I am not happy. I finally get a key and wake the princess. And the game is over. And the witch takes my key. and, I have to wait until august to get another piece of the game.[/b][/size]I don't get ship, or place key, or explore the rest of the land.

That's been explained. That was the most logical spot to split the game.

Yes. Any further, and something would have to have been done to block off the other areas accessible by ship.

King William is the son of Uthar. Interesting he was the prince in Av2 very cool. I was wondering who he was and the whole excalibur thing.

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Do we learn this in LoT? Or is it something we can learn in GoN? **Thinking I might have missed something.**

Anyways....

I liked the game- I very much enjoyed the first chapter, and though I wish it was longer, I understand that it was the most logical place to split it.

Disappearing corpses were nice, but what I liked best were the journal interludes. And I also really liked the fact that even though Mel is a "hardened thief" she also does really good deeds-- like buying the guy food, and finding the dog. That was all Mel, and not Stella. (Seriously, I don't want to get spiders for you! Ewww!)

No, I learnt it from badgering the admins XD

Siriusly though, since Uthar was Crown Prince, it is more likely that William is his descendant, unless he dies young. And since William and Edward exhibit more sword wielding skills than healer skills it's more likely that they're Uthar's descendants rather than Nicolas's.

Er... he will probably disappear in Gates of Night?

I hope so...it is kind of disturbing that he just lies there and that you don't even have the option of telling anyone in Thais that he's there. I guess he doesn't deserve a proper burial??

Maybe we have to wait for the shovel and we are supposed to bury him. [well, Mel and party...]

@Ashen_Eclipse: Errr...and having the wolves come and eat him isn't more disturbing?

yeah that makes a lot of sense. We didn't get a chance to have uthar in our party, but I'd expect him to be a better sword fighter. Edward is a very good fighter and I like that his sword of choice is excalibur, a very unique twist to things.

Yeah the dead merchant is kind of odd. It is strange that he stays there dead and all for a while. I wish he would disappear, maybe he will in gon.


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The dead merchant didn't bother me. It was how I remembered where the Red Rock Pass was.

I just finished it. God. I missed the Aveyond story! Cant wait for the Gates of Night one.

I loved seeing familiar names in WitchWood. That was super cool.

I also really liked that the dead creatures disappeared after clicked upon; let me tell you, that saves me alot of time and frustration.

I am a bit puzzled about the ending, however. But, I have faith in Amanda and her team. They usually do a super job and make our wait worth it.

I haven't read all ten pages of comments, so I'm probably going to parrot a few things.

I loved that the corpses disappear. In previous games, it starts to look like more people should pick up after their dogs...

The coolest attention to detail was that the chests I returned for were actually worth returning for. I was frustrated that by the time I had a lockpick in AV1, there was nothing in the locked chests I'd passed by that was worth collecting. In AV3, when I returned to the keep and other places later on, there was good stuff to be had and that made it more rewarding.

Didn't like: There was a moment in AV2 and AV3 that was similar. We have a healer in the party and several healing items, and we watch someone die. I think we left the merchant still alive to get his pass. First Aid anyone? Spells?

Liked: Lots of depth in the side quests is getting hinted at. Through the cutscenes we see much more character development.

The men in AV1 are pretty despicable for one reason or another. This time the girls are getting theirs, and the men are much more likeable. Galahad deserved a break. And, as an undead paladin I'm glad he's not just average, it makes sense that he's got some extra power. And Te'ijhal's not ridiculously powerful compared to the rest.

And our first healer that talks like she likes people! Dameon and Nicholas never did.

The maps seem to be inspired by AP. I loved AP for the maps, they were so much richer than AV2. I got lost! I loved it!

Liked: There aren't hundreds of spells to acquire - I only ever used a handful anyway. The combat is pretty much items and weapons. I'm also not constantly upgrading weapons and gear.

I like thieves that aren't just pathetic fighters. Mel gets some additional abilities, and I assume she gets more. Maybe assassination when she gets to Halloween Town? I live in hope.

There are several hints that she could become a magic user too; I'm not sure how that will play out but I'm holding on to my mandrakes.

I'm not left wondering if I should go back and play making all different choices. I had a dozen saved games of AV1 - one for each gift out of Aveyond, each guild, etc but then each choice meant hours of going over the same maps and fights. I like that this was a complete experience the first time through, and I'm not left agonizing over what I missed.

Hints of Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb is one of my favourite authors, and Prof Gray reminded me of her work.

The ending is very like the ending to AP and many books at the start of a trilogy. I can live with it, because I know there is more coming later.

Didn't like: The start of the game and the canoe were a little distracting. It took away from the reality that the game is actually not that linear. Put vampires at the gate to Harburg when I'm escaping, and I won't go back. Mel told me off for several of my choices, and I like to make my mistakes.

Loved: technically the cleanest game I have bought from Amaranth yet. Virtually error free, no crashes, no games lost, no getting trapped. Much more thoroughly developed and tested.

At the 500th fight mark, the combat theme in the other games gets on my nerves, but the choice is always just turning off all the sound or listening to everything. I like the music associated with each new area, it just bothers me that you reach Level 80 and you happen on a spider and the theme music attacks you for the millionth time. I found the combat theme was much less irritating this time around, and I've left the sound on.

I loved it overall! I played right through.

I want to add my vote to the "love it, wish it was longer" crowd. However, I do understand the logic in releasing the game in chunks. People don't have to wait for the entire game to be complete in order to play and your well-deserved income is a little steadier instead of flood-or-famine.

I also think AV3 Ch.1 is the best Aveyond yet.

Forgot another new feature that I love. In AV1, I really stopped buying new gear for the secondary characters and I never really played with them. "Dance with the one you brought" because you couldn't try new characters without costing another levels. I used the AV2 level goodie just to play with everyone, but it felt like cheating.

Now, Stella sits outside of combat and I don't need to activate her for her to heal the party at the end of a fight. I get to play with anybody, any time I chose. I love that change.

Also great upgrade to have more than four attackers at a time. I think the most I had was seven.

I also would like it if we could have more than 4 active party members, but that seems to be the norm for most games like this. The onscreen characters would have to be smaller I suppose in order to have more than 4. I like how in this game you don't have to have the level up goodie cave to have your characters in reserve at the same level. This would have been nice in av2 for the battles emma has to do in seri.

I am delighted with AV3. The Aveyond series is the only RPG games that I have ever enjoyed. AV3 is also the first game that I have played without a walkthrough, tho I have needed a few hints from the forum.

Delivering the wine helped me know where next, cute idea. I am on my second playing since I missed the catacombs on my first go. I also found my first and second goodie caves this time.

The graphics are awesome and I like the disappearing corpses so I don't forget if I have searched the body. My favorite graphic is the floating cloud shadows in Sinoa Plains. I did find the ending abrupt even when warned by the forum.

The chapter concept does not bother me, the wait for chapter 2 does I am an over 65 female so not sure if I fit the demographics, but I think AV3 is a great way to spend some time.

I have only played the first bit of CH 1 so far I like but I am stuck at Ghaldearh( vampire Town incase you couldn't make the connection sorry istinck at spelling and remembering stuff)