Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis uses a first-person underground world, gesture magic, and open quests for immersive role-playing. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.0 / 10
About this game
Arx Fatalis uses a first-person underground world, gesture magic, and open quests for immersive role-playing. World ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious, while interaction, exploration, and builds have depth. Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary, and combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. This description covers the original xbox release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Arx Fatalis uses a first-person underground world, gesture magic, and open quests for immersive role-playing.
World ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious, while interaction, exploration, and builds have depth. Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary, and combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. Overall, its main strengths are World ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious; Interaction, exploration, and builds have depth. Its material limitations are Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary; Combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- World ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious
- Interaction, exploration, and builds have depth
Weaknesses
- Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary
- Combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated
Who it is for: Players who value world ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary and combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Interaction, exploration, and builds have depth; Combat, guidance, loading, and journal are dated. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension World ecology, gesture magic, and freedom are ambitious; Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Interaction, exploration, and builds have depth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Xbox interface, gestures, and performance vary. | Reviewed | 5.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Arkane Studios
- Publisher
- Not provided
- Release date
- 2003
- Platforms
- Original Xbox
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsFantasyMain Story 100 Hours or MoreReal-time CombatClass BuildsFirst PersonBranching ChoicesExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Original XboxWorldwide2003
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