Avowed Reviews
Obsidian continues to expand its formula for how a great RPG should be made. From now on, the bar has been raised a notch for fantasy RPG/FPS games.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Engaging combat, a beautiful world, and intriguing story moments ensure Avowed is an action-RPG worth exploring, but tiresome encounters, progression quirks, and dull companions keep it from achieving divinity.
Avowed doesn't aim to make you a superhero in an epic story on great battlefields. Instead, it wants you to listen, uncover the narrative page by page, find characters who reveal something important, and perhaps keep you uncertain about your final decision until the very end. A vast array of dialogue and combat choices is somewhat hindered by a lack of enemy variety. Minor visual and technical shortcomings slightly impact the otherwise unique aesthetic of a game that challenges you to reflect on your core principles and values.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Avowed is a solid RPG that combines first-person exploration (although there is also a third-person mode) in the style of titles from Bethesda with the depth of dialogue and choices native to Pillars of Eternity. Although the optimization leaves a lot to be desired, and the side quests could be more original, the engaging storyline and extensive conversation systems make up for many of the shortcomings. The game will undoubtedly appeal to fans of Obsidian games and anyone who appreciates the freedom of conflict resolution. If you are ready to turn a blind eye to the technical pains, Avowed offers a beautiful expedition into the magical world of Eora, which you will remember for a very long time.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Avowed takes a few hours to find its feet, but once it does, this RPG provides an unforgettable journey that never outstays its welcome. Avowed features a jaw-dropping world to explore, complete with a solid cast of intriguing characters and choices that will remain with you long after the credits roll.
Avowed is a game full of fun exploration, an interesting story tied to lackluster combat, and an annoying equipment system that keeps it from reaching its full potential. When I was engaged in Avowed, I would spend hours wandering around, talking to NPCs, and completing quests. However, when the game wasn't firing on all cylinders, I was frustrated and frequently bored. It's a game of high highs and low lows, but the highs were enough to keep me engaged despite the flaws.
A very good RPG that struggles with a divided identity. It's excellent for newcomers, offering accessibility and appeal, but veterans seeking a more complex experience might find themselves craving something that is not there.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Avowed is forceful, solid and very powerful visually but, after almost sixty hours running around the five zones that include the Living Lands, the end catch me off guard and without having fulfilled many of the expectations I had made with its release. After the gems of Grounded and Pentiment, Obsidian fails to offer that personal and unique touch of previous titles. With Avowed, Obsidian has opted to reach the widest possible audience by creating a powerful and very pretty product that doesn't trust the player and softens too much everything we expect to find in a game from the company.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Avowed is a charming, old-fashioned fantasy RPG reminiscent of The Elder Scrolls series that teaches players to be mindful of their words.
Avowed is a game that RPG fans simply cannot afford to miss. Whether you’re drawn in by its Skyrim-like exploration or Pillars of Eternity lore, this is a journey worth taking. Obsidian continues to prove that they make some of the best RPGs in the industry, and Avowed is no exception. In short: Don’t skip this game. It’s a must-play. Avowed truly aWOWed us!
Avowed is the most comprehensively captivating fantasy experience since Skyrim. It’s a triumph of old-school role-playing that combines the thrills of Dungeons and Dragons with a sense of joyous wonder I haven’t experienced in years.
Avowed is a solid action RPG that delivers an outstanding experience, from the storytelling that is both nuanced and impactful to the freedom to shape the course of events through your choices to the satisfying combat that blends melee, ranged, and magical abilities.
Avowed is almost a good game. Its meaningful choices and excellent combat are held back by a trite gameplay loop of open but not-quite-open zones with poor scaling and a bafflingly bad tier system for your gear.
While its core story can occasionally feel needlessly convoluted, Avowed's combat system is arguably one of the best in the genre. Round this out with a colorful cast of likable companions, some fun exploration, gorgeous locales and smooth performance, and you have an RPG that will satiate fans of the genre, while serving as an accessible launch pad for any greenhorns out there.
Avowed is a real tour de force, one of the few games released by Xbox that are of exemplary quality. Quite unlike a Halo entry. People will inevitably compare this to Elder Scrolls but that is quite disingenuous as Avowed goes for something starkly different and way more focused. This game is succinct, polished, pretty and very fun to play. Narratively things take on some interesting concepts propelling the mainline quests through a series of exciting developments. It might not twang everyone’s heartstrings but it might take over their brains like a little fungus monster.
With my journey complete, I can admit that I expected a little more from Avowed. While it offers truly fun combat, a deep story, and great maps to explore, some issues may put players off, such as its complex dialogues and simplified RPG mechanics. Furthermore, the upgrade system can become a real problem if not used correctly. Avowed certainly entertained me, but I expected bigger surprises.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Avowed is a true Obsidian RPG: it's narratively solid, easy to learn and combat-focused. It's unexpectedly pleasing to the eye and it features an improved level design, leading to an intricate and beautiful map that is also fun to explore. What Avowed lacks is polishing and interactivity: its world is very static and its technical aspects leave much to be desired.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Avowed may not redefine the action-RPG genre, but it still delivers a brilliant experience that’ll keep players enthralled from start to end. With an engaging story, meaningful choices, rewarding exploration, and wonderfully flexible combat, it’s a game that will undoubtedly keep fans of the genre very, very happy, and shows that Obsidian Entertainment certainly haven’t lost their touch when it comes to providing immersive RPG experiences.
Avowed is a derivative, but tightly constructed game, with reinforced edges so nothing spills over. It’s probably the easiest RPG to get into in years, and extremely suitable for total beginners.
Avowed makes the most of its solid story with well-written allies and fluid combat with plenty of ways to tackle challenges while maintaining a colorful twisted world design begging to be explored.