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Originally Posted by Endosanity
I didn't like Arcanum at all. I thought the combat system was horrid (what is the point of magik when you can run up and punch the guy in the face before a spell can be cast?), the story unimpressive, and there are a few game breaking bugs even after the patches. And the music was kind of grating.
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Were you playing in real time combat mode or turn based? Real time was raw and difficult to balance even on machines at the time of the release, it is absolutely pointless to try real time mode on modern machines with their faster clock speeds.
In turn based mode its actually a rather good combat system. Not the most polished but one of the few to implement 'backstab' properly...
The story is weak but the setting is exceptional, a shame more wasn't done with it really, the manual is a joy to read. The number of steampunk theme games is far too thin on the ground.
