Arx Fatalis

Plenty of fun for the price (I think it was $5 or $6 when I bought it; can't remember). The graphics are surprisingly good (I'm playing Gothic right now and Arx is hands down better and more smooth) and the game is quite interesting and difficult. Positives: - refreshingly different magic system - lots of easter eggs and interesting bits - great atmosphere, music, and surprisingly good graphics Negatives: - sometimes the puzzle aspect got a little wearisome; be prepared for lots of trial and error (and death...man I sure died a lot in this game) - can't queue up enough magic spells, and casting on the fly is quite difficult - voice acting is pretty darn lame There's no character development at all, and the plot is quite linear, but as a dungeoncrawler it is a lot of fun.

Oooo, the spellcasting felt so good...! The only things that I remember from when I played the game 12 years ago, is that it was taking place in an underground medieval civilization, and that I was really enjoying the spellcasting system in which you used the mouse to draw the rune symbols in the air, making the mouse kind like your magic wand!

Watch a playthrough. Actually trying to play this game is like stabbing yourself in the eye with an super cool knife. It's super cool, but you're still being stabbed

Creative and great world building.

I enjoy deeply this game, I think it's a must for whoever wants to try the immersive sym genera