Posted on: September 28, 2019

zavenous

Игр: 402 Отзывов: 24

Not a lesser Ultima Underworld,different

[Technical Note]: Seems to crash above 1080p and some visuals are corrupted on modern OS (not the native condition under which the game was released) but the same goes with Steam version. [Review]: Everything in this game felt interesting be it for its special mechanics or the atmosphere and story. Generally speaking all the sections of the game had something to bring to the table and the semi open world feeling was great as each section gave a sense of accomplishment as you discovered and unlocked more sections of the game. So while linear for the most part levels wise, a good portion of the content could be dealt differently with alternative results and hidden elements (including undocumented spells) that were fun to enjoy on a second and third walkthrough of the game and allowed players to enjoy multiple gameplay styles be it a pure mage, warrior or thief as the three main character types were all technically accomplishable to the end and satisfying! [Semi-spoiler - I once finished the game realizing I did not went to the Crypt at all which felt amazing] Overall by looking at this game years after completing it the first time I can notice some lack of polish in the gameplay mechanics and some rough edges on the visual level compared to other games of the time but was still a solid game nonetheless. [Spoiler: One element that kept bugging thought the years I re-played this gamer were the requirements of some of the best weapons in the game that penalized “jack of all trade” type of character as a player with medium strength and medium dexterity could not use at least one of the best swords and one best daggers that the game offered which was kind of a bummer in retrospective. Also the difficulty of the final boss with a rogue character was a bit annoying as you had to be prepared to fiddle around to be able to beat the game in that context]. This is a must have game for Ultima Underworld fans! P.S.: Would be a dream in VR with how magic was implemented!

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Posted on: November 16, 2021

Isolated

Владелец игры

Игр: 981 Отзывов: 47

Fell in love...

With the setting and magic system... It very interactive, good old RPG. Maybe a little clunky interface but who cares. This is very nice RPG. Use magic :) And always mod the game if there's a mod for modern resolutions... and there is: "Arx Libertatis is an improved, cross-platform and open source engine for Arx Fatalis, a 2002 first-person role-playing game / dungeon crawler developed by Arkane Studios."

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Posted on: March 11, 2010

Akalabeth

Владелец игры

Игр: 649 Отзывов: 92

Good game

The best part of this game is drawing the runes on the screen to cast magic. That's so cool, feels like I'm actually casting spells instead of just hitting a button. Overall I got a lot of enjoyment from this game, I'm not one for RPGs, but I enjoyed this and played it through to the end. I've played, or at least started Morrowind, another popular RPG but frankly I didn't much care for it. The problem with Morrowind for me is that there's too much info. You can ask everyone like 20 different questions and they all have some cookie-cutter response. They're not really characters in my opinion, they're just objects to interact with that dispense data. Not so with Arx Fatalis. Many of the characters have individual, spoken dialogue. The story isn't as deep, but I find the world itself more believable, it has more character because the people in that world are more individual. Some of the NPCs are useless, no mistake, maybe they say the same 5-6 lines of dialogue, but its THEIR dialogue, and few if any other characters say the same thing. I would've liked a little more to the story though in terms of length. Perhaps a little more opportunity for exploration. But the developers obviously chose to tell a tight, fairly-linear story and they achieved that. Overall. I enjoyed the game and recommend that anyone who has an interest in FP-RPGs to give it a go. For the price it's well worth it. And like I say, the spell-casting is so cool.

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Posted on: April 17, 2020

harold2018

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Игр: 157 Отзывов: 1

awesome classic dungeon crawler

a+++ classic dungeon crawler in the vein of eye of the beholder or morrowind or fable very good game. I was looking for this game and gog had it. battle systems and action is great. give it a try if u like dark dungeons filled with monsters and rats or spiders

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Posted on: April 15, 2022

acodeninja

Владелец игры

Игр: 125 Отзывов: 7

Good game despite terrible controls

It's too bad this game has such horrible controls because it's really good otherwise. Even with the gesture based magic system that is incredibly touchy, it's a fun and immersive game. I recommend it, especially at the low price it is now. It's not quite on the level of Arcanum or Wizardy or Gothic, but it's pretty close. I will say that unlike some of the ones I mentioned, you can't really level yourself much beyond what side quests are offered. And also, as I've learned, the game is very unbalanced to favor magic even though the magic casting system sucks total ass. Thankfully, you can store up to three spells to use with a hotkey, so that helps the playability a good bit. The story is pretty good and definitely provides some enjoyment. If you haven't played it, it's worth it.

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