June 12 marked the 20th anniversary of Obsidian Entertainment, the RPG specialist formed by a clutch of developers from Black Isle Studio. To mark the occasion Obsidian has been showing off its next big project, Avowed, which began as its take on a Skyrim-style RPG before evolving into something that's more about depth than breadth: which co-founder Feargus Urquhart reckons is «where Obsidian really shines». Fans of its games would probably agree, and if you're not one yet then here's a chance to jump on-board, because Obsidian's feeling generous.
The studio has discounted almost everything it has for sale on Steam, with the older titles especially now a steal. Let's start with the absolute jewel in the crown, Fallout: New Vegas, which is probably the best 3D Fallout there is, and no wonder because a lot of the folk who made it worked on Fallout 1 and 2 at Black Isle back in the day. I cannot praise this game highly enough, you've probably already played it, but if you haven't then 75% off ($2.49 / £2.24) means you're getting a stone-cold classic for pocket change.
Then there's one of the best Star Wars RPGs ever made, Knights of the Old Republic 2, which is also going for a song at 75% off and the same price. South Park: the Stick of Truth is beloved by fans of the show and, unsurprisingly from this studio, has a deeply satisfying turn-based combat system built around gross-out humour and facile gags: this is also 75% off, so $7.49 / £6.49 to you sir.
How good is Pillars of Eternity? It's 92% in PC Gamer good. This too has a whopping 75% off, so you can have it for $7.49 / £5.74, and the equally great sequel has the same discount. The choice-mad and excellent Tyranny is also 75% off and, look, all of these games are
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