▁the ▁review ▁concluded , ▁" Bottom ▁line ? ▁Graphics ▁don ' t ▁make ▁the ▁game . ▁Despite ▁lack ▁of ▁animation ▁and ▁ 3 2 - bit ▁graphics , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁top - not ch ▁R PG ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁love ▁to ▁see ▁more ▁of ▁in ▁today ' s ▁market ." ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁received ▁more ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁A ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁review ▁at ▁Game ▁T unnel ▁for ▁A ver num ▁ 4 ▁commented ▁that ▁" l ots ▁of ▁thought ▁[ was ] ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁background ▁story , ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁itself ▁seems ▁very ▁solid ." ▁ ▁Re action ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁series , ▁A ver num ▁ 6 , ▁was ▁reason ably ▁positive ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁story line . ▁Ind ie R PG s . com ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁game ▁that ▁lives ▁and ▁dies ▁by ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁its ▁writing , ▁and ▁the ▁writing ▁is ▁pretty ▁good ", ▁while ▁not ing ▁that ▁" it ▁la cks ▁a ▁certain ▁level ▁of ▁pol ish ". ▁IT ▁Re views ▁commented , ▁" As ▁long ▁as ▁you ▁can ▁get ▁past ▁the ▁a est het ics , ▁A ver num ▁ 6 ▁is ▁a ▁comp elling ▁slice ▁of ▁old ▁school ▁role - play ing , ▁which ▁is ▁well ▁designed ▁on ▁the ▁character ▁development ▁and ▁combat ▁front s ." ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁runner - up ▁on ▁" Ind ep endent ▁R PG ▁of ▁the ▁Year "