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[Zathalus]

Environments and lighting look good, Characters and animation are still quite bad.

 

[The_hunter]

Combat animations looks similar to Elder Scrolls Online.

 

[Little Chicken]

GOTY vibes

 

[Life Diff]

Doesn't look very good, made even worse with the shitty capture/compression.

This looks super cool. Excited to give it a spin.

 

[clarky]

GOTY vibes

Which year 1994?

 

[Mercador]

I don't feel it... I would like to be hyped about that one but somehow, I'm not.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Looking forward it. I still got to do a turn based playthrough of POE2 as well.

 

[semiconscious]

Something about this game has never clicked for me.

its striking lack of originality, maybe? its 'outer worlds, but as a medieval fantasy' vibe?...

 

[FoxMcChief]

its striking lack of originality, maybe? its 'outer worlds, but as a medieval fantasy' vibe?...

Maybe. I never played Outer Worlds either.

 

[semiconscious]

Maybe. I never played Outer Worlds either.

good man...

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

This looks so dull and basic. Like a game from 2007 or something

 

[EviLore]

This looks so dull and basic. Like a game from 2007 or something

Not even deserving of that comparison, tbh. 2007 was an amazing year for video games:

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Not even deserving of that comparison, tbh. 2007 was an amazing year for video games:

True dat. 2007 was an incredible year

Maybe like an early 2000s era poor man’s oblivion or something.

The combat and enemy interactions in this game just seem so stilted, a huge juxtaposition compared to all the great action games we now get

 

[Vyse]

Which year 1994?

It does give off a Hexen vibe.

 

[Ozriel]

Lots of Xbox games of the last years were shrinked down. Halo, Forza, Starfield, Hellblade and so on. Combined with awful management and design decisions it’s the real fuel of the brand decline and they arent even aware of it. I’m pretty sure that Indiana Jones will be good but I expect a “short” adventure and this will lead the perception.

They can’t escape this trap anymore as money is now burned for the worst acquisition in gaming history. It will take a while before they make a turnaround and it wont happen with Nadella. Funny how Sony studios are imploding and unable to fill this power gap beside their PlayStation brand value.

Two corporates with bunch of talented people under contract and paralized by few dump decision makers.

Too bad for your uninformed hypothesis that MachineGames is already confirming that Indiana Jones is set to be the biggest game they’ve ever made, and even the main quest is supposedly quite meaty

As part of a preview for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, game director Jerk Gustafsson and creative director Axel Torvanius explained that the game is going be fairly big. While the duo eschewed providing an explicit range of playable hours to expect, they both stated that it will be the biggest game MachineGames has ever built, with Gustafsson noting that would be true even if players stuck to just the main path.

Obsidian rescoped Avowed well before the Activision buyout happened. Not everything has to be a 100 hour epic.

 

[Balducci30]

I really just can’t stand the art style I gotta say

 

[StereoVsn]

I really just can’t stand the art style I gotta say

Yeah, something just seems off. Plus I wasn’t a fan of Outer Worlds. I did enjoy Pillars of Eternity 2 quite a bit, but this ain’t it.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Yeah, something just seems off. Plus I wasn’t a fan of Outer Worlds. I did enjoy Pillars of Eternity 2 quite a bit, but this ain’t it.

Is combat good in POE2?

Never played it cause didn’t enjoy part 1.

Felt like boring version of infinity engine games combat.

 

[simpatico]

Lego PoE

 

[StereoVsn]

Is combat good in POE2?

Never played it cause didn’t enjoy part 1.

Felt like boring version of infinity engine games combat.

Yes, POE2 was much much better vs POE1. The first game just bored me.

The second one made great improvements to armor system, itemization, combat flow and was a ton more fun. While the main story was a bit mid, the side content was simply excellent.

And the setting itself was great as well. It’s probably my 3rd favorite CRPG in recent years behind Pathfinder WotR and BG3. I would say it’s on par with D:OS2 if not better for me.

 

[Ozriel]

IGN Preview…they loved what they played.
Praise for the revamped combat too.

Avowed: We Finally Played Obsidian’s First-Person RPG and It’s Fantastic - IGN

Avowed was a surprising delight to play for the first time. After a lot of questions about the shift in art direction from the teaser trailer, questions about the length, and a combat demo on the Xbox stage that had many asking if the game was earlier in development than expected, we're happy to...

www.ign.com

adamsapple add to OP. Well probably get more previews since the press is getting hands on at Gamescom.

 

[adamsapple]

IGN Preview…they loved what they played.
Praise for the revamped combat too.

Avowed: We Finally Played Obsidian’s First-Person RPG and It’s Fantastic - IGN

Avowed was a surprising delight to play for the first time. After a lot of questions about the shift in art direction from the teaser trailer, questions about the length, and a combat demo on the Xbox stage that had many asking if the game was earlier in development than expected, we're happy to...

www.ign.com

adamsapple add to OP. Well probably get more previews since the press is getting hands on at Gamescom.

Avowed had made its impression. My doubts about it have faded away, and I’m left excited for its release in February. This small slice Obsidian gave us the opportunity to play was a treat, and while it’s a tiny glimpse, our 50-minute demo session flew by in the blink of an eye. And that’s always a good sign.

Sounds great.