Avoweds åbenhed gør en sammenligning med Outer Worlds "unfair"

Udvikleren har selv tidligere sammenlignet med The Outer Worlds, men ønsker nu at omforme den sammenligning.
Tekst: Magnus Groth-Andersen
Publiceret 2023-06-21

En repræsentant for Obsidian Entertainment var ret hurtige til at sammenligne Avowed med The Outer Worlds kort efter præsentationen ved Xbox Games Showcase, men det var kun i forhold til selve størrelsen på verdenen.

Faktisk mener én udvikler fra holdet bag, at sammenligninger generelt synes lettere misvisende. Briar Diem fra Obsidian er ikke så glad for sammenligningen generelt, og i en opsummering til RPGcodex forummet siger han både at spillet er langt mere åbent end The Outer Worlds, og at de vilde farver vi så i traileren er en kende... ja, han synes ikke at det er sådan at spillet ser ud i hvert fald:

"Codex always gives a good, wild ride! This thread is bonkers but 100% warranted. The trailer fails to show much in its 2 minute run time. To clear up misconceptions though I'll say this, the game is big and open, it is unfair to compare it to OW (I think Feargus is trying to keep expectations down just in case), which I think it is nothing alike.

The studio that did the trailer did some compression of colors and image editing, the screenshots that have been released are much more representative of what it looks like just running through it (they also are appear to be totally random shots from the game, I'm not sure why these were chosen out all the things, probably to keep spoilers at minimum). A lot of the game is being kept hidden right now, I think you will have to wait until the next trailer or some sort of presentation to really see it, but it is safe to assume it is very Obsidian :lol:. No, the entire game isn't all bright and happy town, no it is not all so indistinct visually. There are lots of characters, quests, conversations, various game mechanics, big story, etc.

I guess take that as you will. Dumpsterfire comments are bit overhype, development is going well right now, MS is allowing Obsidian free license to do as they will, and if it is success or fails it'll be on Obsidian's own terms."

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