Microsoft has just announced that Obsidian’s RPG, Avowed, has been officially delayed until February 18th, 2025. Although the game did not have an exact release date, it was targeting a Fall 2024 release.
Microsoft claimed that they’ve delayed the game to “give players’ backlogs some breathing room.” And that’s total bullcrap. Avowed looked rough in almost all of its trailers. So, obviously, Obsidian needed more time in order to further polish it.
Now I get it. As a publisher, you can’t say “The game is completely broken in its current state“. But that’s exactly what everyone thinks about it. I mean, really now? Do you really think that MS delayed the game just because it cares about all the other titles that gamers can enjoy? There there, I’ll let Arnold do the talking.
But hey, at least they did delay it. So, hopefully, we won’t get another Redfall on our hands.
You shouldn’t also expect major changes to the game’s aesthetics. The game was delayed so that Obsidian could polish it a bit more. They won’t be completely overhauling its art style or gameplay mechanics.
Avowed will be a fully open-world game. According to its devs, its map will be “denser” and “more contrasted” at the same time than the one for Skyrim. Moreover, the game will have real-time weather and a very advanced character creation tool. Additionally, it will have a big focus on world reactivity.
Hilariously, the devs claimed the Avowed will have advanced lighting, as well as next-gen AI systems and physics. To be honest, though, I haven’t seen any next-gen AI system in its trailers. So yeah, that’s probably PR bullcrap to sell the game.
What is at least worth mentioning is that the PC version will support mods. Moreover, we know that the game will support both first-person and third-person viewpoints.
Stay tuned for more!
So many games coming! As such, we’re moving Avowed to Feb 18, 2025 to give players’ backlogs some breathing room.
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Judging by how it looked the last time they showed it, I say "good"
The game is finished, they're not going to improve anything.
Both Microsoft and Sony should get out of gaming.
They're boring old tech companies, and neither of them has ever had a clue how to make games.
They buy up game studios and they either ruin them or shut them down.
Playstation and Xbox are just locked down PC for computer illiterates.
They're a drag on the industry, taking money out of the industry that should be going to developers.
Both Microsoft and Sony should get out of gaming.
They're boring old tech companies, and neither of them has ever had a clue how to make games.
They buy up game studios and they either ruin them or shut them down.
Playstation and Xbox are just locked down PC for computer illiterates.
They're a drag on the industry, taking money out of the industry that should be going to developers.
The only game I was excited for besides space marine 2.
Not stalker 2 as well?
No, I still don’t know how shooting in that game feels like.
I have to see a proper gameplay video.
Stalker 2 will still be better than majority of AAA games, even with the launch bugs .. that'd get ironed out by mid 2025, lol
When I think of a satisfying shooter, I think of games like Quake, Fear, Trepang2, Gzdoom, Robocop rogue city, and even Cyberpunk to some degree.
Stalker has something else; it has immersion, great roleplaying stuff with factions, and satisfying progression. Just give me open world anomaly with more horror elements, and I will be happy.
Also, the next Metro game has been in development for quite few years, leaked so many times … and given how much Exodus opened the world up, the next Metro might even be bigger
I liked last light and 2033 a lot more than exodus. The surface needs to be radioactive and dangerous again.
I want metro to be open world but mostly underground. Going to the surface should be something that you don’t want to do but have to.
so many games are coming???? are they not convinced that their product can compete ? what kind of a stupid argument is that
Yes, its become a very common thing. You move your project out of the way because you want it to have more room for attention and during a time where people will be less inclined to buy another game. Baldurs Gate tried to duck Starfield and Phantom Liberty, The Thaumaturge tried to duck FF7R2. Horizon Forbidden West tried to Launch next to Elden Ring and got dwarfed.
The first Horizon also tried to launch alongside Zelda: Breath of the Wild and got overshadowed. And the biggest offender of all: Titanfall 2 launching between two giants, CoD: Infinite Warfare (despite being a low seller in the franchise) and Battlefield 1.
MS Don't want Indian Jones to overshadow Obsidian's RPG …
It looks pretty good from what iv seen, reminds me of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Ill wait for opinions though just in case it turns out to be some DEI shitfest.
Both Microsoft and Sony should get out of gaming.
They're boring old tech companies, and neither of them has ever had a clue how to make games.
They buy up game studios and they either ruin them or shut them down.
Playstation and Xbox are just locked down PC for computer illiterates.
They're a drag on the industry, taking money out of the industry that should be going to developers.
I do not consider Sony a tech company.
Something tells me you're a Nintendon't fan.
Imagine still using Twitter in 2024. Imagine having to find a post in a cesspool of crypto spammers, conspiracy nuts, and onlyfans h*res.
Xbox is pure cringe.
That'll happen.
delay it as long as it needs as long as it turns out ok
Like Msoft said, there's a tonne of games to play in the meantime
It did look rough in the reveal gameplay… but the last ones were much better … but hey, if extra few months = more polish, I am all for it.
Need a decent Obsidian RPG these days amongst majority same'ol AAA bloated craps
From what I have seen of this game so far, this game needs a lot of work.