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.

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. Besides influencing combat abilities, each of the characters also has his/her own background story. Combat is of the "real-time-with-pause" variety; the player must select commands from a menu to act in combat. The game has a developed conversation system, with NPCs having their own "moods", which make them react differently to the player's dialogue choices, and even losing patience and abandoning conversation altogether. It features 3D characters and pre-rendered backgrounds. There is a time limit of three weeks.

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Alternate Titles

"Arcatera: Mroczne Bractwo" -- Polish title
"Arcatera: La Confrérie des Ombres" -- French title
"Arcatera: Die Dunkle Bruderschaft" -- German title

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User Reviews

Unless you find it at the bottom of a clearance bin, stay far away from it.	Gonchi (3675)
This game is an insult to gamers	Horny-Bullant (56)	unrated

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The Press Says

Power Unlimited	Aug, 2000	8.4 out of 10	84
Jeuxvideo.com	Jun 29, 2000	16 out of 20	80
GameStar (Germany)	Jun, 2000	69 out of 100	69
Gamesmania	2000	59 out of 100	59
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Sep, 2000	59 out of 100	59
Imperium Gier	Jan 22, 2001	5.7 out of 10	57
ActionTrip	Sep 15, 2000	50 out of 100	50
Game Captain	Jun 22, 2000	49 out of 100	49
PC Games (Germany)	Mar 07, 2001	40 out of 100	40
Just Adventure	2000	D	25