Design director Matt Singh confirms you can "kill anybody" and still complete the sci-fi RPG. "It's going to roll with it."
Instead of categories for each stat, Skills are now individually separated with a "lot of blending of concepts," per Obsidian's Kyle Koenig.
Alongside launching for PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, Obsidian adds Blizzard's storefront as a platform, similar to Avowed.
Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming first-person action RPG will also be the centerpiece of a dedicated Direct presentation in June.
After the Xbox Games Showcase, Obsidian Entertainment will debut new gameplay and details for its 2025-bound sci-fi RPG.
Obsidian is celebrating the RPG's ten-year anniversary with a long-requested gameplay feature arriving later this year.
"All the folks I've talked to at the studio level and the Xbox and Microsoft level have been happy with the reception," says Carrie Patel.
While Obsidian Entertainment used to have between 170 and 180 employees, since its acquisition, it has grown to being around 285-strong.
After years in development, Obsidian Entertainment's latest role-playing game is available on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Game Pass.
Obsidian Entertainment's previous RPG, The Outer Worlds, has an all-time peak of over 20,000 concurrent players on the platform.
Obsidian's newest is a solid (if unoriginal) RPG.
Avowed reviews are out and here are 15 new pieces of information you need to know about the upcoming fantasy role playing game.
A new launch trailer is also available. Standard Edition owners can start playing on February 18th via Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Previously, game director Carrie Patel had confirmed that the action RPG would run at "up to" 60 FPS on Xbox Series X.
Obsidian's upcoming fantasy action RPG is looking increasingly promising.
Game director Carrie Patel has revealed quite a few details about Avowed in a recent rapid-fire interview, including that enemy levels will not scale with players.
The goal was to offer Pillars of Eternity fans a way to explore the world in a "big immersive space," says director Carrie Patel.
Obsidian Entertainment and Microsoft's fantasy action RPG will launch for Xbox Series X/S and PC later this month, on February 18.
John Gonzalez – who also worked on Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West – is back at Obsidian but isn't working on Fallout: New Vegas 2.
The review embargo for Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming first-person role-playing game is on the same day that early access goes live.
