It has been a long road for Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed to finally get to have a release window of fall 2024, with the game gradually becoming one of the most highly anticipated of the last few years, seeing the multitude of Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls fans looking forward to it. However, Obsidian has responded to Avowed and Skyrim comparisons, and it's now more evident that the upcoming fantasy RPG is quite different from what Bethesda achieved all those years ago. Still, it's going to be hard for Avowed not to be haunted by Skyrim's legacy, and one of the starting points for this is the way their character creation processes will differ - with Avowed's feeling like a downgrade based on recent news.