Avowed - Obsidians Broken Promise

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The Avowed that was announced and promised in 2020 and the Avowed that we received were two very different games. Let's talk about why that is and critique Avowed, looking at gameplay and writing to see where it went right and where it went wrong. Like and Subscribe for more! All music is from "Avowed" and "Pillars of Eternity" official soundtracks. Sources used in or for the making of the video: Marcus Morgan Interview - https://youtu.be/6TtMtbI2UtI?si=zs40pqt4aCerOlGV Matt Hansen Interview - https://youtu.be/ULfa9TZ5FWo?si=av9YGD8XaTRF7GWQ Avowed developer direct - https://youtu.be/N-l4LbMZgbc?si=DsMGXkUQ3u6OdJDp Marcus Morgan interview PC Gamer - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/obsidian-plans-to-make-rpgs-for-100-years-by-not-trying-to-grow-aggressively-expand-our-team-size-or-make-super-profitable-games/ Jason Schreier interview Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-21/new-xbox-game-avowed-took-six-years-two-reboots Chapters for your viewing convenience 00:00 - INTRO 00:26 - CHAPTER ONE: A BROKEN PROMISE 11:56 - CHAPTER TWO: LANDING IN THE LIVING LANDS 16:18 - CHAPTER THREE: CRAFTING YOUR ENVOY 25:30 - CHAPTER FOUR: REACTIVE BUT NOT ALIVE 31:19 - CHAPTER FIVE: EXPERIMENTING IN THE EMERALD STAIR 40:41 - CHAPTER SIX: BUILDING POWER 46:54 - CHAPTER SEVEN: CHOICES, CONSEQUENCES AND THE LOOP 56:45 - CHAPTER EIGHT: COMPANIONS 1:08:16 - CHAPTER NINE: SHARPER STORY, BLUNTER BLADE 1:15:44 - CHAPTER TEN: THE FATE OF THE LIVING LANDS