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Originally Posted By: captain_video Hype doesn't last long on Steam. If a new game has weaknesses, regardless of its genre, the player community will pick it apart pretty fast. Bastion has been extremely well-received, whereas From Dust has been pretty thoroughly trashed since its release due to its very short length, limited gameplay options and draconian Ubisoft DRM (something the publisher fibbed about in pre-release promos). I meant that Avadon is probably being overshadowed by other similarly priced indie games that have much more of a "wow" factor that they might not have otherwise. For instance, despite all the negative "community" attention on From Dust, it still is right at the top of the sales charts both at Steam and other services like Direct2Drive. Meanwhile, Avadon is already gone from the Top 20 after three days. That said, I still hope this thing is doing well for Spiderweb as I have no idea what the actual numbers of copies they have sold so far.

I think there's also the potential to gain new long-term fans. Someone who might previously not been sure if he would enjoy this type of game would hesitate at the price tag, even with the demo. But if he buys Avadon off Steam as an impulse and likes it, he might consider purchasing future Spiderweb games even if they are more than $10 next time. The only kind of downside is the timing, as two other indie games came out the same week on Steam (From Dust and Bastion) and both of them come with a lot of hype behind them and a very distinct art style.