How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity

Obsidian’s upcoming RPG Avowed takes place in the same fantasy universe as Pillars of Eternity, but structurally it’s a very different game. Where Pillars and its sequel Deadfire were isometric throwbacks to the golden age of CRPGs, Avowed is a thoroughly modern, immersive 3D experience that, at a glance, has little in common with the likes of Baldur’s Gate or Icewind Dale. And while it’s hardly the first RPG series to make such a jump, with Fallout famously doing the same, the fact that the Pillars games were nostalgia pieces makes this subsequent modernisation akin to history repeating itself. Read more

How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity

How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity

How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity

How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity

How Avowed is building its world on Pillars of Eternity