Game News Siege of Avalon Anthology bursts forth

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Siege of Avalon Anthology

Siege of Avalon Anthology is now out on both GOG for the DRM free version or Steam. Both offer a release discount of 20% off. Wow, this thing takes me back. I remember playing this decades ago. Anyway, here's some juice:

BUILD YOUR OWN CHARACTER
Play as a fighter, scout, or mage, and choose from hundreds of pieces of weaponry and armor to customize your character's appearance and abilities. Learn different skills and spells to try various play styles. Add members to your Party or drop them as you advance through the game.
PLAYED ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?
Dive into the story of deception, treachery, and heroism through rich dialogues and in-game tomes. The game was designed with the idea of being a new type of book that gives a feeling of full immersion into its fantasy world.​

There's a "remaster" I can get behind.

 

[felipepepe]

I liked the setting of being trapped inside a castle under siege, and it had a cool armor system, full of layers, but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

 

[Roguey]

but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

Lionheart's twin, huh?

 

[Darkozric]

I liked the setting of being trapped inside a castle under siege, and it had a cool armor system, full of layers, but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

You accuse the game cause it's not the storyfag adventure that Disco Elysium is and at the same time, you praise like a little girl, Chinese autism like Tale of Immortal which guess what? It's a 2d bullethell Diablo clone shitty roguelike.
Has anyone serious here played this to give us a serious opinion? Is it worth the time? I don't trust this fake idiot above.

 

[Young_Hollow]

but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

Lionheart's twin, huh?

You've played that too?

 

[Tacgnol]

I liked the setting of being trapped inside a castle under siege, and it had a cool armor system, full of layers, but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

Might be my memory, and nostalgia googles, but when I played this about 15 years ago I don't remember the later chapters being that bad.

I was always disappointed they never made a sequel.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

I played it when it originally came out. I remember enjoying it, but you're talking nearly 20 years ago so I don't remember specifics. It honestly wasn't until I read the "Played any good books" tagline that I remembered getting it and playing it.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

So is this turn based?

 

[Elex]

I remember how much i loved the layer armor system at the time.

 

[mindx2]

Oh yeah, now I don't have to upload my boxed version disk I promised someone here I'd do months ago...

 

[Elex]

well i tried it and it aged really bad, today there is too many alternative options. Still the armor sistem is interesting: armor pieces that can go in different layer, you can wear 2 pants, etc etc.. cool stuff, but hardly the reason for replay it.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Holy fuck. I didn't know Bjorn Lynne had music composed in this game.



Well, I see two long playthroughs and a quick review:


Just a random part of playthrough; albeit a 2017 old one

 

[Contagium]

Reminds me a bit of Inquisitor. Grabbing this.

 

[JRIz]

Definitely does not feel like a Diablo clone. This is like saying Divine Divinity is a Diablo clone, only even less in this case. All chapters are great. The first two are an introduction into the setting. Third, fourth and fifth focus on the three character classes, respectively (e.g., third chapter is most fun with a warrior). Sixth chapter is the finale. There are several plotlines which extend through multiple chapters and there are always new characters to talk to. In fact, always talking to everyone is a central part of the gameplay loop because it's not always clear how to advance some quests. Probably not a storyfag game per se but it has a great setting and the dialogues are functional. The in-game main character has three separate journals, one of them illustrated, where he interprets what's happening around him. Very enjoyable to read after something important has happened. Combat is in real-time but fun. Not much C&C as far as I remember.

 

[Boomer_007]

Siege of Avellone

 

[Joggerino]

Bursts forth?

 

[Zeriel]

I liked the setting of being trapped inside a castle under siege, and it had a cool armor system, full of layers, but only the first chapter is worth playing... after that it abandons most of the NPCs & storytelling and turns into an extremely shitty Diablo clone :/

You accuse the game cause it's not the storyfag adventure that Disco Elysium is and at the same time, you praise like a little girl, Chinese autism like Tale of Immortal which guess what? It's a 2d bullethell Diablo clone shitty roguelike.
Has anyone serious here played this to give us a serious opinion? Is it worth the time? I don't trust this fake idiot above.

I played multiple chapters back when it released and you had to choose which ones you wanted. It was ala carte, and each later chapter was aimed at a different archetype. i.e, the mage path was much more magical and focused on that aspect than the others. The whole game was very experimental and they were clearly figuring it out as they went along. I enjoyed it as a whole and I disagree somewhat, there were storybeats in later chapters and I didn't find it to be false advertising or anything, they were fairly cheap as far as I remember so maybe he was disappointed by the scale of the chapters.

I'm not sure how I'd feel about getting it now, but it was highly enjoyable for me back then. Also, I can say, the music is AMAZING if you're into that comfy oldschool feel. Reminds me of Betrayal at Krondor's lo-fi medieval "warmth". If nothing else, listen to the soundtrack.

 

[MicoSelva]

I recently found my boxed copy of this game. Seeing "anthology" in the title I faintly hoped there were some sequels or expansions, but it seems like this is the same content that was released previously. Still, good release.

 

[flabbyjack]

Reminds me a bit of Inquisitor. Grabbing this.

Ahh, a man of taste and distinction.