I'm still really early in Avowed but its initial impression at least is... like... the actual reality of playing it feels like how people describe a Bethesda game for the first time. Like what if those idea materialized into something actually really good. - ThreadSky

aurahack.bsky.social • 10 days ago

I'm still really early in Avowed but its initial impression at least is... like... the actual reality of playing it feels like how people describe a Bethesda game for the first time. Like what if those idea materialized into something actually really good.

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tristanwelsh.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's all the parts I enjoy in a Bethesda game but expanded on and refined. While I personally prefer the smaller more bespoke areas loaded with things to find. It's not really doing the "every object has physics and the world is an absolutely vast expanse you can roam" thing that Bethesda often is.

tristanwelsh.bsky.social•10 days ago

Also it's just brimming with colour and cool mushrooms and you can't really beat that. I mean look at my oyster mushroom girl!

mrhands31.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah, that's how I would describe the first hour in Avowed too! "What if Skyrim played *exactly* how you remembered it"

thirtyhelens.bsky.social•10 days ago

I'm genuinely loving being a spell slinger, which is way more than i can say for most games like this

somniac.studio•10 days ago

The combat is so crunchy and weighty. I've also enjoyed the writing and lore so far but I've barely gotten like 4 hours in.

Reviews had me so worried but I'm having an absolute blast so far

doubleflatt.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah I'm pretty early on too, I'm kinda interested to see where these ideas lead.

inariflexion.bsky.social•10 days ago

Glad I'm not the only one feeling this 😊 Bethesda always failed engaging me and the trend of grey worlds had made it worse. But Avowed is colourful and weird in the best way, I'm so happy for it.

pengbean.bsky.social•10 days ago

One really cool thing is how the ledge climbing feels. It really ends up making me want to try climbing just about anything. They sign post what you can climb pretty heavily easily on but those start fading in the back half.

pengbean.bsky.social•10 days ago

Also no spoilers but I feel the writing is good especially with the dilemmas you need to solve.

wiqidbritt.bsky.social•10 days ago

Having Brandon Keener interject in conversations fairly often makes me feel like this is a weird Mass Effect expansion.

aurahack.bsky.social•10 days ago

it's REALLY funny that he's written to be very Garrus-like but i am definitely not complaining

wiqidbritt.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's like, 'what if the Normandy had a holodeck' is viable headcanon for this game.

elwoodan.bsky.social•10 days ago

He has a line during a side quest that is a very direct Garrus reference and it made me double-take for sure lol

ghostbane.bsky.social•9 days ago

I've seen almost a night and day difference with avowed playstyies where it looks fine in third person but seeing combat from the intended pov honestly juiced up my interest in the game by a ton

And pillars was always a neat lil concept ,so good it's kept going

aurahack.bsky.social•10 days ago

The combat feels GREAT and being able to equip whatever in each hand makes me eager to mess around with everything thrown at me. The world is beautiful and every nook-and-cranny I explore has something there. The dialogue options feel like I'm meaningfully defining a character for myself.

ashtarte.bsky.social•10 days ago

Combat and exploration are where the game shine, but sadly the writing, especially companions not named Kai, is a serious step down for Obsidian. It really shows that Tim Cain and Josh Sawyer were both busy on other projects.

hamirapingpong.bsky.social•10 days ago

IT'S SO GOOD RIGHT

i'm enjoying being a uh. spellshot. spellblade? boring. i cast spells and shells baby.

mxquitegood.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's by Obsidian, no? Sounds like if they were given a Skyrim expansion and did what they did with New Vegas! Looking forward to playing once I have money!

tojeaux.bsky.social•10 days ago

It has been a great time. the exploration loop feels fantastic without it being interrupted by load screens or "bigger on the inside" architecture. Makes exploring buildings feel intuitive. Also i love being able to use a musket and greatsword like my pikeshot fantasies

foggles.bsky.social•10 days ago

the little dashes make melee really fresh
the grimoires are such a smart way to do magic (and remind me of SLARPG's spellbooks, which are also great)
and no ammo?? yes thank you

adgunn.online•10 days ago

I was enjoying the combat quite a bit from the start but when you get to a really difficult encounter with a bunch of enemies and a named boss it really starts going sicko mode tbh (also playing on hard so maybe that helps)

aurahack.bsky.social•10 days ago

Feel bad using the probably-obvious comparison point I did in the first post because Obsidian's output really deserves a lot better than that but yeah. I like it a lot, great job Obsidian folks 👍💖

thetrin.bsky.social•10 days ago

I'm playing a gun mage and I'm loving it. All the while, playing a very careful and dangerous balancing act trying to keep colonial powers from asserting their power and keeping the peace.

jaminacam.bsky.social•10 days ago

i genuinely find it annoying how much of new vegas is propped up on being in the fallout universe. of course it is good just annoying how it is the worse "bethesda syndrome" game and it has never been patched or fixed.

robokick.tokyo•10 days ago

The DF video described its open-world design as similar to Outer Worlds and that excites me. One thing I liked about that game is how small to medium-sized the exploratory areas felt. “Big without feeling endless” something like that. It didn’t feel overwhelming in size which is rare for a WRPG

rainykoishi.bsky.social•10 days ago

I need to get a second shield once I have a chance to play some more to see if obsidian truly Understands and lets me dual-wield shields

juni.pet•10 days ago

Yea it feels like the spirit of exploration and discovery and roleplay from those games but well considered and designed and engaging without thinking that putting 500 wheels of cheese into a house or characters that wander like a clockwork machine is somehow where the immersion comes from.

damonreece.com•10 days ago

gritting my teeth and sweating as I look over my backlog

aurahack.bsky.social•10 days ago

i'm really glad i'm not a monhun kinda gal cuz i'd be cooked trying to get thru mine into next month @-@

bluealard.bsky.social•10 days ago

I like hearing that

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