aguywhoplaysthief on 14/6/2003 at 00:51
Arx is reaching into my price range now( or has been for a while and I just starting thinking about it), so I am thinking of buying it. I read Digi's review of it, and it somewhat turned me off, however I wanted to get other peoples thoughts first.
The problem is that I am not good at puzzles, and I can get more than a little pissed off if I have to go back and forth for too long trying to figure out how to open some door in the middle of a rock for 15 minutes, or worse be alt-tabing between the game and a walkthroguth the whole time. It seemed from Digital Nightfalls review that it was a good deal above and beyond normal rpg's like Shock and Shock 2, Anachronox, Torment, etc.
So is just a the regular rpg deal, or is it Myst levels with swords and NPC's?
driver on 14/6/2003 at 01:18
Regular RPG. The puzzles are fairly standard,and you won't be scratching your head for long over them. Then again, if you class SS2 as a complex puzzle game...:sweat:
Brad Schoonmaker on 14/6/2003 at 03:23
You souldn't get it if you get fed up really easy with quest elements and puzzles being hard to solve. It's for the type that wants to look in every nook and cranny for all that can be found.
demoneyes on 14/6/2003 at 10:26
Well, I only got this game about a week ago so I'm probably not qualified to give a fair comment, but I can say that if you bought this game you would not be wasting your money.
I'm actually a bit stuck on a puzzle now (not for long tho). I'm investigating the death of Falon Orbiplanax (Did I get that right?) but hopefully I won't have too much trouble with that one.
I suggest that you get the demo first and play that. If you like the demo you'll probably like the game.
TeeJay on 10/7/2003 at 01:21
I enjoyed the game, but at several points I needed to seek out tips on the web in order to avoid tearing my hair out over things I could not figure out. Maybe I'm just getting impatient in my old age.
If you get the game and do need help, I found that the site below did a good job of providing just enough information to get you over an obstacle without spoiling too much of the game:
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http://www.uhs-hints.com/uhsweb/arxfatal.php)
