In a world of wizardry, wonder and untold mystery, you must undertake some of the most diverse quests to hone your skills in spell casting, weaponry and melee combat. Your martial skills are soon put to the test as demonic monsters descend upon Avencast, turning the academy into a state of chaos and destruction.
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Avencast is very much about as middle of the road as you can get for an action RPG game. Its got a plot thats fairly basic, combat that feels fun but unspectacular and world building thats at best... ok.
Unfortunately thats all I can really say with this game. Its fun enough while you play it, its not a very long game either but will you remember anything about it afterwards? Probably not.
Unfortunately thats all I can really say with this game. Its fun enough while you play it, its not a very long game either but will you remember anything about it afterwards? Probably not.
Full review over at my website: https://www.nepikigaming.com/reviews/avencast-rise-of-the-mage/
''The area where Avencast suffers the most is an inconsistent pace–the story goes by like a bullet train, but the gameplay feels like a slow chore. Personally, I think a slower pace to give more attention to world-building and the characters would definitely help in that regard, but that would only solve one problem. Areas are massive, but not in a good way. They are often empty, with rewards for exploration often feeling disappointing due to gear never feeling like that much of an improvement–if they are an improvement to begin with. What also doesn’t help is that some enemies can feel like genuine damage sponges, with a combat system that can potentially be uninteresting as I never had to worry about dying when casting spells from a distance as that was the magic school I specialized in. Changing skilltrees is possible for sure, but points spent are in no way able to be refunded so experimentation comes with a risk. That said, I definitely don’t think Avencast is a bad game at its core. While areas are massive, they did often have fun puzzles to offer for the invested gamers checking every nook and cranny. And while it wasn’t a story that deserves an oscar, it was one I could laugh at due to how cliché it is.''
''The area where Avencast suffers the most is an inconsistent pace–the story goes by like a bullet train, but the gameplay feels like a slow chore. Personally, I think a slower pace to give more attention to world-building and the characters would definitely help in that regard, but that would only solve one problem. Areas are massive, but not in a good way. They are often empty, with rewards for exploration often feeling disappointing due to gear never feeling like that much of an improvement–if they are an improvement to begin with. What also doesn’t help is that some enemies can feel like genuine damage sponges, with a combat system that can potentially be uninteresting as I never had to worry about dying when casting spells from a distance as that was the magic school I specialized in. Changing skilltrees is possible for sure, but points spent are in no way able to be refunded so experimentation comes with a risk. That said, I definitely don’t think Avencast is a bad game at its core. While areas are massive, they did often have fun puzzles to offer for the invested gamers checking every nook and cranny. And while it wasn’t a story that deserves an oscar, it was one I could laugh at due to how cliché it is.''