Gothic II: Gold Edition

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ЕСЛИ ТЫ НЕ ИГРАЛ В ГОТИКУ, ТО ТЫ ДАЖЕ НЕ ГРАЖДАНИН!

One of the best games ever!

Best RPG ever!

community of this game is for some reason much more stupid than in other games. It's like gothic games are some kind of a magnet for people with 2 digit IQ.

About the game: pretty bad actually, G1,G2,G3 - all of them are like 4/10, but also very old so we were playing them as kids and i those times we had very low expectations, so we felt like game is awesome - it wasnt.

Hands down best game i've ever played

Really love Gothic 3. Wanted to play 1 &2 and did. Both good games. I played this with the Night of the Raven expansion included and never knew whether I was in the main game or the exp. It was that well integrated. This game is a bit too hard for me, true about most rpg's and I cheat a bit to be competitive. Still die a lot.... a lot but if I play smart I can hang in. Great story in this game and I did not see all of it going by a playthrough i've since watched on YouTube. Voice acting was superb as was music.

A really great sequel to the first Gothic. I immediately started this after finishing the first one. I played with the Night of the Raven expansion, not knowing it was going to be a much harder game than the 'Classic' release.

The story didn't quite have the same hook as the first game and I think the NOTR expansion content may have diluted the experience a bit, but I enjoyed the atmosphere and the experience of overcoming the difficult challenges in the game.

Where the game really shines is in exploring the world and engaging with the various NPCs and factions. One of the best experiences I've ever had in a game is going back to The Valley of Mines and seeing how things have changed. It's so brutally difficult that you really have to avoid most enemies. A perfect 'behind enemy lines' experience in a desperate situation. Without spoiling anything, the game feels super rewarding where you progress enough to overcome the massive obstacles that were in place before.

I think I may have enjoyed the game more without the difficult expansion and injection of content, but I'll have to try the classic version out to know definitively. I would recommend that players trying the game for the first time (after Gothic 1) play Gothic 2: Classic first.

IMPORTANT: It's also a very old game so you'll need to switch the game to workshop mode in Steam and add the union patch. I would also recommend going into the .ini files and capping the FPS to 60 because, at least for me, the game runs at 256 FPS otherwise. Running at this rate breaks certain boss fights (the health regeneration is ticking too quickly) and also completely blocked progression for me at one point because I couldn't climb certain ledges or pull certain levers properly.

Super enjoyable overall and I feel like there's a ton of replay value here.

10/10

One of the best games ever made.

been playing for years

the old weight of hardness and gothic buildings inside

this game fire af it has problems launching ignore the neckbeards saying this game dev sucks cuz they raised prices, all u need to do is go into the properties of the game and switch the betas to worlshop and subscribe to the 2 most popular mods on workshop, so get this shit when its on sale and ignore the crybabys who couldnt take 10 minutes to google a solution

AMAZING SEQUEL! That being said, perhaps the story is a bit more generic than in Gothic 1, but despite this, it does expand and carry on past themes of the story, which feels good. I never played classic Gothic 2, only Night of The Raven. You get a lot more exploration of things from Gothic 1, as in "The Gods," and background information with the King and the war, not to mention that it is immensely bigger than the prequel. Definitely a "must play."

I can not recommend a game that crashes without the mods or whatever they want you to do to play it. Games should play without needing to bother with mods to get it to run.

Good

Timeless classic

Legendary game every RPG lover should play

The game produces an error message whenever launched

There isn't a game that I would recommend more than Gothic 1 and 2. They we're ahead of their time then, and now, 20 years later, they are still some of the best games one could play.

Nostalgic and fun

Gothic 2 is my all time favourite game in my school days. Still worth to play this game !!! waiting for remastered..!!

Gothic and Gothic II, what's there to say, their classics, exemplary, and distinguished must own games.
Still very playable to this day.

I'm a long-time gamer, but for some unknown reason, this game passed me by. I had an incredible time with the story, the locations, and the amazingly well-thought-out game mechanics—something you just don't find in modern games anymore.
Thank you for the great Journey!

Don't buy this on steam. I've tried literally every single "community patch" and obscure german, polish, and russian website with patches from the past few decades that in theory add support for W11, DX11, and ultrawide monitors. Literally nothing makes this run on modern hardware. I used to run this game on my cobbled together trash computer in the early 2000s, but it's an enigma for modern hardware.

Don't waste your weekend trying to get this running.

I think its one of best rpg from 3rd view simple legendery all episodes waiting for remake. :D

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An iconic game albeit some technical drawbacks that could be mostly settled with some community add-ons. I played with the must-play overhaul of The night of the Raven, with Unity and with a controller support community add-on. Didn't bother to better the graphics, needed cheats only 2-3 times when got stuck. So melee is basic and one should not play the game for that gist. I loved twists along the story that revealed more of the open world than was expected until that point. Now waiting for Gothic 1 remake

One of the best classic RPGs, with a huge long term modding community

Amazing game

It's a really decent sequel. The open world has become even bigger, especially thanks to the expansion. Countless number of characters, including the ones from the first part. Here, same as in the first part, there are always several ways in which you can finish your mission and the choices you've made can then have certain consequences in later chapters (for example, if you give the thief guild over to the city militia when you have your first chance, you won't get extra side quests from them in later chapters). I'm also amazed at how many different reactions the characters have depending on your behavior. For instance, after becoming a member of the Water Circle, if you kill too many innocent people, then you'll have a unique dialog with Vatras, where he'll tell you that he's disappointed and ask you to explain yourself, and at this point if you tell him to "get stuffed", he just won't talk to you anymore and he'd even leave your crew in later chapters if you invited him. I like this variability.

Also, I'd like to separately highlight controls in the game - it's better than in the first part, although it'll still take you some time to get used to it. The inventory also looks much better, which cannot but rejoice.

In contrast to the first game, here TNH can brew potions - a new mechanic. There is also a new powerful experimental spell that you test for one alchemist - it causes a victim to lose memory. Which means of course that you can just beat some quest guy, loot him for a quest item (a key for his chest etc.), then cast a spell on him and it'll be as nothing happened (otherwise he'll have an approprite reaction to your recent actions).

There's also a small detail with one of the items you can get - one of the character's head. You can basically carry a head and after a while it'll rot - the item's icon will change in your inventory. If you try to swim away beyond the sandbox boundaries, a sea monster will kill TNH which I find a much better solution compared to one where there would be an invisible wall that prevents you from going too far from the islands (as it's done in Gothic 3, for instance).

An interesting fact related to the Night of the Raven expansion - you can't progress through the game without beating it. Because, it's not just a DLC, it's now an integral part of the game and you can't repair the Eye of Innos without traveling to Jharkendar first and obtaining the Claw of Beliar. This addon also introduces a new pirate faction and some unique wild beasts.

As I see it, if you enjoyed the first game, this one will surely grab your attention, too. I haven't noticed any downgrades compared to the base game, only upgrades!

One of the best first RPG games, strongly recommend it

fantastic RPG with dense atmosphere. I played it countless of times (even before Steam) and every once in a while I get back to it to experience this world again.

Amazing classic game. Incredible role playing especially considering the time it was created!

Ive played more then 25h in mod Gothic2 mod Lobos...and im VERY happy i RECOMMENDED TO PLAY it for everybody!

"Ale Beliar nie znosił widoku światła i niszczył wszystko, co Innos stworzył. Ujrzał wtedy Adanos, że w ten sposób nic nie może istnieć na świecie - ani jasność, ani mrok. Stanął więc między swymi braćmi i próbował pojednać ich między sobą… jednakże bez skutku. Ale tam, gdzie stanął Adanos, ani Innos, ani Beliar nie mieli żadnej władzy. W miejscu tym ład i chaos współistniały w harmonii - Tak o to powstało morze. A z morza wyłonił się ląd, a na lądzie powstało wszystko to, co żywe… Rośliny i zwierzęta, wilki i owce, a na samym końcu powstali ludzie. Adanos cieszył się, ze wszystkiego, co wówczas powstało, a swą miłością darzył jednakowo wszystkie rzeczy. Ale gniew Beliara był tak wielki, że przemierzył on całą Ziemię, by znaleźć bestię. A gdy do niej przemówił, stała się ona jego sługą. Beliar tchnął w nią część swej boskiej mocy, by mogła zniszczyć całą Ziemię. Ale Innos podpatrzył czyn Beliara i przemierzył Ziemię, by znaleźć człowieka. A gdy do niego przemówił, ten stał się jego sługą. Innos tchnął w niego część swojej boskiej mocy, by mógł on naprawić szkody wyrządzone przez Beliara. Wtedy zwrócił się Beliar do innej istoty, ale Adanos zesłał potężną falę, która zmyła ją z powierzchni Ziemi. Ale wraz z nią odeszły także drzewa i zwierzęta, więc Adanos wielce się zasmucił. I rzekł wreszcie do swych braci – „Nigdy więcej nie postanie wasza noga na mojej Ziemi, bo jest ona święta i pozostanie taka na wieki”. Ale człowiek i bestia nie zaprzestali wojny na Ziemi Adanosa i płonął w nich gniew ich bogów. A człowiek pokonał bestię, która wróciła do królestwa Beliara. I zobaczył Adanos, że prysła równowaga między ładem a chaosem i zaklął Innosa, by ten odebrał człowiekowi swą boską moc. A Innos w swej mądrości tak uczynił. Ale Adanos obawiał się, że pewnego dnia bestia powróci na Ziemię. Dlatego uprosił Innosa, by ten zostawił część swojej mocy na Ziemi, aby pewnego dnia przywrócić ją człowiekowi. A Innos w swej mądrości tak uczynił."

As much of a cult classic, as the first game, but Gothic 2 refines mechanics from Gothic, and adds a few more. Definitely would recommend grabbing it and giving it a try, especially with the "Night of the Raven" add-on, included with the game.

More than 20 years after it's release, Gothic 2 + addon is still the definitive action RPG. This game implements the best open world game mechanics ever developed alongside combat and buildcrafting systems that are as excellent as they are unusual - so go read a guide.

Unfortunately the english dub is mediocre, so the experience won't be as great if you can't understand german.

This Game has the worst combat in any RPG you will ever play. Only buy this game if you hate yourself

Gothic 2

Overall impression

The continuation of the legendary RPG series, which continues to absorb even more than the first part. The world has changed its appearance radically: from the Colony, which was under the barrier and was, roughly speaking, an exclusion zone, to a limited open world, where people no longer survive, but live their lives (or at the expense of someone, the war has not gone anywhere).

What DID I like?

• Innovation in the form of professions, which, on the one hand, characterize the style of play of the player/main character, and on the other hand, provide certain bonuses during the game.
  
• A new and very interesting world, which hides many challenges and rewards (sometimes in the most unexpected places).
  
• Hardcore remained the same as in the first part. In the second part, it probably became, perhaps, more expanded, as there were more locations where the player/main character could die.
  
• The Night of the Raven expansion. Probably one of the first expansions I played ever, and it was simply incredible. The developers did not use existing presets and models, but created a new location, which differs in new factions, mobs and quests.
  
• A large variety of quests, the solution of which can change depending on the appearance of the main character or the faction to which he belongs. And first of all, on the choice of the player/main character. There are almost no template quests here.
  
• A generous selection of answers in dialogue windows.
  
• The ability to study lore through books and notes that are found during the game. They are not too long, but interesting to read.
  
• The setting of a medieval city, with its quarters, which at first glance can be quickly studied. But that's only at first glance, the main thing is just to start...
  

What I DIDN'T like?

[*] A combat system that lacks area attacks, using one-handed or two-handed weapons. Only focus on a single target, and only that. Which complicates the battle with 2+ opponents.

Conclusion

One of those games where I got familiar with the term "DLC". The legendary second part of the series, which will forever remain in my heart, and in which I will never lose interest in playing it again.

The barrier has fallen, but evil lurks deeper

Gothic II is a continuation of the first part of the game. After the events of the first part and the destruction of the barrier, it turns out that only now we are faced with the real challenge, and the forces of evil are growing stronger, and we are the only person who can oppose them. Naturally in the game we will meet characters from the first part of the game and many new characters. The plot of the game, however, is worth discovering for yourself.

Starting with gameplay and what playing Gothic 2 is like in general, I think it's positive. The game offers a large number of missions, more or less extensive, and many of them we can finish in different ways, which sometimes may have consequences in the future. The missions are not difficult, but sometimes it's hard to figure out where exactly you need to go. Here it is very important to read dialogues or rely on the diary, which does not always have all the important information written down. Also, at first, moving around the entire map is, to put it lightly, tedious, until you unlock certain teleportation capabilities in Khorinis.

Now a few words about the controls, the biggest issue from the first part, and here it is already a little better, although much is missing from the ideal. The work of the camera and the rotation of the character is the biggest problem here, as well as the focus on a given enemy, which can sometimes jump from one enemy to another which sometimes just ends in death. The rest seems to be fine, sometimes it will happen that the character gets blocked in some place, but as a rule there is no problem to “unlock”.

Let's move on to the character development system, which is definitely better than in the first part. There are more stats and skills, plus we get such novelties as the alchemy table, where we can create potions, or the anvil where we create new weapons. I have the impression, however, that in the case of this part of the game the character progresses more slowly and if we would like to play, for example, without scrolls, we will have to spend some time to level up by killing monsters, because the exp from the missions alone may not be enough.

The soundtrack maintains the level and is at the same level as in Gothic 1, if not higher, while graphically it is much better. Entering the forest you feel that you are in the forest and although on the map it seems to be relatively small, walking through it you can feel as if you walked there for a long time. In general, the whole map is very well thought out, whether in Khorinis or the Mining Valley.

Here it is also worth noting that the game sometimes managed to crash, and I can't even say why, but I think it is worth mentioning that such a problem occurs.

Summary

Is Gothic 2 a better game than Gothic 1? The character system is more developed, we have the ability to create potions or weapons, the world map is larger and much more interesting than in the first part. Plus improved graphics and sound design. All this leads me to conclude that I liked Gothic 2 better, although still the control in this game is something that for me can reject many players who would like to try this classic game.

✔️The atmosphere that prevails in the game world
✔️A variety of missions that we can complete in different ways
✔️Improved graphics relative to the first part
✔️Sound design at a high level
✔️Expanded character system
✔️Night of the Raven is a very good DLC

❌The second part unfortunately still has some problems with camera movement
❌Better controls, but still far from perfect

Time of completion: 35-40 hours

[b]Rating: 8.5/10

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You could say it's the best Gothic game. First chapter maybe not as good as in the first game, but later on it's much more interesting than the first part. Still, there are some dull parts, full of grinding. But overall a great open world RPG, difficult in the beginning but with time your character really gets stronger and the game is still difficult...

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is what a true RPG expansion should be—tougher, deeper, and more rewarding. It takes everything great about Gothic 2 and refines it, adding new areas, quests, and mechanics that make the world feel even more alive. The difficulty is brutal but fair, forcing you to think before every fight and truly earn your progress.

What sets it apart is its pacing and atmosphere. There’s no filler, no wasted space—just a handcrafted world packed with meaningful content. Every choice matters, every step feels like part of a real journey, and the game respects your time without holding your hand. It has a soul that modern RPGs struggle to replicate, and once you get lost in it, nothing else quite measures up.

A great game and definitely the best in the series, so start with this one if you're thinking of trying out Gothic

In my opinion this is one of the best games of all time.
You start from zero to become a hero. And the fact that the game lets you go whereever you want and bump to extremely strong opponents just from the start, makes you comprehend the insignificance of your character.
The leveling and the class system is brilliant, making you claw your way through in order to join a guild and learn new skills. And the Night of the Raven DLC made the game even more interesting.
Great story and phenomenal soundtrack.

It's simply a classic rpg that still does so many things better than modern rpgs...living persistent world and solid and thoughtful combat mechanics.

It's my favorite game of all time!

the price increase is stupid as hell dont buy it for 20
its worth it but dont

Old but gold

(See my Gothic 1 review)
Gothic 2 is basically the same except better in every way!!!!!

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