Africa's Toto
Banned
When it was released I was watching the Avowed reveal
with a friend, and even though he hasn't played a single Pillars game he came out of it seriously hyped for Avowed.
Now, I'm definitely a fan of Obsidian's work and I'm looking forward to this, but I couldn't understand his excitement.
Online, the general sentiment was the same. People who didn't know anything about the devs or their previous games were getting excited over what was, in my opinion, concept art in motion.
I'm not immune to getting hyped over a trailer, but usually there's something to be hyped for. This time though, it seems people are latching onto the 15-or-so seconds of first person sword-wielding and magic-symbol-drawing, with people saying it reminds them of Skyrim?
But apart from the perspective, I just don't see it (pun unintended).
There have been several fantasy games with this perspective. Of course, none of them are recent titles, and none look this good.
But is that really it?
I know it's set in Eora long before the Pillars games take place, and having finished both of those games, that fact is what excites me.
But if I didn't know or care about that? I would file this under 'cool, let's wait till they have something to show'
What exactly excites you about Avowed?
with a friend, and even though he hasn't played a single Pillars game he came out of it seriously hyped for Avowed.
Now, I'm definitely a fan of Obsidian's work and I'm looking forward to this, but I couldn't understand his excitement.
Online, the general sentiment was the same. People who didn't know anything about the devs or their previous games were getting excited over what was, in my opinion, concept art in motion.
I'm not immune to getting hyped over a trailer, but usually there's something to be hyped for. This time though, it seems people are latching onto the 15-or-so seconds of first person sword-wielding and magic-symbol-drawing, with people saying it reminds them of Skyrim?
But apart from the perspective, I just don't see it (pun unintended).
There have been several fantasy games with this perspective. Of course, none of them are recent titles, and none look this good.
But is that really it?
I know it's set in Eora long before the Pillars games take place, and having finished both of those games, that fact is what excites me.
But if I didn't know or care about that? I would file this under 'cool, let's wait till they have something to show'
What exactly excites you about Avowed?