Game news This highly anticipated RPG coming out this year on Game Pass reveals many secrets with new gameplay

Game news This highly anticipated RPG coming out this year on Game Pass reveals many secrets with new gameplay

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Between the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, the integration of numerous prestigious studios into its ecosystem and the recent release of Starfield, Microsoft seems to want to prove to the world that they have the wind in their sails and that this momentum is not about to stop in 2024. To start the year off right, the manufacturer behind the Xbox Series and Game Pass recently provided news of several particularly anticipated games thanks to a Developer_Direct broadcast last Thursday. During the latter, players were notably able to discover the next Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle (real star of the conference), but also a few more images of Hellblade 2 or even Avowed. Today, it is the latter which returns to the forefront thanks to a new gameplay video.

In case you missed the information, Avowed is the next game from Obsidian Studios. They are the ones who developed games particularly appreciated by the public like Fallout: New Vegas Or The Outer Worlds. Recognized for their extremely careful narration and their well-constructed universes, these developers have already accustomed us to great things and we are already looking forward to discovering a little more of this famous Avowed. A Fantasy role-playing game, it has often been presented as a more colorful “Skyrim-like” and above all with much more dynamic and entertaining gameplay. In any case, this is what the first images of the game showed us, and suffice to say that the news that the studio has just revealed goes in this direction.

A little more gameplay for this highly anticipated RPG

Just yesterday, the developers at Obsidian unveiled a new video of no less than 25 minutes to talk a little more in-depth about their future baby. We find there in particular Carrie Patel (game director) and Gabriel Paramo (gameplay director), in addition to a few other members of the Xbox Podcast. The opportunity for them to ride the Developer_Direct hype and show us some secrets and some new gameplay.

One of the first things they come back to is the game’s environment. If Avowed will not be an open-world, certain zones will still be completely optional, like the one presented during this video. According to the developers, exploration should be rewarded and some passages will even ask you to search underwater.

The combat system seems inspired by that of Skyrim with an equippable weapon in each hand and a first-person view, but it also promises to be a little more dynamic thanks to more fluid movements. Hogwarts Legacy fans will be able to feel like they are on familiar ground thanks to the mastery of baguette. Unlike Harry Potter, however, you can also vary your approach and get out of fire arms to shorten a fight. Obviously, as a Fantasy game, expect to use powder weapons close to piracy rather than assault rifles.

If you had trouble choosing your build in Skyrim and are afraid of having the same problem in Avowed, the developers tell us that versatility is entirely possible and that respec should also be fairly accessible. Concerning the RPG aspect of the title, you will obviously be able to make your own builds even if it is possible to follow some known archetypes such as healers, melee classes or even mages. You will thus be able to adapt to your companions encountered during the adventure (or vice versa) to form an effective team in all situations.

As a reminder, Avowed is expected for fall 2024 and should be available exclusively on the Microsoft ecosystem. It will therefore be released on PC as well as on Xbox Series, and will be integrated into Game Pass from the day of its release.