Aveyond 3-4: The Darkthrop Prophecy

Best of the series IMO. Combat got a lot better. Spells actually matter. And you will run into large enough groups that their AoE will be even more favorable. There is some planning beyond Trip boss -> Normal attack everything unless a heal is needed. Gear can be hard to gain like the 3rd game. Expect to farm a lot if you want to keep your gear up. And sometimes you'll have to. Not something I'm too fond of. This isn't an MMO that is gated by heavy farming. Some is OK. But it shouldn't be a chore in this kind of game. There is almost no easy travling in this game(you get a ship and a dragon, which have very limited places they can stop and moslty only exist because you can't get to the other places without them.). Which can be a pain as you go back and forth quite a bit between places. With larger monster groups and a harder time to gear up you can end up finding yourself fighting a lot of pointless battles. Not a horrible thing. It just gets to me a little after having to grind an area, I just want to avoid all of it after that. Questing can be a pain. The creater has gotten very good at hiding areas. Which I like. Only thing I dislike about the hiding is the chests. You'll walk past a lot of blue chests before you get the key to open them. Kind of makes all the exploring feel unrewarding knowing you'll have to do it again. Topped off with the grinding. Overall once you get used to the grinding(or just take the gold goodies cave and save yourself the headach) you'll find a very well polished RPG. Playing all 4 chapters shows how they've progressed in their understanding of making these games. I know I put a lot more negative than positive. But I really hate grinding when it feels like a chore. >.<