Immortals of Aveum’s Nocea Feels Like a Missed Opportunity

With its bombastic storyline and fast-paced action, Ascendant Studios’ magical shooter Immortals of Aveum carries many of the hallmarks of the FPS genre that so heavily inspired it. This includes the over-the-top set-piece sequences that have become a common feature of shooters, and over Immortals of Aveum’s 15-20 hour runtime players will encounter high-stakes scenes that feel like a magical mash-up of Call of Duty and Doctor Strange. Compared to this sort of amped-up action that is a near-constant feature of the game throughout, though, Immortals of Aveum’s Nocea mission feels strangely subdued.