Xbox's Avowed Is A 'Meaningful' RPG With Plenty Of Choices, Says Obsidian Dev

A few months ago, there was a load of news coming out regularly about Avowed as Xbox opened up on its new RPG, but things have gone a little quiet since the game's recent delay. Still, we're quite excited about this one dropping next February, and some new information coming from GamesRadar is keeping us interested in the title in the here and now.

Obsidian game director Carrie Patel spoke about Avowed during a recent demo session, touching on the game's choices and how the team is building another decision-driven RPG. Patel says that the team wants to create "meaningful roleplay" in Avowed, by "giving the player moment-to-moment opportunities to express and explore where they're leaning".

"Giving players things to dig into - that's what makes it meaningful roleplay, It's about who you want to be in this world, and how these situations prepare you to express that.

The abilities you can scope into and the weapon loadouts you can choose give you a very different experience each time you play."

That last bit is good to hear too, we'd love for Avowed to be nice and replayable with fresh builds and totally different ways to experience the game's roleplaying, depending on how you approach things. The proof will be in the pudding, ultimately - but it's all sounding pretty good so far.

Anyway, you'll be able to experience this RPG with an Xbox Game Pass subscription on February 18th, 2025 - where you'll decide exactly the type of character you want to be in this Pillars of Eternity-originated world.