With my steadily growing catalogue by the developer/publisher, I note that the production is of the highest calibre – using quality voice talent throughout ( Unavowed is a full-on talkie, like Primordia, not just text) – the artwork is also superb. I first encountered this with Strangeland and found the whole experience fascinating, informative and added value to gameplay – sharing some behind the scenes insights and perhaps filling in any blanks with concepts. But what sets apart Wadjet Eye Games, at least in my opinion, are the bonus commentaries. There’s also the almost customary highlight option to indicate points of interest. The branching storyline, the moral choices, the characterization of the protagonists and the overall atmosphere make Unavowed a great candidate for the best adventure game of the year.The left stick moves the cursor quickly, the right is systematic, and the d-pad will digitally shift to points of interest and dialogue. Having played most of Wadjet Eye's games, I'm convinced that Unavowed is the studio's best product hands down. Unavowed wickedly prepares players for a certain outcome, but then delivers something else totally unexpected. The thing with Unavowed is that not only it's got a solid story, but there are a few major twists that left me open-mouthed in awe. If modern-day Chicago has its own private investigator and the only wizard in the yellow pages, Harry Dresden, I strongly believe that New York City deserves its own secret society to fight against the oncoming darkness.
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I'd like to think that Unavowed will become a series like Blackwell since it's so well-written and totally unusual (in the most positive way) for the point and click adventure genre. Unavowed plays and feels like a typical fantasy novel where the protagonist and his/her companions solve cases that involve the supernatural. Over the span of around 10 hours, you'll fight to save humans and fantastic creatures alike while solving puzzles and taking major decisions.Īfter the final credits, I realized that it's the journey that matters most and not the destination, so now I'm waiting patiently for another Unavowed game that will tell other stories about fantasy creatures, ancient societies and secret orders. Solving these cases and following the trail that the demon that possessed you left behind will get you closer to your objective: revealing the identity of the demon and its motives. Also, you can simply use detective skills to find out clues or just brute force when nothing else works. You can talk to ghosts and learn information about your case that you wouldn't have been able to obtain otherwise. Since each of your companion has different skills, all cases can be solved differently depending on your party's composition. Of course, these choice will only have a moral impact on the outcome, so you'll be able to finish the game no matter what. It's atypical for a point and click adventure game to allow players to make choices that will influence the story, but Unavowed does that very naturally. The story in Unavowed unfolds as you solve cases and meet fantastic creatures that are not necessary evil.
The Unavowed is an ancient society that struggles to protect the humanity against the evil lurking in the dark.Īfter meeting your first companions, a Fire Mage and a Jinn, a plan to found out the motives behind you being possessed by a demon is put in motion. The catch is that all puzzles in the game can be solved with any party combination, so there's no wrong choice when you decide who's going to help you solve your next case.Īlthough the game tackles a theme that Wadjet Eye is very comfortable with – the supernatural, Unavowed offers players an in-depth look at the underworld.
Also, four companions will help you throughout the game, but you'll only be able to take two with you at all times. When you start the game, you get to choose a male or female protagonist, and three playable origin stories (or professions).
Unavowed is a point and click adventure game with a twist. The Blackwell series, Primordia, Shardlight, and Technobabylon are some of the studio's best games to date, but come August 8 another title will join Wadjet Eye's solid portfolio: Unavowed. Developer Wadjet Eye is well-known among adventure games fans for its stellar titles that are just a pretext to discuss some of the humanity's biggest problems.
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