Gothic

RU??? Лучшая до сих пор...

First off, as many have mentioned, the default controls are quite horrible. Spend a good while in reconfig and running about the opening area learning how to use them. Once past that, the game gets a lot better and a slow progression becomes quicker. But be warned, if you stray too far into the wild or away from the main story arc, prepare for punishment in combat. Low level creatures are quite a challenge for those brought up on RPGs where you beat rats with a stick. There is much to the game world that can go unnoticed, such as the crafting system that is more involved than clicking a button that can surprise one once they get to it. So be sure to talk to everyone and find out what interactions you can do. Gothic is one of those games that people love or ignore due to many clunky features. But to really get into it, you need to spend an hour or four before it just clicks. The series improves as it goes along, but as game #1 it's a decent start.

Gothic is a brilliant game, by far the best in the Gothics series, and still a lot of fun. No other ARPG has such a living world, such love for details, and such a gritty dark vibe, though the Witcher or New Vegas come very close. But.. of course the graphics are outdated, and that is coming from one still using a 840M which barely handles New Vegas on medium settings. The controls are unusual. No bad per se, not even complicated or counterintuitiv, but you might need about half an hour to get used to them. Which, btw, seems to be the reason for at least half of the bad reviews. After an hour tops you should be fluent with the controlls, and it's worth it. Also, the game isn't particulary hard, but it's not Diablo either. Towards the end hack and slash is a viable option, but at the beginning you need to play smart and learn about your environment. Enemies do not scale with your level. So leveling up actually means something, and the more powerful you get the more regions you can travel to without being killed by the first thing you encounter. For me that's a good thing. It also means that in the beginning a lot of things can easily kill you. So, what to do? Well.. you can travel with powerful people. Or if they don't want to, just follow them. You can learn about behavior. Most beasts don't charge at you right away, but go through an intimidation animation. Which, for the fresh inmate, is the cue to run. You can study their favourite foods. A wulf prefers to eat sheep, and should he stumble upon one he likely goes for it, even if he was hunting you before. Lurkers prefer goblin meat... Many ways to go, but yes, for those used to "starter-dungeons", level appropriate enemies, a starter kit with assorted weapons, full set of armor and two dozen potions that might be a letdown. And, as I suspect, the reason for the second half of the bad reviews.

I came back to this game after many years. You can call it my childhood so perhaps there's some kind of sentiment. However - even after many years game is great. I like the story, how the game is harsh at the begining, kind of being free to explore the world - just some monster are too strong at certain points in the game ;) but theoretically you can. Mechanic of fights/interaction is kind of old and not well designed but after you get used to it - it's just fine. There are minor bugs sometimes but are not show stoppers. It is very exciting to choose the guild you would like to join. The plot is going to surprise you later on. I'm not just sure whether GOG version is optimal enough. I have series of attempts to run the game unfortunately - some even 15-20 times despite using compatibility mode. Maybe some kind of patch or fix would help. I'm on WIN10. Anyway game is still enjoyable. Summary: *Great story *Kind of ancient mechanic/interaction system but still enjoyable *3 guilds you can join *Many monsters/open world *3 styles of fight: "Warrior"/"Mage"/"Bowman" *Many items including fancy armors you that you have to deserve to wear them *Not many bugs/game almost doesn't crush *Discussable GOG version but still worth to play

Печально игра хорошая но тут нет русского хотя 2 локализации официальные есть я не понимаю почему не добавить.