Obsidian Entertainment revealedAvowedat an Xbox Series X games showcase last year, but information about the game has been minimal since its announcement.
An eagle-eyed Reddit fan recently spotted some interesting information aboutAvowedon Senior Area Designer Constant Gaw’s LinkedIn. According to the LinkedIn page,Avowedmay be further along than Xbox fans think and they may be getting more information about the upcoming Obsidian RPG this Summer.
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According to his LinkedIn profile, Constant Gaw led two separate teams during pre-production. One of these teams apparently focused on the development of dungeon spaces, with an emphasis on “Vertical Slice level design.” The other team Gaw led at Obsidian Entertainment focused on the creation of settlement spaces and the “Vertical Slice critical path experience.” Vertical slice design is combining some of the best things from a game to include in a demo or a proof of concept for shareholders that will sell the experience. These vertical slices don’t always represent a finished game, but they include various design choices and gameplay aspects thatXbox fans can expect from the full release.
During the main production ofAvowed, Gaw designed and implemented Vertical Slice critical path quest, expanding on the experience set by pre-production. He is currently serving as one of two project Region Directors forAvowed, with both of them being responsible for driving the completion of the game’s various regional content. His duties as Region Director mostly have Gaw focusing on regular review of team-generated content to ensure quality. With Gaw primarilyreviewingAvowedcontent from developersat Obsidian Entertainment, the upcoming RPG is likely to be further along in development than Xbox fans are anticipating.
While working onAvowed, Gaw apparently drove the development of a tile-based system that allows for varied and fast interior space creation which may suggest procedurally generated areas in the RPG. Gaw alsocollaborated with programmers and artiststo iterate on the tile-based system to accurately manage asset metadata needed to control theAvowedtool. Gaw’s LinkedIn page also expresses his experience onThe Outer Worlds,Tyranny,Pillars of Eternity,South Park: The Stick of Truth, andDungeon Siege 3.
If Constant Gaw’s LinkedIn profile is to be believed, Obsidian Entertainment is fully on schedule to releaseAvowedin the near future and the upcoming RPG seems to be in good shape. With E3 coming up and anotherXbox games showcase on the wayat E3 2021, Xbox fans likely don’t have long to wait before seeing more of Avowed.
Avowedis expected to release sometime next year for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
