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The 10 RPGs that defined Xbox and evolved the genre

Feature | Xbox built a bridge between computer-first RPGs and playing on the couch, redefining the genre in the process – here are the 10 Xbox RPG games that redefined the format for good

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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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Avowed's party camp feature captures what I love most about RPGs like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur's Gate 3

Preview | "As a player, I love the companion moments", agrees Avowed's game director, Carrie Patel

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Avowed lead isn't worried about launching between Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds because you're never "going to find a window where absolutely nothing is coming out"

Obsidian is "very confident that Avowed is going to stand on its own"

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Avowed might look like Skyrim, but its director says Obisidian's new fantasy RPG is actually much closer to The Outer Worlds than anything from Bethesda

And there's a healthy dose of Pillars of Eternity too, of course

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We played Avowed with both first-person and third-person cameras: Here's what we thought

Was Avowed's third-person camera worth the extra time and effort? As an accessibility option, absolutely. Beyond that...

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If you've been worried about Avowed not looking punchy enough, Obsidian's combat designer has a hitstop animation 'superpower' that might reassure you

Avowed's sword-tuner cut his teeth working on actiony MMOs like Warhammer Online and WildStar.

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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

Avowed is an RPG that aims to respect your time: "I'm getting older, I got a lot of responsibilities, I don't got time for a 500-hour game"

"It never feels like a job to play the game"

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9 Years Later, the Most Underrated RPG Is Getting a Spinoff That Already Looks Extremely Promising

Avowed already feels like a delightfully weird RPG that builds on the legacy Obsidian has established, while taking inspiration from Elder Scrolls.

Inverse

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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Obsidian's designers discuss how they decide the size of Avowed's environments: 'We don't want to have those empty, meaningless spaces just to have them'

"When you explore Avowed, your exploration, your curiosity, is going to be rewarded."

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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.

Windows Central

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

Microsoft's Phil Spencer denies Avowed was delayed because it's janky: 'We didn’t move it because Obsidian needed the time. They’ll use the time'

"Maybe we could do a better job pacing with some of our third party friends."

Windows Central

Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised

Avowed has some reasonable recommended PC settings and a file size that will make you breathe a sigh of relief during a packed release window.

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Obsidian quietly adds Avowed system requirements to the Steam listing and that 75 GB storage target seems downright reasonable

SSDs, breathe easy. For now.

GamesRadar

Avowed is selling 5 days of early access, and in a surprise twist fueled by Xbox buying everyone, Obsidian's RPG is coming to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net

Fork over $90 and you can play Avowed five days early

GamesRadar

Avowed wasn't delayed "because Obsidian needed the time" to improve the RPG, but rather because "they'll use the time"

The delay wasn't due to quality concerns

Windows Central

Take-Two is selling Outer Worlds publisher Private Division because it says it's in the "business of making great big hits" like Grand Theft Auto — but was Xbox the buyer?

Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two Interactive has sold off the Private Division publishing label to an unknown party, including the rights to its upcoming games.

GamesRadar

Fallout: New Vegas director took one look at the Strip on a console devkit and thought, "Oh my god, this isn’t going to run"

Good thing it did!

PC Gamer

Obsidian says choices both big and small will matter in Avowed, and 'the choices you get and the outcomes in front of you are going to depend on what you're able to find'

In other words, keep a health potion in reserve.

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Your choices in Avowed matter, and Obsidian promises to give players "moment-to-moment opportunities to express and explore where they're leaning"

But what choices have been seen so far?

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