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Review RPGDot reviews Gothic II

Discussion in 'RPG Codex News & Content Comments' started by Spazmo, Aug 13, 2003.

  1. Spazmo Erudite

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    Tags: Gothic II

    <a href="http://www.rpgdot.com">RPGDot</a> have posted their exhaustive <a href="http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=690">review</a> of the nifty German RPG, <a href="http://www.gothic2.com/">Gothic II</a>. They gave the English version <b>91%</b> and the German one, <b>94%</b>. Both versions also received the prestigious RPGDot Platinum Award.
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    <blockquote>The game is very good in what it does. It lets the player experience a fantasy story in a seamless medieval 3D world. This world is unique in its combination of details, believable NPCs and freedom of exploration. It´s hard to find any real weaknesses except the translation: The graphics are beautiful, sound and music good, the quests diversified, story and pace pretty good. Possible points for criticism are the improved though still non-standard controls and the self-responsible real time combat.
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    Gothic 2 takes its place among the best single player RPGs. Maybe even the top position, but that´s a matter of taste, as always in this genre full of ambitious games.</blockquote>
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    This game might just be able to compete with Morrowind for the third-person RPG crown.
     
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  2. Psilon Erudite

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    Only if it ever arrives in American stores.
     
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  3. Flarnet Liturgist

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    My copy of Morrowind must have been buggy as hell - the entire game played in first person mode for me.
     
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  4. Trash Pointing and laughing.

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    You could play in 3rd person. Just had to press a key (I guess it was TAB?)
    Same as Gothic 2 has a key that makes you go from 3rd person to 1st person (and again, I guess it is TAB...I see a pattern emerging)
    Whoopee I say,

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