Justin Robson of NGG writes: "Gothic is a series you’ve most likely heard of but never played. Arcania: Gothic 4 is the first game to be featured on a console and also the first game in the series to be made by Spellbound (the previous games were developed by Piranha Bytes) and probably the first many people will play. Set ten years after Gothic 3, you take on the role of a nameless hero faced with the task of getting revenge for his fallen island home of Fesher. Your quest for revenge is not simple however, you soon find out the rest of the world has fallen into chaos and that the attack on your peaceful home wasn’t just a random act of violence. Gothic 4 is an epic RPG adventure filled with danger and risk, but will this previously unknown – and admittedly poorly received – series capture your attention over RPG’s like Fallout New Vegas and Fable 3?"
Generic world, dumb NPCs, and forgettable story, but can it still be fun? Read all about it here.
One man's bad game is another man's good game.
While many will disagree with the author, i will say that i am actually interested to get Arcania now. It was on my mind a while ago but i forgot all about it. Hopefully its a good game.
As long as you don't expect a AAA top-tier RPG there's a lot of fun to be had in Arcania. It's a great game to play with headphones on, curtains closed and for extended play sessions - If you pick it up I hope you enjoy it!
I could probably list 10 reasons why The Witcher 3 is better than every oher game ever made. But at the end of the day it will still only be an opinion and not objective fact.
How can someone say, that a dense story is bad and straightforward story is good? I didn't even read the rest, he is just wrong.
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