I’m still a bit fuzzy about the lore of Avowed – I’ve not played Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity games, whose world this new RPG shares – but after an hour hands-on at Gamescom 2024, I’m clearer about some of the details. And, happily, I’m a little more convinced this is a world I’ll explore further, when Avowed’s new February 2025 release date rolls around.
In Avowed, the game’s world of Eora is experiencing some kind of magical plague, and you play as an important envoy from a nearby empire, investigating the cause. The Gamescom demo allows you to play as a beefy Barbarian, stealthy Scout or magic-infused Mage, with locked ability loadouts – I picked the latter – in a dungeon exploration mission where you were tasked with tracking down a lost expedition.
Accompanying you on this quest is Kai, a companion character voiced by the unmistakable Brandon Keener, who many players will recognise as legendary sidekick/romance option Garrus from the Mass Effect trilogy. Kai very much acts as your Garrus here and shares a strikingly similar personality also: an encouraging comrade, with a dry sense of humour. When I wasn’t looking at his blue face, I could imagine it was my favourite turian there beside me. When I did look at his face, I was always a little surprised it was one of Eora’s Aumaura staring back.
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