Recent reviews by Arata Raito

Gothic 1 is one of my absolute favorite games of all time, with a great story, engaging gameplay, and captivating aesthetics. Often called the Dark Souls of the 2000s, this game, developed by the German studio Piranha Bytes, based in Essen, laid a solid foundation for a franchise that would have its ups and downs.

You play as an unnamed prisoner sent into "the Colony," a mining valley enclosed by a magical barrier. The King sends convicts there to mine ore for his ongoing war with the Orcs. You must survive in this harsh world and find a way out of this hellhole. The game is filled with memorable characters, and the story is deep and engaging.

Gothic 1's gameplay is challenging, featuring a steep learning curve and an unleveled world. The controls haven't aged well; it feels more like controlling a tank (at least with the classic controls), where you maneuver your character using only the keyboard, with the mouse solely for looking around. However, once you adjust to the clunky controls, you'll discover that the combat system is rewarding and a lot of fun. The game also includes certain small decision-making moments, allowing you to influence your journey to some extent. Joining a faction alters the game experience slightly, though the main story remains the same.

There's no denying that this game is old, and the graphics are obviously outdated. However, the world is still detailed and highly atmospheric. The consistent art style enhances the feeling of being trapped in a harsh, lawless environment. The sound design is absolutely perfect, with music that fits the aesthetic beautifully.

Gothic 1 offers significant replay value, thanks to its large modding community. You can download many mods that offer completely new stories. Even the main game features some replayability, allowing you to play as different classes (warrior, thief like, or mage).

Gothic 1 has aged well in terms of content and atmosphere, but technically, it’s more than outdated. You’ll need to install a few mods to get this game running on modern operating systems. In my opinion, it’s more than worth it. You’ll find a beautifully handcrafted world with a rewarding experience. If you’re okay with the old graphics, then this game is a must-play for fans of classic RPGs.

• Deep and immersive story with significant player agency.
  
• Atmospheric world with a unique, gritty style.
  
• High replay value due to faction choices and multiple story paths.
  
• Challenging gameplay that rewards careful strategy.

• Clunky and unconventional controls.
  
• Graphics and animations are dated by modern standards.
  
• Steep learning curve may deter some players.

Final Rating:
8/10

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Interesting DLC that shows how brutal a war can be and condemns war crimes. Great work Bohemia you really take your simulation to the next level with this. Not only simulating armed conflict even humanitarian work and informing about war crimes.

Also i really like that you are you donate money to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). That money is really needed to help the people that suffer from war and war crimes like now in Putins War in Ukraine. These people (That work with the ICRC) are always in danger to also be involved in combat and war crimes. I also fully support that the money goes now mainly into the Ukraine. I even bought it for this sake on Steam to support the Ukraine.

"It's a victory when the weapons fall silent and people speak up." -Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine

Slava Ukraini!

Русский военный корабль, иди ♥♥♥♥♥.
Русский солдаты, иди ♥♥♥♥♥.
Русский самолеты, иди ♥♥♥♥♥.

Bread!

Wow what a game...

Don't waste your time. It's really bad.

This "Beta" is just a disaster. Imagine putting music in your game and forget to buy the rights for it... Yeah this game uses unlicenced music from Audiojungle. How did I found it out... You hear the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ watermark.

Hope that this game gets shut down soon.

You have not played Fallout New Vegas?
You liked Fallout 3 even with it flaws?

So… why are you still reading? Go and press that shiny green button and punch your credit card information in. Fallout New Vegas is the best Fallout 3D game to this point.

You play as a courier that gets shot in the head at the beginning of the Game. “The game was rigged from the start.” A doctor from the nearby town safes you and stitches you back together. Now are allowed to create a character. You can influence everything and not only your appearance things like stats and even disadvantages. After that, your adventure starts you can go everywhere and do what ever you want. Want to walk over to Vegas? Shure do it, want to kill every NPC? Shure try it some are invincible; you want to get a hooker? We got you covered just walk over to Vegas, pay the entry fee and you are ready to ♥♥♥♥. But one last thing to this section Guys… the writing of the most quests is god level and cannot be compared with Fallout 4 and 3. The modding community is still active and there are plenty of quest mods that keeps you satisfied for a long time.

The graphics are really outdated. The game is based on the old “Gamebryo” engine developed by “Emergent Game Technologies” and modified by “Bethesda”. Do not expect to get features like raytracing or other fancy stuff. Turn on your Windows XP machine on to fully immerse yourself.

Modding is big in Bethesda games. You can mod your game to everything that you like. You want an more Survival like experience then go and download Dust. You own Fallout 3 and you want to play both games with one character? Then go and download tale of two wastelands.

This game is developed by “Obsidian Entertainment”. A relatively large studio in USA. They got bought by Microsoft back in 2018 and are making a various of games. The publisher Bethesda made a deal with Obsidian back in the day and offered them a bonus when the game reaches an Metacritic score of 85. The game only reached a score of 84. Bethesda went full ♥♥♥♥ mode and did not pay the bonus. (not even a fraction)

Fallout New Vegas is the best 3d Fallout all time. Go and play it. You can get it in Sales for around 5€ and you get 100+h Playtime out of it and when you cannot get enough out of it go ahead and mod the crap out of it the possibilities are limitless.

Now is a great time to pick up the game and play it because there is a huge mod coming out named frontier. (available on Steam and Nexus)
https://ad.gamersky.info/@store.steampowered.com/app/1356060/The_Frontier/
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68009

I like this game....

but I can't recommend it in the current state. It's really just a prototyp.

The combat system is unfinished.
It's buggy
some animations look janky
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Pls wait before buying this game. I hope that the devs and the modding community are going to build a great game.

P.s.
Hey Devs, I think a great monetisation besides Steam is Patreon for you.

I hate this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tutorial.

Bad UI/UX
Bad sounds
Funny animations
Strange music

Don't play it

Killed Mac and Linux support