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People complaining about the YouTube video I posted, and complaining about the guy: I have no idea who he is, but he is just spitting facts after playing the game. I don't know why people are upset. Just because he has less subscribers than some of the big YT shills doesn't mean what he says is less right or wrong. I watched the whole thing, or I wouldn't have posted it. Both male companions are gay, side with the women of the game or you will be berated, barely any important men, most important NPCs are women. Some spoilers about a few side quests were mentioned, which I will obviously not spoil, but they seemed headache inducing. Him having few subscribers means he doesn't have much to lose, and can speak his mind, compared to paid shills: OMMGGGGG best writing ever!!!! Obsidian return to form!!!
Kacho
Gold Member
This was the spiciest part of the thread.Dropped kiddo at school, finished appointments and now I am all dedicated to Avowed.
Kacho Any fun I missed? How do I chime in now?
The game is too mid to be excited or disappointed. It’s just flavorless slop to be consumed. It will be completely forgotten by the time Monster Hunter Wilds drops.
GHG
Member
If that's what we are calling them these days, then yes, the bears.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Roman Empire
Member
Is that him after the transition? Can't fool me with that man jaw.The writer we deserve:
The writers we got:
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ToughestSoul
Member
Yeah, yeah but that's what I'm saying. Basically everything slightly notable or big gets like at least an 8 now, so you cannot even use this broad measurement. It's totally diluted.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Man what the fuck? Where has the talent at Obsidian gone? All replaced by you-know-who?
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
I rarely sub/watch gaming channels but Gmanlives is genuinely one of the best. Good review.
Topher
Identifies as young
Sorry that your beloved Avowed is DEI slop.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Then you get Asian developed games like this, with budgets probably the same ballpark as this slop, or even less.The writer we deserve:
The writers we got:
They're going to eat the western studios up. And they should.
These corporations need to do lots of soul searching on whether it's fiscally responsible to keep these studios housed in the most overpriced places in the world for salaries in game-dev, while spitting out a mere shells of mediocrity of what they used to deliver on.
Overpriced "talent" with massively inflated budgets and misguided priorities.
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Kacho
Gold Member
Even in the marketing for Avowed, the creatives would throw their hands up and proclaim "it's an Obsidian game! you know what to expect."
I don't think that's a viable marketing strategy anymore.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
James Sawyer Ford is in the Sony financials thread where all the "Sony bootlickers" belong.
Why am I getting singled out exactly? Avowed reviews scores are what I expected
ToughestSoul
Member
is that blue furry guy for real? ha ha
Topher
Identifies as young
I'm just messing with you man. There was some new guy talking shit earlier in the thread. Now why
adamsapple
is calling you out......no idea.
Mister Wolf
Member
Yes.
Orlan
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Kacho
Gold Member
Yeah you have no love for these Kacho games.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
John Gonzales (F:NV writer) is back in a major role now, so hopefully he turns things around
Yeah this game is as
Kacho
as they come, Todd Howard himself doesn’t know how they did it 
Not a single lie detected in his KDC2 video. Way to prove that he is yet again correct.
amigastar
Member
So after watching some lets play and reviews the things i got were:
-Sometimes simple gameplay elements which are fun nonetheless for example no lockpicking game which is annoying anyways after the 40th time.
-A good Story who expands later on
-Nice parkour gameplay with actually useful loot in treasure chests
-Solidly written character and companions
-Fun gameplay overall and not everything is lootable so the loot your get is important
all in all a good game it seems.
-Sometimes simple gameplay elements which are fun nonetheless for example no lockpicking game which is annoying anyways after the 40th time.
-A good Story who expands later on
-Nice parkour gameplay with actually useful loot in treasure chests
-Solidly written character and companions
-Fun gameplay overall and not everything is lootable so the loot your get is important
all in all a good game it seems.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Why do they all have to chase that fortnite candy colour mushroom kingdom aesthetic, where the fuck are the dark fantasy games, I'm a huge RPG fan and the last 2 big western games are that wokeboke fest DragonShite and now this which looks like more of the same... Ffs, I'll be replaying the Witcher3 if things don't change
Draugoth
Gold Member
Gonzito
Gold Member
Hello Matt Hansen
Roman Empire
Member
Oh, you won't like one of your companions then. It the female version version of the blue guy but pink and quirky.
LectureMaster
Gold Member
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Clearly, Avowed isn’t my cup of tea. A new ND game is. My presence was requested though!
Looks like there’s plenty of reviewers that are similarly disinterested but doesn’t sound like the game is Redfall or anything
We all know the divide in metacritic scores between the two games will be…intergalactically large
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TBiddy
Member
Do tell how many hours you spent in the game.
The reviews are most likely on point. It's a decent game that wont win any awards, but something that can entertain most people for the duration of the campaign.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Buggy Loop
Another like and subscribe to that channel.
I'm just messing with you man. There was some new guy talking shit earlier in the thread. Now why
I'm just missing my alter-ego per GHG.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Not for nothing, as fugly as that chick is, you know it's going to be a much better game.
amigastar
Member
Why? Just because i believe the game could be fun, of course my personal opinion is in it because, what surprise, its my take on.
It could be bad and i'm wrong and not Matt Hansen.
Also i watched Renfails lets play and he likes it, is he also Matt Hansen?
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semiconscious
Member
it really is just like outer worlds, & would appear to be the best the studio is capable of at this point, rpg-wise...
Gonzito
Gold Member
My man I just joking, don't take it so seriously
LectureMaster
Gold Member
Space Marine CEO was all correct, if anything, those bloated multi-hundred million budget games are hurting the industry.
And I am so happy with the rise of Asia.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Visually stunning looking but I'm 50 man I ain't got the reflexes for souls like games and I always find Asian storytelling to be cringe AF, it's so overly dramatic as to verge on camp, but man some of those scenes remind what an old school God of War could've been like on PS5
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Our man James
"Intergalactic is the most fun experience I've had in a video game since Spider Man 2"
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Story telling was well done in ER and Wukong so if this follows along that path, then that department is promising.
They should be having an 11 minute video for gameplay today to get a barometer if it's more GoW or Souls.
coachmcguirk91
Member
I hope the writing is more mature than The Outer Worlds. The adult characters in that game are written how a 13 year old child perceives adults
amigastar
Member
Sorry, it was just so insulting being compared with such person. But no harm done.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I'm now becoming a true believer in that after seeing the fruits of the labor between the East and the West.
West is making poor investments regionally and "talent" wise. Money wasted, really.
LectureMaster
Gold Member
Well, I think one of the things that not too many folks pointed out is that in the west, the new blood is poisoned. Just like the thread I made about Swedish game design master program, the new folks aren't trained to make fun games, they are trained to make social impacts. Eastern devs on the other hand, seem more genuinely passionate about making good games.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Europe is an emerging market.
Cheaper productions but quality no worse than most Western AAA games.
I still can't believe that Control was made on a ~$30 million budget only. Such a good fucking game.
nikolino840
Member
Orlan
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