Number 144
Avalon
YS Top 100: 91
It's not every day that you get to fly around as a projection of a cross-legged sorcerer, but Avalon lets you do just that.
Your task is to explore a vast network of rooms and caves to eventually reach the High Temple of Chaos, and to do this, you control a wizard's projection, rather than the wizard himself. You start with a spell to move around the level, but can collect other spells to do things such as freeze enemies, collect items and unlock chests and doors. The controls take a bit of practice to get used to, but thankfully when you run out of energy, you start in the opening room with the game in the same state as before - since the wizard doesn't actually die, due to it being a mere projection. As a result, the game offers an engrossing challenge which can take a long time to finish.
I get the complaints that some reviewers made at the time regarding the controls (selecting your spell in particular seems to be the opposite than you'd expect), but with a little practice and a bit of common sense, it's not actually that problematic. Avalon is a good example of just how much you could fit into a 48K game, as there are so many rooms to explore and enemies to avoid. Not sure I'll have the patience to play through the whole thing, but I appreciate the ambition.
16K - No
48K - Yes
128K - Yes, sound is slightly higher pitched
Comments
Post a Comment