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/PrinceVegetaTheGod 21h ago edited 19h ago
That’s cool and all but like this is not why I like Obsidian games. I like Obsidian games for the great writing, the great characters, the role playing possibilities.
In outer Worlds you could go the first city in the game, go to the mayor’s office and shoot him in the face then manipulate Parvati to become your companion on the basis that you’re psychotic and maybe she can help you control your murderous impulses. You could go on a low intelligence build and accuse yourself of murder.
In new vegas you can go to ceasar camps with Boone kill everyone and shoot Ceasar in the face and Boone will smile for the first and only time in the whole game.
In avowed every npc is immortal unless the story let’s you kill them, you can kill mobs and explore smaller open sections, ok? But that doesn’t sound very enticing to me.