The new dark fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment is very good with its lore, and one of the most crucial ways it ...

A post-release Avowed interview in which Obsidian talks about comparisons to "maximalist" RPGs, living up to its own legacy, ...

Avowed being successful could set a new precedent for RPGs, one that may make Bethesda and even the Elder Scrolls series feel obsolete.

For every little flaw I could nitpick in Avowed, it abundantly compensated by delivering in departments that define the strengths of the RPG genre. This game is touched by the same magic that made ...

and RPG mechanics arguably drove the rest of my enjoyment of the game - and I dare say one’s opinion of these systems will likely truly define your experience with Avowed. There’s plenty to ...

Avowed forces players to reckon between this ... So much of the game’s writing explores the boundaries of the governments that define society, and what it looks like when those guardrails ...

This is a comfort to people who want to make sure that, despite the narrower options to define the Envoy, player choice and agency still make an important part of Avowed. By contrast, the Watcher ...

Shocking revelations often used to lead to meaningful governmental reforms. But not in the age of Donald Trump.

loses some of the ambiguity that seems to define the series. It’s the choices that don’t matter a lot that I really enjoyed: Avowed let me wave my snark flag at high mast, and it’s possible ...

Really, Avowed is just the ticket. In business terms for one - a game of moderate scope, that can be turned around in moderate time (depending on your definition of "moderate" - Avowed was first ...