This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an incredible adventure in the fantastic world of Arx. The game mixes an intelligent story with immersive and real medieval environments. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence to all those around him.


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It is a must-play for fantasy RPG lovers and a classic ahead of its time!

Great story with some intriguing sidequests, an open world to explore and discover its secrets, puzzles to solve, spells to learn (with a spell-casting system where you have to draw runes with your mouse), many enemies to fight and defeat, skills to master, chests to loot, choices to make (through your actions), and most importantly, MANY APPLE PIES TO BAKE (with wine)!

Arx Fatalis is one of the best RPGs I've ever played, and it took me years to finally come back to it so I could finish it. I still own a physical copy from since when I was younger, but my English wasn't that good so I got lost at some point and have never progressed since then. Now that I've completed it, I can claim how great this game is.

I also recommend installing Arx Libertatis on it, it enhances the game and fixes bugs, without taking away the original experience!

Гляди вождя, какой вкууууусный булка.

Oldschool-Jank the way I love it :D This game has ambitions, from the magic system to the quest design to the absolutely questionable but somehow also really good puzzles, Arkane Studios has definitely dared to do something here. Some of it works quite well, some of it doesn't work at all^^. I found the atmosphere very good, very dark and oppressive but also always motivating to continue exploring the area - I just love dark caves and walls, exactly my taste. The worldbuilding and the lore of the world were also very cool and really drew me in. Lots of references to Tolkien, Dune and Lovecraft, but also a few cool own ideas. The main story, on the other hand, was really rather generic and unfortunately not very interesting. If it had been really good, this could have been one of the best games of all time for me. But unfortunately it remains rather traditional and the main character is also a stereotypical Superman with super abilities, a bit lame. The inventory management was also a horror and I can't emphasize how annoying it was to get stuck at those shitty guards on their patrols and have to reload so you can move again :D Also, it can be easy to accidentally miss important info or not be given it in the first place. You have to explore and find out a lot yourself, but that's also what makes the whole thing so appealing. Some of the dialog was a bit too silly for me, but that's a matter of taste. In general, it's quite a classic that has unfortunately gone under quite a bit...but I also kinda understand why ;)

It's a nice immersive-sim game which Arkane shows first signs of its talents of creating living worlds. Its atmosphere still catches you right away at the first moment you start playing. Of course some of its mechanics feels clunky but fan patches solves this issue up to acceptable point. You may have a look at it to have some fun.

I bought this game at Cex (a second hand store), without knowing what to expect. I am turning myself to old school games as I've encountered some gems among them. But this is not one of them, though.

The game has potential, in my most honest opinion. The faces of the characters are a meme though! They are so bad that they make me laugh. The battle system is annoying also...

I love when rpgs absolutely mog me for my shitty stat distribution but im not doing a 3rd run sorry

Also the magic gimmick is fun when you're not being pressured to cast them at the speed of light because an enemy is crushing hard, but it is fun to cast!