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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jan 31 2024 12:15:05

Avowed director teases a more focused experience rather than a big sprawling 
one

Date:
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:05:36 +0000

Description:
Avowed director Carrie Patel has explained that the open-zone format allows 
Obsidian's RPG to have "more intentionality."

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Obsidian Entertainments upcoming fantasy role-playing game Avowed is set to 
release later this year, and its director Carrie Patel has spoken more about 
what players can expect from the experience. 

In a new interview with PCGamesN , Patel admitted that its hard in 2024 to 
escape some comparison to Skyrim if youre making a first-person fantasy 
action RPG, but clarified that Avowed is more comparable in its scope and 
world structure to Obsidians 2019 RPG, The Outer Worlds. 

For us, its about having a more focused experience, something that feels a 
little more curated. We can be a little more intentional, she explained. 

It was previously confirmed that Avowed isnt going to be an open-world game, 
but instead be made of several open zones that are size comparable to The 
Outer Worlds  larger areas . Speaking about this in the interview, Patel 
added that the zones are definitely not small but certainly more constrained 
than a massive map that you can walk from, beginning to end, in several 
hours. However, this allows the developers to have a little more 
intentionality in what they create. 

I think theres an appetite for games that are big sprawling RPGs with a ton 
of openness, but also games that are more curated, but also still maintain 
these elements of choice, character building, and progression, Patel said. 
Ive been excited to see what we can do as a studio in mixing up those 
elements. 

During this months Xbox Developer_Direct, it was confirmed that Avowed is 
planned to release on PC and Xbox Series X |S at some point this fall , 
although no specific release month was announced at the time. However, 
whenever it is, Avowed will be playable via Xbox Game Pass on day one. 

 Avowed is arguably one of the most exciting upcoming games this year, but if 
youre looking for something new to play right now, be sure to check out our 
recommendations for the best Xbox Series X games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox/avowed-director-teases-a-more-focused-ex
perience-rather-than-a-big-sprawling-one


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