Now that those of us who use a PC have had a chance to play A4 I have some questions. What do you think of the differences between the Avernum Triology and Avernum 4? Having played a lot of Geneforge I was able to adapt to the changes easily but if someone had only played the Avernum games the differences would be a shock.
What do you like and dislike?
I really do like the portal system, saves a lot of running around.
I really don't like the lack of a Charactor Editor.
I really do like the grid lines in combat. They help me not move to far and lose a turn.
I really don't like how dark the dungeons are. I have to play with the brightness setting on my monitor all the time.
I really do like when the bad guy dies you automatically get the money. That way if I don't see anything else I want I don't have to pick up stuff to get it.
I really don't like the lack of selection in the icons for my players, there used to be more. You can't even change the small image separate from the larger one any more. I am not even counting the color change part, I never use it.
I really do like the way the map shows the boxes with question marks so I can find people again. In a game this big I can't remember where everyone is in every town.
So what do you think? What do you like about the new format?