When a popular studio announces a new game, fans always know how to manage their excitement based on whether or not the announcement contains a release date. If the studio refrains from revealing that, fans know they’re going to have to be patient. Long waits are never easy, but building anticipation can make a game’s release explosive. That’s probably what Obsidian Entertainment is banking on with Avowed. It’s a big deal when the masterminds behind Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds announce another RPG, even if it means fans have to wait. Obsidian has tons of supporters who would agree its products are worth a wait.
It doesn’t look like Obsidian has much more to say about Avowed right now. The game was revealed over summer as Obsidian’s parent company Microsoft talked in more depth about the next generation of the Xbox. It’s evident that Avowed is a long ways out, since right now Obsidian is talking much more about Grounded, the backyard survival game. Obsidian might choose to go a long time before saying anything more about Avowed, but that’s okay. The more time Obsidian takes to work on the game, the bigger the eventual reveal will likely be.
With the Peril of Gorgon DLC for The Outer Worlds released and the early access period for Grounded well underway, it’s clear that Obsidian has a lot more to work on right now than just Avowed. Grounded has gotten lots of updates and additions over the last few months, and The Outer Worlds will get another DLC sometime next year. While there’s got to be plenty of work going into Avowed right now, it’s too far away to be in Obsidian’s spotlight for the moment. When the time is right, it’s sure to get more than enough time in the sun.
What makes the eventual reveal of Avowed‘s gameplay so exciting is how little is actually known about it. Speculation abounds, since Obsidian has already made it clear that the game shares the setting of Eora with Pillars of Eternity. In that sense, Pillars of Eternity is the best source of information players have in determining what Avowed looks like. Unlike other far-off fantasy adventures in new settings like Elden Ring, fans have something they can compare the mysterious Avowed to. Those who loved Eora’s magic, lore, combat, and so on before are full of expectations for what the world will look like in a first person adventure, and it’s up to Obsidian to meet or exceed those expectations.
There’s a lot that Obsidian can achieve when it eventually reveals Avowed‘s details. It can draw players into the world with lore and story focused trailers, or it can appeal to technically minded players by glorifying the game’s combat, mechanics, and graphics. Probably most likely is that Obsidian will strike a balance of the two. That’ll go a long way to helping Avowed further set itself apart, since it’s gotten a lot of comparisons to Skyrim even before a proper gameplay and story reveal. Even though that’s a flattering comparison, it’s in Obsidian’s best interest to show how Avowed is truly unique and striking. Avowed will really make a mark on gaming history if it can outshine such a fantasy cornerstone.
The ideal scenario is that Obsidian comes forward and reveals a veritable deluge of details sometime in 2021. It can’t wait too long, or else fans might take matters into their own hands and draft up a theoretical version of Avowed like the aforementioned Elden Ring. Since it’s in Eora, there’s plenty of lore to work with. Maybe by the time the next Outer Worlds DLC releases and Grounded nears the end of development, Obsidian will come forward with an even to celebrate this anticipated RPG. Patience is a virtue, and hopefully it’ll pay off for Avowed soon.
Avowed is in development for PC and Xbox Series X.
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