As an RPG made by Obsidian Leisure, it needs to be no shock that Avowed goes to put a substantial amount of emphasis on selection and consequence mechanics, which in flip will decide how its story ends. Talking in a latest interview with IGN, recreation director Carrie Patel provided extra particulars on that entrance.
As per Patel, Avowed goes to have ending slides numbering “within the double digits”, and what mixture of them you get will depend upon the alternatives you make all through the expertise.
“That may be very arduous to say,” Patel mentioned. “I can inform you that our ending slides quantity within the double digits, and you’ll find yourself with loads of completely different mixtures of them. I imply, that is an Obsidian recreation, so your ending is actually the sum complete of your decisions throughout the sport, throughout loads of items of content material, relying on what you encountered and what you probably did whenever you discovered it.”
It’s price noting that having over 10 completely different ending slides doesn’t imply the sport has over 10 distinct endings. RPGs with a number of endings and a concentrate on selection and consequence mechanics usually use sequence of nonetheless photographs on the finish of their story to wrap up lingering plotlines, with slides reflecting gamers’ decisions, which is probably going what Patel is referring to right here. What meaning for what number of distinct essential endings there are within the recreation stays to be seen.
Avowed is due out on February 18, 2025 for Xbox Sequence X/S and PC.
