This game(mod) is far better, satisfying, immersive than any and every modern rpg game. And it accomplishes that with polish voice tract and i don't know any polish :D that alone should tell u allot.
i wouldn't go that far and say than any and every modern rpg while sadly most modern AAA games are soulless nowadays there are still some great games out there like Kingdom come deliverance divinity original sin 1 and 2 baldur's gate 3 cyberpunk 2077
it is not immersive at all. the protagonist is on some quests that dont relate to his broders kidnapping. think about it - [spoiler] his brother is killed cause he was too late. no fucking wonder.
I had no idea what to expect for the mod, when it first came out, but it absolutely blew me the fuck away. Not only it’s excellent in what it offers, but it’s also several times the scale of G2. It’s so cool to see such a densely packed world, with things happening all over, and all of them just make sense. You don’t see games like this in 2024
i installed this mod because i love the trilogy but i didn't expect i would be playing a masterpiece hands down the best gothic game which just a mod lol 153 hours of greatness
As far as chapters go, BioWare RPGs generally follow a similar structure, with collecting mcguffins or advancing the main plot expands and/or limits available content and gear.
I felt the same way, the first chapters of Gothic 1-2 were great because you had choices in joining any faction, the later chapters had the story much more railroaded
Really needs voices translated into english with AI to be playable. Yes, it's not like THE original Gothic, but I grew up with the english version, and the voices are nice
I would like to be a mage in archolos. But i think that removing that option was plan from start. Yes we do some glourious shit. But still Marvin isnt a chosen one. So gods grace being out of reach has sense.
nice and based video, i would recommend cutting the video footage gameplay to accomodate what you are saying, for example showing the armors off when talking about armors
To be honest I am not as much interested in the impact of the ending but rather whenever I can actually reach it without game breaking bugs. Stability is always a huge factor when it comes to fan based dlcs and mods. I just spent 90 hours with Gothic2 NOTR and I enjoyed it a lot more than most modern rpgs and most importantly I could finish the game. I hope that I will be able to compete Chronicles of Myrtana as well instead of spending 40-50 hours with it and then get stuck completely.
@@jamesantonisenior4855 Golems and trolls can easily break you.. If you get hit you are sent flying and the biggest issue if you survive 90 percent of the time you are unable to stand up which forced you to reload the game. That is game breaking since you arent dead but you can't stand up.
@@nonono9194 I can confirm that as I already finished this game. Invested a huge amount of time playing it and enjoyed it thoroughly. Yeah graphics are obviously outdated(like gothic 2 itself) but I had more fun playing it than with most modern large budget games
It's really good in Gothic standards the only thing bad is there is no English voice but it's still a 10/10 game when i saw it only has polish voice i tought it will be bad but it was amazing
Mage robes don't make a lick of sense unless you join a mage guild, and you can't do that in Archolos. Robes have nothing to do with magic and everything to do with the ceremonial role of the mages.
@@magnos1560 If memory serves, CDProjekt in Poland was selling first 3 Gothic games (w/o Forsaken Gods exp.) as a so called 'Gothic Universe' package avail for download and it's possible it was also downloadable from other regional publishers.
The worst thing about archolos gothic 1 and gothic 2 to me are enemies respawning at the same place in later chapters. I cleared that place why do you force me to clear it again. Its literally the reason i dont replay the game
dont understand why this game script is praised so much. the immersion is killed in the moment the protagonist is on some quests that dont relate to his broders kidnapping. think about it - [spoiler] his brother is killed cause he was too late. no fucking wonder.
Archolos has no replay value. The royal road is archer. You're also a melee fighter at the start. So you experience everything with it. That's right, becoming a magician isn't worth it.
not true at all. Already played Archolos 4 times. First two times as melee guard/araxos member, third as araxos archer, fourth as guard mage. Mage was probably the most interesting one since it was quite hard until gettin' Mage Set armour.
Dude... even without build decision. You have two guilds that play completly different. Adn each guild has two main classes. And even of there will be not replay value... its game for 100 or more ours if you want finish it all(you cant bc to complete game at 100% you need to REPLAY IN DIFFERENT GUILD).
This game(mod) is far better, satisfying, immersive than any and every modern rpg game. And it accomplishes that with polish voice tract and i don't know any polish :D that alone should tell u allot.
i wouldn't go that far and say than any and every modern rpg while sadly most modern AAA games are soulless nowadays there are still some great games out there like Kingdom come deliverance divinity original sin 1 and 2 baldur's gate 3 cyberpunk 2077
it is not immersive at all. the protagonist is on some quests that dont relate to his broders kidnapping. think about it - [spoiler] his brother is killed cause he was too late. no fucking wonder.
Sadly that tells a lot more about the modern rpg than it does about Archolos. Modern games suck ass.
Thanks for a video. Always hungry for Archolos content.
"story will have plot holes and inconsistencies if you look too close, so lets not do that"
you speak to my soul
I had no idea what to expect for the mod, when it first came out, but it absolutely blew me the fuck away. Not only it’s excellent in what it offers, but it’s also several times the scale of G2. It’s so cool to see such a densely packed world, with things happening all over, and all of them just make sense.
You don’t see games like this in 2024
a new update after two yrs is crazy, I was about to play this before gothic since its a prequel. great review
i installed this mod because i love the trilogy but i didn't expect i would be playing a masterpiece hands down the best gothic game which just a mod lol
153 hours of greatness
This is blasphemy. Nothing can compare to Gothic 1
@@andreaflow3
Huh? Gothic 2 is better than one in almost everything
This mod is better than gothic 2
But to each their own
Gothic 1 is awesome
Good Stuff. Probably the second best review of the game I have seen.
Indeed, it is very important to do simultaneously onle one or two quests, if not, you can get issues. This happens for example if Night Patrol.
As far as chapters go, BioWare RPGs generally follow a similar structure, with collecting mcguffins or advancing the main plot expands and/or limits available content and gear.
I felt the same way, the first chapters of Gothic 1-2 were great because you had choices in joining any faction, the later chapters had the story much more railroaded
Imagine those people remade Gothic 3...
Really needs voices translated into english with AI to be playable. Yes, it's not like THE original Gothic, but I grew up with the english version, and the voices are nice
Why does it need voices translated? I thouggt there were English subtitles?
@@arturstypukowski1279 I played the first 2 gothic games with english voices, it's how i know gothic
English version all the way. Easily the superior dub.
@@khatack There's an English dub?
I never completed Archolos but i played on an online server that included it's map. Its weird seeing it in singleplayer now
Nice review
Good review. You have potential. Subbed.
I heard they are planning to add magic rune making in next big release. Looking for runs made magic unhealable as it its hard to find them.
I would like to be a mage in archolos. But i think that removing that option was plan from start. Yes we do some glourious shit. But still Marvin isnt a chosen one. So gods grace being out of reach has sense.
nice and based video, i would recommend cutting the video footage gameplay to accomodate what you are saying, for example showing the armors off when talking about armors
To be honest I am not as much interested in the impact of the ending but rather whenever I can actually reach it without game breaking bugs.
Stability is always a huge factor when it comes to fan based dlcs and mods.
I just spent 90 hours with Gothic2 NOTR and I enjoyed it a lot more than most modern rpgs and most importantly I could finish the game.
I hope that I will be able to compete Chronicles of Myrtana as well instead of spending 40-50 hours with it and then get stuck completely.
I played it once it came out and finished with no game breaking bugs. It's well polished
@@jamesantonisenior4855 Thanks, I am around 6 hours in. So far so good🙂
@@jamesantonisenior4855 Golems and trolls can easily break you.. If you get hit you are sent flying and the biggest issue if you survive 90 percent of the time you are unable to stand up which forced you to reload the game. That is game breaking since you arent dead but you can't stand up.
Returning 2.0 is really good as a G2 mod as well.
The writing isn't great, but the gameplay is excellent and it's massively expanded
@@nonono9194 I can confirm that as I already finished this game. Invested a huge amount of time playing it and enjoyed it thoroughly. Yeah graphics are obviously outdated(like gothic 2 itself) but I had more fun playing it than with most modern large budget games
It's really good in Gothic standards the only thing bad is there is no English voice but it's still a 10/10 game when i saw it only has polish voice i tought it will be bad but it was amazing
Mage robes don't make a lick of sense unless you join a mage guild, and you can't do that in Archolos. Robes have nothing to do with magic and everything to do with the ceremonial role of the mages.
Dragon Age 2 arguable has a similar chapter structure.
DA2 chapter structure is greatly underrated and so is it's story.
@@TheBishopFury Couldn't agree more. The game has its flaws, but the story isn't one of them, and the chapter structure definitely works in its favor.
Gothic is about fashion. Too bad they have not shown some prime examples as guild advertisements.
Can you play this with controller now?
I want this game where i can find it? Steam is out of the formula😅
It is also available on GOG and ModDB.
If you have a Gothic Universe download or an old box one, use the modDB version.
@@TheBishopFury what is a Gothic Universe Download?
@@magnos1560 If memory serves, CDProjekt in Poland was selling first 3 Gothic games (w/o Forsaken Gods exp.) as a so called 'Gothic Universe' package avail for download and it's possible it was also downloadable from other regional publishers.
The worst thing about archolos gothic 1 and gothic 2 to me are enemies respawning at the same place in later chapters. I cleared that place why do you force me to clear it again. Its literally the reason i dont replay the game
dont understand why this game script is praised so much. the immersion is killed in the moment the protagonist is on some quests that dont relate to his broders kidnapping. think about it - [spoiler] his brother is killed cause he was too late. no fucking wonder.
Archolos has no replay value. The royal road is archer. You're also a melee fighter at the start. So you experience everything with it.
That's right, becoming a magician isn't worth it.
Not as guild but as a character build it is possible to get third or fourth circle so it is possible to play as mage.
not true at all.
Already played Archolos 4 times. First two times as melee guard/araxos member, third as araxos archer, fourth as guard mage. Mage was probably the most interesting one since it was quite hard until gettin' Mage Set armour.
You are wrong, there also is different endings and quest branches.
one does not simply finish rpg games.
Dude... even without build decision. You have two guilds that play completly different. Adn each guild has two main classes.
And even of there will be not replay value... its game for 100 or more ours if you want finish it all(you cant bc to complete game at 100% you need to REPLAY IN DIFFERENT GUILD).