Xbox's Avowed Is 'One Of The Best' Unreal Engine 5 Games So Far, Says Digital Foundry

Yesterday, we covered an early look at how new Xbox title Avowed is running on both Series X and S - having been surprised by the inclusion of a 40FPS mode on Xbox Series S. Now though, the tech experts over at Digital Foundry have dug a little deeper - and they're claiming that Avowed is "one of the best showcases of a modern Unreal Engine 5 title" to date.

This deep dive can be viewed in video form up above, which gives a nice visual representation of everything going on in the new Obsidian RPG. The team tests out each and every performance mode across both Xbox consoles - and another bit of good news is that it all looks pretty stable, as The Xbox Tester showcased yesterday as well.

"Performance is thankfully solid across the 30fps and 40fps modes, with only occasional hiccups on both Series X and Series S. Series X's performance mode is the least stable option and requires VRR for the best results, with major areas unable to lock to 60fps. Even so, this is Obsidian's best performing console game by far - not perfect, but good enough. My recommendation, if you have the option, is to stick with balanced mode on Series X and quality mode on Series S."

Alongside those mode recommendations in the above quote there, DF seems surprised at just how many UE5 features Avowed manages to cram under the hood. It's been a long wait for the next fantasy RPG from this Xbox team, but it's looking like it's very much been worth it.

"Ultimately, though, Avowed mostly impressed me. I really didn't expect much going into it but walked away having had a great time. It's beautiful, plays surprisingly well, features great characters and story telling and, quite frankly, has all the markings of a future cult classic. Obsidian did a fantastic job with this one."

If you want to read through the full analysis on this, we'll link to it down below - but not before we point you towards our Pure Xbox review for Avowed. We spent more than 50 hours playing this one before release, and came away very impressed by this latest Xbox first-party title.