Shane
You are a survivor. Shipwrecked on a land where a mysterious Dream Scourge is running rampant, turning allies on eachother.
And it’s up to you to find the source of this plague and restore peace with your God working through you.
Avowed, an exclusive Xbox game, is an RPG that can be played in either first person or third person perspective within the world of Eora, where an epic adventure awaits for you and your envoy across the Living Lands.
You create your character from a number of presets then customize their look, voice and more.
Gameplay has the usual RPG elements of skills and item upgrades, quests, both major to the storyline and minor side gigs.
In-game onverstaions with NPCs will determine gameplay paths as you’re given a multi-choice of responses.
The Living Lands enviroments are beutifully detailed and of course as with any good RPG, exploration is a must. You will traverse acroos four differing areas of the Eora.
From deep caves, sprawling valleys and towns through to coastal and forest domains. The world of Avowed is vast, and I sense that this game could be the start of a series of titles.
I also felt a ‘Fable’ and ‘Dragon Age’ vibe to Avowed. This is a very good thing.
Combat has you either wielding magic, through to hand to hand and of course you have an inventory where you can equip items to either aide you or give defense in any tricky situation.
While the animation style of Avowed looks colourful annd there is a small amount of NPC humour thrown in to the dialogue, the narrative and tone is seriously dark.
You’ll become wise on the lore and history as you speak with other NPCs and find Journals thoughout your adventure.
An exquisetly detailed game from Obsidian Entertainment, where you go, how you play and the hero you are is determined by you.
This year’s most epic adventure is now before you with Avowed. Within a world of magic, mystery and monsters, only you can defeat the Dream Scourge.
Released: February 2025
Rating: M
Platform reviewed: Xbox Series X|S
Genre: RPG
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios