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The best weapons in Avowed and how to get them

Two weapon loadouts, a ton of possibilities.

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Make Avowed's early game a breeze by picking the best abilities and weapons for your build

Whether you want to be a master archmage, or just shoot people with guns, there's a combo for you.

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Avowed is "an evolution" of Obsidian's past RPGs, including The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas

Pillars of Eternity lives on with Avowed

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Avowed's Kai, who shares a voice actor with Mass Effect's Garrus, has me hooked on the RPG after only 3 hours

Opinion | Kai, voiced by Brandon "Garrus Vakarian" Keener, offers an excellent introduction to The Living Lands in Avowed, and I can't wait to continue questing together

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My favorite thing about Avowed might just be how much stuff it lets me turn off

Avowed's deep commitment to UI options is one of its greatest strengths.

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Avowed dev channels Baldur's Gate 3 by admitting that "the core of RPGs is missable content" that most players might not ever see

"It creates a very interesting dialogue about the game"

GamesRadar

Avowed's flexible combat system represents Obsidian's dedication to player choice: "It's not just marketing speak – it really is the most important thing to us"

Preview | Exploring Avowed's flexible combat system with Obsidian Entertainment

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3 hours in, here's the 10 things I love most about Avowed so far

Feature | Setting out to adventure in The Living Lands, Avowed has impressed me with its incredible sense of space and tactile action that allows for plenty of experimentation

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'Avowed' Preview Gets Mixed Reactions From Fans; How Will it Fare?

Players who got to dive into Avowed with the game's early hands-on preview shared mixed reactions for what it offers.

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All the Avowed companions who will join you in the Living Lands

Here's who you can recruit once you get back into Eora again.

PC Gamer

Avowed is a thoroughly old-fashioned RPG adventure, but after the disappointments of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Starfield, that might be exactly what we need

Timing is everything.

PC Gamer

Big Preview: Avowed – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Xbox's first must-play RPG of 2025

With access to Obsidian's studio and hours spent playing Avowed, we dive-deep into one of the biggest video games of next year

GamesRadar

Avowed might just be the fantasy RPG you've been waiting for

Avowed’s involving combat and typically slick Obsidian writing has me very excited for the full release next year.

TechRadar

Despite the Skyrim comparisons, Avowed is an Obsidian RPG first and foremost: "Let's bring in all the greatest hits"

Big Preview | What makes an "Obsidian RPG"? Avowed is about to answer that question

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My second preview proved I'm going to love Avowed, but I wonder how many won't feel the same

I was given the opportunity to play Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming Avowed again, this time the opening hours, and came away impressed with what I saw.

PC Gamer

Avowed is a jack-of-all-trades action RPG with a rare attention for the little details

In rare moments Avowed reminds me of an immersive sim, but it stops short of the simulation of games like Deus Ex.

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Avowed preorder guide — Which version of the Xbox RPG is right for you?

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is on the way, so which version of this Xbox RPG is right for you?

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'Avowed' Dev Obsidian Entertainment Open Pre-Orders Ahead of February 2025 Release

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Obsidian Entertainment have opened up pre-orders for their upcoming action RPG Avowed.

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One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is launching day one on Blizzard Entertainment's PC storefront Battle.net.

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Avowed has a built-in glossary in case you get lost in the deep lore of its CRPG inspiration Pillars of Eternity

"We wanted to make it as accessible as possible"

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5 Years Ago, One Underrated RPG Beat Bethesda at Its Own Game

The Outer Worlds is one of Obsidian Entertainment's best masterpieces, a biting commentary on capitalism that streamlines the open world RPG.

Windows Central

"There have been a number of people actually at the studio who have floated the idea of a Pillars Tactics game," says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer when interviewed about the future of Pillars of Eternity

Josh Sawyer, a lead developer of Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity series, was recently interviewed by Limit Break Network regarding his involvement in the upcoming Avowed and what the future holds for Pillars of Eternity.

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"Early on in development, we realized that often the Xbox Series X performs better than the PC" — Playing Avowed for the first time while discussing the delay, Xbox performance, and ray tracing

I had the chance to play Avowed for the first time with Xbox in LA, and then I discussed the game, its delay, and how it performs with Obsidian Entertainment.

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Upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed seemingly runs at 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S — and a big Capcom game might be as well

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed and Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds are both apparently targeting 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S.

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Obsidian's CEO would love to make another Fallout, but there's another Xbox IP he'd like a crack at ...

Speaking on the Hit the Limit Break podcast, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart noted that he'd love to make a Shadowrun game.

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