Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

40 to 100 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Masterpiece"

gothic 2 is a great 3rd person rpg by piranha bytes.
i have always tried to get into morrowind but couldn't but i enjoyed gothic 2 more than that .
1.all the dialogue is recorded
2.character development is simple.
3.you make some real choices.
4.graphics are better the day and night cycle is superb.

gothic 2 takes place soon after gothic 1 which i haven't played.
story:
the story of gothic 2 is great when you get into the middle of it you really feel you are in it.
music:
great it suits the dark and gritty setting .the best moment comes at the beginning of chapter 4 when the dragon hunt begins,the music really sets it up.
the whole game is divided in 6 chapters ,there are 2 big areas the valley of mines and tthe island of khorinis.
the island of khorinis has the main live city of khorinis which is really well made and fun to explore.
the valley of mines is a gloomy scary place ,full of monsters and dragons.

role-playing:

you can take 3 main paths in gothic 2.
1.paladin i played beginning
2.dragon hunter which i played full
3.mage yet to play

thus the game has a lot of replay value.

ai:
the ai frankly is not that bad ,but real stupid the monsters can't find the path they always come in a straight line,they don;t know how to climb stairs and keep falling.
really the ai makes the game pretty easy.
bugs:
well the game has almost no main bugs
1.canthar quest is bugged
2.some dialogues are bugged.

and a few others i don't remember

conclusion:
this a great rpg fun from the start with good lenght could have added more maps and cities but it is an island i look forward to playing gothic 3 when i get
a better pc .just getinto it initially its hard but later it really is good.