Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Arcanum was masterpiece, a unique setting and ultra-open areas with best quests have been ever made. You are free to explore land of Arcanum and follow a fantastic complex storyline with or without a lot of companions scattered around. Confrontation between good/evil and technology/magic was remarkable. Maximum freedom of choice I've ever seen. Dialogs were ambiguous, many of dialog options were really dilemmas, even the evil side of game would always give me temptation! The only problem was combat system that were not challenging enough but in fact the quests didn't have any focus on combat. I adjusted game options on turn-based combat system and Hard difficulty and the final experience was superlative. Voice acting, music, graphic style ... all are gems. Arcanum is a must for all.

I couldn't even go to the movie theater for the price of this, and unlike going to the movies, this provides HOURS of entertainment, from roaming around charming the occasional wolves to delivering woeful postages to guards, all in all this game is a must have, the mods for it revamp it, making this a beautiful high rez game, honestly, its a must have....

I remember this game. I still have my game disk. Playing this game is really fun. For a good laugh, I suggest starting a game with high intelligence stats, then start one with low intelligence. Check out the different dialog! LOL.

Bought this game when I was twelve and never put it down more than a month. It's a steampunk world of D&D style gameplay with graphics both beautiful and unhindering to any style of gamer. Turn based or otherwise. This is easily my favorite RPG ever and will continue to be until I find something with a more detailed and enthralling story.

This is a very solid open-ended RPG. You can play this game basically however you want, and there's a lot of world out there to discover. The key thing that makes this game badass is the fantasy steampunk setting, and the relationship between magic and technology is key to the development of the story. Whether you choose to develop a magical character or a technologist, any path is viable. There's merit to playing the game in just about any style, and you'll probably want to replay the game a different way after you've completed it. It's worth noting that some solid fan updates have come out for this game since its release that improve game balance and restore some cut content. So, search those out if you get the game.