Avencast: Rise of the Mage

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is an Action RPG with beat 'em up elements that follows a young wizard apprentice as he fights against invading demonic monsters.
 PC

 Avencast: Rise of the Mage is an action role-playing game only on the PC. It was developed by ClockStone Software and published by Lighthouse Interactive.
 
Features

  •  More than 50 spells.
  • 150 Unique Items to be found or bought.
  • Unique Action Combat
 
 Development
 Avencast began as a Diablo clone while also taking ideas form other popular games in the genre. It was the company's first game and was under development for close to four years. The team had little to no formal background in game development and only consisted of a few people.
 
Release
The game was released with a moderate reception, IGN gave it a 7.0 while Gamespot awarded it a 7.5.
 

Peaceful Country Side?
Peaceful Country Side?

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Uh!

Burn Baby Burn
Burn Baby Burn

Smells like Victory
Smells like Victory

Don't Cross the Streams!
Don't Cross the Streams!

Magic Missile!
Magic Missile!

There are 4 LIGHTS!
There are 4 LIGHTS!

Inventory = Management
Inventory = Management