![]() ![]() Unavowed takes inspiration from Bioware’s RPGs in a variety of ways. You also recruit Vicki Santina (Arielle Siegel, who voices Kathy Rain in the game of the same name), a former police officer, with a very thick Staten Island accent who takes no bullshit. KayKay’s (Violet Young) a ten-year-old girl who loves teasing him and the mobile game Trollgate. You’ll recognize Logan’s abilities if you’ve played the Blackwell series, and he, too, is constantly accompanied by a spirit guide. This is someone who sees ghosts and helps them pass on to the afterlife in peace. The player and the character both have no idea about their past, which works eerily well at putting you in the character’s shoes for when you are confronted by past victims and start realizing what’s going on.Īs you progress in your journey you recruit Logan Brown (Logan Cunningham-yes, the incredible narrator from Bastion), a bestower of eternity. You go around New York City investigating different supernatural mysteries, all the while trying to piece together your past from sporadic flashes of memory. Kalash (SungWon Cho) is the head of the Unavowed, and he’s Mandana’s serious father, a blue, muscular Jinn.īecause of the possession you’ve become void touched, so you can now see what the mundane (non-magical beings) can’t, making you the perfect candidate for tracking down the demon that had possessed you and figuring out their plans. ![]() None are what they seem at first glance, Mandana (Sandra Espinoza) is a sword-wielding Jinn/human and Eli Beckett (Frank Todaro) is an accountant-turned-Fire Mage. New York City hasn’t had many supernatural crises in a hundred years, to the point where the group has dwindled to three before you join. A group of supernatural investigators and demon hunters with branches around the world. After having gone on a murderous rampage for a year, your character remembers nothing that’s happened nor can they go back to their normal life because they would be arrested immediately, so the exorcists offer them a job. Unavowed begins with your character (you choose a name, gender, and career) having a demon exorcised from their body by two people in an exhilarating introduction. The studio specializes in point and click pixel games, and while I consider several of them my favorites, Unavowed is the standout to me. ![]() The studio was created by Dave Gilbert who always designs, writes, and programs the games, and is one of my favorite Jewish creators. Wadjet Eye Games has been a favorite studio of mine since I first played Gemini Rue, a cyberpunk point and click. The mundanity of the setting combined with the fantastical characters and plot lines combine to create my ideal game. The characters are all beings that I enjoy interacting with and have knowledge about magical things that interest me. The urban setting of New York City, especially in the dark and rain, feels familiar to me even without being native to it. Certain things are like a comfort blanket to me, and this game is one. I come back to Unavowed every once in a while. Available on: Steam, itch.io, Nintendo Switch ![]()
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