Gothic

Gothic is a nice game. I found it quite hard, especially during the first half or so, being used to games like Neverwinter Nights and Fallout. What I really loved about this game is the feeling of being immersed in an hostile environment. At any time you can find yourself in deep trouble, whether from monsters that can kill you in seconds or NPCs who will try to take advantage of you. Granted, having challenges that scale comfortably with your character is a lot less frustrating, but the thrill of the unexpected was refreshing for me. However, it certainly is a game where you have to "save often and in different slots". The combat system takes a while to get used to and you'll depend as much on your reflexes as on your character's build. However, the annoyances of the game are manageable and I didn't encounter any showstopper bugs or frequent crashes. Given the game's difficulty, the sense of accomplishment when you actually become stronger and can easily overcome enemies who could kill you in a couple seconds in the beginning is also very intense. Overall, Gothic was worthy of my money and time.

Vielen Dank an das GOG-Team! Dank GOG kann ich nun Gothic 2 mit einem neuen Rechner spielen wie in alten Zeiten. Erst versuchte ich es mit meiner damals gekauften Gothic 2 Version mit sämtlichen Patches aber es lief nicht richtig...dann kaufte ich es mir bei Steam aber da war es auch unspielbar. Jetzt mit der GOG-Version habe ich keine Probleme und das Spiel läut einfach nur KLASSE!

GOG did a bad job here with Gothic. In order to run it is not enough just to install via GOG Galaxy. You also need to fix it with ton of patches to be playable on Windows 10. So that OS support that GOG shows on the game page doesn't quite work, just go to forums and you see that this is true. What even more frustrating that Steam version has those patches embedded and this was done back in 2021. So Gothic there actually works better on modern systems than Gothic from GOG.

Never played it before, but after buying and installing I'm hooked. Don't let all the complaints about controls throw you off. I love not having to use the mouse, if you're looking for a deep game to carry around on your laptop this is it. I look forward to spending many more hours in thee world of Gothic.

This game has it all, eating, sleeping, drinking, nudity, anything you want! All of this bundled up in a great story! Sure there is bugs, and story lines can be broken or taken advantage of...but if you are into a great story with a great RPG atmosphere with skills that can be developed to unlock other rewards this game is for you! Its a great price for one of the grand daddys of free open Role playing games. You can choose when you want to advance the story. Or when you just want to cause problems. It takes time to get used to playing with your keyboard, but once you do it is like second nature. Soon you will find yourself jumping off cliffs into roaring rivers, or teleporting here and there. The weather changes.....just so many little things here and there.. Happy Adventures!