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Piranha Bytes appreciation station

kreight

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These are the guys (or what's left of them anyway) that created the legendary Gothic. They have a youtube channel and they discuss things there. Videos are in German but some of them have English subtitles.

Youtube channel - https://m.youtube.com/c/PiranhaByte...itct=CDMQ8JMBGAAiEwiV6-W_gKnuAhXHJLIKHbQqCE0=

List of videos with subtitles in English - https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNGeKA7JT_rZ2vlZpYlOHjJz-NVrlc6qZ
 

Baardhaas

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These are the guys (or what's left of them anyway) that created the legendary Gothic. They have a youtube channel and they discuss things there.
It doesn't seem like they discuss anything Gothic related though, just their recent games. Understandable, but some Gothic retrospect would be nice, especially from them. Personally, I don't care much for their releases past Risen (maybe Risen 2).
 

Tigranes

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I'm gonna comment because no one else does.

Look, the entire Codex is a Piranha Bytes appreciation thread

Or at least it god damn should be.

Elex is an inferior PB game that dilutes the golden formula with too many bells and whistles that bring the jankiness into even greater relief - but it's fun & worth playing, which is probably testament to how Gothic 1/2 fucking nailed it.
 

kreight

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I'm gonna comment because no one else does.

Look, the entire Codex is a Piranha Bytes appreciation thread

Or at least it god damn should be.

Elex is an inferior PB game that dilutes the golden formula with too many bells and whistles that bring the jankiness into even greater relief - but it's fun & worth playing, which is probably testament to how Gothic 1/2 fucking nailed it.
I don't think it's so much inferior but anyway. Piranha managed to preserve the same spirit of their first games. There are changes sure. But you can't really say the change from Gothic to ELEX is along the same lines as Daggerfall to Skyrim.
 

Jinn

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I just might. How accurate is this review?

Worst sseth review I've seen, but he doesn't like PB games in general. See his Gothic 2 review.

Play and judge it for yourself. If you're a fan of Gothic 1&2 and Risen, you'll enjoy it.
 

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Risen 2 is one of my favourite games from 2012.

The game itself is the usual PB affair, but the humour & banter was fucking brilliant at times.
 

NerevarineKing

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I feel like Gothic 1/2 and Risen 1 were so amazing that it's hard to make sequels that aren't disappointing to some extent. At least I wanted to finish Risen 2, which I can't say the same thing for Gothic 3. I've heard mixed things about Risen 3, but I'm probably gonna play it and Elex eventually.
 

Tigranes

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Risen 2 definitely can feel like a "usual PB affair" when you're desperately fooling yourself into thinking it is because oh god you wish it were true and you just ignore when extremely weird things happen while fighting or you get that creeping feeling that none of the exploration makes sense

That's how I felt, anyway.
 

Falksi

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The game itself is the usual PB affair

No it's not. Your love for Risen 2 is baffling.

Janky combat, factions to side with etc. Has PB staples which can be found in most their games.

Nothing baffling about it. The game's funny and fun. Pisses all over Elex. Elex is the same Open World shit, but with boring as fuck dialogue, and not half as many laughs.
 

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Nothing baffling about it. The game's funny and fun. Pisses all over Elex. Elex is the same Open World shit, but with boring as fuck dialogue, and not half as many laughs.

Depends what you value. Elex destroys Risen 2 when it comes to the world and exploration. I couldn't care less about humor in RPGs.
 

Malamert

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Elex is amazing. Playing as an autistic protagonist is quite a change of pace. Finally a character that I can relate to.
 

NerevarineKing

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The game itself is the usual PB affair

No it's not. Your love for Risen 2 is baffling.

Janky combat, factions to side with etc. Has PB staples which can be found in most their games.

Nothing baffling about it. The game's funny and fun. Pisses all over Elex. Elex is the same Open World shit, but with boring as fuck dialogue, and not half as many laughs.

Calling the two sides you can join "factions" is a bit a stretch. It only affects whether you want voodoo or a big gun.
 
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Guys who made Gothic 1/2 and Risen 1 have my respect. Elex was inferior but still enjoyable.

Risen 2 definitely can feel like a "usual PB affair" when you're desperately fooling yourself into thinking it is because oh god you wish it were true and you just ignore when extremely weird things happen while fighting or you get that creeping feeling that none of the exploration makes sense

That's how I felt, anyway.

Writing is the only really fun thing about Risen 2.
 

Tigranes

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Elex is amazing. Playing as an autistic protagonist is quite a change of pace. Finally a character that I can relate to.

Unlike all the other games, where the PC is just your regular sociopathic killer
 

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You know why open world games are generally shit? Because they are too big and are littered with randomised content to fill up that space. But here comes Gothic 1/2 which have smaller maps, but it's all about perfectly crafted locations and handplaced loot. Thus, Gothic 1 and 2 are two of the best open world games to date.
 

680x0

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Trying to play Gothic 1 for the 1st time and the controls are hurting me bros. I feel like I am 16 again and learning to like beer (bier.)
 

Malamert

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Trying to play Gothic 1 for the 1st time and the controls are hurting me bros. I feel like I am 16 again and learning to like beer (bier.)
Hang in there dude, once you get used to the controls you'll realize just how amazing they are.
 

kreight

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You already mentioned humor. It's one of the Piranha's trademarks. Shit from Ubisoft, Bethesda etc. doesn't have it.

Recently I played HZD for a bit. That game just doesn't have any humor at all. It's so fucking serious. It's like an super uptight office carrier girl with a stick up her ass who simply doesn't know how to relax.
 

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