This is Arx Fatalis: the first real RPG combining a real intriguing story, a deep environment, a high level of interactivity, combined in a user friendly interface.

Arx offers a number of interactions with objects and NPCs, realistic action fights, a unique real time spell casting system, character creation, dialogues, puzzles, exploration in an underground atmospheric world with various Cities inhabited by several races, galleries, dungeons and mines all intertwined by an unexpected epic plot.

Simple actions that allow the player to be involved in more depth. We want the player to feel that any of his actions may have consequences in the world in which he evolves.

Explore real cities, underground lakes, natural caves, lava openings, lost civilisations, secret temples, crypts, city sewers, Goblin encampments, Dwarf forgeries, magic sites...

We want Arx Fatalis to be the RPG that everybody wants to play. Meaning that it is not just another hard core hack and slash Game with no scenario, full of boring stats and dull rooms.

Arx is a RPG that offers:

A strong story with a lot of subquests
You can chose to follow the main directions given by NPCs, or go your own way and do things in a different order. You can even decide to kill everybody (even the king) but beware, that it is a tough option, and it?s very unlikely that you will remain unpunished.

A large world with a variety settings
ARX will let you explore an underground organisation set in a medieval fantasy universe. Meet many races, cultures, that live in numerous graphic environments, cities, etc...

Character customisation and progression
Create your character, equip your hero with lots of weapons, armors, and magic items. Also, you have skills and attributes that can be increased when passing levels. Gain experience points by solving quests, and killing monsters.

Dialogues and NPC?s
Interact and chat with many NPC?s, various races with their own culture that have real behaviours: A goblin is not necessarily an enemy, maybe you should try to talk to him...

Magic
50 different spells, rune based system, with mouse sign recognition.

High level of interactivity
A lot of details in the interactions, such as dropping some poison in a glass of water , wait until the guard drinks it and watch him collapse on the ground.

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