Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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So Avowed has been out for a little over a week now - and the reception to the game has been somewhere between mixed and indifferent. And I think one of the big reasons that Avowed is failing to resonate with the core RPG audience is that the game is a bit shallow on its RPG mechanics - especially when compared to Obisidan’s past games such as Fallout New Vegas and The Outer Worlds.
So let’s do a bit of a comparison shall we? In this video, we’re going to take a look at Fallout New Vegas - which Obsidian released in 2010 - and compare it to Avowed. Specifically I want to focus on comparing the companions, world interactivity, skill checks and player choice.
And while you’re watching the video, I want you to keep in the back of your mind that Fallout New Vegas was developed in just 18 months - while Avowed was in production for roughly six years. Just something to ponder.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 World Interactivity
6:49 Companions
10:05 Skill Checks
11:27 Player Choice
14:32 Conclusion
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So Avowed has been out for a little over a week now - and the reception to the game has been somewhere between mixed and indifferent. And I think one of the big reasons that Avowed is failing to resonate with the core RPG audience is that the game is a bit shallow on its RPG mechanics - especially when compared to Obisidan’s past games such as Fallout New Vegas and The Outer Worlds.
So let’s do a bit of a comparison shall we? In this video, we’re going to take a look at Fallout New Vegas - which Obsidian released in 2010 - and compare it to Avowed. Specifically I want to focus on comparing the companions, world interactivity, skill checks and player choice.
And while you’re watching the video, I want you to keep in the back of your mind that Fallout New Vegas was developed in just 18 months - while Avowed was in production for roughly six years. Just something to ponder.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 World Interactivity
6:49 Companions
10:05 Skill Checks
11:27 Player Choice
14:32 Conclusion
