvementc

[@tims6838]

Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a game from 2012?

[@sebastiandalessandro4221]

Looks like complete trash

[@wingsclippedwolf]

They set the bar to play a smooooth 30 fps.

[@pla6ue]

You’re not the only one who thinks games looked better than they actually did in 2012. Regardless, I’ll be avoiding this trash.

[@Blenderhunn]

@@sebastiandalessandro4221 Why? Which element? Can you show me a medieval FPS game with a better combat system Many have written how bad and outdated it is, etc., but in what way? IN WHAT WAY? IN WHAT WAY? I have never seen this written by a single person

[@sebastiandalessandro4221]

@@Blenderhunn play the elder scrolls blade on mobile 😌 there you go 😂

[@FinnMichael-s2b]

the Skyrim music is crazy

[@wlot28]

Just another reminder that this game will always be in Skyrim's shadow

[@Azoedud]

​​@@wlot28yeah people should stop sucking on skyrims nuts so much honestly this will be more of an rpg

[@RuthwikRao]

@@wlot28 tbh that's literally every first person fantasy RPG/RPG-lite game that's come and will continue to come for generations. They're even talking about "scrolls-likes" in the indie community now lol.

[@galacticrelic258]

​​​​@@wlot28As a Elder Scrolls lover who was at Skyrim's midnight launch, Pillars of Eternities lore and world is just honestly imo more complex and impressive. The cities alone shit on elder scrolls, but the depth of the factions motivations are superior, there is actual colonialism going on rather than just Nords mad at an Empire...an Empire that doesn't really do much governing in game, whereas you can see how all the different governments function in Pillars firsthand. Pillars's world simply fucks and it has a lot to do with Joshua Sawyers background and obsession with history. Matty and many KZbinrs (sometimes not even gaming channels) use Oblivion and Skyrim music in their videos because it's nostalgic and goat tier.

[@Ronnet]

​@@Azoedud Honestly, "more of an RPG" will completely depend on what you're interested in. Skyrim doesn't go deep on character Interaction or choice and consequence. It does go deep on exploration, questing and creating your own character / story. Skyrim is also huge in terms of content. So this game might beat Skyrim in some areas (that Skyrim wasn't designed to do) while remaining in Skyrim's massive shadow as this will be a lunch size experience compared to Skyrim's five course dinner.

[@Day100]

Unstable 30-70 on a 4080 is unacceptable. Won't buy it off of that alone. Why did they even delay the game if not to optimize it?

[@switchunboxing]

He says it in the video

[@MrDriedanddone]

I'm not playing this after Mike Hansen's unhinged rant and seeing the blue haired squad devs

[@orbaitv5991]

Cool, nobody wants you anyway.

[@handsomemac1621]

im looking forward to it, wish it wouldve released now instead of stalker. maybe if stalker had haired some blue haireds it would also be a good game haha

[@Djaermi]

I don't understand the pearl clutching. It should come as no surprise when an artist or storyteller has progressive views.

[@Valhura77]

@@Djaermi Sure, have your progressive views, keep them to your fucking self and out of my entertainment. I hope the Modern Audience shows up this time, as the rest of us will avoid this woke shit.

[@ThatGuyKazz]

Eh I don't agree with his posts but if the game is good I'll buy it. If it's trash I won't. His comments make me more cautious that it might be a dumpster fire but until it releases and we have reviews we won't know for sure. At the end of the day I want good video games and I don't care who makes them.

[@LordMuzhy]

Delaying it this year because a lot of games are coming out doesn’t make sense because they then decided to move it to February when a ton of huge games are coming out as well

[@The_Maf1a]

I mean, they chose february before any other company chose february.There were the only game in that month 😂😂 i think it would be cool if they could move it to January? Maybe March but I don't want them to get hurt. Cause they delay a game again

[@LordMuzhy]

@@The_Maf1athere’s so many games that are much bigger coming out that month that will unfortunately bury it

[@The_Maf1a]

@@LordMuzhy true

[@O-D-X]

@@LordMuzhy Really what other games? Because the only other game I am interested in that comes out that month is KCD2 and I am torn on which I will play first, but I will play both for sure.

[@LordMuzhy]

@ Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza, Civilization 7 and Kingdom come Deliverance 2. That’s a lot of established IP’s with big followings that will take the attention away from Avowed specially in the content creator/online space

[@rk-li9ks]

This game looks like it came out 10 years ago 💀

[@Tetus7]

And? Graphics had already started to plateau by 2014.

[@GuyLogen]

Nah, that's cap. Game looks great

[@pqdk-p2u]

The graphic overall looks decent but we all know it's not everything. The combat & animations are so old it's exactly like you've said, from 10 years ago. It's so weird the amount of praise he gave this game.

[@jaytheoutpatient]

Graphics don't matter the gameplay matters more and seeing that the game has ton of gameplay actual rpg mechanics i can already tell the game is going to be fun.

[@azsolar5168]

15

[@Graymore84]

@MrMattyPlays Have you seen the tweets from Sawyer (the art director and Fallout NV fame)? He made some tweets on how woke this game is and how his goal with Avowed was to piss Elon Musk off. He also mentioned that there are too many “crusty white people” working on Avowed and that someone can take his job so he can go “live in the woods.” After how bad Dragon Age was I am very nervous by this.

[@greatwesternsky]

Oop, the gamerbro hivemind is activating again!

[@Djaermi]

oh no not Elon, poor guy can't catch a break

[@jcmottern]

Well none of what they said was a lie. Woke games suck, so obviously anyone with common sense would be worried about the issues that are going on with Obsidian. If this doesn't bother you, then that means you likely are part of the woke "hivemind".

[@martyshrekster]

Love how people just say stuff without even bothering to look it up. Josh Sawyer is barely even involved with this game. The statements were made by Matt Hansen, the actual art director.

[@SuzukiBalls]

@@jcmottern You say this but the term woke can apply to a majority of recent very successful games. BG3, Cyberpunk, Spider-Man, God of War, The Last of Us, Life Is Strange, even RDR 2 has some very progressive messaging and is an awesome and very successful game.

[@xXHighRyzeXx]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1005">16:45</a> this bit had me rolling, the visual aide was perfect 😂

[@MrUploader14]

This looks like a further iteration of the outer worlds which is probably the best considering it had good solid foundations to build up on the only problem was it lacked coversation depth and content.

[@baddragonite]

You can apparently freeze water to create platforms, that's dope

[@HahaGuitarGoBrrr]

True, at least it doesn't suck in every aspect

[@ransom--]

Still seems like a mistake for them to have moved this to February of next year. KCD2 and Monster Hunter are way more anticipated than Avowed for me... so Avowed is pretty much automatically going onto the wait for a sale list and into the backlog.

[@Oldernator]

Should’ve put it somewhere in January honestly.

[@FWMCoehoorn]

Yep, totally this. The demographic of this game are the same kind of gamers who probably will play KCD2 (though one could argue that KCD2 players will not play Avowed, but Avowed players are more inclined to play KCD2 too). Late January should be the way to go.

[@sleepwalking117]

Game pass day one?

[@DeadUponAll]

It’s fine, it’s only competing with Kingdom Comes Deliverance 2. Monster Hunter is an acquired taste. I for one tried to get into Monster Hunter but couldn’t and found it boring and repetitive. However, most people will buy Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and play Avowed on Gamepass at the same time. Which is what I’m going to do.

[@wdf70]

It's the opposite for me. Avowed looks much more interesting to me than KCD2. Don't get me wrong, loved the first game, but Warhorse's track record tells me that KCD2 will need some work after launch before it's ready for showtime proper. High fantasy just appeals to me more than realistic fantasy, but no doubt I will be getting both eventually.

[@collynsmith5432]

So we just gonna ignore the art director going mental on social media and actually expect Ppl to buy this game interesting

[@falcongamer58]

Because the video was released before

[@hungryyy-qs9407]

So what 1% of all employees will make people not buy this game if it is good ? Most of people who are crying about didn't touch a game in the last decade or didn't plan to touch it in the first place, they are Elon and Trump's cult. I don't like woke stuff and the art director didn't act professionally but pronouns only won't ruin my experience

[@RassGurmy92]

Oh he'll be back or he'll lose his subs. Lol it's the way of life.

[@falcongamer58]

@hungryyy-qs9407 you're willing to ignore a lot

[@Bryndleson]

Who cares

[@weizenw]

You got to play Pillars man. Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, Josh Sawyer were all involved. It's up there with Dragon Age, probably better in some ways.

[@mediumvillain]

some of the best CRPG music too

[@JimmyMon666]

It's a great game, though not for noobs. It's a tough game if you aren't familiar with real time with pause. If you like BG2, and can beat BG2, then I recommend Pillars 1. POE2 is much easier and has turned based, so if you think 1 may be too tough, it's worth checking out 2. Especially as Avowed seems to continue parts of the story from 2.

[@pepsimaxing2001]

@@JimmyMon666 Ehh, it's arguably one of the easier CRPGs out there. If one had only played Baldurs Gate 3, I'd probably recommend them the PoE games next

[@tni333]

PoE 1 is my favorite CRPG of all time

[@SteveHylton1969]

"I don't like when a game has characters I don't like to look at"... I'll remember this when you review Fable 😅

[@e.b.farmer4]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="653">10:53</a> “Mom, can we get some Gale Dekarios?” “No, honey. We have Gale Dekarios at home.” “Aww, shucks!”

[@robovinefilms1811]

That February release window is sheer insanity.

[@wlot28]

You expected Microsoft to make a sane publishing decision? HA

[@reedk2402]

I mean wasn’t it made before shadows was pushed back and deliverance set a release date though?

[@robovinefilms1811]

@@reedk2402 And Monster Hunter Wilds 10 days later.

[@fenrirsfolly92]

@@wlot28dude they announced Avowed in February before any of those other games ever made their announcements for Feb. so how the hell can you blame them?

[@fmkkshi]

Art direction looks like a clown show, what weird character concepts and mix of colors.

[@hillehai]

Yeah, it looks awful. Really hate this sort of style that so many companies are doing now.

[@handsomemac1621]

weird nobody had this opinion when outer worlds released, or biomutant. in fact one of the few things people loved about biomutant was the style. personally i love this style

[@hillehai]

@@handsomemac1621 I've seen many people comment negatively on Outer World's art style. I've thought about playing it because I like Tim Cain, but the style is just so off-putting to me and makes it impossible to get invested in the world in my case.

[@gabenght9316]

@@handsomemac1621 Becouse Biomutant and Outer Worlds looked good, this looks like cheap shit.

[@fmkkshi]

@@handsomemac1621 even though i have my reservations against the art style in Outer Worlds, it did made sense with the setting. i don’t think the colorful atmosphere mixed well with the setting this time, is just weird.

[@RavenARPG]

Matt I understand you trying to stay away from the "drama". But your being so friendly to everything and everyone won't do well in the long term for your channel. You are free to do whatever you want of course. But with this, Veilguard, Concord etc...now it's starting to sound....you tipping on one side and its not the winning one.

[@LuizOtavioZen]

I like that Obsidian went and made less cartoony after the feedback, seems like it is going to be a good expansion of the world of Eora.

[@devlinengland]

I couldn’t have done more of a 180 on this game. I was so excited by the first reveal and it looks nothing like what they’ve shown. This is gonna be another veil guard situation. When will developers learn the regular people are gonna accept mental illness as the norm?

[@platniumdr]

I thought it looked interesting, but the pronoun thing made me pause. Then the developers response to the pronouns made me completely nope the fuck out. These people hate normal gamers and want to shove as much of their woke ideology out as they can.

[@danm3570]

in pillars of eternity 1 and 2 most of the god likes had gross stuff sticking out of their faces so that's kind of game lore accurate

[@AllentheHowler]

Not touching this after what the art director Matt Hansen said. Tired of people like him ruining games.

[@coooooool12342]

What did he say?

[@handsomemac1621]

personally i agree with him, white people? no thanks :)

[@ninjabiatch101]

Opinion noted and discarded. Lol

[@AllentheHowler]

@ He wanted to help replace all the white people in gaming for black people. He also said he put in woke stuff in the game to puss Elon Musk off.

[@alexmohr1072]

Good thing people look to you and not Matty for our purchasing decisions 😂

[@EntrepreneurialBoost]

This game doesn't look like a 15-20 hours game, rather for me it looks like easy 50+ hours game.

[@devincooper7821]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="338">5:38</a> "You can also use the elements to reach certain areas" Wow, fascinating. And this directly followed the part where finding out there was a back entrance to the fighting was worth mentioning too lol.. YIKES for this game

[@gabenght9316]

Also only three classes to choose from.

[@longboy5639]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="266">4:26</a> Hey! Stop bulling that cute little bug

[@dreamingabyss]

It's a real shame that they shot themselves in the foot with the racist and vitriolic rhetoric about the game direction. I'm sure a lot of people here won't be buying it now.

[@Mohgenstein]

Mr Matty Shills

[@your_turn361]

The pattern recognition on all of this guys is completely toasted, I just take a look at those character and I already know what I need to know

[@Vityaz-of-Rus]

Pattern recognition was the ultimate tool for humanity and still is, first to spot predators, then to create art, now to catch dei media, all are still in use but we seem to find more uses...

[@mariobadia4553]

I love how you don't even have pattern recognition since you obviously are just parroting what you heard a KZbinr say

[@Jonathan_Blackbeard]

You should definitely try Pillars of Eternity so that you can get a better understanding of the world.

[@mortalvombat66]

An exploding barrel in front of every breakable wall and yellow ropes hanging off of every climbable surface, such great level design

[@TheTrueDiablix]

Good level design is level design that clearly conveys to the player their options, so yes, while you probably were being sarcastic, it is a staple of quality level design to use consistent environmental language.

[@Stranzua]

I understand an explosive barrel being used to show the player that breakable walls exist, but I doubt there is going to be a barrel in front of EVERY breakable wall. In a game where a handed crafted bomb, explosive spell, or explosive arrow could be a part of your arsenal, that would be dumb.

[@mortalvombat66]

@@Stranzua That's my hope as well, give me grenades, fireballs, huge hammer,... put the barrel in a tent somewhere close so i have to carry it over to the wall. I only mentioned it because i think Matty showed us two breakable walls and both had the barrel right in front of it

[@Stranzua]

@@mortalvombat66 If it is I hope they change it. It would be great to actually use my brain, and it would be interesting to discover secret areas as well.

[@missedmurphy]

The combat is robotic along with the character animations. Did you get paid to make this review?

[@marcc1830]

Looks promising. On a separate note, it's really wierd seeing a musket "charge" at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="360">6:00</a> 😅

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

it seems to be some sort of 'magic gun' playstyle/build technique. He mentions it later. Presumably it's not every gun build.

[@RuthwikRao]

he mentions it as an "arcbuss" so something of a magic infused blunderbuss.

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

@@RuthwikRao i think it's supposed to be 'arquebus' which is kinda a similar gun, and also a skyrim creation club content.

[@RuthwikRao]

@@KeithElliott-zd8cx aaaah just saw it lol that makes sense, thanks for the clarification!

[@selfaware7617]

"Rubberbanding" is not the right term for starting a game off in a linear fashion while you get your bearings and follow the tutorials. You're thinking of "handholding"

[@Northex23]

Isn't it railroading?

[@Blisterdude123]

'Railroading' is the term, not 'handholding'.

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

I think more games could use a cold open or vertical slice. Look at RE4, 10 minutes in and you're hooked. Immersion is never broken.

[@wyliesalimeno9602]

​@Blisterdude123 pretty sure the term is "running a train."

[@AnEyeRacky]

​@@wyliesalimeno9602 lol not where I'm from

[@ReforgeGaming]

really hoping that Avowed 3rd person gameplay lands well. The first person stuff looks fine, but it isn't my preference.

[@matnym]

Did you have a look at the HUD options? Can you disable quest markers, interaction markers and what not? Does the game work well without them?

[@p3wned]

They didn’t cook they are cooked

[@xman777b]

yup.

[@MrArielK]

The desperate need for another gamer gate is palpable

[@nicko_3d_art]

releasing in the same month as kingdom come 2 is gonna be some REAL competition. This is how it should be, cant wait for this game even tho im getting kingdom come 2 first.

[@LostInWalrus]

February is gonna be an absolutely stacked month for rpgs I'm gonna have zero time for anything else

[@blaarfengaar]

Matt you need to play both Pillars of Eternity games before Avowed! Not only because they're utterly amazing but also because Avowed is a sequel and there are massively important events and revelations in the first two games that you're going to want to know

[@Vikingskog]

Really hope this game is good, there's so few rpg's like this being made.

[@gamersinger5118]

Vikingskog Might be the very first. I can’t think of anything quite like it. Especially with the attention to the movement and combat.

[@R3TR0J4N]

id say after hearing the thirdperson, this will replace Veilguard

[@louis-philippeproulx4699]

Avowed ❌ Avoided ✅

[@handsomemac1621]

so catchy. it would mean more if ur opinion was ur own

[@louis-philippeproulx4699]

@@handsomemac1621 Who tf are you ? lol

[@saudal5176]

We should start calling yall shills for Grummz cause all youre doing is handing him money when he doesnt care abt any of you and your values lol.

[@InMaTeofDeath]

@@saudal5176 How exactly is not giving money to games you don't like the same thing as handing money to grummz?

[@Guardian117]

If this doesnt get delayed or released earlier, it will be swallowed up by the massive games coming out in Feb

[@C.Malefac]

Considering the early previews have been nothing but positive I'm hoping it will be able to stand out on its own🤞

[@pricerogers7491]

Loving your recent coverage, Matty. Good stuff 👍

[@FunkyPunk1995]

Matty, ive been a regular viewer and subscriber since the start of the fallout 4 days. I’ve spent over a decade watching your videos weekly (multiple times a week at that) We have almost the exact same taste in games and there have only been a very few small things ive disagreed on your takes with. You’re my favorite games journalist/youtuber because its essentially like watching myself talk about these games before i can try them. I always know we’re going to be on the same page. Ive even gotten into jrpgs because of you and I’m rotating between new games, my backlog, and the trails series - which I would’ve never tried without you. And i LOVE them. Also, I’ve listened to every single dd/ddu episode and used to listen to HAM a lot as well. With all that said…i am so disappointed that you STILL haven’t played pillars of eternity lol. A lot of the pillars fan base says poe1 is the better game, mostly because of the writing and atmosphere. Some people dont like the pirate theme on poe2. However, i like the pirate theme. But more importantly, while i do think the writing itself is a small step below pillars 1, pillars 2s writing has a very different approach. Its much more digestible and nowhere near as long winded, and doesn’t give me reading fatigue that the first game does. (I have dyslexia so reading can be a chore when its that long winded) The reason i think Pillars 2 is one of the best crpgs (hell, even rpgs in general) of all time is because of 1) the refined combat which works great in both turn based and real-time-with-pause. I truly believe that you should play whichever one you find more fun. But there are a few things to take note of. First the game was made with real-time-with-pause in mind, and even though the turn based is great, battles that would take under a minute in rtwp take several minutes in turn based. And there are a LOT of battles. It makes your play time skyrocket. Second, I’m not crazy about rtwp combat - but pillars 2 has the best, most refined rtwp combat of any crpg. It also actually feels chunky with good aduio/visual feedback which ive never seen any other crpg/rtwp combat game pull off the way pillars 2 combat does. So even if you like turn based more like i do, trying pillars 2s rtwp combat is so good it might actually make you change your mind on it. Also, there are some genuinely fantastic boss fights in pillars 2. Ive never had more fun with crpg bosses than in that game. They’re phenomenal. The gear progression is also only rivaled by divinity original sin 2. Pillars 2 has lots of fun uniques and legendaries to find - which leads me to my second point 2) pillars 2 has amazing exploration!!!!! My favorite thing in all of gaming is meaningful exploration. Thats why bgs games, botw/totk, elden ring, dragons dogma, etc all hit so hard for me. I love finding unique, hand crafted loot in unique, hand crafted dungeons. - and pillars 2 does this better that any crpg. Exploring random islands in your ship, finding a dungeon with a hidden side boss and getting a legendary/unique piece of gear feels SO good. Pillars 2 is ALL about the side content. Going off and finding sode things by your own exploration is amazing, but the different factions and their quest, along woth companions and their quest, plus regular side quests leave you with an amazing experience not found in other crpgs that might’ve been reviewed better. Pillars 2 is one of, if not THE most under appreciated (c)rpgs of all time. Matty I implore you to play it. If you ever do me (and yourself) a single favor as a long time fan who has never met you, it would just be for your to sit down and give pillars 2 the attention it deserves from you. I have no doubt that you will love it and that it will block your socks off. Sincerely, one of your biggest fans and most loyal supporters

[@Ewiril]

Are we doing this again? ... How many "failguards" must we suffer to stop all the recless shilling?

[@marioach8635]

I got a bad feeling about this game

[@heatherharrison264]

It is always best to wait and see. Previews and early reviews don't always tell the whole story. As for me, I would have preferred something like the two Pillars of Eternity games. I don't like action combat and can only tolerate it if it is extremely easy, so as reviews start to appear, I'll be looking closely to see if there is a super-easy difficulty level that turns combat into a non-issue. Naturally, I was disappointed to see Pillars of Eternity morphed into an action game, but if combat can be effectively bypassed, I might enjoy other aspects of the game. Dragon Age: The Veilguard may have its problems, but its accessibility and difficulty customization are about the best I've seen. Seeing that combat could be completely nerfed is what finally convinced me to buy it and give it a try. Avowed looks like it might be better than Veilguard in many other ways. I'm happy to see that the game is using a proper dialogue system, as opposed to Veilguard, which uses a dumbed down Fallout 4-style system. Hopefully, the writing will be better too, but we'll have to wait and see on that. Out of the big February releases (assuming that they all release on schedule), Avowed is the only one I'm likely to follow closely, though I see that a new Legend of Heroes game is coming, so I'll probably take a look at that too. The combat system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance is far too frustrating for me, so the sequel is almost certainly a game I should pass on. In March, I'll take a close look at Tales of the Shire.

[@_holy__ghost]

currently playing through deadfire again and yeah, i was REALLY hoping for a poe3 over whatever this is

[@Angelfyre.]

My big questions, is the dialogue camera able to be disabled (Skyrim Style) & is the PC voiced?

[@coletrinder1534]

This is some of the coolest magic I’ve seen in games

[@HungryHippo7]

Honestly it looks really good!

[@xxmavr1kxx]

Here we go with character designs again.

[@CookieManCookies]

Agreed, they look terrible.

[@jarg8]

What does this comment even mean

[@jaytheoutpatient]

@@jarg8 it means they haven't played pillars of eternity to get to know the universe.

[@ptg3765]

Was interested in this but.. with the rubbish being said by their art director I'll be heavy passing this. I'll put my time and money elsewhere now.

[@lukeandchloewhite]

My view on Obsidian has changed since playing Outer Worlds, though I enjoyed the game, I never finished it, and I just didn’t feel the magic that came from that Bethesda/Obsidian mash up we got with New Vegas, honestly, if they were to ever work together in any capacity again, I’d be excited, but the feel of this game, it already confuses me, because it’s giving off this ominous dark vibe in terms of the dialogue and music etc, but the actual look and feel of the game is so bright and cheery it completely clashes. Very similar to Outer Worlds in that regard, but at least with Outer Worlds, there was an air of humour, so it seemed somewhat less out of place. I think Obsidian excel when it comes to creating games with a dark and foreboding atmosphere aesthetically, because then their humour and wit shine through an otherwise dark world, whereas here I think it’s going to get lost in the sauce. 🤷🏻

[@AnEyeRacky]

Hows the stability? I know this is compressed youtube video, but the game looks a little choppy in some of those clips you have shown. Playing on PC?

[@silberrwolf7772]

not allowed to show charactercreation = hiding forced dei nonsense

[@jabloneynophony1875]

Don't buy games from people who hate you, or the companies who hire them.

[@JF-vz1ju]

Good thing none of these devs hate me then :)

[@anthonyhampton2991]

After starfield, outlaws, and dragon disappointed im sooo cautiously optimistic about this

[@felipesantos-er4kk]

Starfield is good, stop dude 😂😂😂

[@jacksonmiltin4199]

yeah played starfield on release, it was boring as hell, even now it's still not good and the DLC didn't help at all🙄 at least it seems like in avowed, it doesn't force you to play a Goody Two shoes😑 so I hope for the best for that game.

[@anthonyhampton2991]

@@jacksonmiltin4199 I mean the role playing isn’t my issue with starfield is just the hollowness of the world. I feel like if the would have just scaled the game down and focused on adding detail to the entire game world it would be way better . They tried to make an bgs version of no man’s sky and failed.

[@gabenght9316]

@@felipesantos-er4kk No its not and never will be, stop that nonsense its embarassing.

[@PurushaDesa]

When I see how glitchy and drab the colour palette is in so many of these open world games, including how rudimentary the menus and fonts and overall UI looks... Horizon Forbidden West looks and feels absolutely immaculate!

[@derekhodgson6384]

@MrMattyPlays is there magic beyond the arcane and elemental? I'm a big fan of necromancy and illusion types of magic in fantasy games.

[@chacachaca11]

Are they restricting showing the character creator because they don’t want to acknowledge the pronouns stuff? Idc really but what’s the point of hiding the character creator.

[@Python_Bacon]

Mr Marty Shills

[@jasonbaker1887]

Thank you for showing me that 3rd person is an option in this. Its actually my preference in games over first except for when I am shooting otherwise I prefer 3rd and this is the first I have heard anyone talk about that being an option in this.

[@azsolar5168]

These people in the comments obsessing over 3rd person have to be Obsidian Employee Shills! Almost every single Fantasy RPG is in 3rd Person, there's no way that there are REAL people that think this is some revolutionary gameplay feature.

[@Hamish_Whitehaven]

look good ? look like a mobile game

[@GuyLogen]

Calm down bud. The game looks good for something that's not a triple A. Besides, some mobile games actually look good.

[@ImmortalComposer]

@@GuyLogen Costs like a triple A though.

[@antonioruberto7077]

@@ImmortalComposer Lol Obsidian is a AAA dev wtf are you even talking about?

[@ImmortalComposer]

@@antonioruberto7077 Not following. What exactly are you replying to?

[@switchunboxing]

Bruh is gaming on the iPhone 23

[@mikemorris8424]

Mage with a gun sounds wild lol

[@Justalilcyn]

Alakablam

[@plainluke722]

AvadacaBOOM

[@JonCrs10]

The thumbnail reminded me that "They Cooked" could mean a flippant way of saying "They ARE Cooked" (bad, failure) or "They HAVE Cooked" (good, impressive success) and the fact it could be either annoys me lol

[@SidheKnight]

Honestly, I can't keep up with Gen Z slang anymore. Or is it Gen Alpha? Damn I'm a Millennial I shouldn't feel this old..

[@MeatUrMakerZ]

I don’t know how blowing up a side of a wall is considered “quiet” but I dig it lol

[@IceKicker18]

I initially was bummed at the art style shift, but it looks great

[@roymarron7622]

It's so sad about the whole situation with the Art Director. I was disappointed when they announced there won't be romances. This just made me ditch the game. I'm not even going to pay Game Pass to try it. Go get shafted, "Art Daddy."

[@switchunboxing]

Why? Did they say they don’t hire white males or is it something beyond that? If they aren’t hiring white males it literally doesn’t affect you lol. Through all workforce discrimination that exists towards minorities, one person refusing to hire a majority literally doesn’t affect you.. But I don’t know all of the details. That’s the only thing I have heard from a comment on one of these videos. Boohoo white tears.

[@Atlas-c8g]

This game is almost definitely going to be trash. Don't get your hopes up