Why is Arcanum a Flawed Masterpiece? | Retro Review

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Published on March 23, 2022 7:48:58 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujo__sz1PE0

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Arcanum (2023)

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Review

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Why was Arcanum overlooked at release? Why was this RPG forgotten while its progenitor Fallout thrived? If the game sold relatively well, why was the sequel shelved? Is Arcanum a flawed masterpiece? And most importantly - is Arcanum worth playing today? At long last, it's our deepdive review into Troika Games' 2001 steampunk fantasy RPG, Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura! Today's Backlog Quest attempts to shake out some secrets, and asks these important questions.

BONUS: Check out our guide to getting Arcanum running on Windows 10 with WIDESCREEN SUPPORT, up to 8k RESOLUTION, MODS, and BUGFIXES right here: https://youtu.be/pKgvwCiAmac

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:17 History Lesson: Troika Games
05:33 Fixing Arcanum
06:40 Arcanum Overview: What's the Hook?
09:42 Storyline
13:55 Gameplay: Social Stuff
15:45 Character Generation
17:23 Leveling and Progression
21:04 Technology and Inventory
23:02 Magick Obscura
24:32 Fatigue System
25:30 A Tale of Two Combat Systems, pt I
27:41 RTFM
28:55 A Tale of Two Combat Systems, pt II
31:30 Quest Design
33:26 Fate Points
33:50 Presentation
38:22 Is Arcanum Still Worth Playing Today?
39:03 Conclusion: Why was Arcanum Overlooked?
41:20 Outro in the Mirror Dimension

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