<s>
Exile	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Vogel	O
of	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
titles	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
III	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
revived	O
in	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
to	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
series	O
are	O
2D	O
graphics	O
and	O
basic	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
had	O
simple	O
textures	O
,	O
colours	O
and	O
outlines	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
replaced	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
with	O
Exile	B-Application
IIIs	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Exile	B-Application
II	O
onward	O
,	O
characters	O
can	O
have	O
their	O
traits	O
and	O
race	O
configured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Town	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
people	O
,	O
purchase	O
from	O
shops	O
(	O
provided	O
they	O
have	O
enough	O
gold	O
)	O
,	O
train	O
the	O
characters	O
(	O
provided	O
they	O
have	O
sufficient	O
gold	O
and	O
skill	O
points	O
)	O
,	O
find	O
sub-quests	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
items	O
(	O
from	O
Exile	B-Application
2	O
onward	O
,	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
stolen	O
)	O
and	O
enter	O
Combat	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
trilogy	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
sees	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
newly	O
created	O
characters	O
thrown	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
above	O
into	O
the	O
subterranean	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
Exile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
meets	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Empire	O
for	O
the	O
wrongs	O
it	O
has	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
peoples	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
become	O
a	O
rallying	O
point	O
around	O
which	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
who	O
desire	O
vengeance	O
gather	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
energies	O
into	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
strike	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
cruel	O
Emperor	O
of	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
manages	O
to	O
assassinate	O
Emperor	O
Hawthorne	O
in	O
his	O
throne	O
room	O
,	O
banish	O
the	O
demon	O
king	O
Grah-hoth	O
who	O
was	O
becoming	O
a	O
significant	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
,	O
and	O
secure	O
an	O
escape	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
Exile	B-Application
game	O
follows	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Empire	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
recognise	O
the	O
threat	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
pose	O
and	O
begin	O
sending	O
their	O
army	O
down	O
into	O
Exile	B-Application
in	O
huge	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
matters	O
worse	O
,	O
unknown	O
barriers	O
of	O
energy	O
are	O
sprouting	O
up	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
sometimes	O
aiding	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
helping	O
the	O
Empire	O
who	O
can	O
afford	O
the	O
losses	O
much	O
more	O
easily	O
than	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
party	O
of	O
characters	O
meets	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
causing	O
the	O
barriers	O
sprouting	O
up	O
in	O
Exile	B-Application
and	O
go	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
the	O
unknown	O
race	O
to	O
negotiate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
more	O
successful	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
Vahnatai	O
joins	O
with	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
to	O
drive	O
out	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Vahnatai	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
turn	O
the	O
tables	O
on	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
successfully	O
repulse	O
their	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
trilogy	O
takes	O
place	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
Exile	B-Application
II	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
in	O
Summer	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
preparation	O
has	O
taken	O
place	O
and	O
now	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
are	O
ready	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
selected	O
few	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
scouting	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
the	O
expedition	O
members	O
 '	O
orders	O
from	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
,	O
the	O
members	O
are	O
asked	O
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
to	O
help	O
save	O
the	O
surface	O
from	O
its	O
blight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
bring	O
the	O
Exiles	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
together	O
as	O
allies	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
short	O
scenarios	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
trilogy	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
editor	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
scenarios	O
,	O
which	O
need	O
not	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
game	O
world	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
meeting	O
places	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
of	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
community	O
are	O
the	O
official	O
company-hosted	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Vogel	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
game	O
content	O
for	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Exile	B-Application
games	O
also	O
came	O
packaged	O
on	O
a	O
CD	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Exile	B-Application
Trilogy	O
CD	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
described	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
trilogy	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
throwback	O
"	O
to	O
old	O
fashioned	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
deep	O
,	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
and	O
simplistic	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
rated	O
Exile	B-Application
:	O
Escape	O
from	O
the	O
Pit	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
shareware	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
rated	O
Exile	B-Application
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
Ultima-style	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
required	O
"	O
patience	O
and	O
thoroughness	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
slightly	O
"	O
cheesy	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
named	O
Exile	B-Application
as	O
runner	O
up	O
to	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Strategic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
said	O
that	O
Exile	B-Application
II	O
:	O
Crystal	O
Souls	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
size	O
,	O
scope	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
plot	O
unmatched	O
in	O
Macintosh	B-Device
role-playing	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
II	O
:	O
Crystal	O
Souls	O
was	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
MacUsers	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
behind	O
winner	O
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
Exile	B-Application
III	O
:	O
Ruined	O
World	O
appears	O
at	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
with	O
primitive	O
graphics	O
"	O
but	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
remarkably	O
deep	O
"	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
deceptive	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emil	O
Pagliarulo	O
reviewed	O
Exile	B-Application
III	O
positively	O
for	O
the	O
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
engrossing	O
,	O
thoroughly	O
entertaining	O
 [ ... ] 	O
epic	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
simplistic	O
presentation	O
and	O
"	O
enormous	O
depth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
called	O
Exile	B-Application
III	O
"	O
huge	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
highly	O
detailed	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
quality	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
elegant	O
interface	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
detailed	O
worlds	O
and	O
plots	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
has	O
offered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
III	O
received	O
the	O
1998	O
ZDNet	O
Shareware	B-License
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Ziff-Davis	O
magazines	O
FamilyPC	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
has	O
remade	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
trilogy	O
twice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
remade	O
in	O
2000	O
–	O
2002	O
as	O
the	O
First	O
Trilogy	O
of	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
tile-based	O
graphics	O
system	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
with	O
an	O
isometric	O
one	O
and	O
made	O
numerous	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
RPG	O
system	O
and	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remakes	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
,	O
Blades	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	B-Application
trilogy	O
was	O
rebooted	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pit	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Avernum	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Avernum	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ruined	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
remakes	O
featured	O
an	O
enhanced	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
expanded	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
Exile	B-Application
I	O
and	O
Exile	B-Application
II	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
difference	O
is	O
a	O
background	O
color	O
change	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
border	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
Exile	B-Application
II	O
and	O
Exile	B-Application
III	O
the	O
interface	O
was	O
changed	O
significantly	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
colors	O
and	O
window	O
styles	O
were	O
changed	O
again	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
roster	O
was	O
overhauled	O
and	O
an	O
inventory	O
window	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
between	O
Exile	B-Application
III	O
and	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	B-Application
were	O
more	O
subtle	O
and	O
were	O
again	O
of	O
the	O
color	O
and	O
style	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
