Gothic

I've played lots of RPGs, including Gothic 3 and the much maligned Arcania (Gothic 4), both of which I enjoyed enormously. I was however wary of playing Gothic 1 because of screenshots of its dated graphics due to its age (released 2001). I nevertheless gave it a go in August 2019 and am very glad I did. What a gem! Firstly, the graphics for the dungeons are still pretty good, detailed and atmospheric, including different lighting effects for torch or Light spells. True, the exteriors were a bit crude compared to, say, The Witcher 3, as you'd expect, but you get used to this pretty soon once you are immersed in the game. The game has the core RPG elements - big world to explore, lots of quests, lots of weapons and spells with which to kill lots of baddies/monsters. It has different factions, offering replayability and also has a day/night cycle which personally I find annoying but some enjoy for immersion. It took some patching to get the game working reliably (still not exactly sure what I did) but it was certainly worth it. I can be sceptical of the nostalgia crowd banging on about old games but if you are a RPG fan who hasn't played this game, you will almost certainly enjoy it despite its age. I'm now, very much looking forward to playing Gothic 2.

Just installed it today and it works fine !

Ever looked for an equivalent to Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall? Your search has ended. This is one amazing game full of life and so much rich detail it will blow your mind. There are 3 sides to choose from in this prison wasteland, The Old Camp, The New Camp, and the Brotherhood. Choices are tough and living is even harder because in this terrible place you face the greatest villian of all...........man.

Personally I enjoyed the Gothic-series more than the Elder Scrolls. I know, the latter are bigger and more polished (ahem!), but Gothic feels better (even though the controls are clumsy and unusual at the least). Okay, so don't compare Gothic 1 with Oblivion, but still I feel the Gothic series deserve more credit than they're given. In the Elder Scrolls it's easy to get side tracked so much you forget about the main quest. In Gothic there are many side-quests, it isn't linear and doesn't feel like it is, and yet, you're always inside the main story. The characters are more human en recognizable than the ones in the Elder Scrolls. So yeah, I loved the Elder Scrolls, but I sleep with Gothic... ;-)

I first got my hand on this back in 2002 or 2003 on a bootlegged disc a friend of mine bought in Turkey i think? Anyway. it did take some gettting used to the controls, but once you learn, you'll like it. This came from nowhere, out of nowhere and it blew my mind. this is how an RPG is supposed to be! Immersive, compelling storyline with the quirks you yourself can change wether you play as an old or new camper or whatnot. You control some story elements, which was kind of revolutionary back in that day. So if you ever played and liked an RPG that isn't top-down hack n' slash. Try this game! Worth every penny, dime and öre!