Avowed review: Obsidian nails the combat, but not the story

Avowed review: Obsidian nails the combat, but not the story

Combat is fun and interesting in Avowed -- but surprisingly for an Obsidian game, the story and characters are not.

'Avowed' review: Smaller scale allows for intricate world-building, boasts excellent combat

Avowed’s greatest strength is that it’s not trying to be the next 'Skyrim'

Avowed - Review Thread

Metacritic (80) Opencritic (82)​ Avowed succeeds in drawing players in with its atmospheric world and intriguing gameplay, but it falls short of reaching true greatness. It's a fun experience for those craving a new first-person fantasy RPG, but it lacks that special spark that turns a good RPG into an unforgettable one. Click to expand... Click to shrink... BudgetGaming (3.5/5) (Review in...

Avowed Review: A Game Pass Original

"Avowed is a truly strange game from top to bottom," Jam writes in their Awoved review. "It's one that I’m sincerely glad that I got to play, but also one I don’t think I’ll remember well down the line." The post Avowed Review: A Game Pass Original appeared first on Stevivor.

Avowed review - It's a kind of meh-gic

There’s a lot to love about Obsidian Entertainment’s new fantasy game, Avowed, at least at first glance. It’s essentially an Elder Scrolls balm for the soul meant to soothe that itch for a new Bethesda game full of swords and sorcery. However, with it being set in the same universe as Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity series, it still has a distinct flavour. Instead of a classical CRPG, you’re getting a first-person spellcaster, full of dangerous m…