Avowed

You can pick up items, kill NPCs, and find your own way to getting stuck into questing.

But that is by design, according to one of the game's developers.

Obsidian Entertainment: "We want to fully deliver a beautiful world at the best frame rate we possibly can, we're working on that right now."

We've checked out the beginning of Obsidian's RPG to get an idea of where the game stands a few months before release.

It's not the largest game we've seen, but it's still going to be a blow to that SSD storage.

The pre-ordering has now begun and you can choose from three different editions, with the more expensive ones giving you a five-day head start.

With Flight Simulator, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Indiana Jones within a few weeks of one another, Microsoft decided to hold Avowed and give Obsidian more time to poilish the game.

At Gamescom we got to play an hour of Obsidian's fantasy RPG, and it's clearer than it ever was just how much focus has been placed on combat.

Microsoft continues to neglect performance in its games, despite having the most powerful machine on the market.

Yes, endings plural, and a lot of them.

It has already been confirmed as a Game Pass title when it launches later 2024.

We've got four main companions to chat with, so it's good there's some talent behind them.

To give our "backlogs some breathing room".

A very trustworthy source claims Obsidian will get a bit more time to finish their "smaller Skyrim".

But the game's creative director has praise for RPGs that can pull off the multiplayer experience.