Finally finished this frustrating game. My $4.00 game ended up costing me over $160.00 due to having to get a new video card and another gig of Ram to even play it!! But one will do anything when you are obsessed!! ha, ha. Thank you to all the tekkies who helped me on advice about Ram, video cards, etc.
As for the game itself, I don't think it was as good as Gothic 2 Gold. Although there were a few funny moments here and there, I liked the people in Gothic II better plus it was easier to get around and you could beat up citizens and steal more stuff. I kept getting caught all the time and having to fight my way out of town. It wasn't even worth pickpocketing people as I had so much cash & experience without having to do that. I had a helluva time making my way through Nordmar, even with the help of maps & a walkthrough, same for Varant - I was just about to give up tramping through the desert and snow and even left some quests unfinished because it took too long to get where you wanted to go. Trying to find those Water Mages took me days!! I haven't even gone back to experience the last two endings yet because I am so tired. The world was just too big with too many empty spaces and no paths to speak of in certain areas. Extremely frustrating!! Not too mention the occasional crashes I experienced even with the new ram & video card. I still had some stuttering even after doing all the tweaks I read about. My character seemd to go into slow motion when fighting and often got stuck. I also had some 'invisible' animals at times trying to kill me. Didn't know wolves could go under a rock I was standing on and come up through it to kill me!! I never could find the 5th Shy Deer either and I walked every inch of the Ardea landscape several times! I kept losing my Paladin shield also and having to re-equip it all the time! Also kept getting killed a lot because the character would sheath his sword at times instead of keeping it out. This has been the worst, most frustrating game I have ever played!!!!! Also, didn't like using the mouse plus the keyboard at the same time, either. I kept getting vertigo with the landscape swirling around and also it was hard to focus especially in fights.
But, of course, I've got to play it again to see if I can do better at getting around, etc. ha.ha.!! But first I need a long rest. My head aches, my neck & eyes hurt and I think I sprained my index finger!! ha, ha.
My kudos to anyone who can get through this game without having to resort to cheats or walkthroughs or the occasional god mode, not to mention having to deal with the constant reloads & crashes.
Are they planning a Gothic 4?? If so, I hope they fix all the bugs!
Thanks again, The 53 yr old. Gothic gamer
As for the game itself, I don't think it was as good as Gothic 2 Gold. Although there were a few funny moments here and there, I liked the people in Gothic II better plus it was easier to get around and you could beat up citizens and steal more stuff. I kept getting caught all the time and having to fight my way out of town. It wasn't even worth pickpocketing people as I had so much cash & experience without having to do that. I had a helluva time making my way through Nordmar, even with the help of maps & a walkthrough, same for Varant - I was just about to give up tramping through the desert and snow and even left some quests unfinished because it took too long to get where you wanted to go. Trying to find those Water Mages took me days!! I haven't even gone back to experience the last two endings yet because I am so tired. The world was just too big with too many empty spaces and no paths to speak of in certain areas. Extremely frustrating!! Not too mention the occasional crashes I experienced even with the new ram & video card. I still had some stuttering even after doing all the tweaks I read about. My character seemd to go into slow motion when fighting and often got stuck. I also had some 'invisible' animals at times trying to kill me. Didn't know wolves could go under a rock I was standing on and come up through it to kill me!! I never could find the 5th Shy Deer either and I walked every inch of the Ardea landscape several times! I kept losing my Paladin shield also and having to re-equip it all the time! Also kept getting killed a lot because the character would sheath his sword at times instead of keeping it out. This has been the worst, most frustrating game I have ever played!!!!! Also, didn't like using the mouse plus the keyboard at the same time, either. I kept getting vertigo with the landscape swirling around and also it was hard to focus especially in fights.
But, of course, I've got to play it again to see if I can do better at getting around, etc. ha.ha.!! But first I need a long rest. My head aches, my neck & eyes hurt and I think I sprained my index finger!! ha, ha.
My kudos to anyone who can get through this game without having to resort to cheats or walkthroughs or the occasional god mode, not to mention having to deal with the constant reloads & crashes.
Are they planning a Gothic 4?? If so, I hope they fix all the bugs!
Thanks again, The 53 yr old. Gothic gamer
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