Heh, I don't care what you say. Magic and Technology DO mix. 
It's pretty old-school, Arcanum. If you've ever played Fallout or Fallout 2, you should feel right at home with Arcanum. Arcanum is basically a cross between the Fallout series and Baldur's Gate. It's similar to Fallout in that it's almost identical (Plus or minus.) to Fallout's engine, and you'll come across quite a bit of technological trash and junk without often having much of a use for it. It's similar to Baldur's gate in that it's roughly the same play style and plot development. You walk around solving quests for people in the same way that you do in Baldur's Gate, you gather companions, deal with stats, advance your character, ... all in roughly the same way that you do in Baldur's Gate.
The catch is, ... you have magic and technology in the same world.
The game has an 1850's feel. Steam engines, mining, banks with vaults, ... a generally victorian feel, yet with blacksmiths and libraries, ... All kinds of wonderful things. BUT THEN, you've got different races: Elves, half elves, half ogres, dwarves, halflings, etc. You've got like, 16 classes of magic, but you've also got quite a few classes of technological aptitude, where you can learn a new technology and find parts and combine them to make this really cool item you can use.
Of course, the major catch there is, that magic and technology don't like each other. If you're a mage, you need to ride in the "Mage's Caboose" of the trains you'll find across the world of Arcanum. If you're TOO Magic, you'll destabilize the whole freaking train, ... man, ... that's always fun. XD If you're too technological, some magic-wielding characters won't have anything to do with you and vice versa.
The game is immensely immersing as well. They really know how to tell a story. It's not impossibly difficult either. You get just enough character points to be able to do with it is that you want your character to be able to do, and the rest is your own personal advancement preference.
It should be dirt cheap by now too, and you don't need a powerful computer to run it. (Not in the least. ._O )
Frankly, ... ... You have no reason not to get it. *lol*
It's pretty old-school, Arcanum. If you've ever played Fallout or Fallout 2, you should feel right at home with Arcanum. Arcanum is basically a cross between the Fallout series and Baldur's Gate. It's similar to Fallout in that it's almost identical (Plus or minus.) to Fallout's engine, and you'll come across quite a bit of technological trash and junk without often having much of a use for it. It's similar to Baldur's gate in that it's roughly the same play style and plot development. You walk around solving quests for people in the same way that you do in Baldur's Gate, you gather companions, deal with stats, advance your character, ... all in roughly the same way that you do in Baldur's Gate.
The catch is, ... you have magic and technology in the same world.
The game has an 1850's feel. Steam engines, mining, banks with vaults, ... a generally victorian feel, yet with blacksmiths and libraries, ... All kinds of wonderful things. BUT THEN, you've got different races: Elves, half elves, half ogres, dwarves, halflings, etc. You've got like, 16 classes of magic, but you've also got quite a few classes of technological aptitude, where you can learn a new technology and find parts and combine them to make this really cool item you can use.
Of course, the major catch there is, that magic and technology don't like each other. If you're a mage, you need to ride in the "Mage's Caboose" of the trains you'll find across the world of Arcanum. If you're TOO Magic, you'll destabilize the whole freaking train, ... man, ... that's always fun. XD If you're too technological, some magic-wielding characters won't have anything to do with you and vice versa.
The game is immensely immersing as well. They really know how to tell a story. It's not impossibly difficult either. You get just enough character points to be able to do with it is that you want your character to be able to do, and the rest is your own personal advancement preference.
It should be dirt cheap by now too, and you don't need a powerful computer to run it. (Not in the least. ._O )
Frankly, ... ... You have no reason not to get it.
*lol*