Yes but people are saying it doesn't look like Gothic but like???? Wtf it's not supposed to look 1:1 to the final game. This is probably a months worth of work at most.
You don't have to do anything.
The look is the least of this teaser's concerns. That said, the opening alone showcases a stark difference in atmosphere that can't just be boiled down to it being a teaser. They deliberately chose to make changes to the atmosphere and tone that have nothing to do with how long they spent working on it.
Yum yum yuuuum...that sounds good.
Yes, Gothic 1 and Gothic 2 + NotR are PC exclusive. Controlscheme takes quite some getting used to. Wildlife will be a legit threat to you so be careful.
One word of warning. You may need to do some tweaks on Steam to get them running, there are community patches that fix the games up nicely. GOG versions should work right out of the gate. You're in for a ride either way. Hope you enjoy Gothic!
I haven't bought more than a game or two from GOG but I'll try that instead then. I'm sure they're still cheap, I'll check when I get home.
They are also on sale on GOG so you're in luck. If you still have any issues with those versions just look up the community patches. Similar to Elder Scrolls games in that they fix a lot of crashes and bugs. The ones for the first game also enables 60fps since it's originally capped at 25 for some reason.
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Pretty much the bolded. Just played through G1 this year again and it is still fantastic if you can live with the jank. There are mods that actually add some cut content. The DX11 renderer alone just adds a whole lot to the game.
Well I can and do, but I know that most people won't. I'm not one for changing actual gameplay stuff for accessibility reasons but making it easier for someone to just see it on the store and play the game without needing the most recent community patches and modifying some files to get it to on a modern system/with higher resolution would be nice.
GOG does that for you. And tbh this is a cult classic. Staying true to the original wouldn't set the charts on fire which is clearly what TH8chan is aiming for. And changing the story is a big no no for me as well. Is the original perfect? No, not even close. But it tried to be something different and stayed true to that idea. This "remake" is looking like its trying to appeal to the widest possible audience.
A touched up re-release of the original trilogy would be day 1 for me at almost any price. Sadly it doesn't look like that's the vision for this thing.
It is the reason, If you own any Piranha Bytes game on Steam, it gets added to your library.
Strange, I don't find it and I have everything from them besides Elex.
Do you have a Play Now button on its store page tho?
I completely agree. But I would also say that changing a lot of the what seems like archaic gameplay is also a big no for me. System level stuff like quest trackers/ui elements, to gameplay stuff like invisible walls and the lack of actual danger are all things I feel would take away from what made Gothic Gothic imo.
Yeah, thanks! I have looked a bit to early on Steam, wasn't there before.
Won't be done by PB (and to be quite frank, many of the people that made G1 + 2 special are not part of PB anymore).
It doesn't really matter, honestly. It could be PB and I would tell them the same negative things.
Won't be done by PB, they're not involved at all.
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Well that right there killed my interest in this. Hopefully they'll reevaluate and do things correctly. The sense of danger and being a completely useless fighter is one of the key aspects of Gothic. This is the one thing I'm not willing to accept as a change personally. You NEED to start off a weakling.
Still amazing to me that the idea of progressively more capable animations with increasing skills haven't really been copied. That's like such a small but neat idea that adds a whole lot to the experience in any game (with weapon skills that is).
Wasn't much of a fan of the forced dialogue that wasn't there before but I could live with it, the other issues are pretty major to me though. It's pretty on rails in the beginning and you don't actually get to the point of seeing the old camp but that does look like the game must open up later on. The fact that you can fairly easily kill a snapper in the demo is anathema.
I killed 3 wolves with the broken sword the game gives you at the beginning. You can also enter the inventory at any time and spam healing items. I remember when I played the original Gothic I was terrified to go into the woods to fight even one wolf.
Risen 1 is fantastic. I even enjoyed Risen 3 and Elex. I think PB's biggest misstep to date is Risen 2. With that said nothing they have made past Gothic 2 was ever as good. I don't think any developer or PB can ever capture that magic again sadly, at least not if they want to sell copies to a modern audience.
It really is a great system. The problem with most action RPGs now is that developers want to start you off as a demigod and end you off as a total god. Skill points as just something that makes the damage numbers higher, rather than actual mechanical effectiveness. Which is a shame.
Yeah, screw that. I'm not sure how you can claim to want to remake a game, yet brush aside such a fundamental aspect of it's identity and progression. Go back to the drawing board and try again, or just scrap it and make something original if they don't think it will sell.
That looks much better. :oI'm trying to restore atmosphere close to the original with Reshade:
I think this looks better than this:
