Should I buy Arx Fatalis?

[Gammit]

I posted this in the poll room, but am posting it here as per somebody's suggestions. I just finished the demo and enjoyed quite a bit. However, I've heard it's pretty buggy, and I doubt I can spend $50 on another game. Your thoughts?

[Kakero]

I was about to reply your thread in the poll section when I saw this.

My word is buy it of course, yes it's buggy but the patch can fix that. or you can wait till it's in the bargain bin. which make the price lot cheaper.

[Xen]

Yes buy it..it is great...at least what I have read of..

[Nanobyte]

I'd pay you $50 to go buy it, that's how good it is.

[johnny]

I recently started playing it myself, and all i can say is... buy it. It's worth the money.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Nanobyte: I'd pay you $50 to go buy it, that's how good it is.

Send me $50 then pal and I'll go buy it.

As it goes I nearly bought the game for £29.99 from HMV or Virgin, I don't recall. You could get 2 games for one price. I needed to replace my BG2 and I chose A.F as the "other" game. Changed my mind and took Dungeon Siege instead. I may still go buy it after reading here.

[Bungleau]

It's an enjoyable game, but on my machine, it kept locking up. I tried a few different things, but I guess this old beast (900Mhz Athlon) isn't up to snuff... so I've put it on the shelf. Rather sadly, too; the storyline is intriguing.

When my machine gets upgraded again, I'll bring it back out. Until then, I've passed on the frustration.

Take a look at the Arx Fatalis board on here to get some more ideas. You'll even see Willow telling me to buck up and get back in there... I just haven't done it yet.

[Ziroc]

Originally posted by Gammit: I posted this in the poll room, but am posting it here as per somebody's suggestions. I just finished the demo and enjoyed quite a bit. However, I've heard it's pretty buggy, and I doubt I can spend $50 on another game. Your thoughts?

It'll be out on the XBOX at the end of the year, so if you own one, I would wait, so they fix all the bugs [img]smile.gif[/img]

I personally LOVE the game, and the bugs aren't THAT bad. If you have a nVidia video card you should have less problems too.

[Guinness]

AVOID!

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by Guinness: AVOID!

Great comment Guiness. Just because you obviously have problems with the game does not mean that Gammit will have the same result. I have yet to encounter a bug, nor have the game crashed once on my computer. So you see, not everyone has problems. What generally mess the game up is graphics and sound. Nvidia, as Z said, and a soundblaster minimizes that risk. If you think the game is bad, then by all means argue that point. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed Arx Fatalis. The only downside I can think of is that it is not that funny after you have completed it 5 times. You know where to go and what to do. It's a little thin on side quests but the story is great. One of the better RPGs I have played.