But while this aspect might be up there with Capcom’s seminal series, overcomplication elsewhere means this might just take things one step too far for many players, perhaps most importantly a step too far from something that many are already unwilling...
Abstract: Lord of Arcana left me speechless. Not in the way that video games often do; in fact, when a game is ostensibly good or offensively bad, it's hard for me to keep my mouth shut. It is in my nature to talk about games to praise their prowess and attack t...
nice looking graphics and decent soundtrack, fairly simple combat system, multiplayer makes the game more fun
camera is very difficult to control while moving, making battles harder than they should be, many battles especially boss fights are extremely difficult for a solo player, a lot of level grinding is required just to progress, meaning you'll play missions over and over just to level up and/or acquire healing potions, requires a large install to run smoothly, Good Genes, Lord of Arcana has a de
Lord of Arcana tries very hard to be a “hardcore” game, and succeeds in the sense that it’s quite challenging and that it’s not for everyone, but unlike the games it seeks to emulate, it fails in every other respect. The storyline is serviceable but n...
Becoming more powerful and earning better gear is satisfying, A few nifty stylistic flourishes in battle.
Combat is tedious and repetitive, Bosses employ some infuriating tricks and take far too long to defeat, Frequent loading times and other minor annoyances, Bland visuals.
Tedious quests and dull, infuriating combat make this one fantasy adventure whose monsters you won't want to hunt....
Great graphics, nice fight system, and fun combos,
Uncomfortable target lock, difficult camera controls, timed quests.
Some people love a good grinding game. Some games try to make grinding as fun as possible while others just make the rewards worthy of the time, but in the end there are people who enjoy or at the least don't mind a grind and those who avoid it at al...
Abstract: Lord of Arcana is Square Enix’s attempt at breaking into the multiplayer action-RPG genre dominated by Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise. The title was developed by Access Games, whose previous games are mostly dominated by flight combat simulators. T...
Abstract: When you think of developer and publisher Square Enix, you can't help but immediately think of the Final Fantasy franchise. This time around gamers are being treated to a new action RPG instead of a rehash of the same series. Well, that's what we would...
