Avowed Once Upon a Time was a Co-op Multiplayer RPG
Aug. 10, 2023Avowed Once Upon a Time was a Co-op Multiplayer RPG
Obsidian Entertainment celebrate 20 years, sharing a few details about the upcoming Avowed including it was one being pushed as a co-op RPG.
In the latest episode behind the history of the Obsidian studio, the developer shares a few tidbits about their latest game in development, Avowed. TheAction-RPGis now a single-player game but once upon a time, it was aiming for a co-op multiplayer experience.
ThePillars of Eternity 2andThe Outer Worldsdeveloper talked about why Avowed was once going to be multiplayer. Studio head Feargus Urquhart explains in the video when looking back on the 20 years at Obsidian, that there were choices they felt good about, and some that felt “not so good”. Previously they “pushed” Avowed as a multiplayer in order to sell it better to publishers. However, they felt ultimately it wasn’t the right direction, realising they “weren’t focused on the things that we’re best at” says head of development Justin Britch.
We weren’t focused on the things we’re best at. And so we did make a pivot on the game, basically to refocus and make sure that it was, at the end of the day, an Obsidian game and not something different.
The multiplayer aspect had a major influence on how quests, narratives and more were developed. Taking a different direction took about eight months, creating a “very hectic” transition period according to the game’s director Carrie Patel.
Single-player games don’t necessarily mean playing alone. Having a band ofcompanionsin tow always makes games such asDragon’s Dogmaor even the recentBaldur’s Gate 3all the more appealing. While your main character is set for onebuild, you can utilise other members of your party to round out thecombat. Whether Avowed will include some co-op content is currently unknown. They could have kept some aspects of it when switching to more familiar pastures.
Avowed’s first-personAction-RPGcombat is reminiscent of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Having players cast with one hand and wield a weapon in the other. Being set in the Pillars of Eternity universe will also have fans of the series’ interest piqued. While a multiplayer version of the POE world would have been interesting, doing what they know best and keeping it an “Obsidian game” will be what players love about a studio’s games. The game while not open world, will be similar to that of The Outer Worlds open areas.
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Yuria
News Editor at Fextralife. Yuria is an avid PC gamer and Twitch streamer who enjoys online multi-player games and believes games should have amazing storylines not just great graphics.
