This is probably my favorite game, one which I have played throughout most of my life.

Imagine if a fantasy world inspired by LotR or D&D hit the industrial age.

Arcanum is an open world, open ended RPG with either turn based or real time combat (can be changed at will).
Magic and technology are two opposite sides of the same coin, and you can choose one or the other, or may walk the middle ground.
The game often offers many ways of tackling a quest. For example:
In one of the first quests, some bandits require a toll be paid if you wish to pass a bridge. You can pay this toll, you can convince them you're a bandit yourself, you can work with them, you can steal the key, or you can kill them.

Another thing I like about this, which you don't see in some modern games like Skyrim (still love that game though) is that you can fail quests, and can pretty much kill anyone. Sometimes this results in failing that quest.

You've got a variety of spells and technology to choose from. You can raise the spirits of the recent dead to speak with them at and early level, or at a high level can even resurrect the dead. Your companions can die, but if you have the spell, resurrection scroll, you can bring them back.

As a technologist you can craft guns, tech armor, automatons, and more. As you progress through the tech field, you get schematics for crafting your stuff. Alternatively, you can also find schematics out in the world to craft things you wouldn't get from just leveling up.

There are also other skills your character can utilize, such as bartering, gambling, persuasion, and pickpocket. If you have the relevant stat (strength, dexterity, etc), you can train its respective skill. If you get that skill to the maximum level, you're not done yet. You have to train with the masters of that skill to gain the most benefit from it. The final Master level of each skill has a quest which you must complete to be considered the master.

You can also steal most things, if you have the relevant skill. Sneak in to a shop, and you can steal all of their wares.

The game has some bugs. I recommend installing the official and unofficial patches, and the high resolution patch. http://www.terra-arcanum.com/downloads/

There are some things I wish the game did better, like shopkeepers won't shoo you out of their shop before they head to bed, which makes it a bit easy to steal their stuff. I still love the game though.

Tip: F1-F6 give quick commands to your companions. F7 quicksaves, F8 quickloads.

This is probably my favorite game, one which I have played throughout most of my life. Imagine if a fantasy world inspired by LotR or D&D hit the industrial age. Arcanum is an open world, open ended RPG with either turn based or real time combat (can be changed at will). Magic and technology are two opposite sides of the same coin, and you can choose one or the other, or may walk the middle ground. The game often offers many ways of tackling a quest. For example: [spoiler]In one of the first quests, some bandits require a toll be paid if you wish to pass a bridge. You can pay this toll, you can convince them you're a bandit yourself, you can work with them, you can steal the key, or you can kill them.[/spoiler] Another thing I like about this, which you don't see in some modern games like Skyrim (still love that game though) is that you can fail quests, and can pretty much kill anyone. Sometimes this results in failing that quest. You've got a variety of spells and technology to choose from. You can raise the spirits of the recent dead to speak with them at and early level, or at a high level can even resurrect the dead. Your companions can die, but if you have the spell, resurrection scroll, you can bring them back. As a technologist you can craft guns, tech armor, automatons, and more. As you progress through the tech field, you get schematics for crafting your stuff. Alternatively, you can also find schematics out in the world to craft things you wouldn't get from just leveling up. There are also other skills your character can utilize, such as bartering, gambling, persuasion, and pickpocket. If you have the relevant stat (strength, dexterity, etc), you can train its respective skill. If you get that skill to the maximum level, you're not done yet. You have to train with the masters of that skill to gain the most benefit from it. The final Master level of each skill has a quest which you must complete to be considered the master. You can also steal most things, if you have the relevant skill. Sneak in to a shop, and you can steal all of their wares. The game has some bugs. I recommend installing the official and unofficial patches, and the high resolution patch. http://www.terra-arcanum.com/downloads/ There are some things I wish the game did better, like shopkeepers won't shoo you out of their shop before they head to bed, which makes it a bit easy to steal their stuff. I still love the game though. Tip: F1-F6 give quick commands to your companions. F7 quicksaves, F8 quickloads.