Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist

While [b]Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist {A4 SotM}[/b] is from the same wonderful folks at Amaranth Games who gave us the earlier Aveyond series of RPGs, it is completely detached from Mel and her adventures. It is a well written, comedic tongue-in-cheek tale from the perspective of the imperfect Anti-Hero, [b]Boyle Wolfbane[/b]. In Amaranth Games' own words: "Boyle Wolfbane wanted to rule the world. He failed. [u]Miserably[/u]. Forced into retirement early, Boyle now spends his days arguing with haunted trees and scaring off the occasional knight. At least he still has Fang, his loyal storm wolf. Things could be worse. He could have been born a hero." Couldn't have said it better :D While I still am working my way through A4 SotM, I recommend it as a break from your run-of-the-mill serious RPGs. EDIT: There is a [b]"Strategy Guide"[/b] available as a DLC

I know I am too late for this but this sequel to aveyond is by far the best. It literally made me laugh at many of the jokes in game. Unlike the previous titles the maps are dense with activity, there is always something to do. I liked the graphics and UI improvement. The only thing i miss is sailing freely across the world and the world map feature

Just finished. Played it in expert mode. Took over 70 hours, and worth it. Very funny script, surprising turns of events, great characterizations. And not easy to win. This is one of the very best games I've played.

Finished Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist. A good RPG maker game in the style of the previous 3 games. This time focused on Boyle, a reluctant retired villain forced into saving the world (and his minion Fang). Little grinding required as long as you don’t avoid all enemies and the sidequests are ok-to-good. Includes both fairly simple quests and multipart quests that start near the beginning of the game and complete later; there are also some unmarked quests focused on the player noting NPC speech and remembering to fetch them certain items or go certain places. A bit too much backtracking with only moderate movement speeds and no player maps although the different zones / maps are simple enough that you don’t get lost.

Aveyond was right in the heart of the Indy RPG maker craze and Aveyond 4 continues a line of solid games. It's not really special or unique, but it does the usual things well. In Aveyond 4 the hero of your story is "Boyle The Horrible". Boyle is a retired villain living in a dark and spooky community for the former villains. But when his pet wolf is taken captive he embarks on a quest to save his faithful companion. The world may or may not be saved along the way. The story is well-enough told in cartoony way. I laughed and I've smiled and I've really enjoyed my time with the game. It isn't an emotional roller coaster, nor is it a literally classic. It's lighthearted, alot of the jokes landed for me, and theres just enough plot to keep me motivated. Mechanically, if you know RPG maker or classic JRPGs you know what to expect. So I'm not going to go deep into anything but just call out a few stand-out features good and bad. On the good side, every character is a completely unique playstyle. The main character charges special moves with normal attacks, the witch has MP, the white fox has unlimited use of skills, the paladin is all cool downs etc. It's a really cool system that m…

Great game, played this before and am replaying again its so much fun, lots of quest and things to find and do