Gothic

After 30 minutes of struggling with the most ridiculous controls I've ever come across in a game, I deleted Gothic from my computer never to be played again. That a game that's supposedly one of the best RPGs out has this abysmal of a game controls is unpardonable, IMO, and for a seasoned gamer just not something I'm willing to struggle with. Unfortunately, I have all the other Gothic games too -- but they are going to be given away to some poor unsuspecting soul very soon :) Awful game. I see now why JoWood went out of business.

Gothic gets 1/5 stars from me, only because 0/5 isn't an option. The control setup was so horrifically clunky, counterintuitive, and downright unusable that I couldn't force myself past the five minute mark. This game might be the cat's pajamas when it comes to an open and immersive world, but sadly, I'll never find out for myself. The interface is simply that bad. Gothic was far and away my most disappointing purchase on GOG to date.

I don't know where all the good ratings for this come from, Gothic is a horribly made game. I'm sure there is allot of game-play, and a decent story somewhere in there, but the horrible combat, disgusting controls and UI, and bad animations just ruined it for me. It would not have been so bad if it were an older game that wasn't expected to have those kind of things, but it isn't, it's a game that should have the conventions of a modern RPG like Morrowind or Oblivion. Not a CRPG, just a really badly made new RPG that should be avoided. Play some elder scrolls instead.

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I hate to be negative, but I'm just gonna be honest and give my uncensored opinion here. By 2009 standards, this game sucks. The graphics are crap, the combat system is crap, and the game world concept is lame. I know there is a Gothic II and Gothic III, and maybe those are not as utter crap as this one but unless someone buys them for me as gifts, I'm probably never gonna find out cause I took the wind right out of my sails.