Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and Bioware have to offer

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  A very fair point, but alas… for better or worse, the bar has indeed been raised, and last month only proved that. February 2025 saw the release of a new RPG from one of the most beloved studios in the genre, Obsidian Entertainment. Avowed is modest by design, but nonetheless it’s polished, accessible, and visually impressive, with a rich story from some of the best writers in the business—and the backing of Microsoft, one of the most influential and well-resourced videogame publishers of all time.

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  • Robaque@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Lol where is this from

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The article we’re commenting on, after someone said Avowed was missing from this discussion, even though it wasn’t.

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      • Robaque@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Ah

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• stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Personally I just want another RtwP CRPG.

  I loved PoE1, didn’t care much about PoE2, and will probably care less about Avowed. There’s something magical about a map full of tiles that aren’t revealed immediately compared to a world map that you can immediately tell how much has been explored.

  Same thing for BG3. I love Larian (been a Kickstarter backer since the original D:OS days, been playing almost every one of their games on release day since Dragon Commander) and BG3’s a great RPG, but it doesn’t feel like a good BG game. BG2 gave an immediate sense of “I have no idea where to go so I can do whatever I want”. BG3 is always nudging you to uncover the map and clear all the quests.

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Personally I just want another RtwP CRPG.

    How do you feel about Torment: Tides of Numenera?

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• Venicon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Avowed is fantastic IMO. It’s been handcrafted and feels like a living place as opposed to Starfield which was expansive, siloed and impersonal. As a massive Skyrim and Mass Effect fan it is easily my fave game since BG3, probably even more than it in fact.

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• AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I want to play it but it seems like a $40 game

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s been worth every penny at $70 to me.

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