Thanks to Xbox Game Piss I can try out Avowed until Monster Hunter Wilds comes out.

I am not too deep into it yet. The combat is fun. Though with my bad eyesight it is kinda hard to dodge projectiles. I should look into the accessibility settings for this. My character is a wand toting mage who belongs to Ravenclaw.

The world is somewhat interesting. I think it’s too close to the tropey DnD fantasy setting with guns and funghi thrown in but it is alright so far. I have come to not expect too much from AAA games in this department. Writing and voice acting are ordinary too.

Anyone else playing this?

  • Makan@lemmygrad.mlMEnglish
    3·
    9 hours ago

    Seems like an AA game than an AAA game, which is why I’ll end up getting it, to be honest.

    But for now, I’m playing another good AA game called Dynasty Warriors Origins and probably Silent Hill 2 Remake soon (so both concurrently).

    Ugh, I wish I had the time for more g*ming, but alas, no dice.

    • LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Obsidian is an AA studio.

      They used to be indie and produce masterpiece games that didn’t get sold because they didn’t have mass appeal. Both Pillars game are awesome - it’s kinda sad that they now do 3d games with minimal deepness - and i’m not saying Avowed and The Outer World are not awesome in some ways, just that they lack the little something both pillars had.

      • Makan@lemmygrad.mlMEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        I don’t mind AA, but I guess they may have lost something with their recent output; I remember The Outer Worlds not being that good.

        • LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          2·
          4 hours ago

          The outer worlds world building was cool, the voice acting was nice… I can’t remember the game story at all. The gameplay had only one quality : it existed. The weapon selection could have been cool but it was not. They didn’t weave the good world building they did in the other elements of the game and it was a shame.

          So, I think it’s a lost opportunity of a game. It could have been way cooler with not a lot of efforts. I feel it took some risks while avoiding all the risks a game should take.

          TL;DR : This game is like horseradish. It starts strong then offer no more flavor than what it started with. Then you get tired of that flavor and ask yourself why you are eating horseradish in the first place.