Avowed (PC, Xbox Series X|S) (February 18, 2025)

[Hopeofmypeople]

I rock with Mortismal especially when it comes to RPGs and TRPGs, I loved how he covered the Pathfinder games over the years but breh seems easily pleased. He also called Dragon Age Veilguard GOTY. Yes it’s all subjective and based on preferences but it also highlights which way he swings on certain matters.

 

[Fillerguy]

This dude got so much fukking hate for his Dragonage vids. Mort would've crashed out if he weren't borderline on the spectrum.

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

Hopefully there will be a lot of monk abilities despite Obsidian going for the 1st/3rd person feel. Shadowdancer multi-class with assassin rogue subclass or straight shattered pillar monk using whispers of the wind was in Pillars 2.​

 

[Sad Bunny]

I need this.

 

[42 Monks]

This dude got so much fukking hate for his Dragonage vids. Mort would've crashed out if he weren't borderline on the spectrum.

Deserved hate though.

He loves Pillars too - so I'm still kinda on the fence about this one.

 

[DPresidential]

I rock with Mortismal especially when it comes to RPGs and TRPGs, I loved how he covered the Pathfinder games over the years but breh seems easily pleased. He also called Dragon Age Veilguard GOTY. Yes it’s all subjective and based on preferences but it also highlights which way he swings on certain matters.

Agreed on everything you said.
I don't trust previews at all. Look at Stalker, some of the same people who previewed it, based the finish product.
I'm like, hold up, you didn't see this or think of that during the preview???

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Agreed on everything you said.
I don't trust previews at all. Look at Stalker, some of the same people who previewed it, based the finish product.
I'm like, hold up, you didn't see this or think of that during the preview???

Same with dragon age and dragon’s dogma 2, previews for the most part is just marketing.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Same with dragon age and dragon’s dogma 2, previews for the most part is just marketing.

Previews and reviews are “marketing”

But yall ain’t ready to admit that yet

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Previews and reviews are “marketing”

But yall ain’t ready to admit that yet

If reviews were marketing there wouldn’t be negative reviews

 

[MeachTheMonster]

If reviews were marketing there wouldn’t be negative reviews

Reviewers are marketing themselves first and foremost.

A 2 out of 10 brings in lots of views

Beyond that, a good portion of games marketing budget goes to courting reviewers.

 

[daze23]

sending out review codes is definitely part of marketing

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Reviewers are marketing themselves first and foremost.

A 2 out of 10 brings in lots of views

Beyond that, a good portion of games marketing budget goes to courting reviewers.

Previews are almost always positive, because they are hand selected and pampered.

Reviews from those same outlets can be negative because thats where the marketing budget ends for most companies. Even when you try to be selective of review copies like starfield the other outlets will eventually get them and still review them, not so much with preview events

To make it even more simple, previews are far more controlled by publishers than reviews are

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Previews are almost always positive, because they are hand selected and pampered.

Reviews from those same outlets can be negative because thats where the marketing budget ends for most companies. Even when you try to be selective of review copies like starfield the other outlets will eventually get them and still review them, not so much with preview events

To make it even more simple, previews are far more controlled by publishers than reviews are

They may be “more” controlled.

But the reviews themselves are controlled as well.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

They may be “more” controlled.

But the reviews themselves are controlled as well.

Eventually whoever buys a copy of the game is gonna review it even if they don’t get codes

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Eventually whoever buys a copy of the game is gonna review it even if they don’t get codes

Those reviews don’t “count”

The narrative is already set and those reviews aren’t counted in metacritic for the most part.