Seems like all the way on the other end of the spectrum of Kingdom Come deliverance 2. Might pick this up after I’m done with Kingdom Come.
the lack of stealth is a bit of a turn off for me personally, but the hand placed events and mobs seems like a big plus.
Does anyone know if the game is viable without any companions? The reviews I have seen seem to complain about them a lot and I already dislike AI teammates.
Excited for this! It might scratch the Skyrim itch I’ve had for so many years. I know I can go into this without playing the other PoE games, but I’ve been hooked on CRPGs ever since BG3 so I kind of want to play those games first
Can’t speak for PoE1, but the second one (deadfire) is a treat. Though I would not recommend playing it through turn based mode, it feels very much like retrofitting the existing RTwP system into a turn based system, which is what happened.
It takes some time to get used go it (or at least it did for me since I don’t really enjoy RTwP) but still.
RTwP is the only thing that I’m worried about since I’m coming from BG3 and Dnd 5e. Plus, I’m playing it on Xbox with a controller, and RTwP seems better suited for mouse and keyboard, but we’ll see how it goes!
Kingdom Come 2 kinda does that for me, it’s more of a medieval rather than fantasy setting but I get flashbacks to Skyrim because of the melee combat. It’s also funny as shit
I’m very curious how this one will pan out. I tried Outer Worlds, and I dropped it after about 10 hours or so. It felt oddly empty to me. I figure I should give it another shot at some point.
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Seems like all the way on the other end of the spectrum of Kingdom Come deliverance 2. Might pick this up after I’m done with Kingdom Come.
the lack of stealth is a bit of a turn off for me personally, but the hand placed events and mobs seems like a big plus.
Does anyone know if the game is viable without any companions? The reviews I have seen seem to complain about them a lot and I already dislike AI teammates.
A quick internet search would suggest that no, you can exchange them, but not dismiss them entirely.
The game seems pretty hard-coded in regards to how they want you to play it.
Sharing Jason Schreier’s take from bluesky:
Pleased to report that I love Avowed, the latest RPG from Obsidian. I expected strong writing and combat, but what’s surprised me (and kept me wanting more even after 40 hours) is the exploration. Everywhere you turn there’s a secret or treasure or rooftop to climb — it’s dense and full of life.
I’m a little surprised reading some of these reviews but I suspect that Avowed could wind up like Fallout: New Vegas, where there’s a vast gap between the critical reception and overall player consensus
what does he mean by “these reviews”? All the scores seem pretty positive to me?
Excited for this! It might scratch the Skyrim itch I’ve had for so many years. I know I can go into this without playing the other PoE games, but I’ve been hooked on CRPGs ever since BG3 so I kind of want to play those games first
Can’t speak for PoE1, but the second one (deadfire) is a treat. Though I would not recommend playing it through turn based mode, it feels very much like retrofitting the existing RTwP system into a turn based system, which is what happened.
It takes some time to get used go it (or at least it did for me since I don’t really enjoy RTwP) but still.
RTwP is the only thing that I’m worried about since I’m coming from BG3 and Dnd 5e. Plus, I’m playing it on Xbox with a controller, and RTwP seems better suited for mouse and keyboard, but we’ll see how it goes!
Kingdom Come 2 kinda does that for me, it’s more of a medieval rather than fantasy setting but I get flashbacks to Skyrim because of the melee combat. It’s also funny as shit
Wow I’m excited to see such positive reviews!
I’m very curious how this one will pan out. I tried Outer Worlds, and I dropped it after about 10 hours or so. It felt oddly empty to me. I figure I should give it another shot at some point.
I hope this game is good!
I absolutely loved the Pillars games. So I can’t wait for Avowed.
I expect a solid 8/10 game, given The Outer Worlds and POE. Looking forward to the exploration more than anything.