In the wake of the Xbox Games Showcase this weekend, we're starting to see additional trailers and info dumps land for some of the titles shown off during the livestream - and the Official Xbox Podcast has just dropped a pretty huge deep dive on Obsidian's upcoming RPG Avowed.
In the video up above, the Xbox team sits down to discuss lots of juicy details on Avowed - but one small snippet of gameplay has us the most intrigued. As one of the clips slows down to an in-game camp area, whoever's playing seems to switch to a third-person viewpoint briefly - in a similar fashion to Bethesda RPGs where the player can choose between first and third-person cameras.

This clip is at roughly the 10-minute mark up above, but we'll also drop a handy tweet down below that showcases the clip; while also providing a summary of what Obsidian details in this new deep dive:
Now, we must stress that the clip is very short, and the team doesn't really talk about this third-person perspective much throughout the rest of the video. It does appear to be a simple toggle that you can switch between, but it could be something that's exclusive to exploring camps and such during downtime, so do bear that in mind before we get more detail on this.
Anyway, the full video is well worth checking out if you're hyped for Obsidian's next big RPG - there's lots to go at in here, as Klobrille's tweet up above suggests!
Would you be more into Avowed if third-person is a proper option? Tell us what you're thinking down below.
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That is great, why didn’t they highlight that in the Xbox showcase.
She does say they have 3rd person for those that prefer it. Sounds pretty concrete to me.
1st or 3rd person? Sold.
@AJM59 damn, I didn't catch that, was trying to spot something around the clip! Lots going on at the moment...
I really hope that's the case though, certainly sounds like it!
@Kezelpaso Yeah just after they show it and cut back to the studio bit, she kind of blurts out they have it but most of the footage shown is in first person.
@AJM59 Good stuff. Weird to not make a bigger deal of this!
Did I miss the part where Xbox mentioned this deep dive in their games showcase? This looks great! It makes me wonder why they didn't highlight it more
Now I can actually play this game.
Hell yeah! That's amazing news.
That was exactly the reassuring kind of stuff I've been waiting on.
A little odd this this is how they reveal it
MS public relations confuses the hell out of me
Hopefully it’s possible to use throughout the full game. I always prefer third person over first person views other than competitive shooters with fast combat.
Did somebody say third person? Definitely interested now. Will give it a go when it releases.
I always switching between the 2 modes when I'm playing, 3rd person for exploration and 1rst person for battle, this is great news, my most anticipated game of the year!
@Altaria_97 I don’t think they would have mentioned it as an option if it was only in certain places.
@mousieone Ah, my mistake. That’s what I get for just quickly skimming the article and mainly just reading the tweet. I just watched the part of the XBOX Podcast where they confirmed the game is fully playable in third-person.
My interest in this game just shot up immensely!
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