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Arcania: Fall of Setarrif
Released On: Oct 24, 2011
41
2.0
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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30% Mixed
3 Reviews
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70% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
41
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
70% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
The phrase "more of the same" strikes one more time. Gamers who liked the main game will find this addon entertaining as well. For RPG enthusiasts, ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif falls a little short on complexity.
Arcania: Fall of Setarrif is unable to bring anything new in the Arcania universe. Same combat, same objects, smaller locations and lesser graphics make this experience a flat promenade toward an (again) unsatisfying final.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 84 User Ratings
2.0
8% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
6% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
86% Negative
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 84 User Ratings
2.0
8% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
6% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
86% Negative
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
The publisher decided to cut off the ending from original Arcania and sell it as add-on. Don't buy it.
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If Gothic's evolution is to look like this, we're better off without the next entry in the series. [April 2012, p.75]
Even if you found yourself enjoying Gothic 4, I can't suggest that you pick up the expansion, Fall of Setarrif. It's a poorly constructed add-on to a mediocre game.
Setarrif ends as soon as it starts, and that defines its final score. You play it for the sole purpose to finish it quickly. If we take its low difficulty and a lack of a great story, then the quick finish is not a problem at all.
Despite all the many, many problems the game has, Spellbound still programmed in the ability to stir soup. Soup your character can't actually use. They actually took development time out from dialogue, story, characters, quests, content, graphics, combat, and all the other essential RPG elements they screwed up to give your annoying shepherd an utterly pointless animation. That just blows my mind.
Fall of Setarrif is a fall of Arcania. A new brand that was supposed to blossom on Gothic's carcass has failed miserably. There are no new fans, and the old ones felt betrayed: Spellbound has decided to conduct an open heart surgery without knowing anything about cardiac surgery or what is best for the patient.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Wow, I can hardly believe I managed to find something even worse than Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods. This game is a 5-hour long (if you kill every possible creature and pick up every possible plant), fully-linear (think CoD-level of linearity), laughably easy (even at the hardest difficulty level just keep pressing M1), extremely poorly-written, bug-ridden abomination. It even has a trap section near the end, which is about 5x less advanced than the trap sections in Gothic 1. Oh, and I got 70 fps on a GTX 1070.
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Summary A new threat casts its shadow over the Southern Isles. A mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby. The nameless hero joins forces with his strongest allies and courageously f...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 24, 2011
Developer:
- Spellbound
Publisher: Nordic Games Publishing
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