
Avernum 4 is the first chapter in the Great Trials Trilogy, three games that tell the tale of your land’s struggles in the face of powerful forces that seek to destroy it.
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Avernum is one of the great tales of indie gaming, an epic series of fantasy role-playing adventurers 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. Avernum 4 is the first chapter in the Great Trials Trilogy, three games that tell the tale of your land’s struggles in the face of powerful forces that seek to destroy it.
Avernum 4 is an enormous fantasy role-playing adventure. Wander a gigantic world, full of multitudes of characters, hundreds of side quests, and traps, tricks, and treasure in every corner. Experience the life of an adventurer: the fame, the wealth, the hapless townsfolk begging you for help at every turn! This epic tale is guaranteed to give you weeks of entertainment, with an impossibly huge world that dares you to uncover all of its secrets.
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Languages: English
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93 hours, eh? I guess it's okay. Real talk, that is for real like 80-85 hours, I think I left the game on once for like a day while I went out. In the immortal words of Dadi Freyr, I ask Jeff Vogel "How does it keep getting better?". Actual review time, this game runs poorly on machines that were modern circa 2019. I ended up having to disable my second monitor and don't check the option to not let the game control your desktop settings, that way lies pain. And even with some slight interface lag (mostly in shops, inventory and training menus) this game keep me going for 80 hours or, let's face it, more. If this is your first time, or your first time since Exile, then go for one of the more recent remakes. Ruined World is a great jumping off point and it's where I started back in the 90's. If you've played them, and the remakes, and you're still hungry, this is a great way to spend your time and money. And if you got this in a humble bundle or Steam Sale then don't sleep on it, I have so far spent something like 250 hours in Avernum not counting what I logged in Exile back in the 90's and early 00's. It's like DnD if the DM never slept, the other players always did things that made sense and everyone was on board to play exactly the way you wanted to play.
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I'm a sucker for a good story. While the gameplay may not compare to the RPGs of late, there are a few fights that are genuinely tricky. I love the skill point management (though I miss the skill trees of yore) -- knowing better gear is JUST behind that locked door is so galling. But what shines through it all is the story. Jeff of Spiderweb Software knows how to spin a yarn. This is one of those fantasy lands I really wish was real ... its inhabitants are fascinating. NOTE: I've played through all 6 of the Avernum titles. A4 was my introduction to the series, and it's still one of favorite games. I happily purchased it again to support Jeff and his company's endeavors!
Amazing retro dungeon crawler. Satisfying sound design and art coupled with excellent story telling. Well worth the money.
Not the best from Spiderweb software, but still a good old-school RPG in a cool setting.
Pretty good game, need more time to check it out though.
If you have loved every Spiderweb Software game ever, then you will love this game. I'm not in a position to comment from another perspective.
there's something I really like about these games
The story is a great continuation of the rest of the Avernum Series! Even if you have not played through the previous games, this one offers enough exposition to stand out well on its own.
This somehow looks and plays worse than the three previous games that came before it.
用新的电脑,根本玩不了,打开必卡顿。不得已换了台旧电脑,勉强能运行。而且这一部应当是目前 avernum 6部里最老的,有一些设置非常让人头疼,就玩到根本不想玩了。这是以前玩 avernum 从未有过的体验。
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