Posted on: August 10, 2018
rob.liefeld
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"Back atcha!"
Rejoice! The high lord or urban-fantasy has graced us one again with an excepional piece of art! Hurray! But seriously, for the one's who like Dave Gilbert's work, I think this is one of his best. Not AS good as Blackwell (than again, not many games are), but comes pretty close. His strength lies in creating memorable characters and scenarios in an evironment he clearly loves, with a touch of magic. All in all, a brilliant story in a very streamlined game, which actually connects to the Blackwell series. The artwork is beautiful, the music is great, and the "choice-based" gameplay actually has some outcomes within, and doesn't feel nearly as manipulaitve as any Telltale game I played recently. Now, let's talk about some of the few problems: The most frequent criticism: the "silent protaginist". It not only makes sense in a practical level, but from the very first scene, it shows that it might make sense in a conceptual and narrative level - and it does. The protagonist, being a blank slate is part of the story. It works this way. The other characters, while mostly lovely, imaginative and well defined, tend to fall back to their "defining trait" and talk in circles about it. A bestower who happens to be an ex alcoholic? Half of his lines refer to his old drinking habits. We get it. We can move on. A fire-mage? He'll talk about fire a lot more than needed. The worst culprit is Vicki the cop, who cops like no other, and cops day and night and always and only cops like there's no tomorrow. Did I mention she's a cop? The puzzles and interface are so streamlined, I never really had to think once about solving problems. The game had a great flow, but harder tasks would've lead to greater feeling of accomplishment and a stonger connection with your character. The animation in the game is a little uneven - making the more dramatic moments a little silly looking here and there. Despite all these issues, The Unavowed is still one of the best adventures of recent times.
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