Background: I kickstarted this title. The game lives up to the promise. Tons and tons of options in character creation and progression. Lots of options when it comes to choices made in game, related to alignment, dialogue, etc. Combat is as good, and better in some ways, than Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate. I see other reviewers criticize the game difficulty, but I found it a perfect challenge on the "Challenging" setting. In any event...there is an Easy setting if it is too tough. Overall, I'm very pleased with this game and already know there is a ton of replay-ability, given the branching choices.
Fantastic story line and writing. The world concept was well implemented. The game has so much replay value, as there are hundreds of different ways to play. The trio of legendary game makers over at Troika really paid attention to detail when they made this masterpiece. They really don't make games like this. Unlike most RPGS all the characters are more than 2d. There's a real depth to any decision you make. You decide how the story progresses. There's no simple good or evil. Nothing is stereotypical, and the world feels real. The music is amazing. The character development works perfectly, there are so many options and rewards. There are few games that resemble Arcanum. Fallout 1, Fallout 2 & Starcontrol 2 come to mind
