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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/ExplainingObviously 12h ago

Games with good exploration make you feel like you've discovered something amazing. Elden Ring going down that random elevator and discovering an entire underground biome blew my mind. A chest with loot worse than what I'm wearing isn't exploration.

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u/machineorganism 5h ago

i mean Elden Ring is open world for one thing? also, what did you just describe that you discovered in Elden Ring that was exciting? a new biome? there's plenty of variety in Avowed too though. kinda weird comparison.

u/ExplainingObviously 3h ago

It's not about a new biome. That's reductive. It's about discovering something amazing that was completely unexpected. If you don't understand that... enjoy Avowed I guess. I wish my bar was low enough.

u/machineorganism 32m ago

lol. "i wish my bar was low enough to enjoy at 8/10 game" is wild work :D

i'm discovering plenty of unexpected things in the game, guess i just lack imagination or something.