About This Game Avernum is an epic fantasy role-playing adventurer set in an enormous, subterranean nation. Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival and wealth in the monster-infested darkness. You have been banished to the underworld, never to see the light of day again. The surface is ruled by the cruel Emperor Hawthorne, master of the Empire. All of the known lands are subject to his brutal command. Everyone who speaks out, misbehaves or doesn’t fit in is cast into the dark, volcanic pits of Avernum, far below the surface. There, you are expected to die, a victim of starvation, horrible monsters, or simple despair. But not all of the Avernites have surrendered. With magic and steel, they are forging a new nation deep underground. You can join them and fight for safety. Or freedom. Or, if you dare, revenge on the surface-worlders who tried to destroy you. Join your new countrymen, explore a huge game world, hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts, choose from hundreds of quests, and become the hero of the underworld! Key features Epic fantasy adventure in an enormous underworld. Huge outdoors, eighty towns and dungeons, and hundreds of quests. Three separate game-winning quests. Seek safety, escape or revenge. Complete just one or all three! Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any adventure out there. Hundreds of side quests and magical artifacts to discover. Rich game system with over 50 spells and battle disciplines and a multitude of beneficial character traits to choose from. 7aa9394dea Title: Avernum: Escape From the PitGenre: Strategy, RPG, IndieDeveloper:Spiderweb SoftwarePublisher:Spiderweb SoftwareRelease Date: 11 Apr, 2012 Avernum: Escape From The Pit Manual Activation Unlock Code And Serial Play this game! It has a wonderful grip on the world and a fantastic sense of exploration. You never really know what you'll find when you set off into the caves, and the combat system is robust enough to stay interesting. I cannot recommend it highly enough.. I really enjoy this game. It is a turn-based, isometric view (Diablo-style view looking down from above), single-player fantasy roleplaying game. Let me break that down:Turn-Based: While not in combat you move your party around exploring wilderness, dungeon, and city environments and interacting with various friendly and hostile NPCs (non-player characters controlled by the computer). When battle starts, the game goes into turn-based mode. People who like the fast and furious action of real-time games like Diablo might find turn-based combat to be slow and tedious. I like it because I can let my attention wander if need be or even walk away for a restroom break right in the middle of battle. It also allows for the formulation of tactics based on the battlefield conditions.Isometric View: Many RPGs in the 90s used isometric view. The view is from above and slightly at an angle like the Diablo games. It's nice because you get a kind of "god's eye view" of the game area.Single-Player: There is no multiplayer option for Avernum: Escape From the Pit.Fantasy Roleplaying Game: The environment is traditional "Western medieval style fantasy" (i.e., swords and armor and spells and fantasy monsters). There is a bit of a twist in that the game opens up with your being exiled via magic teleportation to a supposedly inescapable underworld where criminals and political prisoners are sent when they cause problems for the Empire.You can choose from a number of traditional classes (sorcerer, warrior, rogue, berserker, priest, etc.) or you can create your own classes. The pre-made classes are merely certain selections from the game's many abilities, skills, and powers available to characters both when they are created and as they level up. Selecting a pre-made class does not pidgeon hole your character because as you level up you can choose to improve any abilities, skills and powers.There are multiple difficulties to choose from ranging from beginner to nightmare. You can even change difficulty whenever you wish. So things are going to easy? Notch up the difficulty. Getting frustrated by how hard the play is? Notch it down.For $10 you absolutely cannot go wrong. This is a fantasy RPG in the tradition of 90s games. I used to play the SSI gold box D&D computer games and Avernum is a great game in the same tradition.. One of the best RPG's ever, has excellent pacing and you can fly through and read every box of dialog about every cave you run into or go spells a blazing and destroy the world if you want.. Avernum is a classic old school RPG. The game is massive, with lots of dungeons, encounters, towns and quests. Expect to drop 40+ hours completing it, if not more. There are multiple endings, and lots of plot. All in all, if you like detailed turn based RPGs in the classic mode, this is absolutely a game for you. on top of that, the low cost makes it an excellent buy, especiall considering the amount of time a playthough of this game can take.. The Avernum original trilogy are my absolute favorite RPGs of all time. Extremely good story driven game combined with open world from the start lets you pretty much do what you want. It has turn based combat and very simplistic graphics and no music beyond a couple small jingles you get (one at the game menu and the other during loading screens). Each game in this series will easily last you 80 to 100 hours each. The game lets you create a party of 4 characters at the start of the game. The characters have no discernable personality but that makes them easier to project yourself onto.All in all, you will not be disappointed with this game. Number 2 is also available on steam. Number 3 hasn't been remade yet. If you want to buy the original remake from the early 2000s you can get all 6 avernum games on GoG for under 10 bucks.ps: I only have about 40 hours on this game at the time of review, but I have played through the 2nd version of this game before, which is not available on steam. This version has some really good quality of life improvements like a quest log, free resting and resurrection of dead party members, as well as an easier to understand skill system.
homixmortmige
Comments