To play this game you will also need Gothic 2 Gold Edition
The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos is a free, total conversion mod for Gothic II: Gold Edition. It features a completely new open world, improved skills systems, gameplay mechanics and complex story.
Main goal of this project is to hon...
The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos is a free, total conversion mod for Gothic II: Gold Edition. It features a completely new open world, improved skills systems, gameplay mechanics and complex story.
Main goal of this project is to honour one the best classic cRPG and take the die-hard fans of the original Gothic trilogy as well as new players on one more adventure in the Kingdom of Myrtana.
FEATURES
Professional voice acting
Fully adhering to the lore of Gothic series
60+ hours of expected playtime
Complex main plot with many twists and secrets to discover
Over 170 quests with multiple ways to complete them
Multidimensional characters with credible backstories and personal goals
Breathtaking soundtrack composed solely for the purpose of the mod
About 200 random events that the main character may encounter
New crafting system with activities, such as alchemy, cooking and magic scrolls writing
Rebalanced economy and items stats considering 20 years of Gothic players feedback
Expanded travel system with option to choose between magic teleports, boats and mercenary caravans
More than 100 new armors and weapons with unique visuals
WORLD
Venture to the Archolos, a huge island east to the Myrtana mainland and explore never seen before region filled with vineyards, farms and villages mentioned in the first Gothic game.
Visit the great city of Archolos and lost yourself in cobbled streets of the biggest city ever presented in the whole Gothic trilogy.
On the Archolos island you will have the opportunity to delve into the deepest of mines, visit the tranquil Monastery of Adanos, sip a beer while listening to gossip in one of the city taverns, and discover other interesting locations whose secrets will be revealed only to the boldest of adventurers…
STORY
Kingdom of Myrtana, a country whose foundations crumble under the winds of war and unrest raging throughout its lands. Experience the events that forged the original Gothic storyline and see with your own eyes how the creation of the Valley of Mines impacted people far away from the main continent.
Make your mark in a brutal world where your every decision has a clear impact on its environment and the lives of those you meet on your path.
Play as Marvin, a young man who was driven away from his home by the war looming over the horizon. The reality of the Archolos, a place he runs to, unfortunately proves to be far from his expectations. Rich merchants craving only for more gold, servants of the king Rhobar II who put into practice every new and more restrictive laws and waves of desperate refugees who just like the protagonist search for a decent life. Marvin will have to find a way to survive in this land of treachery, opportunism and opposing interests.
You are not the chosen hero, you are not a villain. You are a survivor.
Will you take everything you want by the force? Or will you try to help others in need?
In The Chronicles of Myrtana you decide your own fate.
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I'm just few hours into the story, but still couldn't resist to re-run some quest to check different results. At this point I'm blown away by the magnitude of this product. This isn't mod it is totally new Gothic II universe game! Technically there is a few minor bugs I encounter, but nothing that spoils the game. I will definitely find somehow time to finish it, and it says a lot as I haven't still finished witcher 3 nor cyberpunk in 2022! My review score is 6/5
this is a great thing, especially if you think about that fact that it was done by people with no prior experience and it's free. the team really outdid itself and surprised the entire gaming world. it is like playing gothic 2 for the first time, but a new story, new character, a whole lot of gameplay imporvements ( food recipes, new weapons, new potions, etc ) and a huge open world ( it's normal to get lost in the archolos city for the first few hours - never had that problem in gothic 2 with khorinis )
can we make this a thing? every 2 years a new mod comes out for gothic 2 that just adds to the original story? i would only play these and i would be happy
I don't want to be rude,only fair in my review.I know this is a free game,but as a token of my respect to the Devs I have to judge it like normal games.Probably many gamers have been misled by nostalgia.And I am a huge fan of the Gothic games.
This game has many strong points:the world is really beautiful,the exploration is deep,the town of Archolos is fascinating, and the plot is generally good. Some charactes are really charismatic(Big Ben, Lorenzo, Garos etc).The graphics are old, but it's not a problem,works fine for me.The combat system is the same as the old Gothics and this is positive.On the contrary,the game has many problems,and I am astonished because no one has underlined them. For example:
1)The amount of fetch quests especially in the first 2 chapters is unbearable.''Bring 5 pieces of meat to X''''Kill 6 boars and retrieve the pelts''etc. Literally DOZENS of them.And the amount of gold and XP you gain from them is abysmal.A total waste of time,and yet you MUST go because you desperately need gold and experience.
2)The looting(which was one of the pillars of the first Gothic)is a joke. Almost the 90% of the loot is junk:sell it to the merchants and you gain nothing.1 gold coin for a wolf pelt?It's less than the cost of the arrows you need to take him down, this is ridicolous. To rack up the gold for the abilities you are forced to do EVERY single quest,so we return to the point 1
3)The backtracking is atrocious.Especially in the quests in the town:''Speak with A in the old town then with B in the prison,come back to the centre to update the quest giver,then go to the harbour to find C who knows something but he doesn't,so you come back to the center blah blah''.I was exhausted, in many moments it's more a job than a game.
These are the worst aspects,but i could enumerate other problems,including some freezing bugs.I respect this game,but don't consider it as a masterpiece because it's only a good game.I had some fun in playing it,but that's all.
This just blew my mind when I first played it and it really captures the feeling and atmosphere of Gothic 1 and 2 perfectly in my opinion! I would recommend it to all fans of the Gothic series and of immersive RPGS:s in general.
Just like old Gothic II, but bigger, better. 60-100 hours of gameplay. Great quests, difficult choices, expect regret and somehow bittersweet ending. Story is somehow personal, tragic, but good.
