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Re: The trouble with Avernum

From The World of _Izz_ <jfwalby@gmaill.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Subject Re: The trouble with Avernum
Date 2025-10-27 10:54 -0500
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Zaghadka wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:13:47 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, sion F2
> wrote:
> 
>> Main problem with Avernum appears to be that it is not well-received.
>> Pearls before swine.
> 
> Yeah, it's based on the 90s' "Exile" series, so it is very old school
> gaming. I'm afraid CRPG has moved on from that style.
> 
> I love the game, though.
> 
All the new RPGs look like Icewind Dale under a microscope to me. I bet 
they all focus on orcs trolls and goblins too.
-- 
Throw ddown yer umbilical noose So I can climb right back

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The trouble with Avernum sion F2 <sionf2@drum.cc> - 2025-10-27 05:13 -0500
  Re: The trouble with Avernum Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-27 10:17 -0500
    Re: The trouble with Avernum The World of _Izz_ <jfwalby@gmaill.com> - 2025-10-27 10:54 -0500

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