Topic: Avowed -OT-

@dmcc0 Just to be 100% on point here is another video comparing Avowed to The Outer Worlds which is Obsidian studio game just like Avowed. It is like Elder Scrolls and Fallout but in space.

As you can see it is 100% a step back for the studio.

Video games are suppose to be fun period. It doesn't matter if physics are correct or how animated an NPC are. Look at the old Atari games or the old PC RPGs where they just had static portraits of NPCs. You want immersive RPGs then go join a LARP group or play some Tabletop RPGs where your DM can be more interactive. What's next we going to complain about books aren't as immersive as movies because we got to use our imaginations to picture the scenes?

But we see evolution in the games. We see jumps in the gaming generations. We love games that are retro as a piece of that time period.

But when I see a studio that used to make better games with attention to detail and now, they produce this game in the same genre (RPG with semi-open world exploration) in such unfinished state and unpolish, I like to call them out it.

Big greedy studios must be held to their previous standards AT LEAST.

NO game should be free from criticism, even the masterpieces.

Hoping to finish alone in the dark by Friday so I can get started on avowed.

@NintendoByNature I thought you already started it.

@Tasuki not yet. Needed a pallette cleanser after visions of mana.

So I finished the first major quest tonight, of course it wasn't to hard since it was the first quest. I manged to take the bear down using a few shots from the arquebus, a few fire bombs and then a couple of hits from my charge attack and chopping away at it with my sword and axe. I also managed to find my first piece of unique loot a piece of armor called a Steel Garrote breastplate. I found it while exploring a cavenr full of spiders.

I ended tonight by reaching the town of Paradis which I can't wait to explore next time I play.

Played a few more hours today. Explored the town of Paradis and met the second companion. I managed to irritate the local gang and ended up slaying their muscle. Now I am mopping up a few side quests with my companions before continuing on the main story. So far still enjoying this game alot.

So what builds is everyone currently using? I myself am using a dual welding build with an ax in my off hand and a sword in my main hand and an arquebus as my second load out. Currently I am putting my ability points into everything but Con and Intelligence. For skills I took charge, love using that when enemies want to block or I need to close the gap from me to them, Finess for the extra damage for one handed weapons, toughness for the added Health and then recovery for the healing effect.

So far it's been working out for me and my playstyle. I was thinking of my next play through doing a pistol build which might be fun.

Curious to hear what builds everyone else is doing.

@Tasuki I'm only 45 min in. I picked the thief background..haven't gotten into the whole build aspect yet.

@NintendoByNature I went with the Vanguard Scout background myself. As I said above I am building a dual welding build and just scraping all other weapons for materials to upgrade my current weapons.

@Tasuki I've only fiddled with the magic in the left hand and sword in the other. Haven't decided what I like more yet.

@NintendoByNature Keep in mind you can have two load outs. For example I have a Sword/Ax for the first one and then an arquebus for the second one. My son is doing a Sword and Sheild load out and then a pistol and Magic for the second. I have seen some creative ones online as well.

@Tasuki I can't really figure out how to do that. I just briefly turned the game on and I don't see where thats possible.

@NintendoByNature The tutorials will explain it to you. Just explore everywhere in the tutorial zone.