| DroidKnight said: If you remove the Xbox Tax, it's closer to 86. |
Half the complaints were "It doesn't do anything new" which can be applied to dozens of games, even ones which hit the 90s and would have also been able to have been applied to "Pillars of Eternity III but AAA" Lol. It's a criticism I find baffling but oh well. There were A LOT of people who loved Avowed but it was just those who really didn't like it dragging the overall average down.
It's better than The Outer Worlds Imo and the RPG Aspects/Dialogue feels better too but The Outer Worlds is rated higher.
Think it's also funny to use Kingdom Come II to try to drag Avowed when Kingdom Come I sits at 72 Opencritic and only 3% higher on Steam. It's like, yeah, Kingdom Come II learnt how to improve from Kingdom Come I and Baldur's Gate 3 (based on Dungeons & Dragons), learnt to improve on the past two entries. But fuck Avowed for not hitting 90%+ in the first entry in its franchise amirite? 
It boggles my mind. Game is great, a solid start for a new franchise, it has received a strong reception from critics and players, now the only way is up for future entries which aren't bogged down by mid-development reboots, the gameplay is nailed and they've introduced people to the world of Eora, now is time to expand the lore even further.
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