ArcaniA

Solid old-school RPG. Big world, fun combat, good story. Dated graphics but worth it.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I really didn't hate this. In fact, I might have liked it more than Gothic 3, which was trying to pretend it was an open world RPG but really wasn't. Here they didn't even try. It's a completely linear hack 'n slash/third-person shooter with a dumb ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ story that makes no sense. The only thing it has in common with the third game is that you--the alleged hero--is a whiny, angry, yelling douchebag who runs into every encounter immediately shouting demands at every NPC. It has absolutely nothing to do with Gothics 1/2, however the game needs to remind you it's Gothic by wheeling out the (VERY VERY OLD) men who made up the side characters in the first game. As a linear action game, it's not unfun. Melee combat feels fluid (sorta), and the archery/magic is fine. You're just blastin'. Crafting is stupid, it's a bullet list of things you just make. The skill tree is also a spreadsheet with boring, lame perks. The best part about the game for me is that it's mercifully short. 22 hours for me, and I take my time. I know everyone wants their 100 hour open world RPGs, but sometimes shorter is better. Especially when the game isn't very good. So, it's really a neutral review. It's definitely sad that the series ends with this turd, but it could be a lot worse.

I played this game back in 2016 and thought it was good then, but now—ten years later—I’ve changed my mind; it really is a very poor entry in the Gothic series. The reasons include it being quite repetitive and not truly open-world; you can't use the smithing stations, there’s a lack of armor (or at least very little variety), the weapons are very weak, and the NPCs are incredibly tedious to deal with—plus there are other issues I just don't feel like listing. So, I’d give it a 5 out of 10—a pretty mediocre game that actually leans closer to a 4.

Из всех готикоподобных игр эта самая душная и одновременно бездушная. Крайне не рекомендую тратить время, даже по скидке.

Mittelmäßiges bis Unterdurchschnittliches Pseudo Rollenspiel mit Linearen Schlauchlevels. Wer hier Gothic sucht wird enttäuscht werden. Hier ist so gut wie gar kein Gothic drin. Story ist nicht gerade packend und liest sich wie eine Vendetta von Jowood an sein ehemaliges Entwicklerstudio Piranha Bytes. Es erinnert eher an einen Hack & Slay vom Gameplay her. Eigentlich würde ich das Spiel weder empfehlen noch davon abraten sondern eher als "Neutral" bewerten aber Steam bietet nur die Möglichkeit das Spiel entweder zu empfehlen oder eben nicht, daher JA für mich aber nur unter Vorbehalt und Einschränkungen. Kauf nur empfohlen bei massiven Sale von weit unter 10 € meiner Meinung nach.

def get it on sale

Po zwiastunach myślałam, że to będzie coś dobrego ale zawiodłam się. Sterowanie postacią (tryb walki) słabe w porównaniu do Gothic 1,2 i 3. Brak sprintu, owszem są runy ale krótkotrwałe i długo się ładują. Teleporty ogromny minus więcej się nabiegałam niż skorzystałam.. Fabuła (zakończenie) po zabiciu Xeshy spodziewałam się jeszcze jakichś atrakcji. Podsumowanie nie zagram drugi raz, dużo biegania, mało walki, handel mały wybór, mało misji pobocznych, gra opiera się na ciągnięciu do przodu jakby miało się klapki na oczach, główna misja i nic więcej.

Ok