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The most common piece of media I see for Avowed is this key art, which also looks to be the box art:

Does this actually directly tie in to the game or did they go with it because they think it looks cool?

 

[Puscifer]

It's giving bisexual

 

[Hohenheim]

Who knows.
It's a extremely cool drawing though!

 

[Kilau]

I find it repulsive, much like the studio. So of course they think it looks cool.

 

[diffusionx]

Bisexual lighting - Wikipedia

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[Puscifer]

I find it repulsive, much like the studio. So of course they think it looks cool.

Losing Chris Avellone and then having him shunned from the industry is a god damn travesty.

At least he got money from it

 

[SJRB]

Looks way too cool compared to how the actual game looks.

 

[TransTrender]

Bisexual lighting - Wikipedia

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I legitimately thought the thread about this was just trolling so I never clicked on it...

 

[March Climber]

All of the game’s areas are across it’s body. It will make for a nice box art.

 

[TransTrender]

All of the game’s areas are across it’s body. It will make for a nice box art.

Homage to Decap Attack?

 

[T4keD0wN]

I think its meant to represent the various godlikes

 

[IllegalLemon]

It's probably to do with your character and, supposedly the "choice & consequence" part of the game, at least, in my opinion. The skeleton represents the player character and what's inside it represents the difference consequences that come from its actions. Your character, your playthrough, your choices, your rules. It's kinda looks weird and funky at the same time!!!

 

[Wandering Leopard]

Only the artist/team Is likely to know but there's probably skeleton enemies like that in the game.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Looks amazing

Godlikes in Pillars of Eternity are born with a blessing (or curse) by a divine intervention by the gods

PoE had 9 sub-types, but who knows now if they didn't expand it as I think the plot of the game will have some false gods or something.

Death godlike

Fire godlike

Moon godlike

Nature godlike

Endings godlike

Marine godlike

Avian godlike

Skaen's godlike

Not even all of the PoE Eoran Pantheons have their godlike in the lore yet, on top of Avowed potentially adding to that.

So it seems Avowed's art is a melting pot of all godlikes

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

they are everywhere. watch out!!!

 

[RoboFu]

It's obviously a metaphor for transitioning.

Take that as you will.

 

[Hohenheim]

I swear, some of you guys probably can't even watch a beautiful sunset without raging about it being "woke as fuck"

 

[Alexios]

It's cool as fuck. No clue about the game but their history is solid at worst. It also reminded me a bit of this game.

 

[SJRB]

It's cool as fuck. No clue about the game but their history is solid at worst. It also reminded me a bit of this game.

This game is quite amazing. I've played it during the holidays and had a great time. It's very bizarre but once you get accustomed to the color schemes it's actually kind of comfy.

Mad Elder Scrolls vibes. The game gets shit because the combat is basic as hell but honestly the game is all about the exploration.

Unironically one of the better games I've played in 2024.

 

[cireza]

No idea about the game, but this is a great piece of art.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Awesome art.

By the looks of the game clips it has 100% nothing to do with the game.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Bisexual lighting - Wikipedia

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TIL.

 

[SirTerry-T]

Who knows.
It's a extremely cool set of AI prompts though!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The Art is giving me strong "Woke is Dead, literally" vibes.

 

[R3TRO]

Good looking art.

 

[fallingdove]

There are certain aspects that I like — the skeleton and usage of color are interesting.

The pose sucks. Especially because it makes the left forearm look like it is jutting out of the stomach instead of being connect to an upper arm connected to a shoulder.

 

[adamsapple]

It's a pretty fucking cool key art.

 

[Sintoid]

It's awful

 

[Wildebeest]

It's obviously an occult image about the underground empire living under the west coast of the USA who secretly rule the gift card industry for sinister reasons and have rigged every election in Belgium for the past 56 years. To say otherwise would be to deny the obvious and would mark you out as one of them

 

[Darkkahn]

I mean it's got flowers and it's nice and pink, and super dead.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

A see a bunch of PINK.

 

[Hookshot]

Always looked like AI nonsense to me, why is there a stubby shoulderless arm coming out of a cavity behind a mushroom stone miniature building?

 

[Fbh]

Just seems to be there to look good.
I think the key art looks great...but then you look at the game and it's the most generic look fantasy slob.

I swear, some of you guys probably can't even watch a beautiful sunset without raging about it being "woke as fuck"

"Hey bro want some blueberry ice cream?"

"It's purple and white!!!!!"

 

[Nonehxc]

Losing Chris Avellone and then having him shunned from the industry is a god damn travesty.

At least he got money from it

Well, he got out from under the non-binary badly tattoed grubby tentacles of MS/Bethesda and has been with Raphael Colantonio in Wolves, now he's making an inmmersive sim with them, so in my book the universe balanced there WONDERFULLY.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

I thought it represented like different biomes? The stomach area even looks like some kind of towers.

 

[Labadal]

I thought that I once heard someone working on the game saying that it was a visual thing, and had nothing to do with game lore.

 

[Filben]

The most common piece of media I see for Avowed is this key art, which also looks to be the box art:

Does this actually directly tie in to the game or did they go with it because they think it looks cool?

I think it looks cool and better than "generic dude with explosion/shotgun" etc.

 

[yogaflame]

I stay with my principle and values. Im not interested with this game what ever sales and awards it receive. There is already a push for gender ideology since they already said it will have pronouns and they even bash Elon about his stance against twisted gender ideology.

 

[DAHGAMING]

It's obviously a metaphor for transitioning.

Take that as you will.

I once was a chick, now I have a hung dick.

 

[Wildebeest]

What is the point of a side ring on a sword hilt if it doesn't project out to the side?

 

[Perrott]

I think it looks cool and better than "generic dude with explosion/shotgun" etc.

You sure about that?

 

[Mister Wolf]

I like it.

 

[Haint]

I know a lot of people are half joking about it, but in all seriousness, given the art director's commentary/controversy, there's basically 0% chance it's not intentionally gay/bisexual coded.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

I know a lot of people are half joking about it, but in all seriousness, given the art director's commentary/controversy, there's basically 0% chance it's not intentionally gay/bisexual coded.

Read this post.

Looks amazing

Godlikes in Pillars of Eternity are born with a blessing (or curse) by a divine intervention by the gods

PoE had 9 sub-types, but who knows now if they didn't expand it as I think the plot of the game will have some false gods or something.

Death godlike

Fire godlike

Moon godlike

Nature godlike

Endings godlike

Marine godlike

Avian godlike

Skaen's godlike

Not even all of the PoE Eoran Pantheons have their godlike in the lore yet, on top of Avowed potentially adding to that.

So it seems Avowed's art is a melting pot of all godlikes

 

[Puscifer]

Well, he got out from under the non-binary badly tattoed grubby tentacles of MS/Bethesda and has been with Raphael Colantonio in Wolves, now he's making an inmmersive sim with them, so in my book the universe balanced there WONDERFULLY.

No idea this was a thing, you've brightened my day

 

[ResilientBanana]

I’m sure it has to do with the elemental powers you might get in the game.

 

[Nonehxc]

No idea this was a thing, you've brightened my day

There are some inmmersive sim royalty at WolfEye apart from Raphaël Colantonio, but having Chris Avellone as a Master of Shadows (you'll see when I point him out) creative designer/director is massive. I mean, First Person Shooter Inmmersive Sim RPG is what they're making per Colantonio.

Also...



Left side of door, with a diet coke, so woke. December '23 showing work on their next game to the TEAM. They showed it to publishers this year at Gamescon.

Probably back there so the deranged Witchfinder Generals of the world don't converge on WolfEye and try to cancel them.

 

[Hudo]

I like it. Guess I am woke now.

 

[drganon]

Looks terrible.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

What are that skeleton's pronouns?