This is the main quest throughout the entire course of the game though other secondary objectives are revealed through the large scope and obscene number of sub-quests able to be completed by the hero’s group.Īrcanum is a very non-linear game, which is specifically driven by the inherent good or evil in a character’s actions.
A dying man among the shards of flaming wreckage hands you a ring, and with his dying words, tells you to “Find the boy…He’ll know.what to do…” With these words begins a tale of deceit, intrigue and mystery, in trying to discover who this ring was intended for, who the gnome it belonged to was, and the reasoning behind the group responsible for the destruction of said zeppelin. The zeppelin is shot down, and you are the sole survivor. The protagonist is on one of these zeppelins, for reasons decided by the player. Magic is also present in this world, though the advent of technology is beginning to render it useless. But does Arcanum stand the test of time?Īrcanum is set in a world that is post-industrial revolution a world with trains, zeppelins, firearms and dying remnants of the feudal system and customs. To die-hards of this particular PC RPG genre, the game has achieved a measure of cult success becoming very difficult to find of late in stores, being mostly promoted through word-of-mouth on various message boards.
However, one title that probably will be overlooked is Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. Talk to almost any PC-RPG enthusiast who’s been around since the days of Baldur’s Gate about the days of yore in PC gaming and you’re bound to hear tales of isometric 2-D PC RPGs before any Diablo game, such as games in the Fallout series. Makes you wonder.Where do they keep all that stuff? Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura - Review
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