/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8593389
Best RPG on any platform

Arcanum, maybe?

Undisputed classic.

/thread

I CANT GET IT TO FUCKING RUN

>>4279787

Games that got cucked by the 1999 rule thread?

Magic or technology?

What should I know before playing this? Not interessed on fucking up my first playtrough.

thoughts?

Why can we discuss games released post-2000 as long as they were released on PSX or DC but can't do the same with PC games in 2000 or 2001 for example? Games that run on pre-milenial hardware, mind you (Win98/pentium 3). This is unfairly discriminatory and unacceptable. /vr/ needs to embrace diversity and love all platforms by equal

Can we have an Arcanum thread?
Just picked it back up after not touching it for a good few years. I got my shit pushed in a few times by the bridge thugs at the beginning of the game the last time I played, so this should be an eventful run.

>>2589507
The article is specifically about Arcanum, which, being from 2001, is ironically not even /vr/. It just happens to be a game respecting the player

From Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcanum:_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura):
>Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (more commonly known as Arcanum) is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in North America and Europe in August 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Debuting at fourth position on NPD Intelect's best-seller list, it was Troika's first game and also their best-selling title with over 234,000 copies sold and with revenues of US$8.8 million.

>The story takes place on the continent of Arcanum, which is a fantasy setting that is in the process of an industrial revolution. The story begins with the crash of the zeppelin IFS Zephyr, of which the protagonist is the only survivor, which leads them throughout the land in search of answers. The game employs an isometric perspective and features an open game world where the protagonist can travel unhindered

You can buy it DRM-free on GOG -- http://www.gog.com/game/arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_obscura

Who else is playing this game anons?

Hi, /vr/. Is this game any good? I know plenty of similar games (Fallout 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights... Okay, a lot of similar games) are like this, many with a lot of critical acclaim attached to them.

How does this hold up?

The game looks great, but I can't make it work on Windows 7. Anyone knows how to make it run?

Whats the definitive version to play arcanum? the GoG one?