Exactly. It takes a *little bit* of effort to learn the controls initially, I'm not denying that. But if someone cannot get through that minor initial hurdle, well...
I am 100% sure that it comes from having mouse controls still open and available as a player gameplay option - they should've just disabled the mouse, or at least limit it to camera movement only, without the buttons doing anything. Most people that complain probably never even tried keyboard-only, because they were so used to the usual A-RPG control scheme, and couldn't even imagine that keyboard-only was a thing in Gothic.
And probably those are the only things that they will get, coupled with a generic unremarkable slop. As in every other remake.
I remember reading a preview for Gothic in Gamestar where they complained that the game had no mouse support. Allegedly, Piranha Bytes added mouse support only a couple of months before the release because Gamestar had complained. That's probably the reason why mouse controls are so half-baked. In any way, keyboard only is the correct way to play Gothic. The game was specifically designed for this input method.
Interesting. So Journos were fcking up games since even longer than I had thought XD
Welp, fck Petra then.
Nah it just plays like ass in both cases, Risen 1 is where they started to get the right combat system.
Yeah, absolutely. In other words, people who complain about Gothic controls "sucking ass"—skill issue.
People who understand the concept of keypress-combinations? People who like using the keyboard?
Good job bringing up the control scheme of a game that was designed in a way so even low-IQ people can play it.
Fake news. They considered porting it to the Xbos and Playstation 2 after the PC release:
Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me that you can't manually aim when engaging in ranged combat. I eagerly await to hear the arguments from the Codex defending this design decision and how it's actually a good thing.
Then why not just use the numpad? I don't know if you ever noticed this, but it's a lot faster to simply type out "745" than it is to press "Ctrl + Shift + D" seven times, "Ctrl + D" four times and "Ctrl + ->" five times.
Since when is having intuitive controls a bad thing? Complexity for the sake of complexity only impresses fart-huffing midwits.
They were even planning on using force feedback joysticks for melee combat as far back as 1998 when the game was still supposed to have multiplayer, but believe whatever you will.
You're a moron. The point of Gothic's controls is you don't need to lift your fingers from the same position. Like touch typing.
Even if we ignore the fact that you use the arrow keys to move around and the numpad is right next to them, you're still using numeric keys to switch between weapons and spells, you stubborn imbecile. There is no good excuse for why moving items around should be such a pain in the ass.
The lack of manual aim takes away all player skill from archery in what's supposed to be an ACTION RPG. In melee combat you have to time your dodges and attacks, while all you do with a bow is press the attack button over and over again, and hope that your Bow skill is high enough to hit your enemies at the range you're firing from. It's the most braindead shit I've ever seen, like it was a last-minute addition to the game. Hell, it's not even a decent targeting system to begin with. It screws you over far more than it helps, especially when you're dealing with a group of enemies. The worst part about it is how it will always fire projectiles at the very centre of your target's collision box, regardless of whatever is in the way. If some orc is on a steep cliff above you or there's some small clutter between the two of you, your character will often times hit that instead of aiming slighty to the left, right, up or down at an exposed part of the body. It's much more infuriating when you're playing as a mage since spell projectiles have a bigger collision mesh.
