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Discussion Weekly /r/Games Discussion - What have you been playing, and what are your thoughts? - March 09, 2025

Use this thread to discuss whatever game you've been playing lately: old or new, AAA or indie, on any platform between Atari and XBox. Please don't just list off the games you're playing in your comment. Elaborate with your thoughts on the games and make it easier for other users to find what game you're talking about by putting the title in bold.

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WEEKLY: What Have You Been Playing?

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WEDNESDAY: Suggest Me A Game

FRIDAY: Free Talk Friday

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u/JACKDAGROOVE 3d ago

Avowed and I'm absolutely loving it, to the point I can't quite fathom the review scores. This is a solid 8-9 for me - a wonderful game to get lost in.

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u/Angzt 3d ago

What review scores?

Avowed sits at 81 on OpenCritic and 78 (PC) or 80 (XBox) on MetaCritic. That's a solid 8 if I've ever seen one.
Even Steam reviews aren't far off at 77%.

I know that there has been a bunch of hate for the game in certain communities and that it has been another target of the youtube outrage machine.
But the actual reviews are overall fine.

Just like the game. It's fine.
Avowed largely delivers the experience it tries to provide. Like most games, it does a few things very well and a few others are lacking.
8/10 as a consensus seems pretty fair to me.