Avowed

6 out of 10. Not a bad Skyrim simulator. Overall, I liked the game and I don't regret playing it. From a gameplay perspective, the game doesn't add anything new, it's all old stuff. There was one bug where I got stuck in the textures and couldn't get out, and if you explore more, I think you can find more bugs like that. There was also a problem with the spell casting circle, it's terribly designed, you can't always aim where you need to. There's nothing particularly new about the plot either, but there is one thing! In this game, there are no good or bad choices, you always have to choose between two things that combine both good and bad, which definitely adds more depth and interest to the plot. Because of this, I will definitely remember the game and will sometimes recall the plot. If you are a fan of the genre, then playing this game on relaxed is definitely worth it, but it can quickly become boring. If not, and you are not interested or do not want to spend more than 40 hours on a mediocre game with an interesting plot, then you can safely pass it by.

I had high hopes for "Awoved," but it turned out to be about as romantic as a trip to the dentist. The graphics looked like they were last updated in the early 2000s, and the dialogue was so cheesy it could be mistaken for a pizza shop menu. The love interests had all the charisma of a wet sock, and the gameplay felt more like a punishment than a delightful experience. If you're looking for a game that kills time, this one will certainly do that-but your brain cells might also file a restraining order against you. Save your money and go play something that doesn't make you question your life choices!

As a big fan of RPGs such as Fable and Dragon Age Origins, this game came out of nowhere as a very pleasant surprise.

• Beautiful atmospheric world.

• So much fun to discover.

• Good gameplay with a lot of variety in weapons and abilities.

• Swap between 1st and 3rd perspective with the push of a button.

• Intriguing story with interesting characters.

• Lots of freedom in choices with dialogues and events.

• Atmospheric music and very good audio.

Especially the combat is one of the best I've encountered in a RPG. Speaking about the 1st person pov. But game is also very playable in 3rd person. I loved switching between pov on certain locations and situations.

Tried it on Gamepass and after a few hours I bought the premium edition by my local store.

Truly one of my favourite new game since Lies of P.

Seems like the ones who build this world and the ones who filled it with these characters and bad dialogue are two different teams. It feels like the potential of the beautifully created world is not met due to bland dialogue and corpo lunchtalk npcs.

Some levels are pretty nicely designed while most of the side missions are empty and generic.

The graphics are really spot on, the cities feel good but are lacking flair. It's a world that can be filled with major updates in the future hopefully.

For a game that was at first designed to be live-Service - it should've probably stayed on that path.

The game is technically and mechanically good, it plays well and it does not have irritating mechanics like stamina loss while exploring or weapon decay that makes them need repair.

... but the writing, oh god the writing and storytelling!

The absurd amount of made up words that we have to memorize to just keep track of what's being talked about is appalling!

Then sometimes different words spoken by different people have the same meaning and we are supposed to keep track of all this convoluted internal structure just because a character one time said that word.

The amount of interruption in the game just to spit a meaningless dialogue in our face is also absurd. After a few hours I just stopped even reading and skipped everything because it was just time lost, it amounted to nothing.

Mind you, I have the suspicion that all the interactions with "the voice" will decide the ending of the game, but they irritated me so much that at this point I'm more eager to get it over with than to care for how the game end.

EDIT: After finishing the game I have to say the writing is even worse than I thought just because it has no actual influence on what happens, it's literally hours of mindnumbing armchair psychology that does nothing but change the slideshow at the game's epilogue.

There are 5 or 6 choices that have minor gameplay consequences, the rest of the dialogue can be skipped and the player would see no difference.