✓ Shared with Blightstone: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
Avencast: Rise of the Mage is an action RPG game developed by ClockStone Software. The game combines the elements of a beat-em-up, quest and puzzle games.
###Plot
A young mage is brought up by an old wizard and is sent to Avencast wizardry academy.
Where it drifts furthest from Blightstone: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Blightstone.
It predates Blightstone by 16 years, with what that implies technically.