Comparing Avowed s Eothas To The Elder Scrolls Mehrunes Dagon

After the Saint’s War, many worshipers of Eothas among the races of Avowed 's setting went into hiding, leading to the creations of secret organizations like the Night Market. Some of its members want to rebuild after the events of the war, but others merely seek revenge for the death of their prophet. Unlike Mehrunes Dagon’s worshipers, Eothas’ priests try to exhibit compassion, preaching against liars and cruel behavior. Many believe Eothas himself was killed in the events of the Saint’s War, but events in the Pillars of Eternity games reveal he has in fact returned to the world of Eora at the keep of Caed


The Outer Worlds proved that Obsidian still has the capacity to create new and interesting IPs as well, something Bethesda has not demonstrated for some time. With The Outer Worlds considered to be one of the best games of 2019 , the developer’s announcement of Avowed has not only excited fans, but seems directly targeted to seize the opportunity left open by Bethesda’s failure to maintain marketing momentum for The Elder Scrolls 6 and the diminishing faith fans have that the larger developer is still able to deliver the go


Other lands on Eora include Aedyr, an empire mostly comprised of humans and elves and located right on Eora's equator; the Dyrwood, a former colony of Aedyr and the main setting of Pillars of Eternity , also a hotspot of animancy; and the Ixamitl Plains, north of the Dyrwood, a place of open savannas occupied by humans and orlans. There's Old Vailia and the Vailian Republics, once the jewel of the southern seas of Eora; the Deadfire Archipelago, setting of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire , a chain of tropical volcanic islands mainly occupied by amaua; Rauatai, a land rich with resources but constantly being squabbled over; and the White That Wends, a southern polar region at the bottom of the world mainly home to pale elves and boreal dwar


Avowed has more than enough space to be its own game and established new lore, because there's so much of Eora that even those who played the Pillars games haven't seen yet. At the same time, using Eora as the setting of avowed Secrets is a great way to reel in Pillars players as well as newcomers to the g


Once again, some of the races that occupy Eora are pretty standard: namely, elves, humans, and dwarves. However, some of Eora's races are much more distinct: first, there are the amaua, the largest of the kith (a collective term for the humanoid races of Eora) known for their strength and affinity for water. There are orlans, which function a little bit like gnomes or halflings, but have their own history of enduring prejudice and poor treatment at the hands of other kith; nonetheless, they are quick and sharp-minded as a r


Bethesda and Obsidian have worked on several of the same IPs, and Bethesda’s worlds were greatly influenced by earlier games that Obsidian’s future founders had worked on. Bethesda took over the Fallout series with Fallout 3 in 2008, but many of the Fallout 2 developers were then able to return to the series to work on Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas . Despite the devs having to work in Bethesda’s new first-person format rather than Fallout 2 ’s top-down perspective, the game was a huge critical success, and many consider New Vegas one of the best games in the ser


Obsidian Entertainment is one of the most influential RPG developers in recent memory and sparked excitement when it released the reveal trailer for Avowed earlier this week. The studio was originally formed by the Black Isle Studios developers who had worked on some of the genre’s most foundational games, including Fallout 2 and Baldur’s Gate , the latter in collaboration with BioWare. It is Obsidian’s relationship with Bethesda, however, that is perhaps one of the most interesting in the gaming indus


One big question that should be addressed is simple: which will be played first? One common determiner when it comes to a fan-favorite video game, especially those that are similar, is which was played first. Many who played Fallout 3 first will argue that it's better than Fallout New Vegas , while many who played the latter first will argue that it's better than Fallout 3 . There's a lot of psychology behind that, and it's not a blanket statement—it's not true of everyone. But when it comes to Avowed and The Elder Scrolls 6 , there may be a lasting impression if one of them manages to get out there and truly impress fi


However, it has been confirmed that Avowed is not a brand new setting, starting from scratch. It's actually taking place in Eora, the setting of the Pillars of Eternity , but in an entirely new way. Eora may not have the name recognition of Tamriel, but it does mean Obsidian is building on a fantasy world that is already established. It could still go in any number of ways, but Humans, Aumaua, Dwarves, Elves, Orlans, and Godlikes are races that will likely populate the world (and be playable?). The Old Empires seem prominent given Avowed 's trailer , but there's plenty more countries to explore as well. Basically, The Elder Scrolls 6 has a more well-known location, but both settings are pretty similar in terms of world-build