It is very interesting to watch both Eschalon and Avencast. Eschalon went the route of shareware while Avencast found a publisher and is trying both retail and direct download. A look at the forums seems to suggest that Eschalon is having an easier time of it than Avencast. Avencast has 419 registered users vs Eschalon's 571. This is in spite of the fact that Avencast has been available longer. Eshcalon has 467 posts in the main forums vs Avencast's 186. Just watching forum activity, Eschalon has about 15 people in it at any given time while Avencast has about 5.
What do you think this means? Is Eschalon more popular because it's an old-school game available for multiple platforms? Do you think Avencast made a bad decision in trying to go through a publisher? I've never heard of Lighthouse Interactive. I wonder if Avencast has grounds for a lawsuit. The game is supposed to be out in retail and I haven't seen it anywhere. I live in a large city (St. Louis, Mo) in the United States. Another factor may be that because Avencast is more of an action game, people may not post as much about it.
According to some of the folks in the forums, Avencast is a pretty well written game. It's not a crpg but it is a nice Hexxen, Nox, Darkstone type of game with a variety of puzzles and riddles to break up the action. My personal experience with Eschalon is that it's a great first effort that matches the works of the Super-Indie Jeff Vogel.
Any thoughts?
What do you think this means? Is Eschalon more popular because it's an old-school game available for multiple platforms? Do you think Avencast made a bad decision in trying to go through a publisher? I've never heard of Lighthouse Interactive. I wonder if Avencast has grounds for a lawsuit. The game is supposed to be out in retail and I haven't seen it anywhere. I live in a large city (St. Louis, Mo) in the United States. Another factor may be that because Avencast is more of an action game, people may not post as much about it.
According to some of the folks in the forums, Avencast is a pretty well written game. It's not a crpg but it is a nice Hexxen, Nox, Darkstone type of game with a variety of puzzles and riddles to break up the action. My personal experience with Eschalon is that it's a great first effort that matches the works of the Super-Indie Jeff Vogel.
Any thoughts?
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