Avowed review by Fully Ramblomatic (www.youtube.com)
from vga@sopuli.xyz to games@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 11:45
https://sopuli.xyz/post/23564658

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hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works on 08 Mar 12:26 next collapse

Avowed is slop.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 14:03 collapse

I mean at worst it’s fine. Very mid.

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 15:21 collapse

Don’t know why they’re being downvoted, it fits the definition.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 15:25 collapse

What makes it slop?

The game was finished, which is unfortunately not the norm. It is not AI or even procgen content. It has a focused (if meh) story, graphics and mechanics are solid, it isn’t some sprawling mass open world with a billion fetch quests.

It’s hardly an inspiring game but it certainly is a complete, focused piece that many people have enjoyed. It’s the happy B student in the class.

So again: what makes it slop?

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 15:29 collapse

It feels and plays like a game designed by an AI. Not bad, also not good.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 15:44 collapse

how does it feel like a game created by AI? What were some of your experiences?

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 15:50 collapse

Other than interacting with Kai everything else sounds like it was written by GPT3.o

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 15:58 collapse

christ dude are you gonna actually be specific at any point in this? That’s your case? “I liked talking to one NPC rest is AI”?

Fine then, your opinion is noted and clearly representative of a very, very small minority. Have a good rest of your day. Case closed lmao

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 17:39 collapse

Literally the first dialogue with Garryck. It’s like it was Va’d by different people depending on your answers.

“That’s the imperial envoy you’re talking to, show some respect” - lol perfect deadpan delivery, emotional delivery is for losers.

And that’s before mentioning all the other missing perks of past obsidian games, like the interactivity of the world. It’s like a single player shooter stuck in an MMO world.

But good for you, you like it, all 4 of you.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 19:59 collapse

I don’t understand why people have such a myopic view of games these days. They’re either God’s gift to gamers or absolute dog shit that people should be executed for.

Avowed received decent, not terrible or great reviews. But for you it’s basically Too Human it sounds like. You’re just too blinded by the need to slot games as a 10 or a 1 and can’t be bothered to consider nuance.

Anyway you have failed to give any evidence for why this is “AI slop.“ You just think it’s a bad game. That’s not the same thing. You’re entitled to your opinion but to think it was generated by AI is, frankly, way too generous towards AI. You clearly think it’s way more capable than it is. Because if you think that Avowed is so bad that it falls to that level, then you just don’t have any perspective.

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 20:39 collapse

I gave you plenty of evidence, you just decided to ignore it because for some ungodly reason you attached your personal value to it.

70€ for a PC it better be better than just meh and deliver what was promised by the adverts. I work to have those 70€, if a company lies and overcharges, sure as shit it’s a 1. They advertised a completely different game than what was delivered. And this is after 6y.

You’re basically the equivalent to a Taylor Swift fan arguing with people who don’t equate her music to Bach or Brahms…

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 21:47 collapse

Your entire argument is “bad writing” and/or “bad VA.”

Your Taylor swift comparison makes no sense.

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 21:49 collapse

My fault for throwing pearls to pigs.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 08 Mar 22:27 collapse

No your fault is mostly the condescension/absurd AI comments.

Viri4thus@feddit.org on 08 Mar 22:43 collapse

BaD oNlInE pErSoN iS uNhApPy WiTh GaMe I lIkE, wHaT a CoNdEsCeNdInG pRiCk.

Oink oink

edit: 10/10 chances this system evolved to render some VAs unemployed. Especially from a Microsoft studio.

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip on 09 Mar 00:05 collapse

dude I can’t believe it’s taking you this long to use search lmao. Part of their marketing was bragging about how they did not use AI.

wired.com/…/avowed-obsidian-carrie-patel-intervie…

Hate the game all you want, I know I bounced off it after like three hours so that is totally valid. But you need to stop just making shit up/shooting from the hip.

AI tools for game development didn’t even exist in any meaningful form when production was going for this game. By the time those tools were even coming out it was entering the final steps before release. Are you capable of using a calendar?

I get it it’s fun cosplaying as an asshole on the Internet, but it means you’re just an asshole. Grow up.

BuneZT@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 16:17 next collapse

Lol first favourable opinion on avowed I heard

jroid8@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 19:57 next collapse

Never played avowed. But acknowledgeing the shortcomings and being honest? Based Yahtzee as always

tiredofsametab@fedia.io on 08 Mar 21:53 next collapse

I was excited, but it's a pass from me. No reputation, no freedom on whom to fight, little ability to customize my character from what I've seen... no thanks.

PieMePlenty@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 07:52 collapse

I see the specific hate this game is getting is directed towards it not being enough of an RPG… even though it’s supposed to be an action RPG. Meaning light on rpg, focused on action. So it’s it people wishing this game was something is not?

Also, looks like someone is abusing sponsor skip on this video.

Dasnap@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 12:02 collapse

Yatzee videos seem to always have one guy marking his jokes as off-topic when they’re half the reason people watch him.

The off-topic catagory is inherently down to each viewers interpretation, so I just leave it as a manual skip option.