The reviews for Avowed have just gone live and they seem to be mostly positive so far, with the game opening to a "Strong" score on OpenCritic.
2025 is shaping up to be a massive year for video games in general, but it's looking like an especially stacked time for Xbox, who finally has a big suite of first-party (well, as first-party as Xbox gets nowadays) games under its belt. Just a few of the big releases that it has planned this year include South of Midnight, Fable, Doom: The Dark Ages, and more.
Avowed has varied combat and a substantial length, but feels too shallow to sustain itself.
Kicking off Xbox's long-awaited big year is none other than Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed, which was revealed all the way back in 2020 during Xbox's Summer showcase. Avowed has gone through a lot of changes since then, but it's finally launching next week on February 18. Before that, though, reviews for the game have just gone live.
So far, it seems that Avowed is kicking off with some mostly positive reviews, as it currently sits at a "Strong" 83 rating overall on OpenCritic and an 80 on Metacritic. Most...
