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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons are not poorly designed by any means, but it isn&amp;#039;t long into the game before they begin to get somewhat predictable. A large Nord tomb will almost always begin with winding underground crypts leading to a larger cave system, which in turn leads to a &amp;quot;puzzle&amp;quot; door which can only be opened with a Dragon Claw . Beyond the door is a final fight, a world wall, and a conveniently placed secret door which leads right back to the entra&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As much as &lt;/del&gt;Avowed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;’s gameplay resembles The Elder Scrolls based on what little has been revealed so far, exploring its world &lt;/del&gt;doesn’t &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;risk revealing too many &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;similarities. The &lt;/del&gt;world &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of Eora has &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;huge amount of lore &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;far fewer players have come into contact with than The Elder Scrolls ’ &lt;/del&gt;story. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;From &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact that many of &lt;/del&gt;its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;nations are recently liberated colonies to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea that the gods of Eora were artificially created using animancy &lt;/del&gt;- &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the science of souls - [https://Reconcavoafrofestival&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com/ Avowed Skills] ’s &lt;/del&gt;world &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could be just as rich as The Elder Scrolls ’ with the advantage of being far less famil&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Engwithans also used Animancy &lt;/del&gt;to create &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the gods of Eora using the souls of thousands of their &lt;/del&gt;own &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;citizens. The gods are sustained by the essence souls lose to entropy while moving through The Wheel. Eventually&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Engwithans had changed the cycle of rebirth so much that The Wheel was reliant upon their machine. During the Pillars of Eternity games the god Eothas attempts &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;destroy &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Engwithan machine. However, there are reasons &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think Avowed will take place long before that ev&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The universe &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillars &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eternity is divided &lt;/del&gt;into &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three known realms&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The material realm is known as &amp;quot;the Here.&amp;quot; The gods of Eora &lt;/del&gt;are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unable to interact with &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here in their primary forms. &amp;quot;The In-Between&amp;quot; is Eora&amp;#039;s version of purgatory. When a person dies &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora, their soul wanders &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hazy landscape of The In-Between until it is able to enter &amp;quot;The Beyond&amp;quot; through pillars of A&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;this sense&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Living Lands have a chance to intensely reflect the entirety of Eora , t he name &lt;/del&gt;of the world &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first established in Pillars of Eternity . The Living Lands are described as a &amp;quot;lawless land&amp;quot; where different communities are constantly at odds with one another that result in petty armed conflicts. That constantly changing composition &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;setting&amp;#039;s inhabitants, however, shouldn’t undermine the opportunity for the Living Lands to reflect the intensely different cultures from across E&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Almost every line &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed trailer points to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;return &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Woedica, a goddess from Pillars of Eternity who is also known as &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Burned Queen, &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Exiled Queen&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Oathbinder&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Strangler. Here are all the hints at her return, and what players can expect from Woedica &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed &amp;#039;s st&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Not only have far fewer players had &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chance &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interact &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the world &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillars &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eternity &lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but its inhabitants are just as weird and wonderful as those in The Elder Scrolls . It isn’t known whether or not Avowed will have multiple playable races yet&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but alongside Eora’s more standards fantasy Elves and Dwarves are &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Orlans, a diminutive race &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fur-covered &lt;/del&gt;people&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Godlike, whose bodies are radically changed when they’re &amp;quot;blessed&amp;quot; by a deity, and &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;large semi&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aquatic Aum&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As a frontier&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Solstheim inadvertently overcomes some &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skyrim ’s most common criticisms . While hold capitals like Whiterun in the main game feel suspiciously small for cities, the tiny settlements &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Solstheim feel more realistically sized considering how isolated their populations are&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It’s immersion-breaking when Nazeem assumes &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Dragonborn has never been to Whiterun&amp;#039;s Cloud District&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which consists &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one building usually no less than &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hundred feet &lt;/del&gt;a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If Avowed takes place during Woedica&amp;#039;s reign , the Engwithan machine controlling The Wheel will be in full effect. &lt;/del&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;players will &lt;/del&gt;have &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;insight &lt;/del&gt;into &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world&amp;#039;s phenomena that may not be discovered at the time of Avowed &lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If players have the opportunity to play as a Pale Elf&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for example, this would be long before they learned that they were always reincarnated as a Pale &lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Oaths are referenced twice, and &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;trailer ends with a reference to a crown&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Crowns are one of Woedica&amp;#039;s symbols&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and unlike &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other gods of Eora Woedica &lt;/del&gt;can &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be seen wearing a crown in all of her depictions. A crown symbol very similar &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Woedica&amp;#039;s can also be seen &lt;/del&gt;on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;banner hanging from the castle in the trailer&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;narrator&amp;#039;s identity is unclear, they appear to &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;describing &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;history where ruling families gained their power by making oaths &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Woedica&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When they broke those oaths the deity — also the goddess of vengeance — created monsters like the one the player character &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;waiting for at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;trai&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Avowed &lt;/del&gt;has the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opportunity to take advantage of a familiar format and broadly known fantasy tropes while still taking place in both a world which fewer players &lt;/del&gt;have &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explored before, and a part of &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world which has never even been seen in a Pillars of Eternity game&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While Elder Scrolls fans got to explore all of Tamriel’s provinces in &lt;/del&gt;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Elder Scrolls: Arena , &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game’s old graphics left so much &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imagination that the potential &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explore those areas in &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;future Elder Scrolls game was still exciting. However, many &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;those areas have now been depicted in The Elder Scrolls Online , and Tamriel &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feeling much smaller than &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Avowed has several ways to distinguish itself from Skyrim, thanks to it spinning off from a series that already has an established setting and lore. Another way to further separate it from the Bethesda series would be to use the ship mechanic from Pillars of Eternity 2 . While it wouldn&amp;#039;t have to be ships specifically as the mode of transport, it made traveling in Deadfire more interesting. Players were liable to be attacked by enemies while traversing the sea and altogether made for a more interesting way to travel the game world. This could work in Avowed even for land travel, with gamers risking being attacked depending on where they were journeying to and how far their destination &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Outer Worlds saw Obsidian Entertainment dive into the world of first-person RPGs for the first time since Fallout: New Vegas released back in 2010. Many fans of the developer saw the release of a first-person satirical sci-fi game as a direct aim at Bethesda and Fallout &amp;#039;s spot in the RPG market. With Obsidian&amp;#039;s first-person fantasy game Avowed on the way, many now see the studio making a similar move to fulfill the desire Bethesda fans have for a new Elder Scrolls g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;After cancelling E3 2020 due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the ESA announced that the Electronic Entertainment Expo would indeed be returning in 2021 as an all digital event. Following the announcement, it didn&amp;#039;t take long for most studios and companies to jump on board and setting up their own digital events. Microsoft, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and many others set up their own showcases promising to reveal more on a ton of upcoming games both for 2021 and in the coming ye&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons are not poorly designed by any means, but it isn&amp;#039;t long into the game before they begin to get somewhat predictable. A large Nord tomb will almost always begin with winding underground crypts leading to a larger cave system, which in turn leads to a &amp;quot;puzzle&amp;quot; door which can only be opened with a Dragon Claw . Beyond the door is a final fight, a world wall, and a conveniently placed secret door which leads right back to the entra&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/ins&gt;Avowed doesn’t &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;figure out ways to create &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dynamic opportunities in its open &lt;/ins&gt;world&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, then there risks being &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;separation between the storytelling and the world &lt;/ins&gt;that story &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As it stands, &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classic first-person RPG formula tells a story through &lt;/ins&gt;its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quests, and presents &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;player with an open&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world to explore&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Until exploring that open &lt;/ins&gt;world &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;begins &lt;/ins&gt;to create &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dynamic stories in its &lt;/ins&gt;own &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it’s unlikely any new entry &lt;/ins&gt;to the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;genre will be considered a worthy next-gen successor &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skyr&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However, outside &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cities and other settlements, Skyrim ’s promise &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a choice-led roleplaying experience falls away to interactions that almost always devolve &lt;/ins&gt;into &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;immediate violence&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While there &lt;/ins&gt;are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more roleplaying options in quests, Bethesda misses &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opportunity for more dynamic storytelling &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wo&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;both Skyrim and The Outer Worlds &lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lack &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;roleplaying opportunities in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;open &lt;/ins&gt;world &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;itself undermines some &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other choices &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game. At &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;main quest surrounding Edgewater at &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;start of The Outer Worlds &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;player is put &lt;/ins&gt;in a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;moral conundrum and has &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;side &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two factions. Any questions &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mortality&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel hard to take seriously when &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;player is also gunning down swaths &lt;/ins&gt;of people &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;while carrying messages between the two faction leaders. It’s harder to invest in the lives of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;characters in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;story in an open&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world where life is so ch&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Microsoft certainly had plenty to say regarding its upcoming first party games and Xbox Game Pass&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but State &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Decay 3 was again not part &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that conversation&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Revealed last year during &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Xbox Games Showcase &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;State &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Decay 3 showed a CG trailer focusing on a character walking through &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;snowy wilderness and eventually coming across &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;zombified d&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Obsidian’s RPGs from &lt;/ins&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to The Outer Worlds &lt;/ins&gt;have &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focused on a smaller but more developed cast of secondary characters with unique lines and greater integration &lt;/ins&gt;into the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game’s main plot&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Bethesda has also done this more since Skyrim &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with Fallout 4 ’s follower characters like Nick Valentine having their own quests and character developm&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This could require Obsidian to make some updates to its engine during &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;development of [https://Reconcavoafrofestival.com/ Avowed money guide] &lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;That being said&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;studio &lt;/ins&gt;can&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;t hope &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;take &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Elder Scrolls series without first understanding some of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smaller elements that helped bring its huge success&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed may be a continuation of Pillars of Eternity , but many fantasy fans buying &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game will &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hoping for &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spiritual successor &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skyrim &lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If Obsidian &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;going to take on a giant, &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;devil will be in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deta&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillars of Eternity already &lt;/ins&gt;has &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;some great unique puzzles. Even small dungeons like &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ruins under Cilant Lis &lt;/ins&gt;have &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;multiroom puzzles &lt;/ins&gt;that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;require more thought than Skyrim &amp;#039;s Dragon Claws without being frustratingly difficult&lt;/ins&gt;. The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Cilant Lis puzzle requires &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;player &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;investigate a mural showing how &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Engwithans bypassed their traps and then follow in their footsteps. Avowed needs &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;entrust its players with &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tough range &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dungeon puzzles if every dungeon &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;going to feel like &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tells its own st&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Another Microsoft &lt;/del&gt;game &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;revealed last summer during the Xbox Games Showcase&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed seemed &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Obsidian&amp;#039;s response to Bethesda&amp;#039;s Elder Scrolls series&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ironically&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;months later Microsoft went out and purchased Bethesda&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reuniting both studios &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;franchises. Instead of updating fans with new Avowed content at E3 2021, Obsidian instead showcased &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;latest update for Grounded as well as a hilarious teaser trailer for The Outer Worlds&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cosmology &lt;/del&gt;of [https://Reconcavoafrofestival.com/ Avowed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Missions&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;just as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bizarre &lt;/del&gt;as The Elder Scrolls &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, and clearly takes some influence from Lovecraft&amp;#039;s work. However, the metaphysical side of Avowed &amp;#039;s lore — first created by Obsidian over &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two Pillars &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eternity games — has a &lt;/del&gt;far &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more explicit role to play to in the franchise&amp;#039;s plotlines. Here&amp;#039;s how Skyrim and Avowed connect to Lovecraft, and why fans can expect Avowed &amp;#039;s Lovecraftian influences to have a bigger influence on the game&amp;#039;s tone and st&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Many of Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons lead the player through a clear linear path &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end, which in turn loops back to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;start &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dungeon&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Just as Avowed &amp;#039;s AI could be more dynamic&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;upcoming RPG&amp;#039;s dungeons could be more open in floor plan, allowing players to approach problems from multiple angles&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A dungeon could present &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;player with two choices, for example: tackle a difficult puzzle which leads deeper into &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dungeon, or try and take another route &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;same location that is guarded by more enemies&lt;/del&gt;. Avowed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;players should have to keep their wits about them, rather than simply moving forward and killing every NPC they run acr&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/del&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, Woedica &lt;/del&gt;is the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deposed queen &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gods&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the goddess &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;justice, oaths, and rightful rule, with &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strictly authoritarian streak. Like all the gods &lt;/del&gt;in Eora, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she was actually created by &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;long&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;extinct Engwithan civilization from a single ideal using the souls &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Engwithan populat&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;there were &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bunch &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major titles&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;some expected to launch later this year, which also went missing &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;action &lt;/del&gt;at the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;all digital event. Here are &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;twenty biggest games &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;go missing at E3 20&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has a fascinating setting. At &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;time &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first game takes place&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora has settled into its rough equivalent of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;early modern era&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There &lt;/del&gt;are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;guns, galleons&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even powerful magical explosives &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the form of the Godhammer bomb. In contrast, the setting of The Elder Scrolls doesn&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;t seem to &lt;/del&gt;have had a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major technological development since &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Second Era&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at least if &lt;/del&gt;The Elder Scrolls &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Online is anything to go by&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Leaning into &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;early modern influences could be &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great way for Avowed to differentiate itself&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but there&amp;#039;s already &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prob&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It&amp;#039;s worth noting that &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ton &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;highly anticipated games were deconfirmed prior to E3 this year&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In an effort to set expectations, games &lt;/del&gt;like &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Division: Heartland , Dead Island , Hogwarts Legacy &lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;next Saints Row , and plenty &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were skipping &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;show entirely. While &lt;/del&gt;no &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;doubt disappointing for fans, there were still &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;number of games potentially left to rev&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that wasn&amp;#039;t meant to &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;upcoming Fable was left out of Microsoft&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already stuffed E3 2021 press conference. While industry insiders mentioned &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain Xbox franchises like Fable would &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;absent from E3 , &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lack &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;confirmation from Microsoft gave some fans hope that perhaps even &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;trailer would be shown. Unfortunately for them&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the wait contin&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;As &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Final Fantasy &lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the franchise had a couple of announcements like Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin , but none were on the scale of Final Fantasy 16 . While &lt;/del&gt;this &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;highly anticipated game was a big no show at E3, many have begun to assume &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it will be included in &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;potential PlayStation State of Play event sometime this sum&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Microsoft certainly had plenty to say regarding its upcoming first party games &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Xbox Game Pass, but State of Decay 3 was again not part of that conversation. Revealed last year during &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Xbox Games Showcase , State of Decay 3 showed a CG &lt;/del&gt;trailer &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focusing on &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;character walking through &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;snowy wilderness and eventually coming across a zombified d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Skyrim &lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dungeons are not poorly designed by any means&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but it isn&amp;#039;t long into &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game before they begin to get somewhat predictable&lt;/del&gt;. A &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;large Nord tomb will almost always begin with winding underground crypts leading &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a larger cave system, which in turn leads to a &amp;quot;puzzle&amp;quot; door which &lt;/del&gt;can &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;only &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opened with a Dragon Claw &lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Beyond &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;door &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a final fight&lt;/del&gt;, a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world wall, and a conveniently placed secret door which leads right back &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;entra&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Little is known of &lt;/del&gt;Avowed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;outside of some key details. It&amp;#039;s set &lt;/del&gt;to take place in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the same &lt;/del&gt;world &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as Obsidian&amp;#039;s &lt;/del&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;games , and it will take players &lt;/del&gt;to The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Living Lands. This location hasn&amp;#039;t been seen in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;developer&amp;#039;s games before, &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Obisidian Entertainment has a blank slate &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with when crafting its world. The reveal trailer has also suggested &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora&amp;#039;s gods will be involved &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;game, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as it contained prominent appearances from Woedica&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goddess of law &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;justice. Ultimately, to avoid continued comparisons with Skyrim , there are some features that Obsidian could look at adapting from Pillars of Eternity to help the title stand&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons are not poorly designed by any means, but it isn&amp;#039;t long into the &lt;/ins&gt;game &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;before they begin to get somewhat predictable. A large Nord tomb will almost always begin with winding underground crypts leading to a larger cave system&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which in turn leads &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &amp;quot;puzzle&amp;quot; door which can only &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opened with a Dragon Claw &lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Beyond the door is a final fight&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a world wall&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a conveniently placed secret door which leads right back to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;entra&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As much as Avowed ’s gameplay resembles The Elder Scrolls based on what little has been revealed so far, exploring its world doesn’t risk revealing too many more similarities. &lt;/ins&gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world of Eora has a huge amount &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lore that far fewer players have come into contact with than The Elder Scrolls ’ story. From the fact that many of its nations are recently liberated colonies to the idea that the gods of Eora were artificially created using animancy - the science of souls - &lt;/ins&gt;[https://Reconcavoafrofestival.com/ Avowed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skills&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;’s world could be &lt;/ins&gt;just as &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rich &lt;/ins&gt;as The Elder Scrolls &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;’ with &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advantage &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;being &lt;/ins&gt;far &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;less famil&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Engwithans also used Animancy &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;create &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gods of Eora using &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;souls of thousands &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their own citizens. The gods are sustained by &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;essence souls lose to entropy while moving through The Wheel&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eventually&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Engwithans had changed the cycle of rebirth so much that The Wheel was reliant upon their machine&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;During &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillars of Eternity games &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;god Eothas attempts &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;destroy &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Engwithan machine&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However, there are reasons to think &lt;/ins&gt;Avowed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will take place long before that ev&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The universe of &lt;/ins&gt;Pillars of Eternity is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;divided into three known realms. The material realm is known as &amp;quot;&lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here.&amp;quot; The gods &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora are unable to interact with &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here in their primary forms&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;The In-Between&amp;quot; &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora&amp;#039;s version &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purgatory. When &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;person dies &lt;/ins&gt;in Eora, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their soul wanders &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hazy landscape of The In&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Between until it is able to enter &amp;quot;The Beyond&amp;quot; through pillars &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In this sense&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Living Lands have &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chance to intensely reflect the entirety &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eora &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;t he name of the world first established &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillars of Eternity . The Living Lands are described as a &amp;quot;lawless land&amp;quot; where different communities are constantly &lt;/ins&gt;at &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds with one another that result in petty armed conflicts. That constantly changing composition of the setting&amp;#039;s inhabitants, however, shouldn’t undermine &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opportunity for &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Living Lands &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reflect the intensely different cultures from across E&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Almost every line in the Avowed trailer points to the return of Woedica, a goddess from &lt;/ins&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who is also known as the Burned Queen, &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Exiled Queen, &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Oathbinder&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Strangler&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here &lt;/ins&gt;are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;all the hints at her return&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;what players can expect from Woedica &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s st&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Not only &lt;/ins&gt;have &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;far fewer players &lt;/ins&gt;had a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chance to interact with &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world of Pillars of Eternity &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but its inhabitants are just as weird and wonderful as those in &lt;/ins&gt;The Elder Scrolls . &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It isn’t known whether or not Avowed will have multiple playable races yet, but alongside Eora’s more standards fantasy Elves and Dwarves are &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Orlans, &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;diminutive race of fur-covered people, the Godlike&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whose bodies are radically changed when they’re &amp;quot;blessed&amp;quot; by &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deity, and the large semi-aquatic Aum&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;frontier, Solstheim inadvertently overcomes some &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Skyrim ’s most common criticisms &lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While hold capitals &lt;/ins&gt;like &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whiterun in the main game feel suspiciously small for cities&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tiny settlements of Solstheim feel &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realistically sized considering how isolated their populations are. It’s immersion-breaking when Nazeem assumes &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Dragonborn has never been to Whiterun&amp;#039;s Cloud District, which consists of one building usually &lt;/ins&gt;no &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;less than a hundred feet &lt;/ins&gt;a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If Avowed takes place during Woedica&amp;#039;s reign &lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Engwithan machine controlling The Wheel will &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in full effect. Pillars of Eternity players will have insight into many of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;world&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;phenomena &lt;/ins&gt;that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may not &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;discovered at &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;time &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Avowed . If players have the opportunity to play as &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pale Elf&lt;/ins&gt;, for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example&lt;/ins&gt;, this &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would be long before they learned &lt;/ins&gt;that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;they were always reincarnated as &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pale &lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Oaths are referenced twice, &lt;/ins&gt;and the trailer &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ends with &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reference to &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crown. Crowns are one of Woedica&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;symbols&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and unlike &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other gods of Eora Woedica can be seen wearing a crown in all of her depictions&lt;/ins&gt;. A &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crown symbol very similar &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Woedica&amp;#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;can &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen on the banner hanging from the castle in the trailer&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;narrator&amp;#039;s identity &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unclear&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;they appear to be describing &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;history where ruling families gained their power by making oaths &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Woedica. When they broke those oaths &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deity — also the goddess of vengeance — created monsters like the one the player character is waiting for at the end of the trai&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Avowed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has the opportunity &lt;/ins&gt;to take &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advantage of a familiar format and broadly known fantasy tropes while still taking &lt;/ins&gt;place in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;both a world which fewer players have explored before&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and a part of that &lt;/ins&gt;world &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which has never even been seen in a &lt;/ins&gt;Pillars of Eternity &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game. While Elder Scrolls fans got &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explore all of Tamriel’s provinces in &lt;/ins&gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Elder Scrolls: Arena , &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;game’s old graphics left &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the imagination &lt;/ins&gt;that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the potential to explore those areas &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a future Elder Scrolls &lt;/ins&gt;game &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was still exciting. However&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many of those areas have now been depicted in The Elder Scrolls Online &lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tamriel is feeling much smaller than it once&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>LeticiaBrandt73: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;Another Microsoft game revealed last summer during the Xbox Games Showcase, Avowed seemed to be Obsidian&#039;s response to Bethesda&#039;s Elder Scrolls series. Ironically, months...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Another Microsoft game revealed last summer during the Xbox Games Showcase, Avowed seemed to be Obsidian&amp;#039;s response to Bethesda&amp;#039;s Elder Scrolls series. Ironically, months...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Another Microsoft game revealed last summer during the Xbox Games Showcase, Avowed seemed to be Obsidian&amp;#039;s response to Bethesda&amp;#039;s Elder Scrolls series. Ironically, months later Microsoft went out and purchased Bethesda, reuniting both studios and franchises. Instead of updating fans with new Avowed content at E3 2021, Obsidian instead showcased the latest update for Grounded as well as a hilarious teaser trailer for The Outer Worlds&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The cosmology of [https://Reconcavoafrofestival.com/ Avowed Missions] is just as bizarre as The Elder Scrolls , and clearly takes some influence from Lovecraft&amp;#039;s work. However, the metaphysical side of Avowed &amp;#039;s lore — first created by Obsidian over the two Pillars of Eternity games — has a far more explicit role to play to in the franchise&amp;#039;s plotlines. Here&amp;#039;s how Skyrim and Avowed connect to Lovecraft, and why fans can expect Avowed &amp;#039;s Lovecraftian influences to have a bigger influence on the game&amp;#039;s tone and st&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Many of Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons lead the player through a clear linear path to the end, which in turn loops back to the start of the dungeon. Just as Avowed &amp;#039;s AI could be more dynamic, the upcoming RPG&amp;#039;s dungeons could be more open in floor plan, allowing players to approach problems from multiple angles. A dungeon could present the player with two choices, for example: tackle a difficult puzzle which leads deeper into the dungeon, or try and take another route to the same location that is guarded by more enemies. Avowed players should have to keep their wits about them, rather than simply moving forward and killing every NPC they run acr&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In Pillars of Eternity , Woedica is the deposed queen of the gods. She is the goddess of justice, oaths, and rightful rule, with a strictly authoritarian streak. Like all the gods in Eora, she was actually created by the long-extinct Engwithan civilization from a single ideal using the souls of the Engwithan populat&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;However, there were a bunch of major titles, some expected to launch later this year, which also went missing in action at the all digital event. Here are the twenty biggest games to go missing at E3 20&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pillars of Eternity has a fascinating setting. At the time the first game takes place, Eora has settled into its rough equivalent of the early modern era. There are guns, galleons, and even powerful magical explosives in the form of the Godhammer bomb. In contrast, the setting of The Elder Scrolls doesn&amp;#039;t seem to have had a major technological development since the Second Era, at least if The Elder Scrolls Online is anything to go by. Leaning into the early modern influences could be a great way for Avowed to differentiate itself, but there&amp;#039;s already a prob&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;It&amp;#039;s worth noting that a ton of highly anticipated games were deconfirmed prior to E3 this year. In an effort to set expectations, games like The Division: Heartland , Dead Island , Hogwarts Legacy , the next Saints Row , and plenty more were skipping the show entirely. While no doubt disappointing for fans, there were still a number of games potentially left to rev&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;However, that wasn&amp;#039;t meant to be as the upcoming Fable was left out of Microsoft&amp;#039;s already stuffed E3 2021 press conference. While industry insiders mentioned that certain Xbox franchises like Fable would be absent from E3 , the lack of confirmation from Microsoft gave some fans hope that perhaps even a trailer would be shown. Unfortunately for them, the wait contin&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;As for Final Fantasy , the franchise had a couple of announcements like Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin , but none were on the scale of Final Fantasy 16 . While this highly anticipated game was a big no show at E3, many have begun to assume that it will be included in a potential PlayStation State of Play event sometime this sum&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Microsoft certainly had plenty to say regarding its upcoming first party games and Xbox Game Pass, but State of Decay 3 was again not part of that conversation. Revealed last year during the Xbox Games Showcase , State of Decay 3 showed a CG trailer focusing on a character walking through a snowy wilderness and eventually coming across a zombified d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Skyrim &amp;#039;s dungeons are not poorly designed by any means, but it isn&amp;#039;t long into the game before they begin to get somewhat predictable. A large Nord tomb will almost always begin with winding underground crypts leading to a larger cave system, which in turn leads to a &amp;quot;puzzle&amp;quot; door which can only be opened with a Dragon Claw . Beyond the door is a final fight, a world wall, and a conveniently placed secret door which leads right back to the entra&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Little is known of Avowed outside of some key details. It&amp;#039;s set to take place in Eora, the same world as Obsidian&amp;#039;s Pillars of Eternity games , and it will take players to The Living Lands. This location hasn&amp;#039;t been seen in the developer&amp;#039;s games before, so Obisidian Entertainment has a blank slate to work with when crafting its world. The reveal trailer has also suggested that Eora&amp;#039;s gods will be involved in the game, as it contained prominent appearances from Woedica, goddess of law and justice. Ultimately, to avoid continued comparisons with Skyrim , there are some features that Obsidian could look at adapting from Pillars of Eternity to help the title stand&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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