Arcanum preview at GameStats

<a href="http://www.gamestats.com/">GameStats</a> has posted an interesting little <a href="http://www.gamestats.com/previews/software/arcanum/index.shtml">preview</a> of <a href="http://www.arcanum1.com/">Arcanum</a>. The <a href="http://www.gamestats.com/previews/software/arcanum/index.shtml">preview</a> covers the broad base of things in the game, from character creation to combat to the world at large. Here's a clip from it:<p><blockquote><br>Set in a steam punk world in the mid 19th century, Arcanum presents a remarkable departure from the post-apocalyptic future of Fallout and the distinctly medieval worlds of Baldur's Gate and other Dungeons and Dragons games. At its core, the world of Arcanum is in a delicate struggle to maintain balance between magick and technology. You see, in Arcanum the two co-exist, though often only loosely. A character highly specialized in technology will find casting spells nearly impossible and will likewise be much less vulnerable to magic attacks. Similarly, if you are a high level mage you will unable to use much technology and will not have much to fear from tech weapons. In fact, once you achieve mastery in a technological or spell discipline, many storekeepers will refuse to do business with you, depending on your specialty.<br></blockquote><p>There's also <a href="http://www.gamestats.com/previews/software/arcanum/index_screens.shtml">a dozen screenshots</a> of the game contained within the <a href="http://www.gamestats.com/previews/software/arcanum/index.shtml">preview</a>.<p>I saw this over at <a href="http://www.bluesnews.com/">Blues</a>