We recommend taking this with a pinch of salt until the show later this week. Xbox apparently mandated several of its first-party studios to have gameplay ready in time for the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, with Obsidian Entertainment presumably being one of these studios. It will also reportedly feature swimming gameplay and destructible environments.
In October last year, Windows Central reported that Avowed would have two-handed first-person combat similar to Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Avowed, on the other hand, is reportedly already in a semi-playable state, according to Video Games Chronicle. While the studio has unveiled both, it stated that The Outer Worlds 2 was simply a title (as the reveal trailer cleverly remarked) and wasn’t close to completion. Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on two known projects: The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed.
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Given the timing, the most likely candidate is Avowed, which has yet to receive an official release date but we know it’s coming exclusively to Xbox Series X/S and PC. READ MORE Volition to Launch “Boss Factory” Saints Row Tie-in Game Ahead of Launchįollowing Kennedy’s tweet, Obsidian designer Josh Sawyer replied with a ‘prayer’ emoji, adding further fuel to the fire. Hannah Kennedy, a concept artist at Obsidian who previously worked on The Outer Worlds, tweeted: “Man… it’s gunna be extremely cool when I can finally share what I’ve been working on for the last 2 years.” Fans immediately dismissed The Outer Worlds 2 as that title is seemingly further out from an official release.
In short, Avowed will have its own flavor. It looks like that might change soon as Obsidian developers are possibly teasing its arrival at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase this weekend. With a first-person view design set in a fantasy world within the established Pillars of Eternity fantasy universe of Obsidian, the Xbox-exclusive Avowed has elements carried over from the hit sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds (which I loved replaying) and from Pillars of Eternity (which is not surprising). The anticipated game was first unveiled in 2020, but news has been scarce about this mysterious role-playing project. Avowed is an upcoming fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, the developers behind The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas.