Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

A fantastic game with some original concepts. If you love fallout or NWN, you'll love this one too. The only real problem with the game is that the technologist abilities are WAY underpowered. You can play through the game as a Magicker with ease (even on hard). But the technology track is soooo grueling. For instance, with a magic speced character, you can kill early enemies with 2 to 3 spell and dont miss (can be resisted, but usually not till endgame). It generally takes about 5 bullets, and you miss 1/2 the time. If you do play a techy, consider making them a melee type, or a bomb/boomerang thrower. Yes... you kill faster using a boomerang then a gun..... BUT- these issues have been handled in the unofficial mods if your into that sort of thing. Heck, theres a really amazing mod that adds like 20 hours of content, and cool stuff like magic-guns.

Actually, I say that about alot of games, but still, I love this game.

I am lucky to have the original disc copies and I've played this game for hours on end on my old bag of bricks PC but the shear randomness of this game alone and the way you change your good/bad karma in the beginning of your adventure talking to the first npc to the the last big baddy at the end. -SPOILERS- You can go throughout the game having a silver tongue without killing at all! It's hard but I challenge you gamers to try! PS Buy this game!

Let's face it, to this day, even if its an old game we want it to look... decent enough. That's why many don't like it. Also, it's too immersive and that's what bothers people who would rather kill stuff almost immediately after a short tutorial. And another "let's face it"... these kinds of games are demanding. They need you to read, to think, to make decisions that can "turn you off" because of how serious they are. In short, people these days like it with a long, well-made story and a thick combat system that gives them the freedom they want to feel. I'm no exception, but I loved this game more than most. I just hope I could play it again.

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