Underappreciated rough gem

User Rating: 9 | Gothic II PC
By changbctim | Review Date:
This is a highly overlooked and often unfairly critised role playing game. I am a fan of the Baldur's Gate and Fallout series and lately Oblivion. While Gothic II is not as groundbreaking as the likes of Baldur's Gate, in terms of enyoyability and immersiveness it is comparable. The storyline is classic but flows well and is very non restrictive. Voice acting is a bit stilted but fine by me.

The often vilifed combat system is actually easy to learn, even for a non first person shooter like me. There are those who finds the game too difficult (die too easy). But for me the biggest letdown is that the game got too easy at the end (the boss battle feels like an anticlimax - even with the Night of the Raven expansion).

Overall this is a great game that should not be missed for RPG fans, even in these times filled with highly polished games like Oblivion, it is still worth picking up (together with the expansion).

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