Gothic Universe
by Dreamcatcher Interactive
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Video Game Reviews of Gothic Universe
Customer Review: A fun package (revised)
Summary: 3 Stars
(REVISED REVIEW 1/18/08 - Bump overall rating to 4 stars)
If you have never played any of the Gothic series, this may be a good place to start. Gothic 1-2 were simply excellent games. I would, in fact, consider them to be all-time classics, almost on the level of Baldur's Gate 2 and Fallout (but in a very different style). Gothic 3, unfortunately, was a bit of a misstep, buggy even once patched and jettisoning almost all semblance of plot - and the plot was one of the strongest points in Gothic 1-2! See the Gothic 3 reviews for more details (stunlock, lol)
Apparently this packed DOES include the Night of the Raven expansion for Gothic II - the item description does not make that at all clear, and does not mention it at all. So I've updated this review accordingly.
Customer Review: Great oldschool open ended rpg
Summary: 4 Stars
In Gothic, the King needed slaves to mine the ore that makes powerful magic weapons to help in the impending war against the Orcs. Prisoners were to be used to mine and to keep them imprisoned in the mine area, the king had wizards erect a shield in which humans may enter but not leave. By some mistake the wizards shield was way bigger than expected and trapped the wizards, the prisoners, innocents, and cutting off the world from the entire mining site. Now the king has to barter with the prisoners who now control the much needed ore. You are a prisoner thrown into the camp who is destined to protect the mining colony from monster and orcs, while working with the wizards to blow the barrier and escape the prison.
Gothic II picks immediately up where Gothic I leaves off, as the orcs have arrived for battle and taken much of the mining camp.
This is a great game. If you enjoy open ended games like Morrownind, Obilivion and Arx Fatalis, then you'll really enjoy the Gothic series. The graphics are a bit dated, but not enough to turn away the hardcore rpg gamers who want an awesome open ended experience.
In Gothic 1, the controls are very bizarre and seem to make no real sense. After the learning curve of the controls you understand why they are so strange. The controls are improved in Gothic 2 but still a bit bizarre by other rpg standards.
The battle system is alot more fun than the ones in other open ended rpgs that I have played. The story is pretty good and the setting is very interesting. There is a big open world for you to explore, and plenty of treasures and secrets to discover.
A+