Posted on: August 14, 2021
alvira.f45
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Not overrated but not very good either
Mediocre "immersive sim" (read: Ultima Underworld clone - what's more, the game was originally intended to be a third entry in the series). The world is EXTREMELY tiny and the main character CAN'T RUN to mask this (yes you can acquire a "speed" magic spell about 1/3 into the game but it simply makes Am Sugar walk faster). As an example, the "goblin kingdom" consists of about 20 goblins in total. Yes you can tediously bake apple pies but this is more of a novelty than a necessity as you can simply go in people's houses and eat their food in front of them with no repercussions. You can also sell a blacksmith his own tools. Not very "immersive". The much lauded magic system is better in theory than practice and casting spells with more than 2 runes in combat requires constant kiting or running (walking) away. Yes, you can "pre-cast" up to 3 spells but that's a very small number and offers little tactical depth and rather invites "metagaming" (to wit: savescumming). It would have been nice if the number of spells you can "memorize" increased with level or points put in magic, like in, say, Baldur's Gate, but that would probably make the already overpowered magic even more overpowered. Melee combat boils down to "smacking" and "charging to smack harder". Shields simply reduce damage and you can't use them to block. Bows are worthless as arrows are limited. Enemies drop little XP and don't respawn and most leveling is done by way of quests. Obtuse puzzles and a general lack of direction practically require the use of a walkthrough. To sum it up, you're better off skipping Arx Fatalis and going straight to the great Dark Messiah of M&M or the excellent Dishonored series (by the same developer) both of which abandoned superficial RPG trappings of Ultima and are simply fun action games with progression elements.
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