Anya Chalotra Isn't Only Connection That Netflix’s The Witcher and Unknown 9: Awakening Have In Common. Both Turned out to Be Average
Action adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening is receiving mediocre ratings from reviewers. The game stars actress Anya Chalotra, who plays Yennefer in the Witcher series from Netflix.
Update (October 18)
Action adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening debuted on the market. You can buy it for $59.99 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 4/5 (PS Store), Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S (Xbox Store). On Valve's platform, the game has so far enjoyed little interest (via SteamDB), with only 29% positive reviews.
Original message (October 17)
It seems that actress Anya Chalotra, who plays the role of Yennefer in Netflix's The Witcher, will not save the action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening. The game from Reflector Entertainment receives mediocre ratings from reviewers, who point out its numerous shortcomings.
At the time of writing this message, the PS5 version of the discussed title has 17 reviews on Metacritic. The average rating is 64/100, which is a fairly average result for an AA project that started being developed before 2020. As an interesting fact, it can be added that Netflix's The Witcher has the same average rating on that review aggregator – 64/100 (based on 62 expert reviews). Perhaps then Anya Chalotra is unlucky to appear in mediocre titles.
Unknown 9: Awakening - selected reviews
- Checkpoint Gaming - 8/10
- God is a Geek - 7.5/10
- GAMES.CH - 7/10
- Push Square - 7/10
- PSX Brasil - 6.5/10
- Shacknews - 6/10
- Noisy Pixel - 5.5/10
- Worth Playing - 5.5/10
- GamesRadar+ - 5/10
- GamersRD - 4/10
Even though the game doesn't receive too many unequivocally positive reviews, they do appear. One reviewer listed the game's pros as "a likeable cast" (probably referring primarily to Anya Chalotra) and the game's fun combat and stealth systems. Another critic also highlighted the decent combat, adding the exploration and fun villains to the strong points.
Reviews definitely more often highlight the negative aspects of Unknown 9: Awakening. The game has been criticized for having a number of technical flaws, unbalanced gameplay, and a lack of humor in the dialogues, all of which ultimately make it an "outdated and flawed" title that would be well-suited to the PS3 era. Moreover, some people point out the unengaging plot.
Unknown 9: Awakening will debut on October 18, 2024 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. For the standard edition of the game on all mentioned platforms, you have to pay $59.99. The Deluxe version costs $59.99.
Unknown 9: Awakening - minimum PC requirements
- Processor: Quad Core 3.6 GHz
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB VRAM)
- RAM: 12 GB
- Disk space: 55 GB (SSD)
- DirectX: 12
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Unknown 9: Awakening - recommended PC requirements
- Processor: Six Core 3.4 GHz
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB VRAM)
- RAM: 16 GB
- Disk space: 55 GB (SSD)
- DirectX: 12
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit)
