Gothic

[wbonnell]

Okay, I posed this question in the RPG thread, but I didn't get any responses. So, here it is again:

Why should I invest the next 1-2 months of my gaming time playing Gothic (5 nights a week at 2 hours per night == 40 hours of playing time per month)? According to gamerankings.com, the game is merely above average. With so many A+ titles- including other RPGs- is Gothic <i>that</i> good? What are these game reviewers overlooking?

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/5034.asp

"Big 3":

PC Gamer: 75 out of 100
Computer Gaming World: 3.5 out of 5
Computer Games Magazine: 4 out of 5

[Anrhydeddu]

I think one of the things you can do is to check out that long thread at the old FOFC where Shorty asked about RPG and then got into Gothic. In that thread, you will see how the game is played and how Shorty quickly got hooked on it. Being a strategy game player (as oppose to a hardcore RPGer), Gothic was (and still is) perfect for me. Fwiw, Gothic II, with a bigger world and improved interface will be arriving here next month.

[daedalus]

I haven't played the game but from what I've read of it, Gothic just doesn't sound like a game that would review well. [If that makes any sense.] It sounds a lot like a game that people either love or hate, no middle ground.

From what I've read here and on Gone Gold . . . if you like games where you have some freedom wander around and figure things out and you don't mind putting an effort into living with the interface until you are used to it, it might be worth your time.

Here are two threads from GoneGold with some opinions,
1 (http://216.127.78.116/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=010727) and 2 (http://216.127.78.116/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=009360).