Aveyond
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A Great Alternative to Hidden Object Adventures
Out of all of the games offered on Big Fish, "Aveyond," by Amaranth Games, is my favorite. After playing dozens of hidden object adventures, it was very refreshing to see a game with a different objective. Instead of freeing lost souls or escaping the grasp of a mad doctor that runs an insanity ward in the middle of nowhere by finding items that seem quite useless when one aquires them, the object of this game is to fight monsters using a turn-based combat system reminiscent of games of the 1990s.
The main character, Rhen, is a girl from a small village on the western continent. She saves a mysterious woman, and is given her ring just before the annual spring time festival. Not long after, Rhen is whisked away to Galarah, where she is sold as a slave. There, she learns of her unique and powerful gift, and starts on a quest to save the world.
The controls for the game are simple and intuitive. ENTER or SPACEBAR picks up objects, selects options or objects, and begins and advances dialogue. The arrow keys move Rhen or one of her party members around the screen. The mouse may also be used as an alternative to the keyboard. This simple interface is one of the biggest assets to this game. Some other key features are the simple, familiar, yet fascinating story.
The main character, Rhen, is a girl from a small village on the western continent. She saves a mysterious woman, and is given her ring just before the annual spring time festival. Not long after, Rhen is whisked away to Galarah, where she is sold as a slave. There, she learns of her unique and powerful gift, and starts on a quest to save the world.
The whole concept of a chosen one that saves the world is tired, but here it works very well. The story is not cluttered or contrived, but clear and simple, with charming characters. Although the world is in mortal danger, bright, colorful graphics capture the wonder and beauty a fantasy is meant to have. Side quests do not detract from the story, but enrich and add depth to an otherwise linear story.
One thing that is very nice about this game, compared to others in its genre, is the ability to see and avoid monsters and save whenever you are not involved in a fight. Another great feature is the difficulty settings that range from easy to hard. Even in easy mode, battles do require some strategy, so be careful!
All in all, this game was great. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who seeks a hidden object or point and click adventure game alternative.
December 3, 2011
Aveyond 1
You control a party of characters exploring and on missions to accomplish. You fight battles and grow in strength, experience and money with each battle. You can return to towns to recover health and purchase stronger weapons and armor. You can pick different skills at the beginning to provide randomness to your character. You can also pick and choose who is in your party. Different characters have different skills, experience and weapons they can use.
Most of the story and tasks are non-liner. You must save yourself often to restart when you get killed.
Length
Long ? several hundreds of hours
November 29, 2011
Classic, my FAVORITE game
This is a classic old-school RPG, an amazing one, at that. I'd give it a shot if you like adventure storyline games, at least the demo, and if you're not hooked by then... well, then good day to you.
November 19, 2011
RPG Adventure Game
Just loved this game and the characters. Found it to be fun and challenging at the same time. The first in a series of Aveyond adventures which I highly recommend if you like rpg games. I found the graphics very good music too. The story line was wonderful IMHO....
November 26, 2011
One of the Best...
...adventure rpgs on the market right now. An extremely engaging story, fun characters, and lots of monsters; everything that makes up a good rpg. For the most part the monsters are just the right level of difficulty for the area you're playing in, although bosses sometimes seem much too difficult! But the challenge is what makes it more fun. There are a few bugs in it, but nothing a simple restart didn't seem to fix. In the end though, it's an amazing game that leads to an amazing series. Anyone who likes this is guaranteed to like the other titles in Aveyond.
December 1, 2011
My first RPG game
This game got me hooked into the entire genre of RPG-Adventure games. After the first hour trial period I couldn't get my hands on the full edition fast enough. Great storyline, engaging characters, delightful humor, added to a good challenge plus plenty of side quests. A+ This game rocks!
December 3, 2011