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Before I took the game back to the shop, and I tried it again, and REALLY did my best to like it, but I could not. On top of the MANY failings, what finally finished me off were the slow-downs and jerky movements, this happens quite often, especially in combat mode. I have a 2 gig PC with GeForce 4 so its not that, and also loaded the latest game patch v.1.14. I think its cause is sloppy programming and lack of real commitment to play testing. These problems are mentioned on their website.
Try as I might I could find no redeeming features to this game, just about every facet of it is flawed to one degree or other. WOrst of all is probably the control system which in non-intuitive and a pain in the arse.
I'm sure there are many of us on this board who recall our wide-eyed surprise and delight at Ultima Underworld when it came out all those years ago, not only a superb game in itself but ground-breaking. Unfortunately Arx Fatalis has merely tried to cash in on that and provide us addicts with a fix of the old times, but it fails, and it fails miserably.
I serious urge anyone thinking aboyt Arx Fatalis to buy from a place where you can take it back for a refund. If you love the game then great! but if you dislike it then you wont be out of pocket.
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