Avowed was announced at 2020's Xbox Showcase, but even though the first trailer had fantasy fans excited to see Obsidian's take on an Elder Scrolls -styled first-person fantasy RPG, there has been. Two of them are Avowed and Fable, which hasn't seen any sign of life since then. The game, confirmed to be an Xbox console exclusive, is set in the Pillars of Eternity universe and sports a similar first-person gameplay design to Bethesda’s best-selling RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. While we still technically haven't got official information about Avowed, at least we now know that Obsidian Entertainment seems to have decided to upgrade the game engine to Unreal Engine 5. The reason we know this is thanks to the LinkedIn profile of Aaron Dubois. READ MORE The FTC Has Opened an Investigation Into Sony’s Bungie Acquisitionĭubois’ LinkedIn profile clearly lists that he’s working on Avowed, which also mentions that it’s being built on Unreal Engine 5. Obsidian and Xbox haven’t confirmed this yet, but the developer was featured by Epic on a list of companies currently using the engine.Īs for when we can expect the game, it’s rumoured to release sometime in the first half of 2023, according to Windows Central’s Jez Corden. Avowed is one of the most anticipated Xbox exclusives, and it might bring one feature that Red Dead Redemption fans have been quite eager to use. That means Avowed might be on the list of games that will potentially be shown off at the upcoming Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase taking place on 12 June. It’s been quite a mixed bag for Xbox fans this.
We will surely know by then which engine is being used by Obsidian to build the game.Ĭorden also leaked some details about Avowed‘s combat, inspirations and more.
As many might’ve guessed, it’s largely inspired by Skyrim in the gameplay department, putting a spin on the dual-handed combat system. Obsidian is busy working on Avowed and promises to show off what it has been working n soon. Avowed, an Xbox exclusive game, has lost its Narrative Lead. The game will also apparently recycle some of the tech and systems seen in Obsidian’s previous RPG, The Outer Worlds. News by Stephany Nunneley News Editor Published on June 13, 2021.
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