Review Arcania: Gothic 4 – Theatre of the Absurd

[Excidium]

I can't believe someone still defend this game.

Thank God for Risen.

 

[Luzur]

I like the game and I'm just as hard core an RPGer as anyone over at Codex.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Haha, oh wow, Sir_Brennus joined the retardo train at rpgwatch. I sure love me sum Sir_Brennus, oh yes I do.

Did anyone ever get to the bottom of his insane, rabid PB hatred? Was there actually a reason?

 

[Jaesun]

Haha, oh wow, Sir_Brennus joined the retardo train at rpgwatch. I sure love me sum Sir_Brennus, oh yes I do.

I wondered what happened to him. Perhaps the butthurt was too much so he moved on.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Darth Roxor tells us all how much he enjoyed Gothic: Arcanum IV

Holy shit, it's THAT BAD? Just read that review and I am genuinely surprised. It turned out worse than even Codex predictions, and that's saying a lot. Looks like it won't even be "good for what it is."

Thanks for the review, now I know not to even bother with that game.

 

[Shannow]

Codex Top 20 RPG Games pretty solid list of good cRPG's.

Did we ever make a newspost out of that? Considering how much fun we have with other site's Top RPGs (Jeasun, Role Playing Games ) we should give others the opportunity to bitch about our list.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

BG2 dropped to 6, it's a disgrace, I blame Jaesun

 

[Fowyr]

Great review.
Also this:

The people at rpgcodex are nothing more than a bunch of bitter, apathetic idiots. They can't enjoy anything and only see the negative things in everything. If you gave them a golden box which brings world peace, they would even bash it because they would say "oh why is it gold, silver is better wtf is this? It's a piece of sh*t!". The review is just pathetic he even criticizes things he didn't evey try out. The reviewer is really untalented.

 

[Gnidrologist]

 

[Angthoron]

Great review.
Also this:

The people at rpgcodex are nothing more than a bunch of bitter, apathetic idiots. They can't enjoy anything and only see the negative things in everything. If you gave them a golden box which brings world peace, they would even bash it because they would say "oh why is it gold, silver is better wtf is this? It's a piece of sh*t!". The review is just pathetic he even criticizes things he didn't evey try out. The reviewer is really untalented.

You need to be talented in reviewing now? I thought reviews were about facts and analysis, not marketing prowess and skills of tongue-twirling the devs' asses. Little did I know.

On that subject, thanks for the review - great stuff. Well done on actually finishing the game before putting it up, too.

 

[commie]

Great review.
Also this:

The people at rpgcodex are nothing more than a bunch of bitter, apathetic idiots. They can't enjoy anything and only see the negative things in everything. If you gave them a golden box which brings world peace, they would even bash it because they would say "oh why is it gold, silver is better wtf is this? It's a piece of sh*t!". The review is just pathetic he even criticizes things he didn't evey try out. The reviewer is really untalented.

Apathetic AND bitter?

True though that we cannot find it within us to like a pile of shit for the reason that it is shit, unlike this superior person.

 

[MicoSelva]

I posted the link to the CD-Action forum. It was removed in a few hours. Guess the Gestapo doesn't like antagonising opinions

Why do You even bother with them, I can't comprehend.

I like the game and I'm just as hard core an RPGer as anyone over at Codex.

Shit, don't do that. I'm at work and can't laugh so loud!

 

[chzr]

i guess you could just say...





Arcania: Bad for what it is.

 

[Jaesun]

BG2 dropped to 6, it's a disgrace, I blame Jaesun

I did not skew the voting numbers for the Top RPG's. Feel free and go check the count for your self.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

BG2 dropped to 6, it's a disgrace, I blame Jaesun

I did not skew the voting numbers for the Top RPG's. Feel free and go check the count for your self.

OK. But why do I hear guilt in your voice?

 

[drina]

I fucking love this review, who ever wrote this i loved you, until i've read this:
"This game is just insanely bad. Really. I know it often seems far-fetched to call something 'worse than Oblivion" after ive read this i idolised you and i registered just to post this FAN reply.

cheers!!

 

[peanuts]

Very well written review, thanks.

 

[voodooutt]

Thanks for the review also... although I think you spent too much time on it, for the lousy game this is.

I played the first 10 mins of this game, and thought to myself... This is a console port aimed at 11 year olds what the hell is this crap?!... This should not bear the Gothic name, this does not even remotely resemble the first three... Huge disappointment for me, and many many other people

 

[Darth Roxor]

Thanks for the review also... although I think you spent too much time on it, for the lousy game this is.

If I hadn't wanted to trash prestigiously review it, I also wouldn't have played it more than for an hour (which was, approximately, the length of the demo that I played first), but I wanted to get to the end if only for the posterity.

 

[bgillisp]

"This game wouldn't be worth your money even if it shipped with booze and hookers. Yes, it's that bad." - I guess you answered my question of if this would even be worth a $10 purchase in the distant future. Just wow...hard to believe they did that bad of a job with the game.

 

[Blackula]

When will Forsaken Arcania come out?