Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mists

Developer: Amaranth Games, LLC

Publisher: KOMODO

Platform: PC (purchased from Aveyond Studios)

Total time played: 35.3 hours

100%ed? N/A

Recommendation: This is one of those things where you have to play the other games in the series to appreciate this one. As a standalone, though, I imagine it'd go over well?

Original Steam review:

Verdict: Recommended

Pros:

excellent art, both for backgrounds and characters
quirky characters and NPCs
intriguing story that can be very unpredictable
on-point humor when you do and don't expect it
you can romance select people in your party
many throwbacks and references to previous games and characters in the Aveyond series
simple controls
militant squirrels
combat is intuitive but can be challenging if you don't know what to expect

Cons:

you do have to grind on occasion (unless you're on the easiest setting)
there is a version of fast travel, but it still takes a significant chunk of time to get from place to place
some sidequests are unnecessarily convoluted (but only a few)
doesn't appear to have much replay value
bears
Te'ijal's sprite still doesn't match her appearance

I originally bought this from Amaranth's website when it first came out and I received a free Steam key as a result. I haven't yet completed the game, but it's definitely worth the money - especially if you've played previous games from the Aveyond series!