Gothic II
by Atari
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Video Game Reviews of Gothic II
Customer Review: Unbelievable bugs
Summary: 1 Stars
As many of the reviewers of this game have mentioned, the story and gameplay of gothic 2 is outstanding. However, the bugs and crashes that occur with this game are as bad as they get. If you have ever played "Temple of Elemental Evil" and screamed at all the hours you wasted when the game crashed, you have a small taste of what you are in for in gothic 2. These are not subtle crashes, either. These are shut-down-your-computer bugs. Worst of all, there is NO english language patch available. I would never consider buying another game from JoWood studios again if this is how they support their products.Customer Review: The greateds RPG game I've ever played.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've played morrowind and dungeon siege. Gothic II is not so complicated as Morrowind which requres your character to build strength of how many thing can he/she carry..etc. I love 1st person view in this game (you can switch to 3rd if u want); anyway, the graphic is just very good compared to other games at that time. Combat is great. The story is great! I wish I've played Gothic before I've played Gothic II.Customer Review: Better than anything I've ever played
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this game after playing baldur's gate 2 and morrowind. I thought that those two games were fun, but this game blew them away. I never played Ultima, so I had no idea what to expect from NPC scheduling. Now, though, I can't play games that don't at least have a day/night cycle. The NPC's have lives! They sleep, eat, go to work, even fight with monsters or each other, smoke, and have intelligent conversations with each other!
The graphics, after playing games like morrowind, were stunning, to say the least. trees look real, buildings look like photographs, and even the trails and woods and caves look realistic. The only places you have to worry about loading new screens are when you load the game, and when you travel from the farms and city of Khorinis and arrive at the mining valley. The graphics aren't perfect, but they are far better than any game I've ever seen (and I play a lot of games), with the only possible exception being the fact that there aren't always clouds in the sky when it is raining (but then, I've seen that happen in real life, too).
The story (taken in the context of the first game's established history) is fascinating: The Barrier, a great and magical prison, has collapsed, freeing the vicious and not-so-vicious criminals that had been thrown inside. You, who were one of the prisoners (although we are never told WHY you are a prisoner...), destroyed the Barrier after defeating an evil arch-demon called the sleeper. After laying crushed under rocks for at least a few days, you are brought back to help the Magician Xardas defeat a new, greater evil... Dragons have returned to the land, and only YOU can stop them from destroying the world. Needless to say, it's not terribly original, but the way the story is told is completely unique. You learn your abilities from masters of the crafts, from swordplay (which works for swords, axes and hammers) to archery, alchemy and taking dozens of types of animal trophies. You are given 3 options of guilds to join, but only the Fire Mages get the entire story, as near as I have seen (I've beaten the game 4 times, so far). Secrets abound for all three classes, leaving the game open for the sequel, scheduled for release very early next year (argh! must be ... patient ... argh!).
The only difficulty I've ever had with the admittedly unusual control system was when I first started using it. Of course, I was used to using a mouse to point-and-click your enemies to death type interface. Using the keyboard is very different, but definitely can be much easier after you get used to it. Even now, I still have some trouble trying to target a different enemy than my current target, but that's just realistic; it's not easy to break your focus when attacking someone who is attacking you.
Finally, I must say there are no major bugs in this game, which I think is fantastic. There were problems running it at first on my computer, but after I removed all of the Freeware and Spyware and that sort of thing, both G2 and the predecessor, gothic, run rock-solid. Never, ever have I had a game that didn't need a patch or three. Or four! I did have to upgrade my hardware, however, to get the best graphics possible (I now run a 2.2 GHz, 768 Mb of RAM, Windows XP, with NVidia GeForce 5500 for video). The same goes for the first game. No spyware, No problems.
I have to say, if you have any interest at all in action/adventure, Role-playing, or even Shooters, this is a game for anyone who likes games, or medieval story-telling.
Customer Review: The Great Game Gothic II
Summary: 4 Stars
If you want a better extension of the original Gothic, buy this game. It fixes many annoying problems with the controls. And if you haven't played Gothic, you should still pick this up because it is a great game. Evrything is very simple to do. Another great thing is that people lead lives of their own meaning they go to sleep at night, wake up in the morning,etc., etc. They also relieve themselves on the militia barrcks ;)
So, if you want a great and original RPG, pick this up you won't be dissapointed!!
Customer Review: One of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
That is one of my favorite games of all times. Great, deep storyline with solid quests, pretty good voice acting and best music I heard in any game ever. You dont notice when the time is passing by when playing it (happens only with best games <(O_O)> ). Get a new version called "Gothic 2 - Night of the Raven" with even more NPCs and quests.It is still better than most rpg games released in the last years ... get it ... install it ... have fun ... travel to a beautifull world of Gothic ... if only for few moments ...