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@jeremyprince2536

Ай бұрын

Matttyyyyy

@TheeCambion

Ай бұрын

play pillars 1 and 2, don't start with 2

@wherearemytesticles

Ай бұрын

Surprising to see Matty sponsored by a German watch brand. But a welcome one.

@jeffsifrit2728

Ай бұрын

I don't wanna see obsidian's crpg's go away. I wish they had a team to work on just crpg's that xbox owns. I wanna see Pillars and torment still get love from xbox.

Pillars is definitely a series you play back to back without skipping. It's the same MC, and a lot of the party carries over too.

@Blasted2Oblivion

Ай бұрын

One point to clarify. A lot of the party CAN carry over but are not as fun as the new guys. Most of my favorite characters in 2 are new ones.

@elmozelf

Ай бұрын

100% agree. Before you proceed as the watcher. You first have to become the watcher. The first game also does a better job at explaining certain things and characters. I enjoyed Deadfire quite a bit. It had it's weak points. But I had a good time playing it. And I really hope one day they will make a 3rd Pillars game. But Pillars one was the better game for me.

@rad6666

Ай бұрын

Meh boring

@cobrakingofeart

Ай бұрын

is it one of those games where your save can carry over like lvls, inventory and choices? like mass effect?

@Blasted2Oblivion

Ай бұрын

@@cobrakingofeart Not exactly. Mass Effect actually carries over where as Pillars 2 starts you off with a questionnaire of your choices with the option to blatantly lie and say you did it all right. To my knowledge, you don't keep any actually stuff beyond that.

The Ebon Hawk is another example of the camp mechanic that worked really well.

In regards to Pillars of Eternity, I would highly recommend starting with the first game. Your decisions and character are transferred to the second game as well as some returning characters. The first game is also amazing in its own right.

@kingjabon

Ай бұрын

The first game is the closest to the original bladurs gate games.

@marcusgreen8843

Ай бұрын

Pillars 1 was the game that got me into crpgs. I absolutely love those games. I honestly would’ve preferred a third one over avowed but hey take what you can get.

@rafterman5072

Ай бұрын

The first game was better, imo.

@Geraduss

Ай бұрын

@@rafterman5072 Agree the first one was better, better story and characters.

@goflowolfog9833

Ай бұрын

@@rafterman5072 I couldn't pick a favorite between them honestly. Deadfire is more polished in some ways and I thought the combat was more fun, but Pillars 1 has a better story start to finish and one of the most memorable companion characters ever in Durance.

why is it that Devs think romancing a character HAS to be a party member? You could easily add NPC romanceable characters think fable, side characters that don't affect the main story or even play a part of it. DLC could easily add a story to them if the feedback is positive or negative. Or be its own side story

@looneyluna96

Ай бұрын

Dragon Age Inquisition comes to mind. They had major NPCs with romances.

@TailAbNormal

Ай бұрын

Hell New Vegas did this perfectly. There were multiple NPCs scattered all throughout the world that you could have a minor romance with, even Benny was available to be slept with if you were playing a female character.

@urekmazino6800

Ай бұрын

Loved it in fable lost chapters

@sir_arsen

Ай бұрын

yeah, kinda wish that was a thing too

@MinosML

Ай бұрын

Yeah it's kind of a shame they just decided not to add anything romance related because Outer Worlds was just plain worse as an RPG for it.

Definitely start with 1 and then go into 2. The story flows very well and POE 2 starts off pretty much directly after the events of POE 1. That being said, you don't have to have played 1 to enjoy 2 at all especially if you enjoy turn based combat over the real time with pausing combat of 1.

The very last big RPG from Obsidian themselves - The Outer Worlds - fully suppoted pacifist run: you could talk, or sneak, or lockpick/hack, etc through the whole game without shooting a single person or creature even once, should you desire. Among other games - an openworld RPG like Kindome Come Deliverance also supported full pacifist run and even had a Steam achievement for it. 😅

Still waiting for Matty to play the pillars games for the first time and then do a review or something.

Pillars 1 goes crazy. The atmosphere is unmatched. Just keep in mind it’s RTWP and the P stands for pause so fucking pause a lot!! Most people who don’t like rtwp don’t pause enough and they get owned because they aren’t managing fights appropriately

@TheCybercoco

Ай бұрын

I remember when I first played Baldur's Gate back in the day. I was insanely frustrated with the combat. Then I came to the realization that you can pause it and give orders while paused. Then I was very happy with combat. lmao.

@PunkRockZombie205

Ай бұрын

Those dragon fights especially. You'd never beat them without the pause feature

@emmanuel1337

Ай бұрын

​@@PunkRockZombie205 I paused like crazy (on every fight) and still didn't manage to beat what I think is the weakest elder dragon of the game (the one at the end of the keep dungeon) with a fully realized team, so I just dropped it. You really need a strong buffing strategy to fight the strongest enemies of that game and I always hated having to buff characters during battles, it's just not my style and I always try to just make them passively strong enough to tackle anything, even if I have to sink more hours into the game... Unfortunately PoE doesn't seem to support my type of play style completely, but it is what it is...

@PunkRockZombie205

Ай бұрын

@@emmanuel1337 I only ever beat 2 of them. The one you mentioned and the frost one. You had to have specific characters with you and defeat them a certain way. That dungeon one you had to position your characters on the sides of it before the dialogue starts if you could and not get in front of it and you had to have the character that had sleep spells and just keep spamming that as much as you could. When I got to the black dragon all my characters were max level and I even tried following online guides and i still got destroyed every time almost immediately. I always meant to go back and try it again, but never did, lol.

@emmanuel1337

Ай бұрын

@@PunkRockZombie205 Yeah, I researched and tried the tricks people recommended, even starting to employ buffing strategies with Durance (which was always a main member of my party, I just never needed to use him to his full potential before), but as I said, it just isn't my thing to play like that and it didn't feel fun, so I stopped at around the 6th try. I got close the 4th time, but when the next ones were worse, I decided to stop instead of keep stressing myself out, since I really wasn't having fun. This stuff really curbed my motivation towards the game (I was already losing interest anyway after playing so much of it and that was the final thing). I stopped at some point during the second part of the White March explansion, without even finishing the main game, with one of the main reasons being because I knew at the end I definitely wouldn't be able to defeat the main bosses (you know which ones) and would be forced to make a deal with them... I still plan on going back and trying again, from the start, and maybe trying to ease myself into other play styles that are more effective. Maybe I can take a liking to them, and for such a good game overall, I'm willing to make that effort.

I wanted avowed to have that dark tone of the teaser

@knznznz

Ай бұрын

Yeah, 100%, big miss going the route they did

@SilentSpringzzz

Ай бұрын

@@knznznzdefinitely

I do like just how genuinely hyped Matty is on his new watch from this new sponsor, Holzkern. He reminded me of being a kid and just super stoked on something... The look on his face when he was taking some of the selfies are hilarious but to me feels like he is genuinely hyped on it.

Pillars 1 is my favorite narrative in gaming. Unbelievable world building and depth, great characters with fascinating back stories and development, and a plot that juggles serious subject matter in a dark fantasy world while giving the player an immense amount of choice throughout. While Deadfire is certainly mechanically more impressive, the first game has my heart. Excited to hear what you think!

The way you feel about respecing in RPGs is exactly how I feel about level scaling in RPGs. I hate it so much.

I'm pretty disappointed in the lack of romance, personally. It's not going to stop me from playing the game though by any means. I look at titles like Dragon Age: Origins, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Balder's Gate 3, Witcher 3, Mass Effect 2 (Tali my beloved), etc, and maybe I'm just a sucker for love stories but I always find myself so much more personally invested when that kind of element is included. Riding off with the Aldecaldos in CyberPunk 2077 has so much more oomph when you're playing a character that found belonging and love despite losing so much to Night City. Even smaller titles like Expeditions: Rome, or the Owlcat CRPGS, I find romance subplots, even if smaller, as long as they're done in a way that highlights aspects of those characters and aids in building that sense of companionship they really add a lot for me.

@Chevycamaroman317

Ай бұрын

Yea it’s baffling they didn’t put it in again. And I’m sure they didn’t replace it with some sort of “best friend” feature that still let you feel super close to a certain character.

@ronuss

Ай бұрын

Obsidian dont like romance in there games as they always say its hard to do it really well. and tbh its true, most rpgs / crpgs dont do it well.

@Kplehn

Ай бұрын

@@ronuss well they somehow enjoy creating romance for companions with others except the player.

Matty is about to have my daily views with the avowed content

@Kairac112

Ай бұрын

same :))

The first pillars is so worth playing since it continues the story of your character. Also is my favorite. I think in gameplay Deadfire is better but in story and tone I think the first one is better.

I am not convinced by Avowed but I will prolly still try it!

@crazechill1

Ай бұрын

Will be another mediocre slop.

@SilentSpringzzz

Ай бұрын

@@crazechill1good thing for gamepass cause looks like another outer worlds and yea.. those games are fun once not twice.

@Ktsjay187

Ай бұрын

@@crazechill1 Your grammar is mediocre slop, probably your brain too.

@beethovenlivesupstairs4182

Ай бұрын

@@crazechill1oh, you can see into the future?

@GenericUsername-qp1ww

Ай бұрын

@@crazechill1 ooooh, lookie here, we got ourselves a prophet here. Hey, seeing as how you seem to think you know what happens in the future, will we ever meet aliens? since you think you know everything

The lack of romance in Obsidian's games (at least in a long while) makes it feel like something's missing to me in these games. But that's just me, I like flirting, haha.

@mikaelovarietit2818

Ай бұрын

You cant romance compagnon , but you can romance NPC maybe ^^

I prefer romances to be part of a game, but there are right and wrong ways to do it. Larian does it right while Bethesda does it wrong. I also think Patel has it backwards...the romance storylines should be as good as the non- romance ones.

I am currently playing Dragon Age Origins for the first time (dropped it in 2010 after a few hours) and I have to say romance plays a big part of the fun. I romanced Leilana but also really like Morrigan and made sure she likes me too which turned into them pressuring me to choose and MAN was that hard. Also later in the story I decided SPOILER WARNING to marry Anora so Alistair and her do not have to be forced together and it almost broke my heart seeing Leilana leaving me even though I made her leave me. Im not through yet so please do not spoil anything for me from there haha What I want to say is that IF you have companions there should be an option to romance as it just feels more natural

id recommend pillars 1 and then 2. pillars is my 1st and only crpg I've played and i thought they were were amazing

I'm looking forward to this game. I must have completed outer worlds 3 or 4 times and I'd try to do something different each time. By way of skills, companions or missions I chose to complete, the journey was different each time. I would expect Avowed to match or even exceed in those areas...and I'll be here for it.

What I love is that game devs are gamers at heart. So when a game like rdr2 exists. It stands as inspiration. Obsidian talking about doing a lot of writing for in-camp dialogue reminds me of the lush interactions at camp with Arthur and the gang. It's this attention to detail that sucks me right in the the world.

Bastila. . . the things we did on the Ebon Hawk🤔😍

I enjoyed pillars of eternity, still need to finish 2, I would probably do Poe 1 first, its a cool vibe.

I like having romance options in RPGs, and the lack of an option will be a negative for me, but it's just one factor it won't ruin the game for its absence, it will just be missed.

Obsidian make really good RPGs The game is on Game Pass I’ll be playing the game as soon as it comes out to make up my own opinion. I’m guessing it’s going to get low 80’s for reviews. It’s my most anticipated game this year.

I loved the worldbuilding in the Pillars games. Looking forward to going back. I prefer the turn-based tactical combat of the second one, but I'll give this a shot.

Pillars of Eternity 2 is a direct sequel to the first game. You'll get way more out of the second one if you can play both of them. That is because these games are hugely character driven games. Not only will your own character likely have meaningful changes throughout the series, but those of your companions as well, some of whom you will have through both games (or even if a character doesn't appear in the second game, will have some connection to companions you do have in the second game). You'll also get to see things in the second game that is consequence from you choices in the first game. I guess the best way I could put it is how would you feel if you played just some of the Mass Effect trilogy but not all of them? It'd pretty much be similar here. You should play both if you can, even play them on a relaxed difficulty. In any case, the first game does the better job of world building and introducing the player to the world of Eora, which I think you'd appreciate Avowed more from. It has some deep lore. So it's best to start at the beginning and hopefully get to the second game.

I think my favorite part of transferring from 1 to 2 is the variety of options. You can input your choices or you can just select "i made all the right/wrong choices" and start the run like that.

I like the pigeon hole too. Consequences!!

Im ready for it to come out in november. Ive liked pretty much every obsidian rpg and im ready to sink into a new rpg

A wow for Avowed

My main worry is whether those who've played the 2 other PoE games will sue those two games as a standard to high and bash the Avowed game for not living up to their own hype. Granted it isn't always the case but some hold it higher while other notice the difference and others simply take what is given and give credit for the product as given.

Pillars of Eternity has one of, if not the most detailed save import systems. And there’s an option in the second gameme you can turn on that notifies you when a dialogue choice or event was affected by your actions in the first game.

I like to hear from a studio, “we don’t think we’d do this feature well so instead of diluting the experience with a poor implementation of said feature, we’re excluding it to focus on our strengths”

Hot take from me, but the fact that they added 3rd Person perspective is probably what saved the game for a big number of players. Not to insult devs who create these sort of 1st person games, but they always have sloppy combat with 0 weight behind them and avowed clearly is the same. In 3rd person, you can put full weight into each attack, making the combat very much worth investing into. None of these sort of 1st person games make combat like in kingdom come. Although i dont like how unrealistic it is (0 chance people fought in such a way in actual non tourney combat) i can appreciate it over flat combat other sword swinging 1st person games are. My general preference lies in 3rd person or RTwP isometrics, they are the best imo. For the romance bit, im neutral, i like romance but i prefer good story in general. What i am worried about is whether this current obsidian has the skill to make good shit. The art style doesnt feel right for me ngl but im willing to be proven wrong. When it comes to progression, i want to have the same capabilities as in DAO. I want to be dual wielding (rogue) in plate armour. Dedicate into dex and STR to wield 2 swords and wear full suit of armour. If i am bound into a poor progression which locks my gear into classes, im calling the progression dogshit. Lets be real, ever since we have gone past DAO, a lot of RPGs suddenly decided to downgrade progression, thinking class locking gear is good design. Its not. DA2 and DAI were utter shit for actual progression for example. When they decided to class lock everything, it was the start of downfall. What happened to experimentation? All of it was just gamefied and left out the cool parts of fantasy.

I’m psyched for anything Obsidian creates. They are a talented studio. The people that are bitching should play something else and be happy. These are the same people that have never created anything significant.

@glowinTHX

Ай бұрын

I stand with you. I won't let the internet ruin my enjoyment of avowed. It is my most anticipated game in years

@SilentSpringzzz

Ай бұрын

@@glowinTHXreally? Just outer worlds but fantasy

@glowinTHX

Ай бұрын

@@SilentSpringzzz i'm here for the lore. The lore of Eora is my personal favorite in the whole industry.

I actually wasn’t interested in Avowed at all until I sunk my teeth into Pillars of Eternity recently. The lore and world they’ve built are excellent, and the stories are great. POE2 Deadfire is one of the best isometric RPGs on the market, full stop. And the character/companion reactivity is great. It has a similar reputation system to New Vegas, but a little more fleshed out. Your companions form their own opinions of each other as well as their own relationships with each other. Not everyone gets along, and a couple companions can even romance each other if you’re not pursuing them. And that’s not to mention the excellent exploration,

>refers to Obsidian's prior work >has a TSL switch box in the background >doesn't mention TSL great video, brotherman! 100% agreed about the 'Romance' topic

I love the Outer Worlds, so a fantasy take on that style sounds great to me. Still my most anticipated game of the year. I hope it sticks the landing

Definite play both Pillars back to back. The 1st Pillars is my favorite for its worldbuilding and story but the 2nd had some incredible atmosphere, factions reminiscent of New Vegas, better combat, and better companion quests. The 1st is still my favorite

I hope they put this much love into the outer worlds 2

Regarding Skyrim (and Avowed) and having all the perks... look at the Skyrim total conversion mod, Enderal. They streamlined the perk trees to like 3-4, and specced them out so you could really only master one. There was some kind of fusion system for combining two. They also made a tree just for lycanthropy, so you could completely ignore that content if you wanted to, or you could spec into it (and maybe pair it with the melee combat stuff?). That mod got so many things right with the Skyrim engine, it's at least an oversight to overlook its contributions to the conversation all these games are having. Also, the advantage of a "jack of all trades" approach is that you don't know which play styles the game will favor later, especially when the game is much harder. So, I think it's up to a good developer - and, Obsidian is one I trust to accomplish this - to make the game fun for all play styles from beginning to end.

I feel like you can add a romance axis to a friendship path with companions pretty easily and leave people satisfied. Solas from DAI and Garrus from ME2 are good examples of this. Not much changes from friends vs romance, but there’s enough that people love these options. For POE, if you have the time to play both do so, as the MC and some companions carry over. But if you only have time for one Deadfire is the better game and story.

That watch strap fits eh Matty 😂

Glad to hear this about skills cause outer worlds really felt like every character was a jack of all trades by the end of a playthrough.

I am super hyped for Avowed, definitely my most anticipated game!

If no romance that is a little disappointing to be honest. I do enjoy a good romance arc in a game. I'm with you though I like it to be a bit more impactful than shoehorned in. I did like Pavarti's (I think that's how you spell it) quest but I was supremely disappointed that I couldn't romance her, because she was genuinely a great character and I got along with her and it just felt like they purposefully took that away from me as the player as if to say "you want this and we know you do but you can't have it because we're Obsidian and we don't want to be like everyone else". And idk, that just rubs me the wrong way. There's nothing wrong with including it like everyone else does, but HOW you implement it is how you would set yourself apart. Give me a Revan and Bastilla level romance, not a Skyrim and random-npc romance, but don't take it away from me just because you think having romance is too much of a "box to check" that's just silly. Either way, I'm still stoked for Avowed, and the presence or absence of romance isn't ever enough to not get me to play a game so it's not a huge deal but those are my thoughts about it.

I can’t wait for this game, one of my most anticipated of 2024. The more I see the more I’m excited

Thank you for the update on avowed, but strangely enough, thank you also for making me discover Holzkern - watches, but also sunglasses look dynamite.

Very excited

Definitely play Poe 1 before 2. Poe 2 is a direct follow up and you play as the same character as you played in 1 and you can even import your history from 1 into 2.

oblivion got me into the the you choose this you will be this.. skyrim made me i love this even more.. it took the fun and choice out of it when you could just be everything on a quick switch and feel like nothing

You have to play POE1 before POE2, 2 literally right after 1 ends. And the entire story of POE2, is based on a revelation you learn at the end of POE1.

This is going to be my first obsidian game and I’m getting excited! This and dragon age are my most hyped rpgs this year!

@armadilloseller

Ай бұрын

any reason why you haven't checked outer worlds?

@arg_9584

Ай бұрын

@@armadilloseller The art style with the setting and spacers choice edition all just made me ignore it. If I really like avowed then I’ll probably try out Outer worlds on Gamepass.

@balaam_7087

Ай бұрын

Both of those rpgs have the ugliest visual design aesthetic imaginable. I bet you want every game to look as grotesque as Fortnite

@mycelia_ow

Ай бұрын

@@balaam_7087 TOW has a really unique style, reminds me of a modern Borderlands without as much cell shading. To each their own, I personally like it.

@Pengun3

Ай бұрын

@@arg_9584 Just letting you know Avowed looks very similar in terms of artstyle and gameplay to Outer Worlds. They're both very colorful games, and they even compared the two. Though, if all you disliked about Outer Worlds was the retro future vibe, then it shouldn't matter.

No romance is a compromise. Outer Worlds felt like a compromised Fallout. Avowed is shaping up to be a compromised Elder Scrolls. Obsidian deserves better.

@bosskey23

Ай бұрын

Modern Obsidian is overrated

@Chevycamaroman317

Ай бұрын

Then obsidian should do better.

I think respec'ing is a vital component in any new RPG these days - but it should be gated behind some kind of meaningful cost. Like a rare drop, that you need to use to pay for it each time, or something like that. I think the typical, 'lose 'x' percentage of your gold each time', is a bit weak. (edit: btw, play Pillars 1, then 2 :) . The story will be infinitely richer for you !!!)

Travelling with a good-looking companion, adrenaline at 100%, constant danger... zero romance. I can't believe I'm saying this, but they are making Dragon Age Veilguard look better.

Looking forward to checking this out.

I think avowed will be great

As a Mass Effect guy, im very much on the opposite side of you on the romance topic. That doesnt make or break Avowed for me tho so im cool without it but i would much rather have it

Hate jack of all trades, always have, always will. Absolutely destroys any replayabiity.

I can’t wait for Avowed!!! I hope others end up liking it too!! I’m really ready for Outer Worlds 2

Is it a dis or compliment that he is playing Skyrim music for an Avowed video? 😂

Todd Howard please add Steam achievements to Fallout 3

I think Deadfire is the best of the two. Outstanding game that improves on the first in almost every way.

I think cyberpunk did romance really good.

I have not yet had the time to play Baldurs Gate 3, but in terms of truly meaningful, high quality side content, nothing surpasses The Witcher 3. Skyrim is awesome too. Joining the thieves guild, buying a house, studying at Winterhold, becoming a vampire or werewolf. There’s so much awesome meaningful side content and you don’t have to do any of it. You can miss me with that Final Fantasy nonsense.

Definitely start with the first pillars. Might be tough at first but I know you can do it!

@5:20 Yeah but, what if I want to make an arcane trickster build?

Definitely play Pillars of Eternity. Definitely start with the first game. Be prepared for some slightly retro graphics and gameplay mechanics. The Pillars of Eternity games are more like Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 than Baldur's Gate 3 (by design), but are just so rewarding once you take the time to get into them. They are the biggest reason I'm so excited for Avowed.

I only recently got into pillars of eternity as Im not that great CRPGs but man the story was incredible and I have replayed it multiple times already, I can only hope avowed is just as good.

I think the no romance option is damn near a deal breaker for this kind of game. They better have some amazing stories for companions for sacrificing such an immersive element of these kind of rpgs.

No romance? I guess every game can't be BG3

lol I hate that you can respec at any time… respecs to finish the game

@glowinTHX

Ай бұрын

You can ignore the option. It's what I do when I have a Respec option.

@MinosML

Ай бұрын

​@@glowinTHXit isn't the same as not having the option

Awesome video about avowed can't wait to play it.

Expecting it to be like Pillars- mostly good with a few great moments

its not time for a new watch and i think you know that.

I like Obsidian's mentality toward doing it right or not doing it at all. I hope that studio can grow to take on larger projects like a Baldors Gate 3 or an Elder Scrolls type game. In the meantime I'm happy they are focusing on what they think makes their games the best they can be in a reasonable development period.

Really looking forward to this game.

You would never see Bethesda listen like this

I'll most likely be sitting this one out, especially after hearing that there are no romance mechanics. I prefer games with romance options because they make me feel more invested in the characters like I get to choose who I want to be with during the journey. That's why I never finished the Outer Worlds because there was no romance. I know it might sound petty, but that's my preference. I want an RPG where you feel invested emotionally in your companions, be it in a romantic way, platonic, and familial. Heck, even Dragon's Dogma 2 had lite romance mechanics, and I loved that game so much. Hearing Metaphor ReFantazio having no romance as well makes me want to back down on my Collector's Edition pre-order too.

@liviawolf6661

Ай бұрын

it's not petty at all. Romance adds much needed interactions and extra connection to world and it's characters. I will be skipping this one as well.

@belltolls1984

Ай бұрын

Yep, my thoughts exactly, I will be sitting this one out as well.

@bigrednado4341

Ай бұрын

Idk I don’t have to rizz game code to feel immersed

@rb98769

Ай бұрын

Obsidian writers have expressed time and time again that they have an almost visceral reaction to writing romance for player characters specifically, so this isn't really surprising to me. I think it's more symptomatic of their style of writing in general, they just don't like to focus on the player character too much. For me personally romance isn't an absolute must have, but it's cool when it's there.

@samexoldx

Ай бұрын

It looks so outdated

Being against respecing your stats often is an opinion for someone who enjoys and understands specing in the first place, I often find myself locked into builds I don’t understand when I’m new to a game because of the decisions I made early on

I mean, Outer Worlds was okay. it wasn't anything groundbreaking or astonishing. But I feel like the high fantasy genre will be a good area for Obsidian. Hopefully, this can become another skyrim (with mods too perchance)

12:05 yeah that’s why the outer worlds got all those goty awards and Mass effect and BG3 didn’t get a single one! If they’d of just removed the romance maybe they would have stood a chance against the outer worlds, sad.

About Pillars matty: ive been a long time viewer of yours, plus podcast and all. We have the exact same taste in games. Every time you bring up not playing pillars if eternity it baffles me. Its got exceptional lore that made me love the setting. The lore quality is up there with kotor, mass effect, and tyranny for me. The first game is a lot darker and has some VERY long winded dialogue. The second game is my personal preference though. Firstly, it is much more light hearted, has voice acting, and has condensed but still very good and meaningful dialogue. The second game also perfected the real time with pause combat system. It feels punchy in a way no other rtwp combat system does. It also has a decent turn based mode but it drags the length of the game out tremendously because fights that used to take a few seconds not take several minutes. My favorite part of the second game is that it actually has exploration on the world map. There are tons of islands to explore and secret dungeons and bosses to find. The second game also has a faction system and the lore between them all and how it ties into parts of the main story (audra and souls) is so cool. Pillars is the only series other than elder scrolls where i can name all the gods and tell you a bit about their domains and whatnot. I feel like its as close to a matty-coded game as you can get thats just outside of what you typically truly love. I just know that as soon as you finish it youre going to be going “how the hell did i not play that ages ago?!” And youre gonna be beating yourself up about it for a while 😂 Cheers matty, love ya, love the channel, love dd, and im Happy to be a long term fan.

It looks amazing.

Is there any news regarding the rumored 3rd person mode? I'd really love to play Avowed, but I can't in 1st person due to motion sickness.

Matty you'll adore pillars! Pillars 1 definitive edition is amazing, adore that game!

I really hope Avowed lets me dual-wield blunderbusses like in Pillars of Eternity 🗿

I enjoyed doing no death runs in dishonored and Deus ex games so this option is intriguing in avowed if possible

I had a hard time with 1, because i don't like to read that much, there for 2 worked a lot better for me

I’m a big dummy who doesn’t really understand how games are made. (I’d love a documentary which goes deep into what day to day development really looks like). How do you tune something like swinging a sword and the sense of impact? Is it a coding issue or is it an animation and sound problem? I know it’s probably a mix of both, but I’d love to see the process broken down for people like me who are curious about the ins and outs of game dev.

They really advertised this game soo wrong didn't they? It seems any news now is how there trying to say how this game is more than just the clunky action they have shown and are busy tryiing to say how this game actually plays, and yet never actually show it. Instead they just show more action clips. Whoever is in charge of marketing this game needs to step aside and let someone else have a go. Show us how this game plays, show up an example of choices and consequences , show us how one build setup against an enemy is different to another ext. Give us a quick background of companions. You know actually show us the strengths that people know from Obsidian games.

The teaser looked interesting, not sure what changed with the art style.

@CatDadGamer

Ай бұрын

The company realized they were dreaming outside of their capabilities or what they wanted to do. They got lazy and just used the Outer Worlds setup and reskinned it.

Games are all about execution. I’ll see how it turns out and wait for reviews to decide if I give it a try

Wait, Avowed doesnt have romancable companions???

@Chevycamaroman317

Ай бұрын

Yep. Obsidian didn’t want to do it again.

So Larian can make Baldur's Gate 3 one of most in depth RPGs, have romance options and still make characters feel real....but Obsidian cant do the same thing? I know some hate comparing modern and future titles to BG3 but if Larian can do it with the resources they had, Obsidian should be able to as well. I respect not having it as a creative decision but I don't buy their explanation, that it would have taken too much time or they didn't have the means to do it.

@jb8935

Ай бұрын

I think Avowed is aiming for a tight experience, and to make romance feel real you need lots of time spent with the partner. Adding even 2 or 3 hours of content for relationships to each character for a 13 hour game would turn it into a dating Sim and really wouldn't make any sense.

@EliseoRocha

Ай бұрын

Eh, we have games like Dragon Age, Mass Effect or even Bethesda games that have romance. For it to not be in now the last two Obsidian games is a bit of a bummer.

I’m completely fine with no romance options. I feel like over the last decade, it’s too often just shoehorned in to appease the shippers. Luckily, there’s plenty of dating sims out there for that crowd