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There's a second review of Arcanum out today, this time at CGO. The rating is very favorable (4.5/5 stars), and so is te overall tone:
Arcanum does a wonderful job delivering a story that manages to be quite adaptable to whatever type of character you choose to play. The premise, at least at first, is both very simple and universally compelling. You are a passenger on IFS Zephyr, an experimental dirigible that is shot down on its maiden voyage by a pair of orcs in aeroplanes. Stumbling through the wreckage you find a mortally injured gnome, who implores you to find "the boy" and gives you a ring bearing the initials "G.B." just before he dies, leaving you as the last survivor of the crash.
Your character may or may not be charitable enough to embark on the gnome's quest on good faith alone, but it doesn't really matter. Before you can even leave the crash site, one stranger shows up and claims that you are the reincarnation of a dead elven hero, and another shows up to kill you. After that you'll find yourself dodging a constant stream of assassins, giving even the most selfish characters good incentive to figure out what the hell is going on. |
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Arcanum Reviewed by CGO
