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Summary: A Great Followup!
Review: Looked forward to this sequel to Gothic I, and am not disappointed. Am having a wonderful time monster bashing.
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Summary: Fan-f*****g-tastic!!!
Review: Okay, let's get this straight: a guy, a few rows down, states that he doesn't like this game so much because there are swear words, and according to him swear words didn't exist during the Medieval times, when in actuality, they did. The "F" word was used (and there's proof in Medieval and Salem documents) to describe unlawful fornicication between witches and devils. It was a term the church itself used. AS FOR THE GAMEPLAY: Take it from an avid RPG player, this game ROCKS! I'm hooked. Usually, I hate games that make me use so much of the keyboard to make moves, but the controls in this game are the same as Hitman. They take some getting used too, that's all. It's true though that you can't really defeat more than one enemy at a time though, but that only because they're stronger. Given time, experience and a better weapon, even dragons don't stand a change. Oh, and when you're up a against a troll, lead them to a boulder, go on the opposite side, and attack, for some reason they can't attack over obstacles. I don't think this is a glitch, though, so take advantage of it. This game doesn't have any glitches/bugs that I'm aware of. Be prepared for hours of gameplay though. I'm only on chapter 2, and I've been playing for about 50+ hours already. I can't wait for this company to make more games. Oh, yeah, and you can pay hookers in brothels for a night of pleasures. and the games shows it, thus, the "Mature" rating. This game rocks, no complaints whatsoever, except I don't want it to end. Later, I gotta get ready for work.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Simply the best. Incredible immersive atmosphere, great leveling system, great combat and literally 1000's of spoken lines of dialog. Like Morrowind You can break from the main plot for days and find some really great areas. In fact, my favorite find was a "Dragon Slicer" two handed magic sword being guarded by some Shadow Warriors: I couldnt handle them at the time so I did a snatch-and-run and jumped off a low cliff to get away! I think I've spent over 50 hours exploring and questing to arrive at a level 14 Paladin.
A few have complained about the controls - not sure why. As a "rookie" the controls are intentionally quirky to reflect your skill level. At "master" level I can assure you the controls are very precise. When I tried to wield the "Dragon Slicer" as a rookie I was getting flattened all over the place. Now I'm almost ruling the kingdom. Learn to parry and strafe combo in melee and the game will reward you. If not the skeletons will teach you the error of your ways!
I cannot recommend this game more!
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Summary: Gothic II Review
Review: Story: 5/5
/-.5: A lot of the story elements in Gothic 2 are taken from stories already in existence, i.e. Dragons, Orcs, Seekers...
/+.5: ...but the other bits and pieces of the story more then make up for it.
*Comment: The story is extremely diverse in comparison with other games, and very immersive. The story, overall, is novel quality, and the elements taken from other stories don't seem to detract from immersion at all.
Game World: 5/5
*Comment: Never repetitive, incredibly detailed, excellent layout and extremely memorable. Absolutely spectacular work.
Gameplay: 4/5
/-.5: Clunky control of the character as you cannot move and strafe at the same time.
/-.5: Many bugs can be found in the game, albeit they will not hinder the telling of the story. Also, modifying the control scheme can result in annoying bugs.
/-.5: Leveling your character will be one of the hardest (a few exceptions here) aspects in the game, and seemingly unnecessarily. I often find myself wanted to cheat to gain levels just so I may complete a quest without resorting to hours of playing to get to the appropriate level.
/+.5: Just wandering through the game world is amazing. NPC's all have daily routines, the monsters as well will sleep at night (most of them, at any rate) and the city of Khorinis is excellently presented.
*Comment: The overall game play is presentable, but could have used more work. When just beginning, the character can seem clunky and slow, for Gothic 3 it would be better to use a more responsive control scheme.
Overall Presentation: 4.5/5
/-.5: Blocky character models could have used more work.
/-.5: The game seemed poorly optimized, as slow frame rates turned up especially in the city of Khorinis. (NOTE: *Reviewers system*: 2.2 GHz Athlon XP, 1 GB Dual Channel PC-3200 Ram, 128 MB GeForce 4 Ti 4200)
/+.5: The Game world, and the incredible attention paid to detail and textures, is astounding. Well worth the cash altogether.
Comment: Overall, the game's presentation is nothing short of spectacular, albeit it gets old leveling your character during the early stages of the game. Graphics and sound, although not on par with some of the newest shooters, doesn't really detract that much from overall immersion, which the game play and story provide flawlessly.
Reviewer's Score: 4.6/5
Total Score: 4.62/5
Percent: 92.4% A-
BOTTOM LINE: Gothic 2 is a very well-presented RPG that relies less on technical achievement, and more on a unique, intricate, and ultimately satisfying experience.
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Summary: Too short
Review: The game is great, i enjoyed it very much but its way too short, i played for like a week( and i was takeing my time) and i finished with no problem....at the beginning its very hard so its a littly stupid cause you have to save it every min. because you may die. But overall i will give 5 stars for a game. ...
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Summary: Gothic 2 lives up to its predecessor and then some
Review: The original Gothic blew me away and remains one of my favorite games. Yet somehow Gothic 2 is even better. Both are spectacular 3D RPGs where you are able to wander around the vast, beautiful environment doing whatever you wish. That freedom alone is 1/2 the game. Where most RPGs force you to tromp from point A to point B for various tasks, Gothic 2 lets you decide what you want to do. Exploring is not only fun, it's rewarding as well. Sure, you'll probably encounter beasts that will tear you to shreds..if they catch you.. but you may well also find hidden treasures, underground caverns, and hidden valleys. By literally stepping off the beaten path, you never know what you're going to find. In the first hour of playing Gothic 2, I had discovered a hidden stash of potions, a spot where someone had fallen off a cliff and died, consisting of a half-buried skeleton with a rusty sword and silver ring I could take, been chased up and down a path in the woods by a very hungry young wolf, and hidden in a flock of grazing sheep while a nearby shepherd killed off some giant insects that were after me. Great stuff.Gothic 2 is nearly identical to Gothic, but simply is much larger in scale. The somewhat clumsy combat interface combined with the strength of most monsters means it's often wiser to talk to people and otherwise work on your diplomacy skills rather than just kill everything for the experience. This isn't nearly as tedious as it sounds, because the voice-over quality is very high and you'll often gain EXP or items by cleverly interacting with other NPCs. Gothic and Gothic 2 are those rarest of games, ones where not only does the time just fly by while you're playing them, but that you always find yourself wondering what's over the next hill. Train your magic skills, tiptoe around on rooftops to steal people's items, or become a devout paladin.. whatever you do, you'll just end up coming back for more.
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Summary: Gothic 2 has alot better interface control and Huge quests.
Review: The sequel to the critically acclaimed RPG, Gothic, Gothic II takes you on an even greater journey of adventure and discovery. The plot continues from the cliff-hanger of the original: After the imprisoned colony members are victorious, collapsing the magical barrier, the former Prison Colony is struck by a terrible earthquake, claiming the lives of many. The majority of survivors seize this opportunity to escape with only a handful of people remaining in the derelict prison. Rescued by the Nemesis Xardas you start out with only a little food and some water. This is a 'dark' RPG game with non-linear quest and plot. The interface controls are much improved and better easier to use. The game area is even four times bigger. It has all the fun, intrigue and 'ruthless' of the original and so much more. You can play in either first or over the should third person mode. It is like Morrowind in a way, but is more fun if you like the "darker side" of RPG. There are three basic classes but you can develop how ever you want. The graphics and sound is even better than Morrowind. This game is already out in Germany, but the English version is coming.... It is a great game, even if did not get alot of publicity here in USA.
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Summary: Still the Absolute Best Single Player RPG Out Now
Review: There is no better single player RPG out in the market right now that comes close to being as good as this game. This is both my number 2 RPG of all time and my number 2 game of all time. I too heard about some of the problems from the game and stayed away. But due to a lull in the RPG market this looked like a good time to take a chance and see what all the fanboys were raving about.
It is it perfect? No. Neither is Julia Roberts but she is still a ten in most peoples book. The two main problems with the game are the controls and the level of difficulty. The controls do take some getting used to but if this hand eye challenged person can do it, so can just about anyone else. After a while you will be moving through the Gothic world with relative ease. The other problem with the game is the level of difficulty for a beginning player. But the game does warn you not to wander in the forest. Many nubes do, and they pay the price. Stay on the trails and you'll be okay.
But the greatness comes regardless of the quibbles. For example, any brave soul who wants to wander in the forest can do so. The game allows you to run from baddies, however, the baddies will give chase and it's quite exhilarating to be chased by a screaming orc while you are running for your life. But don't get caught.
And that's another thing this game does right. Orcs and skeletons are to be feared in this game. Not easy pickins but legitimate monsters that can tear you apart. And they are depicted in a scary but wonderful manner. Even the dogs and wolves in this game are smart and have been known to circle around objects to kill you. The people you meet actually do something other than just stand there and wait for you to talk to them. They work, play and sleep. This game world really feels alive like no other.
Some may ask why is that important? When you are running around doing things in the game world, if the environment is sterile the game loses interest fast. The game also mocks some of the early RPG conventions by going into peoples houses and just taking their stuff. Cant do that in this game. (at least not openly) All the neighbors will gather around and at first threaten and then attack if you don't back off.
One other quiible. While the voice acting is excellent, the game developer went cheap and only hired a very few voice actors. Still, the production values for the game are quite high and even though Gothic 2 is a couple years old the graphics will still impress. But it is the story and the game action that will suck you in. I just wish I was you, who is reading this so I too could go out and play this game for the first time.
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Summary: one of my favourite rpg
Review: this game is all about atmosphere and it does the best job when compared to others. other rpgs might have better graphics or controls in combat but this game is the one that you wont forget. and of course if you are too lazy to give the game a chance and you are really into fast paced games that u finish in two days then you wont like this game and you shouldn't be playing rpgs.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: This has to be one of the best RPG's I have ever played. The graphics are amazing and the storyline is fabulous. Highly reccomend this.
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