Avowed Was Originally Pitched With Multiplayer Like Destiny Mixed With Skyrim

Avowed was originally going to have multiplayer components, similar to that of Destiny where players could walk around in a massive world.

In an interview with Bloomberg, director Carrie Patel said that Obsidian Entertainment pitched Avowed as a cross between Destiny and Skyrim to prospective buyers, which ended with Microsoft purchasing the studio. Avowed's development started in 2018 but went through two reboots, which led Obsidian to scrap its multiplayer component.

The second reboot occurred in January 2021, when Obsidian replaced Avowed's leadership as they were about to enter production. Patel initiated two major pivots to Avowed, the first of which was to focus on its story and lore from the Pillars of Eternity universe. The second was to replace Avowed's original open world with open-zone ones, similar to that of Obsidian's The Outer Worlds. The latter decision was made so that the development team could create more distinct and denser spaces.

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