Editing Exile (1995 video game series) (section)

==Reception==
Reviews described the ''Exile'' trilogy as a "throwback" to old fashioned role-playing games, with deep, complex gameplay and simplistic graphics.<ref name="cgsp_73" /><ref name="cgw_159" /><ref name="avault" /> <!-- ''[[PC Gamer]]'' wrote that ''Exile: Escape from the Pit'' "offers an easygoing point-and-click interface; pleasant, if unambitious, graphics; ... literate prose; and a vast scope".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}"offers an easygoing point-and-click interface; pleasant, if unambitious, graphics; ... literate prose; and a vast scope".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} --> ''[[Computer Games Strategy Plus]]'' rated ''Exile: Escape from the Pit'' three and a half out of five stars, calling it "one of the year's best shareware games." The reviewer dropped a half star for its "primitive graphics" but found the game addictive and recommended it to veteran players "hungry for good, old fashioned fantasy role-playing games".<ref name="cgsp_73">{{cite journal |title=Exile: Escape from the Pit | journal=[[Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |last=Backer |first=Andy | date=December 1996 | page=145 |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. | number=73 }}</ref> ''[[Inside Mac Games]]'' rated ''Exile'' four out of five, calling it an [[Ultima (series)|Ultima]]-style role-playing game that required "patience and thoroughness" and had slightly "cheesy" graphics and sound.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Bass |first=Dan |date=April 1995 |volume=4 |issue=3 |title=Review: ''Exile'' |publisher=IMG Publishing }}</ref> ''Inside Mac Games'' named ''Exile'' as runner up to ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest]]'' for the best role-playing game of 1996.<ref name=img1996>{{cite journal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980218053537/http://www.imgmagazine.com/issues/vol5_issue2/p5.html | url=http://www.imgmagazine.com:80/issues/vol5_issue2/p5.html | title=1996 Games of the Year | author=IMG Staff | date=1997 | volume=5 | issue=2 | archive-date=February 18, 1998 | journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] | url-status=dead | access-date=August 14, 2019 }}</ref>

''Inside Mac Games'' awarded ''Exile II'' 4 out 5 and said that it carried on ''Exile''{{'s}} tradition as "truly a high quality Shareware game".<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Bass |first=Dan |date=April 1996|volume=4 |issue=4 |title=Review: ''Exile II''|publisher=IMG Publishing }}</ref> A subsequent ''Inside Mac Games'' review said ''Exile II: Crystal Souls'' had "a size, scope and depth of plot unmatched in Macintosh role-playing games."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Saha |first=Bobby |date=November 1996|volume=4 |issue=11 |title=The Shareware Gallery |publisher=IMG Publishing }}</ref> ''Exile II: Crystal Souls'' was an honorable mention for ''[[MacUser]]''{{'}}s award for the best [[shareware]] game of 1996, behind winner ''[[Escape Velocity (video game)|Escape Velocity]]''.<ref>{{cite journal| title=The 1996 ''MacUser'' Shareware Awards |journal=[[MacUser]] | date= October 1996 |last=Wasson | first=Gregory | page=115 | volume=12 | number=10 | publisher= Ziff-Davis Publishing Company }}</ref><ref name=sharewareawards>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010220135153/http://macuser.zdnet.com/mu_1096/handson/shareware.html | url=http://macuser.zdnet.com:80/mu_1096/handson/shareware.html | title=Hands On; ''MacUser'' Presents the 1996 Shareware Awards | date=October 1996 | author=Staff | work=[[MacUser]] | archive-date=February 20, 2001 | url-status=dead | access-date=August 14, 2019 }}</ref> <!-- and received a 5 out of 5 star rating from ZiffNet.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} -->

''Computer Gaming World'' said that ''Exile III: Ruined World'' appears at first to be "a shareware game with primitive graphics" but reveals itself to be a "remarkably deep" traditional role-playing game with deceptive complexity. The reviewer praised the "well written and witty" [[Non-player character|NPC]] dialogue and elegant interface.<ref name="cgw_159">{{cite magazine |title=Exile III: Ruined World | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |last=Green |first=Jeff |authorlink=Jeff Green (writer) | date=October 1997 | page=150 |publisher=[[Ziff-Davis]] | number=159 }}</ref> [[Emil Pagliarulo]] reviewed ''Exile III'' positively for the ''[[Adrenaline Vault]]'', rating the game four out of five stars and calling it an "engrossing, thoroughly entertaining [...] epic computer role-playing game" with simplistic presentation and "enormous depth".<ref name="avault">{{cite web |title=''Exile 3'' PC review |work=[[Adrenaline Vault|The Adrenaline Vault]] |last=Pagliarulo |first=Emil |authorlink=Emil Pagliarulo |url=http://www.avault.com/reviews/pc/exile-3-pc-review/ |access-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615162049/http://www.avault.com/reviews/pc/exile-3-pc-review/ |archive-date=2011-06-15 }}</ref> ''Inside Mac Games'' rated ''Exile III'' 4 out of 5, saying that despite superficial similarities to previous games in the series, "enough new features, situations and challenges" would keep newcomers and veterans interested. The review concluded that ''Exile III'' was "more of the same old thing: inexpensive, challenging, interesting, exciting and entertaining."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Gillette |first=Bill |date=January 1997|volume=5 |issue=1 |title=Review: ''Exile III''|publisher=IMG Publishing }}</ref> ''Inside Mac Games'' called ''Exile III'' "huge" and "highly detailed", with quality graphics, "an elegant interface", and "one of the largest and most detailed worlds and plots a fantasy role-playing game has offered".<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Saha |first=Bobby |date=January 1997|volume=5 |issue=1 |title=The Shareware Gallery |publisher=IMG Publishing }}</ref> ''Exile III'' received the 1998 [[ZDNet]] Shareware Game of the Year award, selected by the editors of [[Ziff-Davis]] magazines ''[[FamilyPC]]'', ''[[PC Magazine]]'', and ''Computer Gaming World''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=1998 ZD Shareware Award Winners | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | date=October 1998 | page=37 |publisher=[[Ziff-Davis]] | issue=171 }}</ref>

''Inside Mac Games'' awarded ''Blades of Exile'' 3 out of 5, calling it "a nice, solid CRPG" that offered value for money and ran bug-free. The reviewer found the introductory scenario lacking in story, with too much repetitive combat and "plot-checks that have the potential to really aggravate".<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Inside Mac Games]] |last=Carmien |first=Edward |date=July 1998|volume=6 |issue=4 |title=''Blades of Exile''|publisher=Inside Mac Games}}</ref>