When Avowed does launch next year, it'll boast multiple endings, according to game director Carrie Patel. The ending slides ...

Despite all the Skyrim comparisons, Avowed is much more like The Outer Worlds than any Bethesda RPG, according to its ...

Some of those delicate touches were even a surprise to Carrie Patel. "One of our area designers, Bre Seale, did a pass a ...

With that in mind, you might think that Avowed’s melee is the only avenue of combat with sauce. Thankfully that’s not the ...

We speak to Obsidian about the development of Avowed, and how it's building on their existing world of Pillars of Eternity.

When I spoke with Avowed director Carrie Patel after going hands-on with Avowed at Obsidian's offices last week, though, she said that's not the case—third-person was in the plan from the start.

Avowed director Carrie Patel has explained why Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming role-playing game won't feature romance options. For most RPGs, romance options are a staple feature in this day ...

As game director Carrie Patel tells me, the decision to cast players as a Godlike Envoy draws from the way the team has previously approached stories in the Pillars of Eternity universe.

Today on Dialog, we are joined by video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel for the conclusion of our conversation. This week, we cover where Patel finds inspiration, planning a novel, ...

Today on Dialog, we are joined by video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this first part of our conversation, we explore narrative design in games Patel has worked on at Obsidian ...