I lawnmowered the entire map within the first 2 chapters so I decided why not invest in crafting and had more traps than I could use so I would just go overkill for fun. They couldn't even reach me)Great minds something something ...
It's worth the price.
This is basically end game gear
Bonus: I finally found Prospecting 5
The game is not perfect but the exploration part is top notch.
I think this game is on par with Risen 1 therefore better than ELEX.
I wasted all the iron to make iron arrows :DI lawnmowered the entire map within the first 2 chapters so I decided why not invest in crafting and had more traps than I could use so I would just go overkill for fun. They couldn't even reach me)Great minds something something ...
It's worth the price.
This is basically end game gear
Bonus: I finally found Prospecting 5
The game is not perfect but the exploration part is top notch.
I think this game is on par with Risen 1 therefore better than ELEX.
the only thing I found bows good for was building up focus from a distance and in the process perhaps bleeding
It is fairly easy to kill many enemies with it as long as those enemies do not rush you and you got enough stamina for dodging left. One of the archer abilities basically gives you a free shot after a dodge and there is that ring that gives 50% bonus damage after a dodge. And focus builds up so fast (in combination with good base focus) that you can shoot stunning arrows every 3rd shot. I also noticed Stunning arrow and Poison Arrow abilities do not use your ammo so I found them even better.
Maybe with a lot of metagaming but that should not be required for something basic like this. It is not like archery is OP or anything. If they wanted to make ammo scarce they should have done it like in BG games where standard arrows are basically unlimited but special arrows are not. Here you can even run out of stone arrows easily (actually you can craft more iron arrows through the game). Or maybe I mistook it with stone bullets for your sling :D
Yeah, I'll just wait a couple of years before I play the defenitive version of Drova, then.
96% positive ration out of 2203 positive reviews atm
First Gothic yeah, but Gothic 2, despite loving this game to death, was a fucking circus when it comes to the story and lore, and the DLC with the lulrandom pirates and ancient Aztec civilization hidden on Khorinis made it even worse. I would argue Drova wins here tbh
Way too harsh of a judgement. I'd call it 'programmer writing' - unoffensive baseline where nothing stands out one way or another for most of the time. My gripe with it was a complete lack of personality, in both the MC and the NPCs. Gothic's story was, at its core, utterly rudimentary, but it was not only carried, but elevated by strong characterizations, writing and VA-wise.
Explain yourself.
I really don't think my judgement is too harsh. You pretty much perfectly explained why the person was unfit to be writing, and why they should either hone that skill - perhaps with outside help - or hire on someone who has that skillset. The writing actively detracts from and draws me out of the experience, and I think a lot of people agree. It's not a deal breaker by any means, but it weakens everything by being the way it is. It often times feels like the text was written completely out of a sense of obligation that "because it's an RPG, it should be there, and there should be a dialogue tree." Instead of a true interest in creating characters. I get it, it was a small team and one or both of the programmers probably wrote it. It doesn't change the fact the the problem exists, and needs to be improved upon in their coming endeavors.
I think they've added a legendary sling with the latest patch.
Sadly, as I pointed out in an earlier post, the Prowess system makes a lot of your stat distribution somewhat inconsequential. Since equipment is gated behind a combined total of your three stats, you could pump Dexterity and Mind, and still use a high level two-handed axe with little to no Strength. Same goes for every talent I've seen so far. So really, all you have to consider is whether you want to save you points for specific talents or not. Beyond that, stat increases have small incremental benefits, but most of your power is going to be coming from equipment and skills. Those incremental boosts do add up in the long run though, you will be doing a fair amount extra physical damage later in the game if you focus on Strength for example.
