"Schmal" Bites | Spiderweb Software's Legacy

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Brian Lynch

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Published on June 26, 2019 11:45:52 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Ml6JQQFc8

Game:

Nethergate (1998)

Duration: 31:28

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Disclaimer: Out of these games, only one, Avernum 3: Ruined World (2018), was given as a review-copy. Everything else is either a game I bought myself or played the demo (Nethergate.) I don't think this aspect affects my opinion, but I am making that information clear.

Spiderweb, Spiderweb, does whatever Jeff Vogel can; spins a tale (maybe thrice), dungeoneers just need apply—look out, here comes Mrs. Krizsan. (Between the morning delirium and my need to make that spoof, I couldn’t resist some good-natured fun!)

Anyway, having had been a slow adopter of Spiderweb Software’s games for what feels like a decade, I decided this video would be a great place to start this series of a more focused videos of games that wouldn’t suit my long-form videos. So, I came up with another series that will continue to make me question if I have a micro-fixation, “Schmal Bites.” However, don’t let that description fool you, as this video will cover ALL four series of games by Spiderweb, spanning sixteen (or twenty-five) games.

Table of Contents:

0:00 – 3:17 – Introduction / Background on Spiderweb
3:17 – 11:40 – Avernum Series (Gameplay 1/2/3/4)
11:41 –17:05 – Avadon Series (Gameplay 1)
17:06 – 24:59 - Nethergate: Ressurection
25:00 – 29:02 – Geneforge Saga (Gameplay 1 / 5)
29:03 – 31:28 -- Summary/Credits

If you enjoyed this video and want to get these games, you can visit Spiderweb’s Steam catalog or you can go to their website to go try out all their game demos:

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/spiderwebsoftware

https://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/products.html

Art assets by Ectodrool (@EctoDrool on Tumblr/Twitter) and Metal (@MetalKitty1 on Twitter), so if you liked their art go follow them or give them kudos.

Finally, here are some MLA Citations if anyone needed them because they need properly cited sources (YouTube doesn't allow brackets, sorry):

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/romanisation_article_01.shtml

"Genghis Khan's genetic legacy has competition." Nature News. Nature Publishing Group. 20 June 2019

https://www.nature.com/news/genghis-khan-s-genetic-legacy-has-competition-1.16767

Matthews, Rupert. The Age of the Gladiators: Savagery & Spectacle in Ancient Rome. Chartwell Books, 2005. pp 22-23 (Gauls), 51 -52 (Lanista), 67 (Female Gladiators.)

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