38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
One of the best strategy/hint guide books I've run across.,
September 17, 2001 Jayson (Rancho Santa Margarita, ca, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
Many strategy/guide books fall short of what their title intends, but not so with Arcanum.This book is wonderfully detailed. Different chapters focus on different elements within the game including: character classes, technology, magick, monsters, maps, quests, weapons, armor, the lesser and greater gods, npc's, formulas and schematics and many other tidbits you never new were in the game until you read this book.I was very impressed with the character creation sections and its very detailed explanations of customizations, auto-schemes, attributes and more. The monster appendix is great, and identifies about 85% of creatures you will encounter with pictures and 100% with stats.Weapons, armor, potions/elixirs, schematics/formulas are treated with the same detailed information and can really help you find/discover hard to locate parts or uses for objects that you will come across.The chapter on Magick is also very detailed, much more so than the original manual and gets...Read more
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Oh for shame...,
November 12, 2003 By A Customer
This review is from: Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
No doubt a wonderful guide, but, why the highway robery!? I can't believe people would charge so much for a guide you can still puchase from the publisher. (http://www.primagames.com/strategy/book/4633) -You guys should be ashamed of yourselves!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
IF you want to beat the game, you need the book!,
April 9, 2005 J. Isola "Mario Party Marathoner" - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
This game is great, and is filled with many secrets. With the book, all the hard problems are solved. Most of the towns are huge and hard to navigate, but the book solves that by showing you all the maps. Some of the quests get confusing at times, but the book always tells you what to do. I tried many times to beat this game without the book, and failed. I recommend this book to anyone who buys the game.
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