| Shaunodon said: Avowed would've been really cool if it was actually marketed as an action-adventure spin-off set in Eora to compliment the main series, if the main Obsidian team had spent the last 5-6 years making a AAA Pillars of Eternity III instead. All I can say now is we better pray that Playground have seen what happened to The Veilguard and Avowed and actually heed their warning. Just give fans and gamers what they want, is that asking a lot? I can somewhat understand that the lack of sales and buzz around Pillars of Eternity II was disappointing. I think the timing of that game and the lack of marketing were probably the biggest factors, since it was incredibly well rated by everyone who actually played it. If they simply had the foresight to put their enhanced budget behind a sequel in the vein of Baladur's Gate III or a modern Dragon Age: Origins, there's a massive gap and demand in the market right now. Look at all the frustration and disappointment after The Veilguard, how can they not see this? This isn't something new, GreedFall came out almost 6 full years ago now and exposed the demand for this genre. Gamers are hungry for deeper RPGs with more immersive and innovative mechanics, not shallow experiences with mediocre writing and meaningless choices. Everyone in the industry can see the contrast between Kingdom Come and Avowed right now, they set themselves up for this. |
I am a BIG fan of Pillars of Eternity and yes it would be nice to get a new entry in the isometric RPG style but Avowed is definitely a beast of its own.
I think you are mixing 2 things here. While Avowed is set in the same universe; it is simply a different game and (I hope) a start of a new series; I am more than happy with what I see so far (I am 30 hours in) and it is definitely what I was looking for.
And while Kingdom Come 2 is okayish (at best); this is definitely not what I am hungry for... Avowed is definitely delivering on that RPG/Story telling front I think and the combat are simply phenomenal in first person. KC2 is quite boring on that front if you ask me...
I agree with one thing, Microsoft's marketing... Is just so bad; I never and will never understand why they are not doing more to advertize their games better...
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