Exploration also feels great, with fun traversal and plenty of secrets.

But simplistic combat and rote side quests keep it from excellence ... complete with piratical touches like aquamarine coves, ...

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A good RPG lurks beneath Avowed’s mycelium-covered surface, but Obsidian’s latest suffers from a static world and a lack of consequences.