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I like Avernum and Exile just as much as anyone here, but was there a real reason for Jeff to create a almost-clone-like game to Exile? Just wanted to ask because I wonder about it day and night. Well... not really. IMAGE(wink0000.gif)

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Xian Skull-
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Because some people play a game for graphix, others for the sake of strategy/fun...and Avernum has both!

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quote:
Lifted from the Avernum website:
Why did we decide to rework Exile? Well, we love that old game, but, the truth is, it's not so popular anymore. It's just too crude and old, especially compared to our newer work. The sad thing about that is that the game contains a lot of really good design. That's why we decided to do Avernum. We felt, simply, that Exile deserved a lot better.

?Alorael, who couldn't have said it better himself. Whether Jeff's assessment is accurate or not is a personal opinion, but that was his motivation.
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Not to mention that it was probably a lot less work than creating a new game, and gained nearly as much (if not more) money. IMAGE(smile000.gif)
(I say it was probably less work because the engine already existed, and so did nearly all the text. In fact, there are some Avernum areas where you can still find references to Exile. LOL)

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I'm glad about Avernum IMAGE(smile000.gif) ..<<
I couldn't play Exile, when I tried the demo. After avernum, the Exile graphics seemed to be so horribly confusing flat - I lost any desire to enter that 2D world ...
But I can imagine Exile as a great game, if one is familar with the old design.

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I suppose so. Imagine in a bunch of years having Warcraft III Reign of Chaos be remodled in 4-D, or whatever new crap they get.

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Xian Skull-
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i thought time was the fourth dimension...

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In that case it is already 4-D. Whoah! That was fast! AMAZING.

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I am surrounded by imbeciles.

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You only JUST noticed that TM?

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I like to say quack because I can, I like to say moooo because I can, but I don't like saying ergle flmp because I can never pronounce phenomenon first try.

In conclusion, quack, moooo and phenonemenonmenonnon... Oh Poo.

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i was all over him.

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You're surrounded by a bunch of self important people too

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