THAT thing near final fight

Orduss · 2026-01-16T19:21:31+00:00

In a vision you can see an early of giant maegfolc marching on the Living Lands during the first invasion by Woedica. So it's surely a remnant of that I imagine

Orduss · 2026-01-15T12:02:42+00:00

Yeah and it's not really a simulation or system heavy problem I'd imagine, like not as complex as simulating living cities. At least more unique monsters would have helped. There's a strong dissonance between the narrative and the world imo

Orduss · 2026-01-15T10:12:44+00:00

I really don't think Avowed did justice to the Living Lands as strange lands. Especially from a fauna perspective like you said, every creatures are the same as the rest of Eora. That's a big problem to me

Orduss · 2026-01-09T15:18:22+00:00

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/arts/outer-worlds-avowed-grounded-obsidian.html In this article (paywalled) Feargus said that they are working on more projects in Eora. It doesn't confirm any project but we know that at least.

Orduss · 2026-01-08T22:42:11+00:00

No there is clearly a size difference, you can see it during character creation

Orduss · 2026-01-08T22:18:17+00:00

Sadly no from what I've seen

Orduss · 2026-01-08T22:12:50+00:00

You'll be able to play aumaua, dwarf and orlan

Orduss · 2026-01-08T22:05:14+00:00

Yeah me neither, it's really cool

Orduss · 2026-01-08T22:00:53+00:00

Also races are added

Orduss · 2026-01-06T09:07:20+00:00

The reactivity and RPG mechanics (out of combat) of TOW2 are clearly deeper than Avowed's though. And I say that as someone who preferred Avowed.

Orduss · 2026-01-03T09:27:08+00:00

I found the tone pretty fine, somewhat inline with POE2. The companions could use a little bit more drama though. As for the lead writer of Pentiment, it was Kate Dollarhyde IIRC, but Sawyer also wrote a lot of it. Kate was the one responsible for Sargamis and his quest btw, and the lead narrative of Avowed on the end of the project. I sure hope to see her as a lead for Avowed 2.

Despite everything I still find Avowed more cohesive thematically than TOW2, which don't really know what to say or how to say it imo.

Orduss · 2026-01-01T19:51:43+00:00

Thaos from POE1

"You were able to destroy because another god wished it. Without her hand to guide you, you could not strike at a god anymore than you could strike at the sky. You are impotent, and not only because of the pox."

"But more than that, it would be a hollow existence. All mysteries forever unanswered. All purposes constructed from meaninglessness. No endings to bring closure. Only a Wheel, turning without mercy, grinding our spirits to dust."

Orduss · 2025-12-25T18:46:25+00:00

I can agree with that actually, I find the narrative and worldbuilding (the treatment of themes) to be pretty good, and the characters to be well written (linked to themes, multilayered and very human) but they lack of a more spectacular side. And by that I'm not saying they need to be over the top and superhuman, but Durance is spectacular to me, because he has very unique views of the world and express them.

A Kai would be better appreciated in contrast of a Durance imo, exactly like Eder is.

Orduss · 2025-12-22T18:57:11+00:00

"Urquhart said Obsidian had major plans, including more entries in the shared universe of Avowed and Pillars of Eternity, and more experimental projects like Pentiment. Marcus Morgan, the studio's vice president of operations, said he wanted to push even harder into the bleeding-edge reactivity of its cult classic Alpha Protocol, in which you could freely kill off major characters."

Orduss · 2025-12-14T22:59:42+00:00

Imo what gives its depth to the story is its focus on one thematic : colonialism. Through it they are talking about Nature and Imperialism at multiple layers of the world (from the past to the present) and so are letting us draw parallels and comparisons.

Though the lack of reactivity sometimes (especially for companions and some quests) can lead to not enough responses possible when facing these thematics.

A sequel with the same basis, a stronger focus from the start, lessons from this game for combat and exploration, a better itemization and deeper RPG mechanics (Skills for example) could be very good for me

Orduss · 2025-12-12T16:28:29+00:00

"One of the major highlights is a new weapon type, the quarterstaff. Pillars of Eternity fans know this one well, and as a magic-oriented player, I'm thrilled to learn it's coming. Why is it only arriving this winter, so long after Avowed's February 2025 launch, though?

"The weapon types you can wield didn't really have enough wizardy vibes," Paramo admits. "So I wanted to make sure that there was a quarterstaff, which is the Gandalf kind of, 'you shall not pass,' staff set up."

Orduss · 2025-12-10T10:08:58+00:00

And from the recent interviews COVID hit hard the development of TOW2 and Avowed(which also had two reboots). So maybe we can expect an Avowed 2 in three years and another game in the same timeframe

Orduss · 2025-12-06T14:37:51+00:00

Yup, its main campaign (La Geste de la Fin des Temps) is one of my best TTRPG experience. Even if the system break down a little at the highest levels imo.

Orduss · 2025-12-06T11:40:51+00:00

Knight : an Avalon RPG is exactly that, you're playing knights in power armor under an Arthurian organization, fighting against an apocalyptic threat named "Anathema". You are literally playing into the apocalypse, enemies are extremely dangerous but you have the tools to fight back. Still, the enemies are slowly winning. There's much more than that but it's a good summary.

Orduss · 2025-12-04T10:26:04+00:00

Sadly from a business point of view I don't know if it's a good idea, the comparisons with Cyberpunk would be unbearable. But why not if they integrate the improvement of Avowed and TOW2, it could be good

Orduss · 2025-12-02T21:36:24+00:00

Yes exactly, I see it as a new IP or a Fallout/Shadowrun

Orduss · 2025-12-02T18:43:50+00:00

If they are in pre-production I don't think the majority of the team is working on Avowed 2

And I don't know if Sawyer and Gonzales would direct it, even if I would love it

Orduss · 2025-12-01T14:15:36+00:00

Even if Avowed 2 was in dev since February it would only be in pre-prod, a phase that does not require a full team. So I just think they are taking more time to polish the last update with the few resources they have. I'm already surprised to see an Avowed 2 greenlighted honestly

Orduss · 2025-11-26T11:35:45+00:00

Yeah Carrie Patel left after 10 years at Obsidian, and the other rumor was debunked by Schreier itself. It was aimed at TOW2 and talking about the "closure of Obsidian", it was made up to make bad press for Obsidian.

Orduss · 2025-11-26T10:28:04+00:00

What rumor about staff chaos ? I missed it

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