![]() ![]() You’re not scrounging around for items for example. Instead, much of the Avernum setup just flows right along. Back in the day some classic games could be cumbersome. Avernum’s aesthetic feels like home.īest of all, I don’t find Avernum 2 to play clunky at all. That feeling of leafing through campaign materials is there and it just draws you in even more. The setting also adds so much rich lore and interesting locations that it feels like a classic role playing adventure from source books I loved in the 90s. Avernum is a subterranean land that in a way brings back memories of Ultima Underworld. At first I thought it would just be an okay adventure to take, but now I’m completely hooked! The game has a very tabletop gaming aspect to it, including lots of narration text as you wander through the catacombs of the underworld. I’ve been playing Avernum 2: Crystal Souls which doesn’t require playing through the original to enjoy. They sort of have an Ultima appearance and that just adds to the charm. ![]() I’m sure there are ways to get the classic version to run just fine, or perhaps it does already, but it’s great to see these titles being updated for current machines but still keeping the wonderful style that Spiderweb Software introduced in 1999 with Nethergate. The original Exile was remade into Avernum in 2000, and then again in 2012. In fact, it’s actual a product of that decade, revamped. The original top down RPG Exile: Escape From The Pit was released in 1995! Like some of my friends, I’d just assumed that Avernum was a newer series that played off the old retro style of the 90s. Somehow, as a long time PC gamer, I missed the Exile series. ![]()
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