Arcatera

Sega console exclusive

Arcatera is a role-playing game. Much of the gameplay is dedicated to exploring the town and its surroundings, talking to people and gathering information that will advance the story. The player can choose to start the game as any of the four available characters: a fighter, a thief, a magician, and a monk.

Released: 2000
Platforms: Dreamcast Windows
Genres: Adventure Role-playing
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Fantasy
Country: Germany
Age ratings: USK 16

About

Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood is a role-playing game developed by German studio Westka Interactive and published by Ubi Soft in August 2000 for Windows.

›Story

Something is rotten in the quiet medieval town of Senora. A mysterious Dark Brotherhood seems to have taken control over the town, and it's the player character's job to discover the identity of the villains and liberate the inhabitants.

Keywords

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cancelled dreamcast games

Media

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Story

The town of Senora has been taken over by the Dark Brotherhood, and it is the player's task to defeat the villains. Players explore the town, interact with characters, and gather information to advance the story. There are four available characters: a fighter, a thief, a magician, and a monk.

Development

The concept and story was development for over 12 years, and it was Westka's first international video game project. A comic book based on the game was also released. The game was dubbed into the Polish language for a Polish release.

Reception

Eurogamer said the game is confusing to play. while Ray Ivey of Just Adventure was impressed by the game at E3, he said he was very disappointed by the final result. Actiontrip praised the animations and settings. Evolver felt it had an "exciting, challenging background story".

Mediabiz wrote Arcatera was a respectable game that showed that Germany was becoming a developer of impressive games. Jeuxvideo felt it was a success mix between the adventure and roleplaying genres. Gry Online decided that while the game had beautiful concept behind it, the final product was not attractive at all. Actiontrip noted that the music was simple and uninspired.