First i want to say the concept was original a graphics text based and real time adventure and i always read about horrorsoft known for its scary horror games so I wanted to try it once but it came as a big dissapointing. I must say it has scary moments when suddenly the devil apears and screams at you. I truly wish i liked it but this is a typecal game what made at a time it was unplayeble without a walktrough. I dont mind diffecult games but this one you have to be in some areas at a given time or its over. And what i dont understand is the random deaths i get, I walk around exploring wich im used to adventure games but suddenly i get a death scene not knowing what just happen. And i dont want to play with a walktrough game is all about logic thinking to know what to do but i dont see any logic at all. And since noone played this game without walktrough wich I conclude since noone answered my question at the forum I can only say dont buy this trash, its unlogical its onforgiven and brutaly hard. But then again what i have seen that is most horror soft games are.
Long time ago i bought the game but it was in my younger years and i tought it was too hrd for me to enjoy. Later on i saw it again resently I bought gothic 3 and i heard 2 and 1 are much better to start with because of the story so i Descided to buy it at Gog again, and i must say i was suprised how much you can do things likw choosing your own camp wich you want to join. And i felled hardcore because you can explore a lot of places but since your still green behind your ear you dont dare to go to far because most of the monsters will chew you and spit you out. The skill system is very realistic nit like other rpgs where you suddenly get better with a sword because you go up a lvl. Instead you must learn your skills and it is fun how the teacher tells you how to use your skill with makes the game give a more living breathing world. You dont feel like a hero but more of someone who is kicked in a harse bitter world and you need your wits and strenght to survive. I wish more companies make games like this. The bad side? Well it has a hard learning curve its not a pick up and just play. You have to learn from your mistakes and die a lot/ But then again when you get to the point you can fight most monsters you get the feeling of proudness that you have worked hard to get that far it gives more rewading feeling. If you like a challange get this game and before you know it hours has past abd you had a great time.
I wanted to love this game, I once remembered games like privateer, wing commander, elite, when i to play this game i tought it would be like wing commander good story and easy gameplay. Oh what was i wrong I couldnt understand it all the controls are horrible. All in all only for the ones who got the patience I dont have that.
This is one of the best rpg's ever, ever since i play it it always gave me a feeling of a real hardcore rpg game and feels like a world that swallows you in and spits you out. You are a rookie that has to grow and prove yourself and believe me the road to fame and glory isnt presented you on a silver plate. There are a lots of quests and ways to do it but if you finish one doent mean your close to your goals no it takes more then that but the fun thing is you can do it on your own way, because some choices are maybe the easy way but you will notice the consiquences later on. And believe me there are choices in the game that makes you think hard what the best way is to do it. But what is a rpg without fighting, well thats is also fun in this game when you wonder around you find monsters that kill you in an instance so you have to think ahead can i defeat this one or do i go around it you are small fry that needs to train and I like that you have to train your skills and not that they pop up that you instanly can do that, that is what i call character development. Is there something bad about this game? Well I have to say this is not an easy game you can come to areas that are too hard and believe me at the start thats a lot of areas and the fighting has a bit of a hard learning curve you got to get trough, all in all its worth for you buck if you take your time to learn it and you will keep on playing it, as for me Im not very good at this game but I loved it and if youre an rpg fan i only can say get this game :)
