Summary
Avowedis Obsidian’s upcoming fantasy RPG set in the developer’s firmly establishedPillars of Eternityuniverse. Despite being set in the same universe as the top-down RPGPillars of Eternity, however,Avowedis played in first-person and ismore akin to Obsidian’s recent sci-fi hit,The Outer Worlds. Obsidian unveiled a surprising amount of footage for its highly anticipated fantasy RPG at this year’s Xbox Developer Direct, with most of it detailingAvowed’s combat system. However, as far as what is known, no boss fights have been revealed thus far.
Unfortunately, despite Obsidian’s attempts to garner positive reception forAvowed’s combat, many fans were left unimpressed. As such, based on the lackluster reception of its combat showcase, it may do well forAvowedto reveal a boss fight or two sooner rather than later to hold the attention of those awaiting its release, as this may show what the game’s combat system is truly capable of.
Avowed Should Reveal Its Boss Fights Sooner Rather Than Later
Avowed’s Combat Hasn’t Been Received Well Based on Its Showcase
Judging by what was shown in the Xbox Developer Direct footage, many ofAvowed’s enemiesappear to be rather lethargic, not moving much at all and appearing less-than-threatening to the player. While using various combinations of weaponry to tackle foes appears to have its exciting moments, it seems as though a large portion ofAvowed’s enemies can be overcome simply by adopting a purely offensive approach to combat and taking them out before they have a chance to respond.
That said, Obsidian has confirmed that it is hard at work to improveAvowed’s combatbased on player feedback. It’s unclear exactly what the developer might be working on, but it could potentially do well for the developer to reveal a boss fight during its next showcase, asAvowed’s boss fights will presumably be the highlight of the game’s combat. This is all rather surprising, too, given the fact that players haven’t necessarily been able to experience combat with their hands on a controller yet, and this is all based on gameplay shown for a showcase.
Avowed’s Boss Fights Could Be the Highlight of Its Combat
Obsidian’s last title,The Outer Worlds, didn’t necessarily have typicalboss fights. More than anything, what might be considered boss fights were really only NPCs that were hard to kill. In other words, these fights had very few unique mechanics and instead largely relied on an NPC having a large health pool.
Avowed, on the other hand, has a chance to be starkly different, considering the emphasis Obsidian has been placing on the game’s combat and thePillars of Eternityseries it is based on.
Avowed’s boss fights could potentially introduce new mechanics to its combat, thereby differentiating them from a normal fight. This is something bothThe Outer WorldsandFallout: New Vegascouldn’t necessarily do on account of their genres not being too accommodating for traditional boss fights. In light of that,Avowed’s boss fights could be an ace up its sleeve that it has yet to reveal. Obsidian will hopefully consider revealing one soon if not just to showcase the full extent ofAvowed’s combat system.
