Gothic

A true masterpiece of RPG adventures. One of the best games I've ever played.

User Rating: 9 | Gothic PC

By janpacuta | Review Date: March 31, 2011

A third person RPG tells tale of a nameless hero cast into a prison colony on the island of Khorinis. The atmosphere is thick in this game and everything around you seems to be alive. Wolves hunt animals in the woods, carrion-eater birds roam the fields, animal sleep at night, miners work in the mines, guard loiter around, prisoners talk or go about their daily lives.
Everything you do has a consequence and NPCs remember your actions. Combat mechanics just work, but the game is more about exploring, doing all sorts of quests for the people, joining one of the three camps, fighting the Orcs and slowly unfolding the secret behind the creation of the Barrier which is sleeping under the colony...
Although the game has dated graphics which may discourage some people, the atmosphere in this game is amazing and I totally recommend playing it to every RPG fan out there.

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• Rating:9.5

  A game that you can't think about anything when you're playing it and mostly think about it when you are not playing it.

  By herzalot | Review Date: Aug 20, 2011 | PC

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• Rating:9

  If you can see past the technical shortcomings and trial-by-error learning curve, you will find a RPG with no equal.

  By Wutevar | Review Date: Oct 21, 2008 | PC

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