A new video game is on the cutting edge of interactive storytelling, though in some ways its still behind stories written in the 1970s.

VINCENT ACOVINO, BYLINE: Avowed is a classic fantasy role-playing ... ACOVINO: The best role-playing games, like most art, hold up a mirror. Vincent Acovino, NPR News. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

It’s only the beginning of March but 2025 already has some bangers worth spotlighting, including real standouts like Split Fiction and Avowed, so we decided to start compiling the best games of ...

Given Avowed's nature as a first-person fantasy ... A big tip of the hat to the game's art team; this is one of the most colorful and vibrant games I've ever played. The same can be said for ...

and Avowed Should Be the Next Grounded is a cartoony, all-ages game with a fairly simple art style, so it's somewhat surprising that it has a Photo Mode, but Avowed does not. Sadly, there's no ...

Avowed takes the opposite approach and is better ... A big tip of the hat to the game's art team; this is one of the most colorful and vibrant games I've ever played. The same can be said for ...