Like our friend Prime Dweller, I too have just purchased Arcanum (actually I exchanged Pool of Radiance for it) and have one singular gripe: there's no tutorial! That may seem minor, but the interface is hardly intuitive and there's not a lot of help in the manual. I'm a hit-and-miss learner, so I would rather get the basics through a hands-on demonstration rather than have to read about it in a manual that isn't exactly consistant with its screenshots (an all monchrome, too).
It seems to me that with a minimal amount of effort the design team could have put together a 30 minute walkthrough highlighting the major features of the game including basic combat, technology skills and magic. The BG orientations were cleverly disguised in the game's story and the BG2 tutorial was quick and easy. I think Arcanum tries to do too much with very little by way of introduction and basic controls.
Aside from this gripe, I like the game a lot and am looking forward to the rest of it.
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