We have spent many enjoyable hours together reading this book and moving through the richly textured landscape. And she doesn't mind starting over when she is overun by water beetles in the depths of Avalon.

"It's a good game, only one problem"
This is a good game with a lot of reading as well as action. You can pick every aspect of your character from skin tone, long or short hair to facial hair, and clothes to his attributes(alot more control on attributes than BG, which was horrid) The best part is it is like playing six games in one(6 chapters). My only gripe is installation. If you have an ATI video card, be wary. Even if you have DirectX 8, 8a, or 8.1, the game will install DirectX 7a over your newer version. This can corrupt directX and it will not work properly on any game. My parent's computer has a Rage Pro Turbo and DirectX 8.1 and is not dectected by this install program. My parent's computer will have to be reformatted and they don't seem too happy about it! I tried installing it to my own machine today after coming home from a long holliday visit(removing it from my parent's PC of course), my Voodoo 5 /w DX 8.1 had no problems. ATI's Radeon may not, but be careful you are taking a gamble.

"Diablo meets Baldur's Gate, at half the price"
When the huge budget RPG's rule all the media attention there are good smaller games that can go unnoticed. Siege of Avalon falls into that category. This is a lower budget title, but if what you want is a game that focuses on being FUN, especially if you seek a real tale of a grand scale, then this is one I highly recommend.

Good graphics (2D isometric, so even if you don't have the latest 3D card you can play a very good looking game), a variety of nice features, and probably the most well developed and original STORY I've seen in a long time.

Be prepared to read... This game doesn't use voice actors, and the conversations from hundreds of characters are interesting but plentiful. The company uses the line, "Played Any Good Books Lately?" and that is a perfect indicator of the way this game is designed. In one sense this is the most interactive book ever made.

This was originally released online as a series of downloadable "Chapters" (...). Now in this Anthology CD form they added lots of great new features and put the whole saga on a CD at a discounted price. This really is a good bargain. You should check out their web site online, the customer interaction is unprecedented, and you can come chat with thousands of existing fans of Avalon. Welcome to our world.

Lastly, got a friend interested in RPG but never quite got into the genre? This game has a tutorial in the User's Manual that combined with the very simple game interface makes for a great "First RPG" experience... Cool gift idea.

"Like playing a book!"
The best RPG I have ever played..better then Diablo I & II. It is like playing a great novel...lots of playing time. An RPGer must. Very reasonable at 29.95.

"Played any GREAT books lately!!!"
Wonderful experience playing this RPG! I felt like I was playing a GREAT book. There are 6 chapters ..each one better then the next. Diablo I/II are not in the same league with Siege of Avalon..and at (dollar amount) it is an unbelievable value....buy Siege you will not be disappointed!