
Arx Fatalis Review
With Arx Fatalis, Arkane Studios intended to pay homage to the classic early-'90s first-person role-playing game Ultima Underworld, but it has done much more than just imitate that game.
With Arx Fatalis, Arkane Studios intended to pay homage to the classic early-'90s first-person role-playing game Ultima Underworld, but it has done much more than just imitate that game.
If you don't have any hang-ups with wandering around in dark places, and you're looking for a deep and involving role-playing game, then you'd be doing yourself a favor by ...
Being an RPG fan for more than ten years, I'm already pretty much tired of silly storylines, mindless hack-n-slashes and tedious dialogues which only pretend to be controlled by you. From this perspective, Arx Fatalis is... Read Full Review
8 of 8 users found the following review helpfulDungeon-crawling had been quite synonymous with the RPG genre for some time, before game-makers eventually obtained the will and technology to bring the genre out of the dark, claustrophobic depths of dungeons, warrens a... Read Full Review
3 of 8 users found the following review helpful*Mini Review* Known as a cult classic among CRPG enthusiasts, Arx Fatalis was largely overlooked when it was released back in 2002 to PC and Xbox. Though visually, and in terms of contemporaries, it falls into the sam... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulWhen I first looked at the screenshots of Arx Fatalis, the game looked most interesting. It emphasized a few things I love in an RPG: atmosphere and interesting areas to explore. After a long time of failing to discover ... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpfulLook this is an awesome game nuff said! Ok so maybe I should try to explain its awesomeness? Alright fine. first off the character creation is simple just pick how you look just your face though and then you have a... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpfulArx Fatalis is a first person RPG, definitively worth a try. Notes: I have not played Ultima Underworld, which is said to be the inspiration for this game. I have only completed about 7 of the 8 levels (guess that's it... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulAfter hearing that Arx Fatalis is an underrated RPG, I decided I'd track a copy of it down and try the game out. The easiest version to get a hold of is the Steam download so that solved that. Arx Fatalis is indeed an un... Read Full Review
5 of 6 users found the following review helpfulA quirky and under-rated RPG which is considered a 'spiritual successor' to the Ultima series. Essentially it's a typical first-person RPG with adventure elements. However, where Arx Fatalis differs from the rest is its ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulArx Fatalis is a fantasy RPG game from Arkane Studios released in 2002 paying homage to Ultima Underworld, the game is set on a planet where the systems sun has gotten so weak there is no sun light on the planet, and so ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe diverse character leveling and stats of the game are truly amazing. There are many categories and each have very specific strengths and some that are needed to complete a portion of the game like say a magic spell th... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulAs a huge fan of the Ultima Underworld games, I came to this game hoping for a modern homage / remake. Indeed, the game manual makes it clear that the developers were striving to do just this. Did they succeed? Yes and n... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Log in to comment