A recent interview with Avowed’s director, Carrie Patel, has revealed that Obsidian Entertainment’s latest title was originally a multiplayer take on Skyrim. Avowed was in development for six years, and the game was rebooted twice during this time, removing all multiplayer elements as it took its current form.
Avowed was originally announced during the Xbox Games Showcase in July 2020 and released a few days ago for PC and Xbox Series X/S, becoming the latest game set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. So far, Avowed has received generally positive reviews, with some critics praising its gameplay, exploration, and story, but criticizing its bugs.
Avowed was set to release last Fall but was rescheduled to February 2025 in order to let other games breathe, and that delay has one clear benefit.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Carrie Patel shared a bit of how hard it was to develop Avowed. According to the director, development began in 2018, and the original idea was to create a mixture of Skyrim and Destiny in Pillars of Eternity’s setting of Eora, allowing gamers to adventure together with their friends. However, by 2020, it was already clear that the multiplayer component of the game...
