Avowed director teases a ‘more focused’ experience rather than a ‘big sprawling’ one
Avowed is made to feel “a little more curated”
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Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming fantasy role-playing gameAvowedis set to release later this year, and its director Carrie Patel has spoken more about what players can expect from the experience.
In a newinterview with PCGamesN, Patel admitted that it’s “hard in 2024 to escape some comparison toSkyrimif you’re making a first-person fantasy action RPG,” but clarified thatAvowedis more comparable in its scope and world structure to Obsidian’s 2019 RPG,The Outer Worlds.
“For us, it’s about having a more focused experience, something that feels a little more curated. We can be a little more intentional,” she explained.
It was previously confirmed thatAvowedisn’t going to be an open-world game, but instead be made of severalopen zones that are size comparable toThe Outer Worlds’ larger areas. Speaking about this in the interview, Patel added that the zones “are definitely not small but certainly more constrained than a massive map that you can walk from, beginning to end, in several hours.” However, this allows the developers “to have a little more intentionality” in what they create.
“I think there’s an appetite for games that are big sprawling RPGs with a ton of openness, but also games that are more curated, but also still maintain these elements of choice, character building, and progression,” Patel said. “I’ve been excited to see what we can do as a studio in mixing up those elements.”
During this month’s Xbox Developer_Direct, it was confirmed thatAvowedis planned to release on PC andXbox Series X|S at some pointthis fall, although no specific release month was announced at the time. However, whenever it is, Avowed will be playable viaXbox Game Passon day one.
Avowed is arguably one of the most excitingupcoming gamesthis year, but if you’re looking for something new to play right now, be sure to check out our recommendations for thebest Xbox Series X games.
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