"I want to have some fun" Gothic 2 Night of The Raven

Posted by Unknown Tuesday, 17 January 2012

     After playing for days, starting over again and again I still can't put this game down. Gothic 2, I must say a master piece RPG. Despite the poor graphics and uncomfortable character control, the game is absolutely amazing. Let me say this at beginning so some people don't waste their time reading on, this game is intended for people who like achieving personal goals (No achievement within the actual game), exploring freely without really having a set quest to do, having a challenge in killing opponents (especially in start, the game may seem really stressful since almost anyone can beat you if you mess up a couple of times), and finally if you enjoy and love the dialogues and interactions with NPCs.

     Gothic 2 Night of The Raven which is the expansion set to Gothic 2, brings to the table everything mentioned above, the game is absolutely phenomenal. But as all the things in this world it has its flows.

What's so good about it?

  1. Amazing story line, as well as a continuation of the story from previous release Gothic 1.
  2. Some of the best voice acting, and dialogues, in most RPGs now a days they really miss out on the voice acting which really pushes this game to be so much more fun.
  3. Difficult, okay I must be honest the first time I played it I had to look up so many stuff simply because I was getting killed by some mobs that have unique strategies to them ( Not your simple press 1+2 to win game)
  4. Free world, you could explore everything, and sometimes it's worth it, going on a mountain and BAMM one of the best rings you can get lying on top of it.
Okay Okay, how about the bad stuff?

  1. As i said no game is perfect, nor is Gothic 2, the first thing you might find annoying is the control of your movements and attacks ( They have two settings one from the previous game Gothic, and the new Gothic 2, for people who never played the first one I suggest using Gothic 2 controls)
  2. Not a lot but a fair amount of bugs, but there is a solution to that, there is an active community patch which you can download that fixes majority of the bugs occurred.
  3. Not suitable for people who like to get lots of armor and weapon upgrades, it's true that it is possible to get second best weapon in the game in the first chapter, but you cannot wear it unless you obtain a certain amount of stats. Some may argue going straight for that one stat to carry that weapon and just own everything, but most take it slow and explore as they go alone, leaving everything for there appropriate level.
     Gothic 2 NoTR, is split into chapters, something like Diablo 2 except with each chapter the old zone gets some what new stuff, this keeps the game from becoming too easy at the lower level locations as well as enable the option of exploring the same zone twice for those extra goodies.

     If you like everything that was mentioned above, definitively give Gothic a go, trust me it is amazing! Except if you are "Graphics is everything" guy than this game is kind of outdated for you. Okay if you are still interested when you might want to know where you can get this game, my most recommended place would be buying it off GoG.com as they have updated it to work with most systems as well as a trusted seller. On the final note, have fun and enjoy!

Feel free to leave questions in comments, I will certainly answer as best as I can.

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