Just finished Hellblade 2. That was such a step above the first. So glad they got the development time to create something that was downright fucking beautiful.

But someone in YouTube comments told me Avowed was only 30fps :(

was that confirmed or just a rumor? Because weren't there other games that used that engine on xbox? or maybe it's a different version of it.

I would gladly buy the MonHun Stories games, I have lil interest in the mainline titles but those look fun.

If you can dodge a haint, you can dodge a ball 🔧

In South of Midnight, dodging is key to surviving combat. Time it just right and you'll blast haints back, but miss the mark and you'll be at their mercy!

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— Compulsion Games (@compulsiongames.bsky.social) 5 February 2025 at 20:27

Shatterscarp, a vast desert on the southern coast of the Living Lands, is home to the city of Thirdborn—settled by determined emigrants from Rauatai.

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— Obsidian (@obsidian.net) 5 February 2025 at 18:06

can't wait for you to meet all these friends in Avowed on February 18

remember to pre-install the game if you haven't already: xbx.lv/4gxPLgy

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— Game Pass (@gamepass.xbox.com) 5 February 2025 at 20:03

• DLC? Maybe.
• Up to 100 NPCs in one of the towns.
• Team size around the same size as The Outer Worlds 1.
• About a third of Pillars of Eternity team on Avowed.
• You can side with the antagonist.
• You can betray your homeland but don't have to.
• Carrie's favourite games: Dishonoured, Mass Effect, Morrowind
• Xbox's advice: "We love your game, do more of it"
• No enemy level scaling.
• Can't change equipment or appearance for companions outside of skins.
• Definitive end, a point of no return in the story.
• Over 3 cameos from Pillars of Eternity
• Technically 6 companions but really only 4 (I suppose 2 leave the party?)
• Creative pivot when Carrie joined.
• Lots of changes mid-development.
• Previous leadership named it Avowed.
• Big boss battles.
• Multiple endings.
• Carrie wrote Kai.