Arx Fatalis is a pretty difficult and hardcore experience. The game relies heavily on puzzle and problem solving, which I found refreshing over its action oriented counterparts. Not only that, some encounters are downright difficult, but the feeling of conquering these challenges is reward enough. Additionally there is a fun rune drawing system to spell casting that puts an interesting spin on spell combat.

Arx hearkens back to the old days of first person dungeon crawlers which I found to be a blast of nostalgia. Back in the ol' days (Read early 90's PC play), a lot of first person RPGs took place entirely either in a dungeon or underground complex, or indoors in some way (probably due to the fact you didn't have to render much). Arx also has it's share of secret doors and buttons hidden in the underground walls not dissimilar to what you'd expect during that era.

If you're going to play it on a modern PC system, you should probably download Arx Liberatis, a fan made mod that adapts the game to modern systems. I had found that the game was almost unplayable for me until I installed the mod.

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Arx Fatalis is a pretty difficult and hardcore experience. The game relies heavily on puzzle and problem solving, which I found refreshing over its action oriented counterparts. Not only that, some encounters are downright difficult, but the feeling of conquering these challenges is reward enough. Additionally there is a fun rune drawing system to spell casting that puts an interesting spin on spell combat. Arx hearkens back to the old days of first person dungeon crawlers which I found to be a blast of nostalgia. Back in the ol' days (Read early 90's PC play), a lot of first person RPGs took place entirely either in a dungeon or underground complex, or indoors in some way (probably due to the fact you didn't have to render much). Arx also has it's share of secret doors and buttons hidden in the underground walls not dissimilar to what you'd expect during that era. If you're going to play it on a modern PC system, you should probably download Arx Liberatis, a fan made mod that adapts the game to modern systems. I had found that the game was almost unplayable for me until I installed the mod. You can find more of my ramblings about video games at www.chatswithrad.com