Review If you enjoy it deep and long, you'll like Geneforge 5

[Disconnected]

Thanks. Grabbing the G1 demo now.

When it comes to Voegl's game series, which would you say is the best? Geneforge? I'm in the mood to invest some time in one.

I'm not sure there's a best, but I prefer the Geneforge series. If memory serves, Vogel himself thinks Nethergate is his best game.

 

[Thrasher]

Nice thing about Avernum 5, was that it was less about window dressing, and all about the gameplay and story. You don't see that focus very often.

 

[Applegate's Breasts]

Wasn't Blades of Avernum a financial fiasco? I doubt he'd risk working on a sequel to that.

Yes, it was. It put Spiderweb almost out of business. As mentioned, the next game will be Avernum 6. After that Vogel will start on the mysterious new setting and the accompanying game. IIRC Vogel said that designing each of the past settings provided him with new insights about the act of world creation so I'm really curious what he will come up with now that can start from scratch.

Was he trying to do a NWN thing revolving around community-made content or just provide an update to Blades of Exile since it was next in line in the series?

 

[Andhaira]

Uhmwherre does it sasy that BoA was a disaster? If that were true Avernum 4 would never have been made, since all people who buy avernum games would have bough BoA anyway.