Arcanum - Retrospective Part 1

Indigo Gaming looks back at Arcanum and its historical importance, calling it a broken masterpiece. This is part 1 of a 3 part segment.

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In the first of a 3-part Troika Games retrospective, I will take a look at Leonard Boyarsky, Jason Anderson and Tim Cain's RPG classic: Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magic Obscura. This series will cover all three games they developed, how they innovated, what didn't succeed and and attempt at the age-old question: "What happened to Troika Games?"

Episode one is an Arcanum review, where I cover the historical importance of the game, how it borrowed and innovated from its Fallout and Baldur's Gate roots, the planned but shelved sequel, and the many inspirational (and disappointing) elements of this beloved fantasy steampunk role-playing game.