Am I being facetious?

This all made it quite funny when the voiceover later described the studio as “ego-less”.

We did get on to Immortals Of Aveum itself, although to start with even that was quite Robbins-centric.

Jak, main character in Immortals Of Aveum, looks into the camera as his eyes and face tattoos glow blue

The different flavours are blue, red and green.

One of them is Gina Torres!

In swooping-camera cinematics Aveum is giant fantasy world.

General Kirkan, played by Gina Torres, throwing up a blue magical shield in Immortals Of Aveum

Also there’s an ongoing war, called the Everwar, over the control of magic.

So far, so fantasy, right?

When was the last time you saw a fantasy world that wasn’t in peril?

A wide shot of The Wound, a huge hole in the ground in the world of Aveum, setting for Immortals Of Aveum. The land around is threaded with huge ley lines of different coloured magic.

Really that’s one of the huge points of appeal for me."

“, to actual dragons in big set pieces.

Though Aveum is big, the levels themselves look fairly linear, with some wiggle room.

A cinematic shot of the Ever War, a huge battlefield with flashes of coloured magic on the ground and dragons soaring above, from Immortals Of Aveum

Despite the fantasy setting, Aveum is closer to home than you might think.

“That sort of got me on a quest to represent a lot of endangered species in North America.

And yet my biggest take away is one man’s name.

Throwing up a magic shield and firing through it at a giant fiery enemy in Immortals Of Aveum

Which is another reason the video left such an impression on me!

On top of that, the preview sold said idea as unique!

A hearstopping work of genius the like of which the world has never seen!

A close up of the brace on Jak’s arm that channels his magic in Immortals Of Aveum, as he pulls his arm back to unleash a spell

I’ll have to play it before I believe the hype.

And that’s fine, I’m excited to have a go.

It feels like an odd one to stake your name on, is all.

An enemy leaps at Jak’s raised magical shield in a screenshot from Immortals Of Aveum