1/14/2024 0 Comments Arcania gothic 4 ps3 reviewBut with all the work that was put into making it look nice, and feel like a solid RPG.why couldn't more time have been spent on creating good dialog? What point was there using the "choose your answer" dialog techinque when 90 percent of the time there was still just one way to go? The conversation was ridiculous in places, and mostly 5/10 - Pretty sucky. Good casual games are many, good RPGs are scarce. It's certainly a bad idea to make a casual game from an epic, atmospheric RPG such as Gothic. In general, Arcania seems like a step towards casual gaming, of which I strongly disapprove. Risen is real good unless you have played it already. If you are a fan of Gothic series, try something else. The graphics is awesome and the combat system is not bad at all. If you are new to the series, you may like it. The game is not all bad, it is just a huge disappointment for most of the old Gothic fans. However, until then I strongly recommend against using the game under Windows XP. Probably, it will get better with subsequent patches. This problem is *not* fixed by the first performance patch (distributed shortly after the release). On WinXP, with minimal configurations, it looks much worse than, say, Risen and runs slower. The saying is that the game was optimized for DX 11. For Arcania, however, it is yet another nail into the coffin. For example, recent Mass Effect 2 also has a greatly simplified character development, but it is still a great RPG. It could be a minor point, if the game was good otherwise. In Arcania, you are unable to harm NPC, unless he or she was specifically designated as hostile by the game. Psychologically, it makes the player feel responsible for his actions, which is an important part of game atmosphere. the whole town population became hostile). For example, in Gothic it was possible to attack any NPC in the game, usually with dire consequences (e.g. Dialogs in the game are built from trivial statements, repetitions and linearity. RPG computer game is not supposed to be exactly a work of high art, but *dialogs are supposed to make sense*. Also featuring charming looks of a stereotypical junior office manager. In Arcania, the character is a pathetic simpleton, whose life ambition is (you gotta be kidding me) is to get married. Gothic games are traditionally built around rugged, self-reliant, morally ambiguous character. Among the major disappointments: 1) The hero is a wuss. From the start, it was failing one by one all expectations I had for a game promoted under "Gothic" brand. In Arcania, the character is a pathetic simpleton, whose life As a fan of Gothic 1, 2 and (somewhat) 3, I didn't enjoy the game. ![]() As a fan of Gothic 1, 2 and (somewhat) 3, I didn't enjoy the game.
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