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[–] BryceBassitt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Hell yeah Avowed, super underrated game

I'm surprised Avowed made the cut and not TOW2. TOW2 is sci fi Avowed and I loooove it.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I played it when I had 2 months of game pass, and I've had a hankering for it ever since. If I get some Xmas money I think I'll just buy it.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Obsidian as a studio is super underrated. Both pillars of eternity has amazing worldbuilding and narrative. They aren't unknown or anything, but gotdang they are some of the most creative devs out there!

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are they really underrated? Not throwing any shade, but every time I see them mentioned it's because people are praising the hell out of them. I also agree that there's very few games they've had their hands on that has been less than stellar, so I have a hard time saying they're actually underrated. They've been pretty steadily a mark of excellence.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

People see Avowed and wish it was Elder Scrolls, or they see Outer Worlds 2 and wish it was bigger or something. I'm not really sure why these people come away with the criticisms they do, but in my opinion, Obsidian made two of the best games this year, and those games were rated in the low 80s on average on Open Critic.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yup, you're entirely correct, Obsidian is often and loudly praised, they deserve it. But also...

... they deserve a lil more... always a lil' more!

(I'm just being silly and dum. I have just recently started their games and just wanted to sing their praises myself. Don't mind me, just a lil fan girling out about great world building. 🥹)

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Lol fair. Trust me, I know enough about being a fanboy myself for games I felt deserved better ratings. Again, no problem with them at all, I've loved a handful of their games, like Grounded. Haven't played 2 yet, but my previous friend group had some fallout last year so I'll have to see who I'm playing that with.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

They're also one of the few studios out there that can manage California salaries, remain a multi-project studio, and not scale up so fast that they're trying to build games they can't afford to make.

[–] Paradox@lemdro.id 1 points 1 day ago

After I beat it, I was sad that it was over. One of the most engaging little games I've played in a long time

It and atomfall were amazing