Voice acting and soundtrack-wise, Unavowed excels, as well, with emotive performances from the cast, and a great ambience imbued by the exemplary score. It only takes a quick glance at other efforts that have gone down the AGS route to realise Dave Gilbert has brought together an expert team that can make the most out of the ageing engine, bringing a certain level of class to the purposely retro-filled aesthetics. Graphically and aurally, there is no question how impressive WadjetEye's titles have become. The others in the team are Logan, a Bestower, who can send restless spirits on their way, and Vicki, a cop with a keen eye for detail, and a certain way of extracting information from witnesses. Mandana (a Djinn) and Eli (Fire Mage) are the two key members of the Unavowed, so at least one of them must always accompany the protagonist, which is good, as that little bit of nudging prevents too many dead ends being encountered, something that could have killed the enjoyment considerably. Hit a roadblock? Then perhaps another combination of characters can be utilised to get to the bottom of things. This leads to certain situations being solved in alternative ways, playing to the respective strengths of the team - fire use, sword-wielding, a sharp crime-busting mind, spiritually-inclined, and so on. Unavowed also boosts its replayability by introducing numerous playable folk, only two of whom can be used at any one time to accompany the main character. If you want to truly appreciate the excellence of the writing within, going through more than once is highly recommended. Each persona has a differing back-story that affects how various elements of the adventure play out, opening up the possibility of repeated play-throughs without boredom creeping in. The idea to start with is to create a male or female character from the opening stages, cleverly done so via branching conversation paths, introducing the two main partners at the same time. This is a carefully crafted narrative, followed by another, and another, giving players a wealth of options right from the off. Unavowed is multi-layered experience, so anyone thinking they can jump in, blaze through the story and be done with it will be disappointed.
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