I Played Gothic 1 For The First Time in 2024 (Review)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- In today's review I'm taking a look back at the 2001 cult classic RPG: Gothic 1. I asked myself the question: Does it hold up? Check out the video to find out! This video is slightly different than my usual retrospective style, I'd love for you to tell me if you like it or not! Have fun watching!
Music in order of appearance:
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 01 Main Theme
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 02 Installation Theme
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 13 The Forest
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 05 Old Camp
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 03 Valley Of Mines
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 09 Swamp Camp
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 08 Swamp At Night
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 11 Free Mine
Gothic 1 Soundtrack - 20 Ore Heap
Gothic 2 Soundtrack - 02 Nature 1 Theme
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Compatibility
01:04 Premise
03:20 Controls
04:31 Starting from the bottom
06:04 Progression: Stats & Skills
08:49 Factions
12:14 Progression: World & Exploration
14:06 Atmosphere & Immersion
15:50 Jank
17:46 Verdict
18:28 Closing Remarks - เกม
When looking for mods to get the game in a playable state I tried out a couple of mods. After that I did a clean reinstall of the game to make it vanilla again, or so I thought.... It seems the Riisis Gothic 1 TextureMix V1.1 did not get uninstalled. This is the reason why the game's textures look slightly different. This was not my intention but alas, the video is already done. I didn't notice this because I had no reference on what the game should've looked like. Oh well, it is what it is!
Check out Chronicles Of Myrthana mod!!! It's whole new story with a follow up to Gothic 1 story!
Don't beat yourself up about it. Its just some textures and you still showed your true experience and that is what matters. Thank you for this video :)
@@JeditteeI'm playing it at the moment. But i would say he should play Gothic 2 before that. This mod is just so big and it helps to play Gothic 2 to get more and more into it.
@@dattkatzdroid Thanks for the nice comment :D
There is literally 0 people in the comments who needed this review. We all just came here to see, what the newbie thinks...
Word son, the game holds up great, no doubt.
It's a bit sad, though. I hope the remake will introduce Gothic to a wider audience, because I think Gothic still has a lot of lessons to teach about game design, even some which are mostly not mentioned by reviews.
@@balduinvontrier128 ikn but even piranha bytes didn't understand gothic anymore so it could be at least ok
And we are all waiting for one bad word to destroy him :D
As an Gothic Veteran, I can say…
you summarized it perfectly. Keep it up and try Gothic 2. It’s even better.
Which one of the patches I have to install from steam? All of them?
And even better is fanmade Chronicals of Myrtana Archolos. That truly is a masterpiece faithful to the source material.
@@julianc691 just look up guides on 'Mondgesänge', its the official community forum
@@janjunek1216 as a huge fan and lots of playthrough with G1 and G2 I was surprised archolos really give so much new stuff but keeps the lore and graphic untouched
You have to try gothic 2 night of the raven, trust me you'll love it
I still hold these games especially gothic 2 as some of my most beloved ones. I am sad that games are just not made like this anymore.
Yes, there are many exceptionally good games that are made like gothic even nowadays. It happens that you didn't search well enough among all the junk in nowadays oversaturated market. Do not rely on the "top 10 RPG games" kind of websites though.
@@despisel Why not name some of these good games though
@@despisel give me a list of that games
@@SarumanBang there aren't any with gothic progression style and 3rd person camera.
There are good rpg's out there (Baldur's Gate 3, Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077 etc.) but none in the style of gothic.
Nostalgia hitting hard when u enter Mines Valley
You need to try the best mod for gothic which is: Chronicles Of Myrtana Archolos, this is much bigger and larger projekt than G1 and for sure you will love it so much. Greetings from Poland
Ahh Gothic, my old love. I still replay this game series every year, lol. Mainly during Christmas time. It's so magical.
It's Khor i nis, not Khor o nis! And yes, I saw your pinned comment about the armor, but I'd suggest you replay the game with the original armor. They are amazing! And thank you for your video, it is enlightening! I love it when new players discover Gothic!
Thanks for the correction! I'll probably revisit the game sometime in the future and I'll make sure there are no texture mods installed. And thank you for commenting :)
I wish I was in your position, having only played Gothic once! The game has replayability as long as you haven´t done all factions. Once you have tried all factions multiple times (like me), you only go back for nostalgia hahaha. Although I love to play through the whole saga once in a while.
I can only recommend you play Gothic 2 and Gothic 3, as well as Risen and the Gothic fan-made mod ''Chronicles of Myrtana''. All of these games just hold special memories in us hardcore fans. I wasn´t even born when Gothic 2 came out, and still here I am, subscribing to a YT channel because he made a review of my favourite game.
Thanks for this, I hope you enjoy the other titles I mentioned. It´s the best time to be a new Gothic fan, with the upcoming Remake and everything. Cheers.
Lot's of people have recommended the fan made mod to me, will definitely give that a look!
Thank you for watching and subbing
Truly the perfect open world in my opinion! Often less is more!
I remember bringing my PC to a friend with the plan of playing Counterstrike. Then I installed Gothic. In couple hours, we were both playing Gothic side by side, not caring about Counterstrike xD That was some 22 years ago. I feel old.
Playing Gothic around that time must've been mind blowing.
@@GameTalesHQ it sure was.
I grew up in Romania,Eastern Europe. Gothic was first introduced to me in 2004,getting the game on a magazine of computer enthusiasts (Level) when I was around 12. It made a significant impact on me and still is a big part of my childhood. To this day,(I am 31) I can still remember the map and know all the paths of the Colony
@@julianc691 hah, Level was originally a Czech magazine (and btw it is still coming out 29 years after it started, I have it subscribed), cool to see fellow reader of the romanian branch of it.
@@8Paul7 if first appeared in 1995 in Czech Republic and in 1997 spread branches in Romania and Turkey.
Ahh man! I'm glad that a dutch person went astray and found himself in the world of Gothic! Welcome to the Colony, brother! PS: nice video!
Hahah thanks mate!
Nyras truly is an excellent example of great voiceacting.
Just in case, since many new players don't know this (and even many old ones), but you can dodge in the game (with i-frames) by holding ALT and pressing back (S or Arrow down key). Please note that the animation looks the same if you only press S, but that one doesn't have i-frames XD. Also if you installed Union you can change the controls to Gothic 2 controls in the ini, which allows you to use only 1 click actions to do everything except attacking in combat.
Ah and the voice acting is actually famous for how good it is in polish or german, it's just the english one that's bad HAHA.
Good to know, I wasn't aware!
Yes, the brilliant voice over is a good chunk of the cult status in PL
2:34 Hey, you. You're finally awake.
Gothic > Skyrim confirmed.
Hey! Great job with the video. I've been playing this game since 2008 and I'm glad to see that people are open to try Gothic even after so many years. You pointed really well both the strengths and the faults of the game. Let's hope the faults will be addressed in the upcoming remake. Cheers and welcome to the colony!
Thanks! And yeah, hopefully it will be good 🤞🏼
As a long time player I love to see new reviews, especially from first time players.
Question for you, do you think you'll keep replaying it in the future or was it one-off adventure?
I think I'll revisit it in a couple of years, go with another faction and focus on another build maybe. We'll see! I'll probably give Gothic 2 a shot before that though. Thanks for watching :)
With so many amazing youtubers going away this year , i love that ive found some new ones ,just like this channel , keep it uo
Thank you very much!
I wonder if there is a replayability index for games. There's something about Gothic that keeps people coming back to it over and over again.
Gothic is great. I remember how awkward the controls felt, but with an hour playing it, it just became natural to me. I really like how simple and intuitive everything becomes after a while. It's not the type of game to make you confused about systems, but it gives you what you need and let you try things on your own. Now play Gothic 2 (the best) and Risen 1(weakest of the 3 but still good). You won't regret it.
Anyway, after a GUN and a Gothic video, i had to subscribe. Good luck to you.
I'll probably play them at some point. And glad to have you on board!
Nostalgia (for simpler times)
Any chance you might cover Gothic II Night of The Raven & the spiritual successor of the OG Gothic titles: The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos?
PS Puik werk kerel.
I might play them in the future but I'm not sure I'll cover them on the channel though, we'll see!
Haha dankjewel :)
I never realized how minimalistic my favorite rpg is. But the lack of minihep, helper UI, and general lack of tips. This just underline the grittiness of the world and is what makes Gothic so immersive.
Well done! Love the factions, how they establish their society, and the power progression. I wish we would get more RPGs where we can see the growth from "nobody" into a skilled warrior.
Thanks! Yes, that zero to hero power curve is lots of fun!
Kingdom Come Deliverance is the best one, if you haven't played it yet
@@8Paul7 On my list of things to do, thanks!
Interesting is, all Piranha Bytes Games are built that way, technicaly they Always Made the Same Game 🤔 in my opinion the best Piranha bytes Games are, Gothic 1&2 and Risen 1, elex 1 was OK
Early 2000's and being a teenager. I still cherish dearly memories of Gothic 1 and 2, heck even of Gothic 3. Gothic 1 really was special for that time period, even though a bit clunky but had great environment, atmosphere, soundtrack and lvling/skill system. Miss the good old (simpler) days.
Great job on the video, really enjoyed your use of in-engine free cam shots!
P.S. The switch ports of G1 and G2 have a redisigned inventory UI, which is a lot more intuitive. It's a shame that THQ Nordic didn't add it to the PC version.
Thank you! It was a lot of fun to fly around the map and capture all the little details. Ah those quality of life features would be most welcome for sure!
It's not hard to add the advanced inventory mod to both Gothic games now especially if you have it on steam where you can use workshop. It's basically the same thing as the Switch inventory.
I love watching modern takes on Gothic.
When it released in 2001, it was groundbreaking, an absolute machine melter.
I played it for the first time at the age of 11, in 2005, and was completely overwhelmed with the controls and scared to make my way alone to the Old Camp - I had to follow Diego and let him take out the young Scavenger that would block your path about halfway down the mountain.
At some point I'd figure out the action key system, but it would take me another two years before I finally played through the entire thing. It was awesome. This game made me a gamer.
Will you have a look at Gothic 2 as well? I haven an inkling you may enjoy it a teeny tiny bit :)
Thanks for watching! I'll definitely take a look in the future 👌🏼
Fajnie, że zagrałeś w taki kultowy polski tytuł.
Polska wyprodukowała jeszcze 3 części (Gothic 2, Gothic 2 Noc Kruka, Gothic 3, ale Zmierzch Bogów i Arcania to już niemieckie gry).
Polskie pozdro!
EDIT: A i taki wąsaty polsko-rumuńskii frajer kradnie Ci materiały, to mu możesz copy-strike'a zgłosić szefie!
He did mention me in the description, so it's fine. Sadly there were no subtitles so I couldn't understand most of what he was saying. And yeah, I will definitely try Gothic 2 and it's mods 👌🏼👌🏼
That's a level of editing I'd like to get close to in the future. Great in-depth review, I enjoyed it a lot!🔥
Keep practising and you'll get better in no-time! And thank you!
Hello there GameTalesHQ everything you have mentioned is right one the spot . This game feels so nostalgic and such a masterpiece, I wish everyone could give it a try and enjoy it , isn’t easy at first but once you get the hang of it you’ll love it so much if you’re gamer and love story single player game .
I was 7 years old in 2001/2002 when the game came out , my friend came at school with the game and showed the case cover to me he was very excited about this game I didn’t know anything of it until my brother played it while I was watching him , I grew up with this nostalgic among others but this was my favourite till to this day, I love the story the ambience music the faction’s story lines as each has different quests armor and different perspective of viewing I will always love this game and I hope that the remake will be a big hit ;) and many will enjoy better graphics and all on its own majestic way , I have high hopes for it .
All this being said thank you Piranha Bytes for such an amazing game , I hope you doing well and all the developers that has worked for this games , you made us such amazing memories as well as a great community who loves this game a lot . Thank you again .
I played Gothic 2 first, and Gothic 1 much later. I still have great memories from trying that game (g1) for the first time, but for me it doesn't come near the level of enjoyment that I had with Gothic 2. I loved the variety in environments, and the game felt much less depressing than Gothic 1, which in the long run is a welcome change. I hope you will give that game a chance as well :) , Sincerely, a fellow Dutch Gothic fan
I'll definitely play it in the future! Thanks for stopping by :)
Same did I, was very unusual experience listening all the backreferences from G2 to G1 and not even having an internet to imagine, what is all about 😄
Had the complete opposite experience. Played g1 first, so when i played the demo of g2 i first was disappointed that it looked so colourful.
@@ashmonkey2572 so I'm not the only who thought that
GOTHIC MENTIONED RAAAAH!!! Much love from Poland brother, great video as always : )
Glad you enjoyed, greetings from the Netherlands :)
The funny thing about this game - and Prianha bytes other games - is that there are only 2 types of enemies.
The one you can kill with just 1 or 2 hits.
And the ones who will kill you with just 1 or 2 hits.
That way you always know wether or not you should be in a certain area at this time - or not.
Awesome. You will have to check out Gothic 2 Gold as well as the chronicles of myrtana archolos which some say is even the best entry.
welcome to the colony
after you finish Gothic 2 I highly recommend Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos. Fan mod of size of a new game, professional polish voice overs (it sounds unlikely but you'll get used to it very quickly). Piranha bytes themselves watched and supported the mod creation. It takes the best from the gothic series and enhances it a lot.
Lot's of people recommended it to me, I'll look into it!
@@GameTalesHQ It is the best rated mod on steam of all time (of all games)
Only knew this game by name, but I found the video very entertaining. Great stuff :)
7:57 You just unlocked my secret and long forgotten memory of COD and why you have just exactly 333fps no more, no less. Omg those days...
Hahaha, you're the first one to comment on it. I spent sooo many hours in that game. You had different fps requirements for certain jumps, eighter 125,250 or 333.
There are 3 games that I will never delete and when I change my hardware they are the first 3 games that I install.
Gothic
Gothic II
Gothic III
I always have them on the ready and whenever I feel nostalgic I boot them up :)
Gothic is my favorite game and your review is very good and accurate, excellent content and I hope you can play gothic 2 and Archolos chronicles of myrtana
Thank you!
The moment you showed Nyras you got a like! Great Video man!
amazing time for action rpgs. Diablo II, Rune halls of valhalla, Blade The Edge of Darkness, Blood Omen 2, Gothic and Enclave.
Gothic 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games, even with their flaws. Great video!
I can see why, thanks!
7:54
The game actually predict that, at some point in the game you should either gain a free swamp weed and/or an potion made from minecrawler eggs that when consumed would rise your mana by just enough points to allow you to use the scroll.
16:24
Voice acting in Eglish version is pretty weird indeed, while in Polish version (and from what I read German and Russian) the dubbing was done by professionals who had previous experience working in tv/theater/radio spaces the direction of English dubbing is bit allover the place, HOWEVER it makes for interesting situation of having such old rpg voiced by people with mostly American/Atlantic accents and not yet another vague British one.
It's a game with soul. It reminds me of Dark Souls. Both have in common, that they take the player seriously and are unforgiving like a punch in the face. Raw and authentic.
Im a simple sheep. you play Gothic, i subscribe ! Well done , and welcome to the Colony!
Thanks, curly friend!
Welcome to the club brother, for Gomez!
Surely you have heard by now, that Part 2 improved everything gameplay-wise. The greatest piece of Gothic still lies ahead of you.
Happy to be a part of it. I will definitely play Gothic 2 in the future!
Welcome to the beautiful and amazing world of Gothic, these 2 games are my favorite games of all time and i love them deeply. Its such a joy to find out that people are trying these games for the first time today, they are UNIQUE experiences worth it all the way
Thank you!
Thank you for the great review. I would recommend a game called Divine Divinity for a review.
That's a nice video! You really understood what makes Gothic great and you were able to communicate it to the viewer just as well. Subscribed!
Just some additional points:
- The original voice over is german, it was directed by the developer. And it is brilliant. You are really missing out with this english garbage.
- Gothic 2 with the Night of the Raven "DLC" is a much better game. It's bigger and every single mechanic or system is basically the same, just a little better compared to Gothic 1. Play it for the ultimate Gothic experience. People tend to forget how much better G2 is as a game because Gothic 1 has that brilliant setting.
- IMO your review is best when you focus on your conclusions, when you connect game elements with your interpretation why that is great. Like 12:00 - 15:00. I do not think you need to go so much into detail how things work and explain as much. I find these "get it over with" basic explanation sections of reviews very tiring and I almost closed the video when yours started just like that. Maybe just cut it or condense it heavily for the next one?
Thank you! Yeah I've heard the german voice acting is a lot better.
Gothic 2 and it's expansion is definitely on the 'to play' list.
This video was a bit of a test for me, wasn't sure where to take it. I went for quite an in-depth approach for people like me who never played the game before.
I can see why this can feel as filler for a veteran player.
My usual content dives into the development of a game and it's legacy way more, while I keep the review part more brief. You will probably like that approach more!
Thanks for the feedback :)
The Polish voice over is also great, and the voice of the Nameless is iconic in Poland.
What a stellar review. Ive heard of the Gothic series but never looked into them in detail. Your review is by far the best and makes me wanna play it!
Ah, I'm glad you enjoyed. It's a really unique game, definitely worth checking out!
Yeah, the english voiceacting seems to be really weird in Gothic. It's a shame so few are willing to try playing it in German (unless you are German yourself), since the German voiceacting is simply brilliant. They chose to speak in a kind of dialect and slang that we refer to as "Ruhrpott Assis" (Ruhrpott is a region in Germany, while "Assi" means something like "fucker"). It fits perfectly with the setting of prisoners in a large scale jail, while also giving a simple down-to-earth feeling.
I hope you will play Gothic 2 as well. You explore a different part of the island, but also return to the area of Gothic 1 and meet a lot of the core npcs again.
While most people will recomment to play the addon, I think it might be a better idea to start with the vanilla version and play the addon in the second run, since the addon changes quite a bit.
Whichever version though, you might be delighted to hear, that the controls got optimized and easier to handle, although you still have to possibility to actuvate Gothic 1 controls.
Great in-depth video. Would love to play this, although I don't think I would have the patience, lol. Cheers!
Thanks for stopping by again! I got the whole trilogy during a steam sale for under 5 bucks, so it's definitely worth a shot!
Diego is Vesemir? I played both games a few times and I never noticed. That's cool.
He sure is!
awesome. do check out Gothic 2 as well, I remember vividly spending a couple of days just playing the damn thing
I definitely will check it out in the future!
All of pirrana bites games are very similar. I got Risen very cheap years and loved it so much I got the series with dlc's. Found the Gothic series this year at a huge discount and bought all of them. The fighting was similar to Risen, so I learned qucikly.
Great video! I'm glad you enjoyed the game
Thank you!
give gothic 2 NoTR a try too, out of all 3 gothic games + Arcania, I feel like the 2nd took every good thing about the first and improved upon it while fixing a lot of the jank, the story is also pretty decent
I will!
Fun fact. Also in Polish version a lot of voice actors from ghotic are in wicher
I am SO pumped for the remake, I hope they don't botch it.
Also, with how good *this* game was for its time, it is such a shame that they didn't get enough time to fully develop Gothic 3 to be the game the studio envisioned.
Fingers crossed!
As someone of a gothic fanatic i can tell you that your analysis is holding up.
However i do have some issues with your point about the weight system.
"it add nothing to the experience" it absolutly does, even though i prefer Gothic over Morrowind the weight system in morrowin was a really good immersive tool in adventuring.
Being far away from a settlement with full inventory you would think if you should continue on your journey or go back, you knew that it will cost time and that would impact your decisions.
The amount of potions and different utility items would also play a part here since you couldn't just take an endless amount of healing potions and go adventuring.
Each venture for exploration would require you to prepare accordingly, maybe you would need some water breathing potions because you'll be walking around underwater sections? Or maybe cure disease because you plan to raid a 6th house dungeon?
Weight system absolutely add a lot to the immersion and overall experience of the game.
I agree with you, but in the way it's implemented in a lot of games it's mostly just frustrating. If it actually impacts gameplay and decision making, I'm all for it!
Great game, great review. Thanks for sharing !
Time for Night of The Raven young padawan :)
Greetings from Germany :)
Love your Review. Gothic is one of my Childhood classics.
The Modding Community is Awesome. Check it out and you find allot more Gothic and of Course play Gothic 2 night of the Raven its worth it.
And yes Harpie crys are Awefull.
Thanks for stopping by, I'll play Gothic 2 in the future for sure.
Greetings neighbour!
Nice video man , can you tell us from where did you downloaded the game or the graphic modes? it looks insane i never saw the game like this please, or make a tutorial of how you install it , it will help a lot.
If you pause the video at 0:45 you can see all the mods I downloaded via the steam workshop. To install, you just have to click on the subscribe button!
As for the texture mod it's called: "Riisis Gothic 1 TextureMix V1.1". If you google it, you'll get a link to a site called 'moddb.com'. To install, simply drop the .vdf files into your Gothic/data folder. If you're on steam it's this path: (your drive)\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gothic\data. Hope this helps!
@@GameTalesHQ thank you so much man , i alearady subscribed btw
One of us!
I know, the "souls" games are known for difficulty, but i finished most of them and nothing was as brutal as playing this game for the first time. Unintuitive controls really make you feel like you holding a weapon for the first time.
Well, that's mainly because in the Souls games (with the exception of Elden Ring and the start of DS1) you are nudged towards a particular path with enemies that are appropriate for your level. In Gothic, there are no restrictions and you do absolutely no damage to anything except molerats and scavengers. Gothic 1's combat isn't difficult but you gotta get strong before you can tackle most of the enemies. The controls don't help eighter haha. The souls games control really well, but the difficulty there is by moveset, design etc. Gothic is difficult purely based on numbers. Which isn't a bad thing of course, just a different flavour!
When the game came out it looked fantastic ...but gameplay and world building were unmatched.
Still really impressive today!
Can't belive you didn't play it before.
You sound like you either have experienced the game before, got at least few tips from an experienced player or just made some reaearch.
TBH, that does not matter, it seems like you enjoyed our beloved game. That enough for me :)
I really hadn't! I did read/heard about the game over the years and finally took the plunge this year. And of course I did some research when talking about the factions etc. just so people that haven't played like me can follow what's going on. I'm glad you enjoyed, and it seems I did my job well if you think I played before :)
These eurojank games are something special :)
They were so ambitious, I respect those devs a lot!
2:26 Witamy w Kolonii.
Nice Video! I always love it when people can feel gothic for the first time! But the" saddest" part here is that the english voice acting is really bad! The german or the polish voice acting is out of this world and gives this masterpiece another dimension. If you can live with reading subtitles i would recommend to play it with german voice acting!
Oh and try Gothic 2 DndR!
Thanks! I heard that alot, the Polish and German should be way better. I'll definitely play Gothic 2 in the future.
@@GameTalesHQ Yes! Try the german version and you will have way more fun! :D
I remember getting Gothic 2 as a kid and I uhmmmm... hated it and threw it away so it collects dust on the shelf. Everyone around me praised the game but I couldn't see why.
Fast forward to 2021 when I got Gothic 1, 2 and 3 on GoG. I decided to give the series the second chance that, I thought, it deserved. But even after installing fan made patches I still hated it. At this point I'd rather suffer through Morrowind's abysmal combat than play Gothic.
I feel like I am the only gamer from Poland that haven't enjoyed Gothic at all
Gothic needs a little bit time. I uninstalled it several times as well after playing it 10min as I got it. The controls are just bad, if you aren’t used to it. But after that the atmosphere in the first „city“ by night just got me. I think many had the same experience
Every time someone mentions that the remake is coming, I get traumatised in advance. I've played the demo (for a few minutes, then just watched the gameplay, because I couldn't go on). I feel like it's going to hurt so much...
I'm cautiously optimistic. Let's wait and see.
Hey, where are you from? Netherlands is correct?
Greetings from Germany :)
Yes! Hello neighbor :)
Looks like you understood the success of gothic better than the later Piranha Bytes team, which just lost it after Risen 1. Btw, you should play Gothic 2, since Piranha Bytes even got better at that one. Gothic 2 NoR is good as well, but they increased the difficulty quite a lot
if you like gothic 1, try gothic 2 with add-on night of the raven
Looks like you've used Riisis texture mix or something very similar, not that it matters much but it's worth to mention
I figured out what happened, I explain it in the pinned comment!
You should absolutely play "Gothic 2 : Night of the Raven" if you are a fan of this one.
I know the patches are supposed to make the game look better, but i find it quite ugly with the shaders. All i use when playing the game is improved frame rate.
Yeah I messed up with a texture pack, I explain it in the pinned comment. It didn't detract from my experience though, even though I agree that the vanilla game looks better!
Some of use like to use arrow keys with control, and don't use the mouse at all.
Now Gothic 2 😊
It's a bit sad to see your use of DX11 Renderer. For multiple reasons.
1. you are not making full use of it. if you presss F11 you can crank up the view distance which is like the best thing about it
2. the barrier is basically invisible in the DX11 Renderer. without it, you can see it all the time, see how it behaves during thunderstorms, and is just such an immersive, constant reminder of the setting. when you showed you walking into the barrier, you just walked into air and flew back. without it, you would have been able to actually see the barrier
3. it changes the lighting (duh). this is kinda cool at first, when you see real time shadows, especially if you have torches and stuff late at night. without real time lighting, games had to bake their "lighting" and "shading" in with the textures. DX11 uses textures that were not supposed to be used with real time lighting. this is only a minor caveat though. the bigger is, that many areas, especially caves and the insides of buildings, become too poorly lit with real time lighting. the amount of lightsources were not made with the real time lighting in mind. it doesn't reach far enough and kinda ruins the vibe the devs were going for in many places
4. see-through effects of textures (I think only used in Gothic 2) become solid in DX11 renderer, making them appear much, much less magical. i dont want to spoil where this is used, but there are a couple moments in G2
this is why I as a Gothic veteran, after at first being amazed when DX11 Renderer came out, play without renderer again nowadays.
sadly, many total conversion mods (that are amazing btw), like Archolos or Legend of Asshûn, were made with the DX11 Renderer in mind and it is basically required to handle the amount of on screen decorative items without dropping all your fps, and being able to see far enough. I remember not knowing there are islands out in the sea that i could go to, just cause i couldnt see far enough without the renderer.
so yea, I recommend at least trying the game without the renderer and see what you prefer. it definitely helps with performance and for some people it is required to even be able to launch the game
great to see you check out this immersive flawed masterpiece, please play gothic 2 and do a review of that as well!
Thanks for this elaborate comment. I mainly used it to increase performance, and I did notice some textures looking off (especially in the final dungeon with the color puzzle, I couldn't even make out any color). Yeah I might have overshot it with the DX11 mod for sure. I do think I had the view distance on max though! I'll probably play Gothic 1 again in the future and will definitely play it fully vanilla then. Gothic 2 might be worth a video as well, thanks for watching :)
@@GameTalesHQ you're welcome, I have a deep passion for Gothic 1 and 2 and love sharing my insights.
another suggestion, that really depends on you, if you could enjoy such a thing:
the original, german voiceacting is absolutely amazing. whereas the english version is bad; at least so bad that it can be funny again. if you don't mind it, you could theoretically play the game with german voiceacting, but english subtitles etc.. this might make it more enjoyable and immersive for you.
if you need help setting this up, let me know. I never really had to set this up, just recently though I played a polish mod with polish voiceacting and german subtitles, it was great. I like watching/playing my stuff in OT though anyway, whether it be film, anime or game. you do you!
Yes, Renderers...
They make old games more "modern", but with what cost? 🤔
Try G2 NotR and Chronicles of Myrtana ;-)
Ah... The good old camp under the bride
A classic
Ever considered playing it in German? 🙂 Voice acting is topnotch. Not sure if english subtitles work parallel though.
Might give it a shot!
Gothic 2 fixes a lot of annoyances and shortcomings of the 1st game. It's my most replayed game ever. Archolos is a masterpiece too, I hope it gets an english voice dub at some point, absolutely deserves it.
I see my childhood gem, I clicc like, its as simple as that
Man you're so lucky you haven't played Gothic 2 with the datadisk and then the greatest mod ever made, Archolos.
Good review, i liked it, but theese "new graphics" are hurting my eyes. Installing renderer is mondatory, but the new graphics are really not needed.
True, wasn't my intention. Check the pinned comment.
Damn, what did they do with the armors?
I'm sorry, what do you mean?
@@GameTalesHQ They changed the textures of a lot of the armors and applied some generic ones.
@@GameTalesHQ Look for the original Templar armor and compare it with what was shown in the video.
@@d9lv1n I figured out what happened, I explain it in the pinned comment!
Masterpiece
PS: Give me money
Gothic 2 and the 1 were the first two RPGs I ever played and since then everything else has been at least a bit disapointing.
If you liked gothic, you will love gothic 2 Night of Raven! Gothic 2 is king!
Thumbnail looks like and Expandable movie poster.
U should try chronicles of myrtana its new mod and its probably the best one
16:53 The intensity of the harpy's voice is a meme at this point. Probably the most annoying enemy in the genre.
Glad i'm not the only one who hated their shrieks!
Trying to criticize this game among its fanbase is a rough experience. The game's good but it has a fair bit of deserved criticism.
-Janky control scheme that feels like something out of 1993. By 2001 mouse control was mainstream. At least they fixed that god-awful controls in Gothic II.
-Linear story starting from chapter 3
-Lack of balance between builds, only strength warrior scales well throughout the game. Magic is there without being well defined (runes are simply sold by merchants lol), ranged character doesn't scale damage with dexterity and needs to rely on critical strike to deal ANY damage to late-game opponents, even with the best weapon in the game.
-Unfinished locations that are empty, though they look as if this should contain something
-Lots of bugs on release. Like really, a lot of bugs. This thing barely functioned. Modded DX11 + Union + whatever Gothic is nowhere close to 2001 Gothic.
It's definitely a flawed experience but they did a great job with the resources they had, especially in 2001. But yeah, I agree with your points.
gothic 2 with night of the raven is like 5x as good as G1 btw.
Please ttry The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos ;)
Imagine if developers had today's resources and abilities with newest game engines with the creativity they had at the time, instead of now trying to squeeze every penny out of the player through microtransactions. Gaming is fucked at the moment. But anyways, I only played Gothic 2, but can't wait for Gothic 1 remake.
The Gothic remake hopefully delivers on that! Time will tell.
there are still really great games that can match Gothic
Like Kingdom Come Deliverance for example