Avowed, Obsidian's Skyrim-style RPG, will feature two-handed combat and 'multiple class playstyles'

Our colleagues at Home windows Central printed an article Tuesday with a couple of bits of recent info on Avowed, Obsidian's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG. There aren't many new particulars, however we did be taught a couple of issues: Writer Jez Corden says that Avowed will characteristic “a number of class playstyles” with two-handed fight that may allow twin wielding, two-handed weapons or a mixture of weapons and wizardy, in keeping with sources conversant in the sport's improvement.

Some spells can even be two-handed, in keeping with the report, which says that the Fireball spell, as an example, might be conjured “utilizing complex-looking hand gestures.” Weapons might be enchantable, and it's attainable that the musket-style firearms that appeared within the Pillars of Eternity isometric RPGs—Avowed is ready in the identical world, bear in mind—can even be usable.

Fight appears to be extra “loadout-based” than the Elder Scrolls video games, with class-specific gameplay kinds: Warriors will focus totally on bodily assaults, with talents like kicks and protect bashes, whereas spellcasters can have the power to bind magic to particular buttons. It can even be a extra “colourful” recreation than the newest Elder Scrolls RPG, Skyrim, with a spread of various environments—caves, forests, temples—a few of which can be destructible. Swimming may be attainable.

These particulars trace on the methods through which Avowed could differ from The Elder Scrolls, however the recreation continues to be early in improvement, so a few of it can doubtless change between now and launch.

There's nonetheless no indication as to what Avowed will truly be about or when it can arrive: It takes place within the Pillars of Eternity world, The Residing Lands area of Eora, a northern frontier which hasn't been seen in both recreation. In different phrases, whereas we'll likely see acquainted components of the world, like spells and enemies (the lizard-like Xaurip will reportedly seem, as an example), Obsidian can do just about no matter it desires with the narrative.

Avowed doesn't have a launch goal at this level, however the report says the sport is presently in a “pre-alpha” state.