Review Review of Arx Fatalis at Ferrago

[Ibbz]

Tags: Arx Fatalis

We have yet another <a href="http://www.ferrago.co.uk/story/654">review</a> for Arx Fatalis, this one basically corresponds to the PC Gaming piece. The final Score given is 86% and they seemed to be quite enamoured with the graphics....
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As touched upon earlier, the graphics of Arx Fatalis are taken care of nicely by the Arkane team. Not only is the player deluged with some tasty bump-mapping and lighting effects; the aesthetics show some excellent production values in being blended so expertly to create the designers’ vision of the game. The landscapes aren’t repetitive either, and whilst the scenery isn’t always entirely perfect, they combine with the echoing underground ambience of the game’s audio to make a genuinely immersive whole. The dungeon architecture is also perhaps worthy of recognition, and the landscape contains a decent amount of interactive objects. Whilst perhaps not as stunning as some notable RPGs out this annum, the sense of detail in the ability to repair weapons, and all manner of other side-attractions, really does add to the sense of Arx Fatalis as a ‘real’ and convincing place.
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Thats strange, considering the suckage of the graphics has been mentioned quite a bit.
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Spotted at <a href="http://www.rpgdot.com"> RPGDot.</a>

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

I think what we're seeing here is a case of a publisher sending out a bunch of preview versions of the game to gaming press with a little letter of what they expect to see in a review - like pointing out the eye candy. Even the Mad Gamerz review said the graphics were nice in Arx, but honestly, they don't look that spectacular to me.

Then again, I could be way, way off but when you have three reviews, all posted on the same day before the game's even out in retail, you know there's a publisher handing out copies and a lot of publishers tend to expect something for their trouble.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Figures.