ile ▁II : ▁Cry stal ▁Sou ls . ▁Once ▁again ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁game ▁engine ▁enh anc ements ▁and ▁additional ▁plot ▁elements . ▁ ▁A ver num ▁ 3 : ▁Ru ined ▁World ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁reboot ed ▁game , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁plot ▁and ▁title ▁of ▁A ver num ▁ 3 ▁and ▁Ex ile ▁III : ▁Ru ined ▁World ''' ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁A ver num ▁series ▁have ▁frequently ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁pra ise ▁for ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁their ▁story t elling ▁and ▁game play , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁receiving ▁criticism ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cru de ▁graphics ▁and ▁game ▁engines ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁better ▁sound ▁effects . ▁ ▁Although ▁A ver num ▁is ▁an ▁ind ie ▁game , ▁it ▁is ▁never theless ▁compared ▁to ▁games ▁released ▁by ▁publish ers . ▁A ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁A ver num ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" not ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁league ▁as ▁current ▁R PG / R TS ▁products ▁[ in ] ▁the ▁market ". ▁Ne wer ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁however , ▁were ▁pra ised ▁for ▁having ▁much ▁higher ▁production ▁values . ▁ ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Just ▁R PG ▁review ▁of ▁sequ el ▁A ver num ▁ 3 ▁reached ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁conclusion . ▁Sc oring ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁an ▁ 8 8 %,