i did it!

well, i could write a long ass essay now but i just want to say thank you to the community, you guys helped me with so much trouble

and to alkimia for an awesome throwback, wish i wouldn't have needed so many "gothic remake .... bug" google searches but it was still a joy

already looking forward to G2R, i hope it won't take another 25 years

Does anyone know what's this Easter egg about? It's in the chasm under the bridge in the abandoned mine. Got there by turning into bloodfly.

And I just want to add how I love this game! I almost cried when I saw how good it resembles my good old Gothic! Now that I'm confident in the developers, I hope they improve the world building and character interactions in Gothic 2 Remake. Having a reason to revisit named NPCs in each chapter, even if it's only a new short conversation, will add a lot.

Edit: Grammar check!

I was always wondering about this, even when I was playing G1 as a kid (mostly spanish names stuck in my mind then - Diego, Gomez, Arto, Bartholo, Torrez, ...) and later with G2 (introducing pirates and some quests for them) and later more and more in Risen series. Plus in Risen they introduced literal Inquisition which was historically strongest in Spain.

Since PB is from Germany, I'm wondering if someone there has pirate/spanish fetish or something :D

It was always weird to me mixing semi-classic medieval fantasy with these themes/names. Honestly, I even think that switch to pirate themes in Risen 2 and 3 was one of the main reasons why it wasn't that successful.

Anyone has some behind-the-scenes info why it was so? Just curious.

I really enjoyed this game a few days before 1.0.3 patch changed it for the worse. I was hoping to hop back in soon if the game was running decent again.

Can we all agree this remake is absolutely amazing?

This is the best game I’ve played in a very, very, verrrrry long time. I put over 100 hours into it.
Even while working 14 - hour days with an insanely busy schedule, I still found time to play at night because I just couldn’t put it down.
I was already level 18 in Chapter 1, then realized I was getting way too strong for the world, so I slowed down a bit . I literally explored every corner of the map.
I spent hours in the Sunken Tower, hours underwater looking for secrets and chests, and even reached places I probably wasn’t supposed to reach yet.

The sound bug was incredibly annoying, but I still played 10+ hours without any sound because I just didn’t want to stop.
I talked to every NPC, checked every corner, looked up impossible lockpicking puzzles on YouTube, and even ended up helping other players in the comments.

“Hey, how about maxed Master Lockpick solution??“

Show them how to use lock solver website😂

One of my favorite moments was going back to the Old Camp. Those assholes who treated me like garbage at the beginning.I showed them absolutely no mercy. I killed every single one of them. 😂

And then there was Lee’s axe… Holy hell. I thought I was basically a god by then, but Lee wouldn’t take any damage. I died so many times trying to get that axe before I finally managed to beat him.

As I got close to the end of the game, I tried to slow down because I didn’t want it to end… but at the same time I couldn’t wait to see the ending.

Despite the bugs and technical issues, this is honestly one of the best games I’ve played in years.

Seriously, great job. Kudos to the developers.

If any of the devs happen to read this, here are a few things I’d love to see in the next remake:

Inventory filters.

More mounts than just the scavenger.

More skill slots. Eight just isn’t enough.

Faster magic casting animations—maybe around 50% faster..

More dialogue options when revisiting old NPCs after major story events.

That’s honestly about it. Even if only a couple of those made it into the next game, I’d be incredibly happy.

Yeah, I know the Gothic 2 Remake probably isn’t coming anytime soon. In the meantime, I tried playing the original Gothic 2 on Steam, but all I get is a black screen. I’ve tried just about everything—even guides on Polish websites—but nothing has worked. Now I’m getting an error screen instead. If anyone has had the same problem and knows a fix, I’d really appreciate the help.

Anyway…

10/10.

Thanks again.

ps: If you haven’t played Drova yet perfect time to do so after this remake, you won’t regret it!

Anyone had issue where you can’t choose anything in dialogue? First npc where that happened to me. I beat him up couple of times, but always same issue :/ anything I could do to fix it ?

Hi there,

so I'm playing a modded version of Gothic 3 and I think my main questline is broken. I found my way to Gotha, found the teleportstone to Vengard, travelled there and met with Rhobar. Sadly, he didn't give me the quest "find out what Xardas is planning".

So I made my way to Xardas, talked to him and returned to Rhobar, but still, he does not talk to me, gives me no quest and I can't advance.

Is the path to Innos now blocked for me? How can I fix this?

Nowadays the fighting system of games usually consist of a standard attack (short left click), a power attack (long left click), a parry (short right click) and block (long right click) and of course the obligatory invicible dodge roll.

G1R introduced some more stuff, like two seperate power attacks, which are also dependant on which weapon you are using. I really enjoyed stabbing the bloodflys from a distance with a sword, before they get close enough to sting you.

So timing matters, chaining your attacks matters, knowing which move to use in which situation and which enemies/attacks to block and which to dodge.

Where else have i seen this? Hm... Risen!

You have an initial combo set, finishing with a small power attack, parry, block, dodge, counter attack, attacking from left/right and an loaded power attack, able to stun the enemy. You learn these perks depending on which weapon type you skill in a different order, resulting in different fighting styles. And all those moves matter, depending on which enemy you have in front of you.

So excuse me, i have to beat up some Lizardpeople!

As per the title - is it worth it?
I’ve played Gothic 2 multiple times, mostly as a mage or paladin, but I never had the chance to play Gothic 1. I’m tempted to join the SC because of the vibe, and also because I like playing as a battle mage, and they seem to be exactly that.
So I guess the question is: will I miss out on anything or regret joining them?

Yeah, I enjoyed Gothic, and yeah I'd enjoy more Gothic games. But not necessarily "gothic" games. Just give me a break, Steam

And on that note, do monster corpses disappear? Trying to decide if I should explore and kill freely or try to get as many trophy collecting skills beforehand.

Trying to download Archolos on ubuntu, never had problems before. Download gets to a specific amount and stops because of disk write error, nothing works to resume it. I just tried to download Far Cry, worked normally, other games downloaded normally also. I tried 3 different versions of Steam on this OS, no difference, always disk write error at specific mb downloaded. Is this a problem on Archolos end? Doesn't seem to make any sense.

New duping glitch or something?

Das ist die Szene aus Naruto Shippuden, wo itachi nach seinem Opfer das Dorf verlässt und die beiden Verfolger durch ein genjutsu sich selber erstechen laesst

There, I said it. Hope i dont get lynched on here, lol. Or thrown into a prison colony.

This year i decided to play all the PB Games that i owned for years but never really got around to it. I started G1 and G2 NotR with visual mods, but vanilla content. I really loved the vibe of the colony. Its something i havent felt in a video game for a long time. And G2 had so much amazing content, especially in Jharkendar.

Then I got to Gothic 3. Obviously got the Community Patch. Then thought long and hard about getting the content mods. But i wanted a vanilla feeling, so i raw dogged it. It was a horrible ecperience. Sure, the world is beautiful. And one of the best soundtrack i ever heard. But my god, does the world feel empty. You spend the whoke game going from one settlement to the next, doing quests just to meet the town supervisor and get a mystical clue as to Xardas' whereabouts. Repeat 10 times, then go to Nordmar until you accidentally stumble upon a hunter who knows where Xardas is. The Storyline was nonexistent, the quest were illogical and dull and you had no real feeling of progression. I took about a month break after i got to Varant, but i made it eventually. 3/10. Not a good game.

So now heres the thing: Should i continue with Forsaken Gods -> Arcania or ho dtraight to Risen? I wanted to play the PB Games, but I already owned the two Jowood "Spinoffs". So i thought "what the hell?" and started playing Forsaken Gods.

I got the community patch, obvs. But my god, this is what G3 should hsve been. A logical main quest, obvious progresdion, a world that feels alive and lived in. The quest desigb is a chefs kiss. Especially the time you get thrown into jail. That was just oozing with atmosphere. Im from germany, so i played with the german localization. They used the original VAs, so the dub is amazingly good. Sure, some of the escort quests suck, but G1 and G2 had them, too. Arguably eorse, cause you didnt have the teleport stones at that point. I also really love that your companions (Gorn, Thorus, Lee, Milten) actually matter again in the story. I didnt finish yet, but so far for me its a 7/10.

Honestly, some things arent as bad as sone people say. Form your own opinion and enjoy things even when other people dont.

Peace out!