Well I just played it,
I found it sort of diabloish, the controls were rough but user able.
the game play was ok and easy, glowing spells and all the illusions were standerable to a point. a bit too much. Effects are getting over the top these days. ;)
I didn't mind it as a demo, I'm not to sure if I'd buy it.I may purchase it once its in the bargain bin.
Demo Download Link ----->filefront.com (http://files.filefront.com/Avencast+Rise+of+the+Mage+v109+Demo/;9491660;/fileinfo.html#)
Site link ----------->http://www.avencast.com/ (http://www.avencast.com/i)
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