As an RPG made by Obsidian Leisure, it needs to be no shock that Avowed goes to put quite a lot of emphasis on selection and consequence mechanics, which in flip will decide how its story ends. Talking in a latest interview with IGN, recreation director Carrie Patel supplied extra particulars on that entrance.
As per Patel, Avowed goes to have ending slides numbering “within the double digits”, and what mixture of them you get will rely upon the alternatives you make all through the expertise.
“That could be very laborious to say,” Patel mentioned. “I can let you know that our ending slides quantity within the double digits, and you’ll find yourself with lots of completely different combos of them. I imply, that is an Obsidian recreation, so your ending is de facto the sum complete of your selections throughout the sport, throughout lots of items of content material, relying on what you encountered and what you probably did while you discovered it.”
It’s value noting that having over 10 completely different ending slides doesn’t imply the sport has over 10 distinct endings. RPGs with a number of endings and a concentrate on selection and consequence mechanics typically use sequence of nonetheless photos on the finish of their story to wrap up lingering plotlines, with slides reflecting gamers’ selections, which is probably going what Patel is referring to right here. What which means for what number of distinct principal endings there are within the recreation stays to be seen.
Avowed is due out on February 18, 2025 for Xbox Sequence X/S and PC.