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Unavowed review5/17/2023 ![]() The fat has been cut, but that doesn’t mean Unavowed is a reduced experience. The difference here is that Wadjet Eye Games seem to have refined the formula, often coming up with clever takes on puzzles, and streamlining the whole experience to remove a lot of the associated tediousness. Unavowed features the same point-and-click gameplay the genre is famous for - the same kinds of puzzles, where you have to find items and use them in a specific way, and the same emphasis on exploration and speaking to multiple characters. So-can Unavowed be the gateway drug for new players into the genre? How appealing might it be to you? And, if you already love point-and-click adventure games, is Unavowed worth your time and money? Gameplay Sometimes the barrier to entry is a little high, the logic behind puzzles a little obtuse. Not everyone is into point-and-click adventure games. They establish a whole supernatural alternate world and establish a number of interesting characters. In no time - deftly incorporating everything into the gameplay-Wadjet Eye Games lead you through character selection moments, and unfurl the game’s interesting backstory. Unavowed quickly gives the impression of a confident game made by a team that knows what they’re doing. Taking on Ghosts and Demons in a Team – Busting Makes You Feel Good Unavowed was developed by Brooklyn-based Wadjet Eye Games under the direction of founder Dave Gilbert, who has been making and releasing point-and-click adventure games for over fifteen years. Soon you have joined them-soon, you’re investigating and unpicking the damage caused by your actions when possessed in a ten-hour adventure that takes place in a fictionalised New York filled with ghosts and other dark creatures. The two other figures are members of ‘The Unavowed’, an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. The way this is shown, along with a few other highlights, proves that this game is aimed at an older audience. For some, a magic staff might sound off-putting, a little childish, but this is not a childish game: you learn that you have been possessed by a demon, and you have done some horrific things-with a grotesquely high body count (soon to be depicted in more high-quality pixel art). Of the other two figures, one has a knife in your back and the other a magic staff in your face. You don’t remember anything and you’re confused as hell. ![]() The camera pans down to three figures on a rooftop, one of which is you: you are the one being exorcised. With the exception of the main character, the game is entirely voice-acted, and we hear some dialogue of what turns out to be an exorcism. ![]() The first shot is of a moody, blood-orange sky depicted in beautiful, high-quality pixel art (the resolution so high that the word ‘pixel’ seems redundant). The opening of Unavowed - a point-and-click adventure game first released in 2018 on Mac and PC and now out on the Switch - throws you straight into the action. ![]()
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