Just finished my first playthrough!

[addtolibrary]

I loved my time with it. It's not flawless, but I'm hard-pressed to name any specific flaws. The combat is great, the story is compelling, the companions are well written, the scenery is gorgeous, and the loot is a-plenty. I played dual-pistols, and now I think I'm going to start a new run with either bare fists or wand/grimoire. I hope you all have as good a time with Avowed as I did :)

[Diomed]

I'm near the end of the third area and I agree with you 100%. Question, how long did it take you to finish the game first time through?

[The Seventh Son]

Just finished this morning on Gamepass. Clocked in about 50ish hours, and I did every thing but some treasure maps. Did a Dex based GS parry build. Had an absolute blast going through with it.

Got my second character made up, planning on mainly using DW Wands, but having a grimoire and something (haven't decided the weapon yet) as back up for fights that need a little extra umph.

[RJM]

I'm going slow and scouring every area for hidden secrets. 40 hours in and just finishing area 2. Loving it.

[BOT Cecil]

I did one complete playthrough and another partial one. reloaded just before the point of no return and created another build.

Combat is amazing. Played most of the game as a full on fire mage and it was insanely satisfying. My respec was a dual wield pistol/mace with insane stun and bear summoning. I just love how flexible the rpg system is.

The dissapointing part was the choice impact on the main story and companions. No matter what you do, the game plays out almost the same. And no matter how bad you treat your companions they will never leave you (with one exception at the end of the game).

Overall a good game but it could have been so much better.

[Crix]

Annoyed with some of the characters, the combat felt stiff. Everything else is your typical game play for a fps. I do enjoy the world design, the quest are interesting and keep you hooked, some are a little questionable and shouldn't be in the game at all and was clear on the political drive behind it. I liked the pace of the game, NPC's are very static and don't do much, just looks out of place.

[addtolibrary]

Originally posted by Diomed:

I'm near the end of the third area and I agree with you 100%. Question, how long did it take you to finish the game first time through?

maybe 35 hours? I took my time through most of it but sped through the last area as my gaming ADHD was getting the better of me. I plan on doing more thorough exploration on my second play through. I did a bunch of side quests and explored the first areas quite a bit though.

[DigiAngel]

OP how many hours total? I've seen 26 hours for completionists.

[addtolibrary]

Originally posted by DigiAngel:

OP how many hours total? I've seen 26 hours for completionists.

I put in 35 but I certainly didn't do everything. I did most of the first few areas, and skipped quite a bit in the last few areas to save myself stuff to do for a second playthrough. There's a lot more exploring that I could have done.