Combat is fun and interesting in Avowed -- but surprisingly for an Obsidian game, the story and characters are not.

They marveled at the ability of ancient humans who managed to produce extraordinary obsidian axes with no protective equipment. Most Stone Age axe workshops were previously known to create flint ...

with a more flexible system than past Obsidian games that allows players to mix and match weapons and magic across both hands, offering combinations like wielding an axe in one hand and casting ...