You can buy spells or have fun creating your own at the Mage’s Guild.

There are several classes of mages as well, like the Spellsword or Battlemage. Bethesda has created a unique magic system and new character classes, though you can choose your character from heroic professions like knights and rangers, you can also play an assassin and successfully complete the game. The Staff has been broken up and spread all over the world, so finding the pieces is no small feat.You’re thrown into a jail cell and left to rot by this unsavory fellow, but thankfully escape and begin your very long quest to rescue the Emperor.Īll of this is standard fantasy fare, but at least it’s very well implemented. Jager Tharn, has imprisoned him in another dimension and it’s up to you to stop him by finding and reassembling the fabled Staff of Chaos. Weather effects like snow, rain or fog hamper your visibility when traversing the countryside, but really they are there to give the game a nice atmospheric touch.Īrena’s storyline is good but altogether not quite on par with recent arrivals like Betrayal at Krondor or Ultima VII. You have a believable day-night cycle, with lamps illuminating city streets at night. You can walk around cities during the day and chat up with the locals, ask them for directions to the nearest inn, or if they’ve heard any latest rumors.Īs with all Elder Scrolls games, Arena had some of the best graphics of its time, comparable in many respects to those of Ultima Underworld (but much more diverse since it could render outdoor areas).

There’s an entire world to explore, with myriad villages, cities and dungeons (of course) awaiting you, all rendered in smooth-scrolling 3D. But unlike Ultima Underworld, Arena doesn’t limit your exploration to underground dungeons. Much like Origin’s Ultima Underworld, Arena is a first-person role-playing game with a heavy bent on dungeon crawls.

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