Avernum V

The Good

• Lengthy dungeon crawl, lots of combat encounters
• Decent game mechanics, turn-based combat
• Best balance of the second Avernum Trilogy
• Decent writing (what there is of it...)

The Bad

• Dated but functional graphics
• Not as many tactical options as there could be
• Small party size of four characters
• Individual combat encounters aren't exactly epic
• If you've played the previous Avernums you'll feel you've seen it all before...
• Light on story

The Bottom Line
The game is definitely worth playing, especially since you can get all three games in the second Avernum trilogy in a bundle for a good price. It's possible the game places too much emphasis on dungeon crawling and not enough on plot and character interaction, but it's not a big deal.