It also has to take into account the racial and political agendas throughout Eora. The height of the camera above ground level, the movement restrictions and combat in general. From a first person perspective alone this will have a number of things to consider. This obviously includes races of varying stature, with the Aumaua, Dwarves and Orlans. One thing I'm most curious about is whether or not we will still get the option to play as the same races as in Pillars 1 and 2. Personally I hope it will be, but it's not a deal breaker for me like it is for others (Those who suffer from motion sickness, etc) No information on whether third person will be an option.
Juxtaposed with the " forged an empire" line from the trailer, the implication is that Avowed will be a prequel, not a sequel, to Pillars of Eternity, focused on the Woedica-worshiping heroes who built the Aedyr Empire and how their bond with their goddess was shattered by a cruel betrayal.So, based on the extremely limited information we have regarding Avowed, one thing we know for certain is that it will be played in first person. The fluttering castle banners display the crown of Woedica, goddess of law and justice, commonly referred to as the " Oathbinder." In Pillars of Eternity, Woedica is the patron deity of the expansionist Aedyr Empire. The huge statue of the warrior with a wolf companion is Galawain, patron of the hunt and wild places. Souls and Divinity have always been major themes of the Pillars of Eternity games, with the core conflicts of both titles revolving around questions like "What are Gods?" and "Should we be worshiping them?" Avowed's gameplay is explicitly about the nature of oaths and vows, with the trailer's narrator alluding to a holy order of warriors that " forged an empire" with the " power of their oaths." These two themes aren't as contradictory as they seem at first glance old-school Oaths and Vows were made by invoking deities who smiled upon the honorable and punished oath-breakers.Īdditionally, the trailer for Avowed shows two symbols used by deities from the pantheon of Pillars of Eternity. However, there are many symbols and visual motifs in the cinematic trailer which hint that Avowed takes place centuries before Pillars of Eternity, if not millennia.
Obsidian hasn't explicitly stated whether Avowed is a sequel or prequel to their Pillars of Eternity games. The narrator of the Avowed trailer, much like in the premiere Skyrim trailer, warns prospective players about the " monsters our sins have borne" while musing on the nature of war, monarchy, and oaths. Like the Baldur's Gate games, gameplay in Pillars of Eternity revolved around the tactical maneuverings of fantasy heroes in an adventuring party as they navigated the Renaissance-inspired fantasy world of Eora and uncovered dark secrets related to the nature of gods and the cycle of reincarnation.Īvowed, gameplay-wise, seems to draw inspiration from the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (and Obsidian's own first-person sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds) judging by the viewpoint character's dual-wielding of swords and magic in the trailer.
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Some fans have assumed Avowed is Obsidian Entertainment's attempt to make a next-gen sequel to their iconic fantasy franchise, but visual clues in the latest trailer strongly imply that Avowed is a prequel to the Pillars of Eternity games, telling a story about the rise of Eora's greatest empire and, perhaps, the fall of their greatest goddess.īoth Pillars of Eternity games drew narrative and gameplay inspiration from the Baldur's Gate franchise, an isometric Bioware-developed RPG series which adapted the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG to a digital format. The upcoming first-person open world RPG Avowed takes place in the land of Eora, the same fantasy setting as Pillars of Eternityand Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
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