Avowed Preview | We're intrigued by its Skyrim-like combat and newbie-friendly lore

GamesRadar+ played Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG, in a hands-on preview at Gamescom 2024. Join us as we take a look at its Skyrim-like combat, and see how it makes new players feel at home in the fantasy world of Eora.

[Guitarman]

This looks great to me, skyrim with actual game mechanics you'd find in crpgs. Enemies you actually have to focus and you have companions who seem wholly more competent than anything skyrim offered. Not gonna be to the same scope but i love the pillars world, super sold on the game.

[panic_diver]

Skyrim-like combat isn't quite the bragging point you probably think it is.

[manuelsaiz]

Looks beautiful. A mixture of crpg and bethesda rpg in the world of Pillars of Eternity. Absolute sold.

[TonyDovahkiin]

i like the UI/HUD, they got it just right. 👌🏻

[TheKB]

I’m going to give the game a shot because I love Obsidian since KOTOR 2 and then New Vegas, Outer Worlds was just ok I’m hoping this game will be more like New Vegas with exploration.

[lukeyrs]

Rpg of the year 2025 unless we see Fable as well 😅

[fery]

Blood effects on skeletons isn't such a good idea

[damonmlinaric]

These guys made fallout new vegas....We love fallout new vegas so I have high hopes

[mikeya]

Too much ui and effects on screen. Game looks ugly to me compared to the outer worlds.

[adamdavidsoddities]

Idk man. It looks too colorful and too busy; like the Outer worlds. I couldn't get into The Outer Worlds. I tried.

[JS-aquarius]

It looks just ok for today standards. Unfortunately even 10+ years have past sinds Skyrim, the gameplay loop and actions still are as stiff and clunky it seems (even if Skyrim was stil enjoyable with it).

[mfntonberry]

We all know what this is. Another game that will be the end of a studio.

[ygalion]

Looks simple and cheap. Hope its alpha footage as it looks like a game we could enjoy 10 years ago if not more.

[philip]

Skyrim-like combat? 😆 Well they nailed that since it looks pretty bad or even worse

[ModernTalkingCentral]

This is nothing like Skyrim and has some terrible game mechanics. I'll stick to The Elder Scrolls series, thank you!

[gustavobarandas]

Seriously Game radar why don't you post videos in 4k in 2o24? I honestly skip all your videos because every other channel is in 4k