A new leak has suggested that Obsidian’s upcoming title Avowed is going to have a much bigger open-world than Skyrim. The action RPG is the next title in development by Obsidian Entertainment and was shown this year at the Xbox Showcase Event with a trailer.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any official details about the game other than the fact that it is several times bigger and denser than what Skyrim offers. On the other hand, the leak came from a forum member on Resetera by the name of Sponger and comes with a lot of details. The leaker also mentions that the game will feature two large cities in the game, with the open-world having major landmarks and diverse zones in the game world.
Check out the reveal trailer of Avowed:
The leak also reveals that the game is set in The Living Lands region of Eora, where the big focus of it is on world-reactivity, lighting, and next-gen AI systems and physics. There is also real time weather system and mod support for PC.
The story of the game is against an incoming threat of tyranny, with very large game bosses, iconic landmarks, statues, and buildings. Among other major details, the leak also mentions that the target date for the game is sometime between late 2022 to early 2023.
Here is everything that the leak talks about for the game. AS always, we suggest that you take these details with a grain of salt.
So, I did get new informations about Avowed:
– fully open world, much much larger than Skyrim (very differently “larger”, more proper word would be “denser” and “more contrasted” at the same time)
– primarily set in the The Living Lands region of Eora (not sure if it’ll go like that as explicit later on, but that was starting point)
– big focus on world-reactivity, lighting and next-gen AI systems and physics (special focus on physics with magic systems – have no clue what would that mean)
– realtime whether system (don’t have full details but fog is very important as realtime element, rivers will have specific micro physics systems regarding this)
– very advanced character creation tool (didn’t get more info)
– mod support (for now PC is/will be very dominant as creation tool, but I’ll be playable fully on Xbox)
– very large number of fractions but very different approach than with Skyrim
– you’ll be able to have companions (different than Outer Worlds)
– storyset: fight against incoming threat of tyranny (independent from previous stories)
– game has bosses planned and some of them are very very large
– Gods will have special say in the game
– great focus on iconic landmarks, statues and buildings
– two large cities planned with many smaller ones with strong focus on contrasting wild-areas, rivers, mountains and desolated areas (yes, you’ll be able to swim)
– fully respecting POE creatures lore with new additions
– dynamic presentation of dialogue
– for now idea is to keep “you can kill everyone in the game” option
– around 100 people are on the project for 2y (smaller number for 7m of preproduction), in total 2y 7m
– full production is already a thing
– team will still grow
– target date: late 2022/early 2023
Keep in mind that some parts of this can change during the development process.
What do you think of the leaked details about Obisidian’s Avowed? Post your comments below.
