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3 Pillars of Avium

The main take away is for players to proactively pay attention and keep your head in the game of life. Don't be passive. Don't follow herd-mentality unless you have a community of positive influences.

1) Interactivity - Avium sets you up to pay attention to the world and read between the lines to figure out what's going on. There are hints, collectibles, Easter eggs, tricks, clues, lore, abilities, and details that are straight up given to you. Understanding the double-meaning to what you're given is key to understanding Avium and what it's trying to warn you of despite the superficial glamor and tech meant to distract you. Don't take anything at face value. Nothing is free. If something is given to you, there is a cost or payoff. Yes, you have magic, but there's a reason for it. As with anything, you should be questioning why certain things are happening, why certain things are said, or why certain things are normalized, and how they got that way, in every dialogue, every pop-up, and every cutscene. There are answers to everything you're seeing and hearing if you have a careful eye and patience. In fact, there's no other way to unlock the rolling credits and Avium's Official Ending if you're not paying attention during a significant and brief moment.

2) Exploration - As much as possible has been given to you through the use of tutorial messages, lore in-world, and NPC dialogues. But a majority of your arsenal/abilities, allies' motivations, and world order are not directly explained to you, but instead revealed to only the most curious. Explore as much as possible. Avium is designed for deep enough exploration not only in-world through linear and open-world levels, but also in your NCI Menu through the 'Database' and 'Controls' tabs that you'll get a full understanding of the world without having read the sci-fi trilogy this game is based on. The Tutorial Level at the beginning of the game covers the basics, but since this isn't Jake's first rodeo, it's up to you to research your arsenal and come up with the perfect tactics and weaponry to breeze through enemies with ease, go on the full-assault, take them by surprise by utilizing the stealth aspect, or remaining neutral by camouflaging with your main opposition GAMMA and experiencing different reactions from your would-be enemies. 

3) Combat - Along the lines of Exploration and Interactivity, Avium is also designed to give you immense choice in how you fight enemies. While Enemies and Bosses are not overly complex, every choice affects common enemies and bosses differently, from treating them like cannon-fodder with one-hit-kills, to being bullet-sponges. With the Rank 4 GAMMA officers, depending on your choice, they can almost be mini-bosses with how apt they are and pursuing you and how well their shielding holds up against certain weapons. But on the flip side, more than one of your tools will absolutely wreck them in one blow!


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