One of the privileges of my job is to occasionally get the opportunity to peek behind the scenes of my most anticipated video games' development. I've enjoyed multiple forays into one such title with Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed, a semi open-world fantasy RPG releasing on Xbox and PC early in 2025. Now, I can add another to the list: a second hands-on preview of a pre-release build, this time a mostly unfettered look at the game's opening hours.
Exploring the prologue, character creator, and initial starting area of Avowed cemented everything that excited me during my first hands-on Avowed preview, and did nothing to lessen my anticipation for this game. I wanted to live in The Living Lands, but it seems I'll have to wait alongside the rest of you for my next chance to do so.
