While the game drew some criticism from certain camps for being a more streamlined RPG than previous Spiderweb games, for the most part the response was a warm one on all platforms. After that, you’ll begin your regular work, though I use the word ‘regular’ very liberally.Īvadon: The Black Fortress released on Mac computers on the last day of February of 2011, with a PC version following in May and the iPad version coming in June. Upon finishing your task, you’re allowed to finally meet Redbeard, who seems at least as jovial as he does scary. You’ll get your first whiff here that something is suspicious about Avadon. You’re sent down into the dungeons to try to recapture them or at least find out where they might have gone. There’s been some kind of attack, and prisoners have escaped. You play as a new recruit to Avadon, and your first day is a doozy. Those who serve Avadon have permission to break the rules of the Pact if it is deemed necessary, and you know the story is going to have its fun with that. He and his forces are charged with protecting the Pact, acting as sort of a fantasy police force. At the center of it all is the fortress of Avadon, ruled by a powerful, seemingly ageless man by the name of Redbeard. The forces of the Farlands represent the greatest threat to most of the other nations, so an uneasy Pact is formed to hold them back. Like most lands worth their salt in an RPG, this one is divided up into various nations who don’t have the friendliest of relationships with each other. Vogel’s blog, but suffice it to say, the enigmatic, powerful character of Bluebeard proved to be the seed of Vogel’s new game’s world.Īvadon is set in the continent of Lynaeus. You can read the specifics of the story at Mr. He and his wife had gone to a one-act Hungarian opera called Bluebeard’s Castle, which itself was based on an old French folktale. We aren’t always privy to where developers draw their inspirations from, but in this case, Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb revealed it in a developer diary for the game on his blog. For the first time in almost 10 years, it was time to put together a whole new world and story. The story is planned to span three games, and with the third one most likely coming later this year, it seemed as good a time as any to take another trip back to where it all started.Īs the first decade of the 2000s came to a close, Spiderweb’s Geneforge series had been wrapped up and the developer was putting the finishing touches on the sixth and final game in the Avernum series. Instead, that honor goes to Avadon, which kicked off a completely new story and setting. While Avernum is a remake of Spiderweb’s first game, 1995’s Exile, it wasn’t the first experience iOS would have with the developer. The short version is that Spiderweb is largely a two-person independent developer that has been making RPGs since the mid-90s. It was almost a year ago exactly that we featured that developer’s Avernum: Escape From The Pit HD ($9.99) here in the Reload, and I’d recommend heading back and reading that, if you haven’t already, to get some background information on Spiderweb Software. Today, we’re stepping back into the world of Spiderweb Software’s RPGs with a look at Avadon: The Black Fortress HD ($9.99). Let’s all wish my iPad a safe trip to the iPad hospital and a quick recovery, yes? He’s worked awfully hard these last couple years. They are not very exciting, but it is what it is. I haven’t been able to fix it or keep it on long enough to get my screenshots off of it, so I had to just start a new file and grab some shots from early in the game. I was very deep into my replay of this week’s game a couple of days ago when, suddenly, my iPad developed a habit of restarting itself randomly. We’ve been lucky so far, but I suppose a technical problem had to mess with my schedule sooner or later. You can do that by commenting below, posting in the Official RPG Reload Club thread, or by tweeting me at You might not see it soon, but I will add your suggestion to my master list, so you’ll be able to look forward to seeing it someday.įirst of all, I have to apologize about the screenshots in this week’s article. I try to present a balanced plate of RPGs from week to week, but if you feel like I’m missing something important, please let me know. It’s a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their place in the overall iOS library, and to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow. Each week, we take a look at an RPG from the App Store’s past to see how it holds up in the here and now. Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the weekly feature where beards beat dragons every time.
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