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Spiderweb Software has released two new screenshots for the upcoming Avernum: Escape From the Pit. Currently in development, the game is a "ground-up rewrite of Avernum" which will include a new engine and new graphics. As in the original, Avernum: Escape From the Pit follows the adventures of individuals exiled to a mysterous underground realm.

Spiderweb Software returns to its epic creation, to tell a story of imprisonment, rebellion, and the struggle for freedom against overwhelming odds. Avernum: Escape From the Pit is the first chapter in an Indie fantasy role-playing saga, the tale of desperate exiles and their battle for survival and a land to call their own.

Avernum: Escape From the Pit features:

• Epic fantasy adventure in an enormous underworld.
  
• Huge outdoors and eighty towns and dungeons.
  
• Three separate game-winning quests. Seek safety, escape or revenge. Do just one of them or all three!
  
• Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any adventure out there.
  
• Dozens of side quests and hundreds of magical artifacts.
  
• Rich game system with over 50 spells and battle disciplines and a multitude of beneficial character traits to choose from.

Story:
You have been banished to the underworld, never to see the light of day again.

The surface is ruled by the cruel Emperor Hawthorne, master of the Empire. All of the known lands are subject to his brutal command. Everyone who speaks out, who misbehaves, who doesn’t fit in is cast into the dark, volcanic pits of Avernum, far below the surface. There, you are expected to die, a victim of starvation, horrible monsters, or simple despair.

But not all of the Avernites have surrendered. With magic and steel, they are forging a new nation deep underground. You can join them and fight for safety. Or freedom. Or even, if you dare, revenge on the surface-worlders who tried to destroy you.

Avernum: Escape From the Pit is planned for release before Christmas.

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[clocknova]

This will be the third time I've played a variation of the same game, and still I cannot wait!  There aren't many AAA titles I can say this about.  Keep your Dragon Age 2's; give me Avernum!

[Frost]

Aw, c'mon Jeff... one remake is enough for a while. Considering what a blast I had with Nethergate and Avadon, I wish he'd deviate from Avernum/Geneforge a bit more, as I thought the two of those were his most gripping, unique-feeling stories/experiences.

Don't get me wrong, while I never was much of a fan of Geneforge, I loved Exile/Avernum. But contrary to clocknova, a third remake/reimagining/whatever you want to call it feels a little AGNTSA to me, especially after so many Avernums (Avernae?).

[the Battle Cat]

I think the deal is that those of us who never played it, and with modern systems that can no longer play it, can now play it.  I'm interested in getting it.

[Sargiel]

I've still not had time to play through the Spiderweb games I've got - so by the time I do I'll probably be on these latest remakes