I'm going to give Obsidian the benefit of the doubt, but so far nothing about Avowed has really stuck to me. If they made an effort to de-Skyrimize it, I'm not seeing it; and if they didn't tell me it was set in the Pillars world I wouldn't know.
There's mention of an emperor, I don't remember a lot about the world lore from Pillars, but there's an Byzantium stand in, Old Vellis or something right? Is this set far in the past from the games?
Based on this and the Outer Worlds, I'm worried Obsidian has given up on making interesting games in favor of trend chasing.
Obsidian stuck to their guns for a long time, but they were always teetering on the brink of collapse. I can’t really blame them for trying to find a formula that works.
I do hope they survive becoming part of MS. Not all studios do, and even if I’m not playing their games, I’m always rooting for Obsidian.
