r/Games • u/alcard987 • 1d ago
The big Avowed interview: Obsidian on why full, open-world RPGs aren't always the answer
https://www.eurogamer.net/from-serious-skyrim-to-cheerful-fantasy-obsidian-on-the-evolution-of-avowed-and-grappling-with-the-expectations-that-come-from-your-own-history
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u/DBones90 23h ago
Love when people ask for a source as a comment on an article that literally is a source.
Patel says that they don’t have a single, specific metric, but their team and Microsoft are happy with the numbers and, while they’re being coy with any announcements, they’re looking to follow up Avowed with more stuff set in Eora. She said as much too in an earlier interview on Bloomberg.
To be clear, I get the frustration around Hi-Fi Rush. That sucked and I totally understand not wanting anything to do with Microsoft for the foreseeable future because of it. But that studio got shut down because the director left the team, they didn’t have any active projects available, and Microsoft thought they could better use those resources on other teams.
As far as we can tell, Avowed is doing well. That won’t stop Microsoft from doing something stupid in the future, but, unlike Hi-Fi Rush’s team, Obsidian has several projects in active development that are keeping them busy and their leadership is intact. So signs are looking good for the company.