How Immortals of Aveum Ducks the Chosen One Archetype

From well-worn fantasy settings like crumbling castles to dragon-like beasts swooping down from the skies to carry off unsuspecting victims, Ascendant Studios’ magic-filled shooter, Immortals of Aveum, isn’t afraid to trade in the tropes of the fantasy genre. But despite its inclusion of some standard staples of the genre, Immortals of Aveum wisely avoids putting protagonist Jak in an all-too-familiar box. While Jak’s Triarch Magnus powers certainly make him a formidable foe for the forces of antagonist Sandrakk, he never crosses the line into becoming the archetypical Chosen One character at the center of so many stories.