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[Northeastmonk]

The minimum specs on this is a 1070. I wonder how my 1070 Ti would handle it.

 

[Topher]

I’m suprised that people judge an Obsidian game by its gameplay.

Obsidian games are never about the action and all about story and interaction. Combat is just there to break it up. If the story part holds up, we are golden.

I dislike woke stuff as well, but so far I have only seen the pronouns. Hopefully that’s it. The game is not a looker, but I’d rather have this than Veilguard, which was “noisier” with all the effects popping off.

Eh....not me. If the gameplay sucks then I won't be playing the game long.

 

[amigastar]

The minimum specs on this is a 1070. I wonder how my 1070 Ti would handle it.

If you use Lossless Scaling maybe something might work here, who knows.

 

[Brakum]

Talk about damning with faint praise.

It's actually just no praise at all. Having better combat than skyrim is not worth the slightest praise. I'd expect that even by the most incompetent devs.

 

[Brakum]

I’m suprised that people judge an Obsidian game by its gameplay.

That's how i judge all games. If you're game isn't fun then i don't care. I enjoyed outer worlds actually and was kinda excited when i saw avowed for the first time, dark fantasy? sign me up, but then they showed first person and i immediately knew it would suck.

 

[Hudo]

Microsoft really needs to get Arkane working on a fantasy first-person game again. But no, instead they are wasting their talents on a fucking Marvel Blade game.

 

[Moochi]

3rd person looks like Skyrim era jank.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Microsoft really needs to get Arkane working on a fantasy first-person game again. But no, instead they are wasting their talents on a fucking Marvel Blade game.

No Prey 2 by now is a crime against humanity

 

[Perrott]

Look and feel of an MMORPG's combat.

 

[adamsapple]

The minimum specs on this is a 1070. I wonder how my 1070 Ti would handle it.

Should be Ok. Min being 1070 means that this is not one of those "RT mandatory" games.

 

[Ozriel]

Microsoft really needs to get Arkane working on a fantasy first-person game again. But no, instead they are wasting their talents on a fucking Marvel Blade game.

Blade is a way more exciting subject matter than another fantasy first person game

 

[Rush2112]

Obsidian games are highly overrated. They used to be good back when they made KOTOR II and new vegas, but a few decades have passed and now they are just barely scratching the surface.

 

[Oppoi]

Blade is a way more exciting subject matter than another fantasy first person game

Mmm yeah stroke yourself up against Phils leg you slut!

 

[The Fartist]

 

[Ozriel]

Mmm yeah stroke yourself up against Phils leg you slut!

I bet that reply sounded really badass in your head

 

[Shadowstar39]

Where is the blood, stab wounds , swords piercing body parts? Where is people up in flames screeching?

This looks like a saturday morning cartoon. Come on it's next gen and they give you this shyte?

Seriously. This looks bad. I know some of you are so desperate for Obsidian to make a good game again, but we all need to face facts. The company is done. Like Bioware talent is gone.

As soon as they fired Avellone, I knew it was done. Sure that Pentiment game turned out good, but its a 2d game, not a super fleshed out 3rd person rpg.
Shit dark messiah looks better and that was from 2006 on source engine:

 

[Oppoi]

I bet that reply sounded really badass in your head

Big surprise you'd respond with a woman cringing. That modern audience isn't going to work but you know orders are orders.

 

[Dynomite]

I was more interested in the game before I saw that combat video. It looks early access.

 

[Sephimoth]

Doesn't look at all good to me. UI all over the place, garish colours like someone vomited over the screen.
Just got a bad feeling about it... but happy to be wrong come review day.

 

[Ozriel]

Big surprise you'd respond with a woman cringing. That modern audience isn't going to work but you know orders are orders.

Holy shit, you’re terrible at this

 

[Ozriel]

Where is the blood, stab wounds , swords piercing body parts? Where is people up in flames screeching?

This looks like a saturday morning cartoon. Come on it's next gen and they give you this shyte?

Seriously. This looks bad. I know some of you are so desperate for Obsidian to make a good game again, but we all need to face facts. The company is done. Like Bioware talent is gone.

As soon as they fired Avellone, I knew it was done. Sure that Pentiment game turned out good, but its a 2d game, not a super fleshed out 3rd person rpg.
Shit dark messiah looks better and that was from 2006 on source engine:

“Chris Avellone was going to take a break from his writing and make Avowed’s combat better “

“Pentiment is a 2d RPG and everyone knows 2D games don’t need any writing”

Absolutely clown takes in this thread today

 

[mayham2199]

I’m suprised that people judge an Obsidian game by its gameplay.

Obsidian games are never about the action and all about story and interaction. Combat is just there to break it up. If the story part holds up, we are golden.

I dislike woke stuff as well, but so far I have only seen the pronouns. Hopefully that’s it. The game is not a looker, but I’d rather have this than Veilguard, which was “noisier” with all the effects popping off.

I need both. I enjoyed the gameplay in outerworlds.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

I need both. I enjoyed the gameplay in outerworlds.

Yea outer worlds doesn't get enough credit, game was awesome... The atmosphere was incredible, had alot of the quirkiness of fallout but in space... So good

 

[Hudo]

Blade is a way more exciting subject matter than another fantasy first person game

I disrespectfully disagree

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Eh....not me. If the gameplay sucks then I won't be playing the game long.

Its RPG. Feel free to bypass stuff thats not enjoyable.

“Swinging swords in Skyrim sucks” duh, who told anyone to do that?

How about you dream up a badass build, character that can go invisible, plus can cast vine magic that holds enemies so your companion can beat em up. Plus have bonuses in all types of persuasion.

Or something like that.

Thats the fun part of rpgs.

 

[Radical_3d]

bisexual spellcasting at 0:05. Boom skeletor you gay now

Skeletor:

 

[GymWolf]

Just how old are you Topher

In the past 2 or so days I haven't seen 12 hours pass by without someone teasing you about your age

Dude own a signed copy of the bible.

 

[GymWolf]

I’m suprised that people judge an Obsidian game by its gameplay.

Obsidian games are never about the action and all about story and interaction. Combat is just there to break it up. If the story part holds up, we are golden.

I dislike woke stuff as well, but so far I have only seen the pronouns. Hopefully that’s it. The game is not a looker, but I’d rather have this than Veilguard, which was “noisier” with all the effects popping off.

Their last rpg writing was an activist wet dream level of shit.

So it's time to judge something else since we can't trust their writing anymore.

Also, it's 2025, many action rpg have decent\good combat, it's time for lazy devs to step up their games when it comes to combat aswell, they are not a small indie dev, they are owned by freakin microsoft.

 

[Sylonious]

I'm really hoping this game is good. Seems like it's right up my alley.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Looks bland and tame.

 

[March Climber]

That's how i judge all games. If you're game isn't fun then i don't care. I enjoyed outer worlds actually and was kinda excited when i saw avowed for the first time, dark fantasy? sign me up, but then they showed first person and i immediately knew it would suck.

First Person Shooters on average are a safer bet for fun, gameplay-wise. It is harder to screw up move, aim, shoot, left trigger, right trigger in today’s age . It’s why shooters are technically my most played genre even though I have told people that my favorite is RPGs.

Because of that I bet shooting spells is going to feel much better in this game than the melee.

 

[Brakum]

First Person Shooters on average are a safer bet for fun, gameplay-wise. It is harder to screw up move, aim, shoot, left trigger, right trigger in today’s age . It’s why shooters are technically my most played genre even though I have told people that my favorite is RPGs.

Because of that I bet shooting spells is going to feel much better in this game than the melee.

I had the game on my wishlist but i knew after the trailer i wouldnt want to play melee when they showed first person. But it still was on my wishlist because maybe magic or bow and arrow would be fun but this video didnt really convince me

 

[baphomet]

Wow, that looks fucking awful

 

[PixelatedBeast]

Yeah, this aint it chief. Looks like every other western fantasy RPG mixed in one. A "been there, done that" if you will.

 

[Itchy Tickles]

The game kinda shot itself in the foot, unless im mistaken (and it's possible as I'm half asleep), but with the water looking so shiny and reflective, not seeing any reflective lights of the characters spells and flaming sword attacks, looked a bit weird.

Doesn't seem that deep overall either. Same kinda animations and spells but switched from first to third person.

 

[TehGoomba7s]

The minimum specs on this is a 1070. I wonder how my 1070 Ti would handle it.

Its 30fps on Series X and that's more powerful so would have to tinker with it a bit to get playable fps

 

[Topher]

Its RPG. Feel free to bypass stuff thats not enjoyable.

“Swinging swords in Skyrim sucks” duh, who told anyone to do that?

How about you dream up a badass build, character that can go invisible, plus can cast vine magic that holds enemies so your companion can beat em up. Plus have bonuses in all types of persuasion.

Or something like that.

Thats the fun part of rpgs.

I've played plenty of RPGs my man. The great ones have great game play. This is not a hard ask.

 

[nemiroff]

I kinda had an allergic reaction to Outer Worlds, couldn't stand it. But this game, I actually look forward to play it

 

[SmokedMeat]

It’s looking good.

One of the games I’m looking forward to the most.

 

[jason10mm]

There's something about the aesthetic of this game that I find incredibly off-putting.

It's probably the over-reliance on UI indicators everywhere (which I don't like in general but feels especially out of place in a fantasy setting)... But there's more to it and I can't exactly put my finger at it.

It looks like a VR cartoony fantasy fighting game, that's the issue. Put this on the Quest and it would be a big hit, I imagine.

 

[amigastar]

It looks like a VR cartoony fantasy fighting game, that's the issue. Put this on the Quest and it would be a big hit, I imagine.

I've heard the game was supposed to be darker in Tone but Matt Hansen (the guy who insulted the "chuds") was responsible for the more cartoony tone.

 

[fallingdove]

Wow, that looks like shit.

Enemies that slowly circle you, rarely engage, rarely land a hit. Meanwhile you are just a flailing tornado of attacks against what amounts to a resilient training dummy.

I didn’t think this game could look worse but this montage really highlights how poorly designed the combat actually is.

 

[Loope]

Hey man, you don't know what games they played in 2009.

 

[Loope]

I'm 54, but in GAF years I'm 108

I'm 48, almost there.

 

[GymWolf]

I've played plenty of RPGs my man. The great ones have great game play. This is not a hard ask.

Witcher 3 called and said that even ancient vampires are still way younger than you

 

[proandrad]

I had no idea this can be played in third person. That changes things.

But for real I hate games that aren’t shooters in the first person perspective.

 

[gow3isben]

3rd person looks acceptable.

If reviews are 80+ I will get it when it comes on PS5

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Everything is fixed with a good..


Montage!!!!!

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Truly the Doom Eternal of Skyrims.

 

[HogIsland]

It doesn't look awesome to me, but I've liked every Obsidian game so far.