vga256 on Nostr: it's funny that in ~2000 when I first heard about avernum and spiderweb, i *knew* the ...

it's funny that in ~2000 when I first heard about avernum and spiderweb, i *knew* the artwork sucked but I couldn't have cared less. i was *so* into the world in the first 5 minutes of the game, wandering around unlocking doors and greeting strangers. the portrait artwork grew on me very quickly, and became familiar like an old sock with a hole in the heel