The amazing Starting Area of Gothic 2

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
  • Thirty days after our fight against the Sleeper, freeing the Valley of Mines from the magic barrier, we are summoned to the Necromancers tower near the port city of Khorinis.
    Right after Xardas' introduction we are free to explore the island but the very beginning teaches us a lot of valuable lessons and holds many secrets.
    Today we take a look at Gothic 2s starting area and how it still holds up even 22 years later.
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Комментарии • 248

  • @caesumisrude
    @caesumisrude 2 месяца назад +236

    I feel like Gothic needs way more attention in this time and age. In the world where games are obsessed with big plots and sandbox worlds, Gothic really shows that sometimes less is more. For me Gothic is still a perfect formula for an entertaining RPG game that doesn't feel too easy, too difficult or too overwhelming. Its minimalistic design provides a clear view of how the game works without the need of manuals, its small worlds is packed with content and the plot is tight and utilizes the environment well. We need more games like that.

    • @FNX_Techno
      @FNX_Techno Месяц назад +6

      Playin since 3 years gothic online and i love it so much :D

    • @MrJenssen
      @MrJenssen Месяц назад +7

      We'll see how that G1 remake ends up. Maybe it's good enough to warrant a remake of G2 as well. I only require a combat system similar to Risen 1, and some slight graphical improvements. Actually screw the graphics, just improve the combat, and maybe tweak the rushed ending sections of the game a tad, and the game is perfect.

    • @MrFallingFury
      @MrFallingFury 24 дня назад +2

      @@MrJenssen In my opinion Gothic 1 and 2 still look great. A little bit old though, the low poly assets did not age too well, something that could be quick-fixed with tessellation for the meshes and Upscaling for the textures.
      There are a few of projects in the works that work on using the original assets and improving them or changing the renderer, that make the game look amazing:
      DX11 patch, GD3D11, gothic reloaded, .etc.
      Some people are also working on porting the game to a modern engine (the vanilla one is very clunky), which could streamline the process of porting modern graphic features to the game. I really hope the remake turns out good, i would also love to see some more content and things to do in the game, that do not break the balance or change the original atmosphere, particularly the mid-end game and boss fight.

    • @MrFallingFury
      @MrFallingFury 24 дня назад +1

      I love the worldbuilding of gothic, it is tiny compared to many new games, however handcrafted with lots of well thought out layering of world features sitting top of each other and taking up the same space on the map.
      It feels so much bigger, there is so much more to do and explore on a square foot/meter in this game, than the large stretched out maps you see nowadays.
      On those you need a horse or some kind of vehicle to transverse the world, because there is nothing particular progressing the game and revealing itself between locations.
      While in Gothic most of the time find new hidden places, when going from A to B on a slightly different path that before or even on the same path.

    • @jonson856
      @jonson856 12 дней назад

      I would add that „less“ only pertains to the map size. Because despite being a small map for today‘s standard, it is packed full with content

  • @floriancernescu
    @floriancernescu 3 месяца назад +144

    I still can't believe that after all these years Gothic still has so much to offer. This is 11/10 production quality, thank you for this!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +5

      Well it's rather 4/10 but thank you brother. Gothic is a marvelous franchise that died way too early. I hope these qualities won't get lost in the Remake.

  • @oskarek57
    @oskarek57 Месяц назад +56

    I was 15 years old, when played this game for the first time and now I am 37. Time runs just too fast and this game will always be one of the best of all times. Anyways, Gothic II is timeless to me. The graphics is outdated nowadays, but not ugly at all and it is worth playing anytime.
    For now, I am looking forward to playing Gothic remake, which should be released this year, so this will be really big moment!!! The first Gothic is not my favorite, but if the remake will be of high quality, then we can be sure, they will make remake of this legendary second part and that might be an ultimate rpg of all times. We will see.

    • @mamamamamamamable
      @mamamamamamamable 17 дней назад

      i was 15 too when i played the first one for the first time. Such great games, i couln't believe what a great atmosphere they managed to build . Really looking forward to the remake aswell.

    • @oskarek57
      @oskarek57 17 дней назад +1

      @@mamamamamamamable
      Hello again,
      yes. The remake should arrive pretty soon. I am not sure, if during this year, since the developers haven´t announced any release date, but think, the begining of the next year is sure bet. The legend is back after so many years. The biggest comeback of all times. I am sure, you will enjoy it from morning till evening, when you got the time.

    • @Vicusor22
      @Vicusor22 10 дней назад +1

      i dont think Gothic Remake will come this year. They still have things to do. I expect it in the spring.

  • @Knosek
    @Knosek 3 месяца назад +54

    There are 2 more ways to get to the city!
    - you can buy leather armor from Orlan which allows you to enter with no problems
    - becoming fire mage, you don't have to enter the city to become one, it also gives unique dialogue
    (Also i think being mercenary works too but dialogue is similar to the leather armor one)

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +11

      Oh you are right, i forgot about the fire mage way but the leather armor i didn't know about!

    • @sheezy2526
      @sheezy2526 2 месяца назад +15

      Wow, even after all these years this game still has things I have never experienced.

    • @LordSorus
      @LordSorus 18 дней назад +6

      I always went around the city, jumped into the water and swam to the harbor, to collect the 500xp from Lares. A pretty big deal that early in the game.
      And the line you get from him is funny as hell.

    • @narve7337
      @narve7337 17 дней назад +4

      You can also just go straight through the main door, just go behind the guard (behind guard and wall).
      the dialogue trigger is only in front of them.
      :D

    • @LordSorus
      @LordSorus 16 дней назад +2

      @@narve7337 You are absolutely right.
      Yet that always felt like cheating to me.
      Like walking straight to Lord Hagen.

  • @captainkaracho1421
    @captainkaracho1421 17 дней назад +16

    Its impressive it only took nine month for Piranha bytes to finish the game after releasing Gothic 1 . This game is so full of quests, story and a hughe map to explore. I would love to c more games like this where you can feel this love for the details ! Great video dude ❤

    • @_Zuckeraffe_
      @_Zuckeraffe_ 8 дней назад +1

      Even more if you think about the months of work they had already spend in the then abandoned Gothic 1 sequel, though some parts were reused for Gothic 2, like big parts in the intro sequence.

    • @jock4551
      @jock4551 7 дней назад +1

      wish games took this short nowadays to create. Another good example of how fast games were produced back then: Gta 3, Vice City and San Andreas came out in the span of 3 years.

    • @captainkaracho1421
      @captainkaracho1421 7 дней назад

      @@jock4551 these games where not my cup of tea tbh but you are right about that. But its more complex to develop the games today with better grafic face impressions and such things ...

  • @eternalwanderer8410
    @eternalwanderer8410 16 дней назад +9

    I am so proud of my younger self for recognising this gem among rpgs and playing it for all factions and all combat styles. What an amazing adventure it was.

  • @mnk9073
    @mnk9073 17 дней назад +7

    Ah, there used to be I time I knew Khorinis better than my home town. Hanging out at recess and discussing our findings, hidden treasures and no-go areas where you get maimed by a Shadowclaw is a core memory.

  • @angello_97
    @angello_97 3 месяца назад +17

    Ah man what did you do to me? 😅
    I have not played this game for 3 years now and it used to be my tradition to play it yearly since like 2004 when I was 7 years old. But now life is not as easy sadly, but it was so nice to smell that nostalgia taste with this video.
    Music just brings back too many memories, when I just remember how it sounded on those old pc speakers...
    Good idea to talk about the starting location. Thank you for a good video friend.
    All the best!

    • @khatack
      @khatack Месяц назад +1

      The problem with yearly playing traditions is that eventually you'll grow sick of playing even great games. Gothic 2 is an amazing game, but after playing through it 10+ times already it's not really the same anymore. The feeling is all used up. The first Deus Ex and the first Knights of the Old Republic are the only games I've played through more times than Gothic and Gothic 2, but they too are empty husks for me by now.

    • @jock4551
      @jock4551 7 дней назад

      @@khatack yup, we need more new great content. Hopefully you played Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring?

    • @khatack
      @khatack 7 дней назад

      @@jock4551 The Dark Souls scene was never my thing, but I did play BG3. A shame they didn't deliver on the promise of the Early Access, the EA had so much more potential than what was delivered with the final product.

  • @Tan3l6
    @Tan3l6 3 месяца назад +34

    Archolos is good too.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +11

      Definitely. It's the best mod for Gothic 2 for sure.

    • @nonono9194
      @nonono9194 2 месяца назад

      ​@@vertigo7082returning still takes #1. Archolos is better written and more polished, but returning is super addictive gameplay

    • @Azwraith_96
      @Azwraith_96 Месяц назад

      Best mod its new balance for me

    • @5chneemensch138
      @5chneemensch138 15 дней назад

      Has a named hero and therefore it's automatically trash.

    • @Hellvard
      @Hellvard 11 дней назад

      @@5chneemensch138 I pity you. If your not playing Archolos just because main character is not Nameless Hero You missed amazing adventure.

  • @dodgethis5290
    @dodgethis5290 7 дней назад +1

    This amazing speech at the end I didn't see coming. God damn, you are so right my dude. First time I played this at a young age I lost all sense of time, played till 4 in the morning and was blown away by this immersive experience.

  • @nebeskisrb7765
    @nebeskisrb7765 13 дней назад +2

    Me, a 15 year Gothic 2 "veteran" :
    >There are spell scrolls behind Xardas tower.
    Oh wow, I never knew.
    >Bandit at the cave namedrops Dexter right at the start.
    HOLY SHIT

    • @Shiftinggers
      @Shiftinggers 9 дней назад

      Other way around for me tbf.
      I always knew how to get the 1st bandit spill his guts, didn't knew about the scrolls behind Xardas' tower

    • @jock4551
      @jock4551 7 дней назад +1

      that sheep thing was next level though. Never knew you can take it to the monastery

  • @razorhunter5571
    @razorhunter5571 3 месяца назад +14

    Well done Video, was a joy listening

  • @derb7462
    @derb7462 17 дней назад +16

    And then you learn you needed that goddamn sheep later on.

    • @Tony132GR
      @Tony132GR 11 дней назад

      What? How?

    • @derb7462
      @derb7462 10 дней назад +2

      @@Tony132GR to enter the monastery of the fire magicians. Sure it's not the only way but it would be the easiest and quickest.

    • @because-rm4yf
      @because-rm4yf 10 дней назад

      ​@@derb7462
      Nah a thousand gold and a sheep way too much I'd do the fire mage quest

    • @dima45ft93
      @dima45ft93 9 дней назад +2

      You could use that sheep😳 I never knew

    • @derb7462
      @derb7462 9 дней назад +1

      @@dima45ft93 time to replay gothic2 I say

  • @zayn7248
    @zayn7248 3 месяца назад +12

    I didn't expect such high quality from a 500 sub youtuber. Good job!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      Thank you very much Sir!

  • @Freakomant
    @Freakomant 3 месяца назад +10

    I've always been a fan of the Gothic series. Started playing Gothic 2 shortly after it was released (even before playing Gothic 1 after finishing 2) and what drew me into that world more than probably any other game was exactly what you described. The immersion and unforgiving tough start of the game really made you learn a few things. 1. save often 2. exploring the world to your hearts content is rewarding and 3. actually listening to the people and exploring the dialog options will give you info you would otherwise miss.
    To this day I play G1 and G2 once or twice a year and it will probably be that way for many years to come.
    That being said - great video! Keep it coming.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah at the beginning it can be very demotivating to get killed by small goblins or wolves but once you get the hang of it, it's really a mindblowing adventure!
      Thanks mate!

  • @BalticVendetta
    @BalticVendetta 3 месяца назад +26

    So weird to hear Gothic characters speak in English. Nice video, good observations & great narration, thanks for covering!

    • @Maesterful
      @Maesterful 26 дней назад

      Pretty sure these are from the NoTR version because the protagonist sounds completely different to the one in Gothic 2 Gold who had a much stronger American accent.

  • @Nikioko
    @Nikioko Месяц назад +8

    Gothic 1 and 2 Tutorials are great. Instead of the Game explaining the gameplay to you, it is actually NPCs doing so. And instead of an automap with quest markers, you have to get a map ingame, and you only get descriptions how to get to places, like in real life.

  • @noprayer4simon
    @noprayer4simon 15 дней назад +5

    Piranha’s approach to level design was way ahead of it’s time, great video

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  15 дней назад

      Oh yeah it was. Thanks a lot coz!

  • @4F6D
    @4F6D 3 месяца назад +12

    Now do a retrospective of every zone, thanks!

  • @Dezeciak
    @Dezeciak 26 дней назад +6

    thats why we all love to comeback to this game more than to any other

  • @JJChWorkshop
    @JJChWorkshop 3 месяца назад +15

    Hi there mate, great video.
    Regarding your speech at the end, go try Skyrim mod called Enderal (unless you already did).
    It is really the only game that hit me in the same way Gothic 1,2 and Archolos did. The authors of Enderal are big fans of Gothic games (they are germans after all) and it really shows.
    Even if you are not a great fan of Skyrim engine, the gameplay is largely modified and the leveling system is similiar to Gothic games. There is no fast travel, no hand holding, exploration is hugely rewarding. And the story, oh boy... I will not spoil anything, but the story of that game is freaking phenomenal. When I was few hours in the game, I was like "ok this isn´t bad". When things started rolling and I jumped on the main quest I was like "ok this is going to be epic". And it was. As a one Gothic fan to another - go play Enderal, it will blow you away.
    PS: video on the inspiration the Enderal took from old school Gothic games could be a good topic to explore in video in the future.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Mhhh maybe I will try that out in the future. Sounds intriguing...
      Thanks for the advice pal!

    • @JJChWorkshop
      @JJChWorkshop 3 месяца назад +5

      @@vertigo7082 you are welcome! if you have any recomendations for games that have that gothic soul in game, I´d love to hear them

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +3

      @@JJChWorkshop That sounds a like a good idea for a future video!

    • @Tan3l6
      @Tan3l6 3 месяца назад +5

      Second best game "mod" after Gothic's Archolos in my eyes. Very nice atmosphere in Enderal, nothing like Skyrim.

    • @cryptojoe3724
      @cryptojoe3724 3 месяца назад +4

      I can recomend enderal too, it Is really good. It also expands on the mystery/horror/occult themes that were abandoned after Gothic 1, as you mention in one of your videos. You will like it.

  • @CRKPXL
    @CRKPXL 25 дней назад +3

    I have 3 weeks of vacation. Im at the end of week 2. Its 6 am i have my 5th beer and watching gothic nostalgia videos.
    One could say some things never change.
    Just hearing you how you talk about the game realizing what the devs had in mind makes me know that you are a great person. People today don't appreciate things anymore on a level like this. Yet you ask anyone that truly loves the gothic series and of course he could tell you that, well not that comprehensive but you know what i mean.
    Man your summary sums it up perfectly. A QUEST MARKER ON MY MAP/SCREEN, A GOLDEN LINE SHOWING ME THE PATH!!?!?!?!? HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME LIKE THAT.
    As an 11 year old playing G1 had me legit thinking "what should i do" or "how should i do that".
    Running away from a shadowbeast had me legit scared for reallife. Those were the days. Honestly glad that i had this instead of whatever the f... today rpgs are.
    Thank you for this video!

  • @krispret5642
    @krispret5642 3 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for this great video about my favorite games! You absolutely right about this special feeling when you start playing gothic! It's very petty to see that this kind of games doesn't exist nowadays!

  • @ValoranVale
    @ValoranVale 5 дней назад

    This was excellent. Gothic 1 & 2 are both fantastic examples of games that provide a true sense of adventure and accomplishment.

  • @silentone9323
    @silentone9323 9 дней назад

    I saw the whole video, I enjoyed it quite a bit but one thing that clearly speaks out about you is this...
    Passion for the hobby. It's so clear.

  • @kaanaydn6963
    @kaanaydn6963 8 дней назад

    I remember crying my mom to buy this game, in a tech store, not even on a shelf, but among dozens of other game boxes. It was extremely cheap. That cd cover was love at first sight. It was early 2000's. I had an old computer I dont event remember the specs of the computer. I remember going into khorinis first time killing the npcs from rooftops because I didnt know how to get experience. Then after some time I restarted the game. Literally with an English dictionary next to my keyboard. This game thought me English right after I learnt how to read in my own language.

  • @0xNobody
    @0xNobody 11 дней назад +1

    Been a gamer since 5 years old. It's one of the very very few games I've played through multiple times.

  • @mariuslackenbucher6696
    @mariuslackenbucher6696 4 дня назад

    Gothic is the series that really made me a gamer and it's very near and dear to my heart. In so glad these atmospheric Games still have an active fan base. I'm very excited for the Remake of Gothic 1 and what was shown in the Gameplay trailer looked very promising. I hope it can manage to recreate the thick atmosphere and mood of the first game and improve on some of it's shortcomings. And if it does I hope it sells well to allow Gothic II to get the same treatment.

  • @mg_tv5448
    @mg_tv5448 3 месяца назад +3

    How i found everyday some nice Gothic content this game is immortal. You are too very good i really liked the 16:21 scene

  • @machberet4884
    @machberet4884 8 дней назад

    There are more smaller treasures: near the young wolves in the valley there is a gold satchel. There is some magical items behind bushes on the path down into the valley. There is also a satchel of gold in the barn and a pickaxe behind windmill. There is a satchel near the Cavalorn, on the crates. So many rewards for exploring that makes a player satisfied

  • @Nikioko
    @Nikioko Месяц назад +3

    Hope the Gothic remake will be successful and Gothic 2 will get an overhaul as well.

  • @bearpupy2909
    @bearpupy2909 3 месяца назад +2

    I love this video and I love you Vertigo ♡, I can feel your attatchment and emotions towards Gothic, and may I add that gothic has the ability to create unique experiences for all of us, its a journey of self growth.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      Aww man, such nice words. Thank you so much. Yeah it does and I hope that the future will give us more of these types of games! xoxo

  • @itsVladel
    @itsVladel 3 месяца назад +4

    Now this, was an amazing video.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks a lot! May the Sleeper awaken!

    • @itsVladel
      @itsVladel 3 месяца назад

      @@vertigo7082 AWAKEN

  • @raagaan4827
    @raagaan4827 22 дня назад +2

    If my fantasy book will chart and i need an english voice to make it an audiobook, you are in. Your voice is dope!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  22 дня назад +2

      Thank you man, I am delighted!

  • @J3robi
    @J3robi 3 месяца назад +4

    Love that "Silbach Idyll" tune from Archolos.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +2

      Archolos is magnificent and its soundtrack gorgeous!

  • @kanonenfutter8433
    @kanonenfutter8433 10 дней назад +1

    Great.
    Now I want to replay Gothic 2 again
    For the 10th time

  • @QanarIsDelirious
    @QanarIsDelirious 15 дней назад +1

    that zone is worth remembering

  • @myselfnooneelse3358
    @myselfnooneelse3358 17 дней назад +1

    I could watch you do the whole thing. Very captivating.

  • @DSP990
    @DSP990 20 дней назад +9

    I'm kind of sad for anyone who has to play Gothic on English. The english dub is fine, don't get me wrong, but the german dub is just stellar.

  • @Alleeto
    @Alleeto Месяц назад +2

    need more content like this

  • @monsterboomer8051
    @monsterboomer8051 16 дней назад +1

    Nostalgia overloaded.

  • @bearuniversity5471
    @bearuniversity5471 13 дней назад +1

    Hell Yeah Man!!
    I almost missed the rant at the end :)

  • @NocnaGlizda
    @NocnaGlizda 16 дней назад

    I had the pleasure of playing Gothic 2 in Polish. The game is phenomenally translated into Polish. So many memories. I'm glad it was my first action crpg. Great gameplay, great voice actors.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  16 дней назад

      Same. I wouldn't be the same person if I'd have started with TES for example.

  • @cptmaxson
    @cptmaxson 24 дня назад +2

    I must be crazy! What are you doing here? Did you swim here?!
    +500xp

  • @ks23872
    @ks23872 3 месяца назад +1

    I too really love the beginning of Gothic 2. still play it a few times a year.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      It's a tradition almost. You simply can't let go of it.

  • @diaalexguy
    @diaalexguy 16 дней назад +1

    oh .... thank you now i wanna play the whole trilogy again the 50th time

  • @Jaskiify
    @Jaskiify 8 дней назад

    amazing this video was
    as a pole i really appreciate your love for gothic

  • @Maedness.
    @Maedness. 13 дней назад +1

    nice video, i hope video games will be fun again in the future.

  • @machberet4884
    @machberet4884 8 дней назад

    And also you can take the farmer's clothes, put them on, talk to Canthar, pose as a farmer (he asks if you are one), then you will not be offered the pass and he will not try to force you into setting Sarah up. You can put the clothes back after that

  • @kyntraz7018
    @kyntraz7018 18 дней назад +1

    Gothic 2 it's a sacred game. Thanks for the video 💚

  • @tarodt7484
    @tarodt7484 7 дней назад +1

    Corporations killed everything - games, food, tv, cinema, interaction with people. What we have left is just a shell of the real world we used to live in.

  • @loktron90
    @loktron90 7 дней назад +1

    One of the best rpgs ever Made I so Love it❤
    The graphics stillooo so charming and good its crazy

  • @CapitanBreakfast
    @CapitanBreakfast 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh man, Sliverz shared your channel because I simply forgot to look you up. Instant subscribe and bell because... Gothic 🥰

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      Cheers mate! Sliverz is the man!

  • @paxeealex
    @paxeealex 3 месяца назад +1

    Amazing, thanks for the road on the memory lane

  • @marekroman3906
    @marekroman3906 2 месяца назад +5

    The game was released in 1999 - you can see that the community is still really active.. wondered why I was so obsessed with the game and then I realized. the game didn't force us to completely continue the story. No indicator, nothing that would lead us and show us how to do things.the mystery factor... for example ...you should have find a character you've been looking for for hours :D. It was so real for me like a real life adventure . Music and sounds(they felt so real) ... sounds of the wind, breaking in the thickets of trees. when I was 12 years old, the game was magical and mysterious for me...and now im 22 yo and even after 10 years im returning up to this day./Im sorry for my english ...

    • @marekroman3906
      @marekroman3906 2 месяца назад

      Up to this day this game is proof that grafics is nothing if u have good storytelling soundeffects and overall feel of that game is just very well done ....

    • @Orrphoiz
      @Orrphoiz Месяц назад +4

      the game was released in 2002, not 1999.

  • @AR-GuidesAndMore
    @AR-GuidesAndMore 17 дней назад

    I just realize i totally effed that up back in the day, i allways followed the road, because i didnt bother to listen to Xardas. 😅 I just followed the road and got killed by the wolf there over and over again. Never seen this tutorial area, or at least cant remember ever having seen it.

  • @tikeyyX
    @tikeyyX 3 месяца назад +2

    For hardcore fighters and gothic players: If you want most xp at beginning go by hardest way possible. Giving Greg the Farmer Clothes and then getting yourself through Lighthouse mountain and jumping into water will give you sweet price from Lester ☀️ So many ways and its rly rewarding and enjoyable. I love this game ⭐

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +3

      Giving Greg the farmers clothes, then dropping into the city and talking with Lares is by far the best way. 600 experience safe, plus you don't waste any herbs or gold.

    • @tikeyyX
      @tikeyyX 3 месяца назад

      @@vertigo7082 Yep ✌️⭐ my mistake 😅 Smart

    • @josenucre4094
      @josenucre4094 3 месяца назад +3

      ​@@vertigo7082 you can go further and go to the main gate jumping the outter wall from inside the city without triggering any guard or paladin conversation. Then tell the main guards you have the plants for Constantino giving you a few more.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      @@josenucre4094 True! I didn't think about that one!

    • @tikeyyX
      @tikeyyX 3 месяца назад

      Oh my so many ways to get those juicy xp 🔥

  • @CyrusReznik
    @CyrusReznik 3 месяца назад +1

    Keep up the good work my friend!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Certainly will! Thanks bud!

  • @polblanes
    @polblanes 16 дней назад +1

    Such a brilliant game!

  • @TY-yf2dr
    @TY-yf2dr 11 дней назад +1

    Gothic 2 is the best ARPG ever made.

  • @Massinissathefirst
    @Massinissathefirst 3 месяца назад +2

    Great stuff!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      cheers brother in Innos!

  • @Caydiem
    @Caydiem 13 дней назад +1

    It's pretty sad that Piranha Bytes learned seemingly nothing from Gothic 2, their own creation.

  • @Heffmanity
    @Heffmanity 3 месяца назад +1

    Very nice voice you got there, perfect for this style of videos.

  • @Kerbezena
    @Kerbezena 15 дней назад +1

    Watching this so short after the closing of Piranha Bytes … stings.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  15 дней назад +1

      Piranha Bytes was only a shadow of its former self. The quality was dropping with each and every game. It was foreseeable.

    • @Kerbezena
      @Kerbezena 14 дней назад +1

      @@vertigo7082 I know. The creative heads behind Gothic 1 and 2 were long gone. I didn't even play anything past Risen 1. While I have some friends who actually like Gothic 3, I never got into it, the first city occupied by orcs is the furthest I ever got.
      Still, in the same way you mourn when a loved one, who had severe dementia for years already, dies, I also mourn the eventual death of PB.
      But, there is also light. The latest trailer from Alkimia Interactive looks pretty nice. Not perfect, but better than I would have expected.

  • @croozerdog
    @croozerdog 3 месяца назад +2

    i really have to play this game

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Don't get discouraged by the controls of Gothic 1, it might take an hour to get into it but then you are in for a treat!

  • @Andromalios
    @Andromalios 3 месяца назад +3

    in Night Of the Raven you must give your clothes to Greg the pirate unfortunately so that removes that option, but Lester's way is the easiest

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +3

      You don't have to help Greg! It's an option!

  • @MrMockigton
    @MrMockigton 21 день назад

    i dont currently have the time to watch your video in its entirety, but here are my points about the intro to G2 and why it is the perfect intro. the setting in the tower is pretty grim, and so is the lookout. depending how thorough you are, you start your game with a knife or a wooden stick, both not optimal. you are then put into the world, with a lot of enemies, that you can absolutely defeat if you want, but also access to some that will instantly kill you. you get a feeling for discovery and careful exploration, that is instantly rewarded (finding lester which gives you an alternate entry into the city, finding the hidden cave..) you then follow the path to lobarts farm and get an easy task to fulfill, nothing really all that relevant, but from there two things are instilled: the way you go about your dialogues and how you complete quests is EXTREMELY important. what reward do you ask from lobart? do you let him rip you off? do you finish all tasks on the farm and get the cheapest set of farmers clothes? do you give that to greg? do you keep it? do you deliver the pan for (hilda i think?) the farmers wife in 3 days? or do you forget about it and get her mad? do you make a deal with canthar, which WILL come back to you? from there, you have at least 4 or 5 ways to get into khorinis:
    1) enter in farmers clothing
    2) bribe the guard
    3) enter with collected herbs
    4) jump the wall (a little cheaty, but absolutely doable in the games mechanics, so kinda encouraged??)
    5) swim through the harbor
    and many many quests work like this: same outcome, but how you solve them is up to you - and it gains you different rewards.
    next: the guards instill this feeling that you are not welcome everywhere - not like skyrim where everybody is just waiting for you to arrive - no, you are a wrecked loser, nobody wants you, nobody needs you (except bosper).
    you then enter the safety of the town, and a feeling of ease sets in. you have been out in the wild, unprotected, animals will kill you, next to no supplies, and you can spend HOURS in khorinis when first entering it. it is a small town, but almost all npcs are relevant and interesting, are helpful or freightening, have quests inside and outside of town, quests you can do instantly and quests that you will finish 3 chapters later. and all of it feels like it matters. even today, i just love to roam the streets of khorinis and enjoy the waves in the harbor.
    from khorinis, you leave again into the wild, but now the very vast and wide open wild, where there are many many things that will instantly kill you - the ante is UP. and all around the world, you meet natural acting npcs and all the little stories are laid out so well - and you are equipped for it because the introduction is SO GOOD.

  • @ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it
    @ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it 11 дней назад +1

    one of the best starting areas. no game could come close back in the day. morrowind nah, baldurs nah, deus ex nah. no game.

  • @Kxadd
    @Kxadd 3 месяца назад +7

    Gothic 2 is one of the best games I have ever played in my entire life, even to this day. But man, it really hurts to see how the english voice acting completely butchers the dialogues. It sounds more like a parody or a poorly dubbed fan mod.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +2

      Most pieces of dialogue are okayish. Some voice actors in Gothic 1 are great even but you are right, most of it doesn't really capture the spirit of the german version.

  • @arcticbeak
    @arcticbeak 3 месяца назад +1

    Very unexpected Starcraft Terran theme. :D

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      I simply had to use Terran 3 for the climax of the video!

  • @nydaarius6845
    @nydaarius6845 5 дней назад +1

    loved your speech in the end.
    I feel so too, but doubt it will happen. Maybe some indy stuff.
    Dark souls did great and was a mainstream success. but is not the direction a game like gothic was.
    you said "gothic 1 & 2 respect the players intelligence."
    this exactly is the problem. Gaming was still "kinda" niche in the late 90's, early 2000's.
    I remember meeting like minded nerds and weirdo's that couldn't really connect with society.
    We had games like this, quirks, passions. talked about D&D, games, physics, math...
    Games like WC3, star craft, CS started to introduced more casual people into gaming. Computers were more common in households, consoles sold more than ever before, social media, youtube, smartphones, etc.
    Today everyone is online. Almost everyone plays games. Even 58 year old karen plays candy crush in the subway.
    the attention span has dropped significantly the past 30 years.
    Since 85% of humanity is stupid and lazy, and almost everyone plays games, it is simple:
    Games have to be understood VERY fast. They can't be too challenging. they have to reward you every 2 minutes to keep you going.
    intelligent people and people with a healthy dopamin reward system are not the main audience.

  • @archangel3591
    @archangel3591 3 месяца назад +2

    Here's to hoping the Remake will live up to the reputation of the first 2!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Amen!

    • @wampyrelli
      @wampyrelli 3 месяца назад

      From what I've seen so far, it seems very unlikely. The gameplay consisted of the worst of the worst from modern RPGs + cringey fanfic writing 😅

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      @@wampyrelli you've seen gameplay?

    • @4F6D
      @4F6D 3 месяца назад +1

      @@vertigo7082 I suppose he is talking about the playable teaser, which is saying nothing about how gothic will be and is just a technical demo, for testing out ideas and getting feedback.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      @@4F6D Yeah seems about right.

  • @mamamamamamamable
    @mamamamamamamable 17 дней назад

    one of the best games ever made

  • @Paul.Nastasia
    @Paul.Nastasia 21 день назад +1

    I'm a simple man. I see Gothic in the title, i click.

  • @ArhonOkvals
    @ArhonOkvals 3 месяца назад +1

    Killing it with the Gothic content! Great video! Any chance you'll cover the Valley of Mines in Gothic 2 in this same style? It would be great to see you narrate through all the changes and the FUBAR situation and the Old Camp castle.

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      You are lucky. That is on my list!

    • @ArhonOkvals
      @ArhonOkvals 3 месяца назад +1

      @@vertigo7082 Can't wait! It will be worth it just for the initial approach after talking to Jergan!

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      @@ArhonOkvals One of the fondest memories I have of gaming in general. Exactly that moment.

  • @nicolajones5723
    @nicolajones5723 25 дней назад

    Great video! 100% agree. Gothic 1 & 2 are the best games ever made

  • @thevikingsock8527
    @thevikingsock8527 18 дней назад

    Dont hit the sheep!

  • @Mr.BednaR
    @Mr.BednaR 12 дней назад

    Remamber that you get a lot of XP if you get into the city not via the main gate. Swim to the port and talk to 'friend' from the past. 1000xp if i rememebr correctly 🤔

  • @Vicusor22
    @Vicusor22 10 дней назад

    Just one thing. There are no crits in Gothic 2 like they were in Gothic 1. In Gothic 2 you cant use the weapon's proper potential until you learn how to fight. So you do minimum damage at the start and the % of your skill is the chance to deal proper/full damage.

  • @victorvictor369
    @victorvictor369 3 месяца назад +2

    Very good!⛏👍

  • @patrykzukowski7471
    @patrykzukowski7471 11 дней назад

    Yes it's great, although I prefer the G1 short intro into the world, because the starting area of G2 is just a formality after one playthrough, it's simply a tutorial area (a good tutorial area, but a tutorial area nevertheless).

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  10 дней назад

      Yet you still come back to the tutorial area multiple times later on, which makes it so good.

  • @XardasLP
    @XardasLP 3 месяца назад +2

    nice deep voice ;)

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you very much! Always nice to hear from a german colleague!

  • @MrFallingFury
    @MrFallingFury 24 дня назад

    Regarding the comparison to Gothic 3, i think the game only turned out the way it did, because of lack of time resource to finish and polish it,
    as the publisher did run out of money and forced an early release of a them mostly unfinished game.
    Some of the few things that i think were in a release ready state were: the world, the music, the general atmosphere and the graphics.
    Sadly the game mechanics, mobs, story, characters and so on suffered massively.
    The landscape and cities, i do like quite a lot and they give a glimpse on what the game could have been.
    I remember building a new PC just to play this game, but sadly in the end i was disappointed, i wish it would have been less ambitious is scale and resources.

  • @thevikingsock8527
    @thevikingsock8527 18 дней назад

    Grandiose video

  • @Blacknarock
    @Blacknarock 3 месяца назад

    Played all 3 games indeed. Yes like you said the fact that gothic 2 re-uses the starting area is something good. It doesn't forgets it and it makes sure later it has something interesting for you then rather never having to go back. The difference between gothic 1,2 and 3. In the first game when u started you feel so weak and meaningless and you have to be careful cuz u gonna die a lot of times..in the beginning you can't fight most of the creatures so you must make quests to get the experience. As for gothic 3
    Yeah I love the game and yeah has very interesting mechanics and quality of life improvements but even in the beginning if u don't know what you're doing ,you never struggle, there are no hard enemies to give you trouble or to make you feel like you have to choose carefully what you do. You just breeze to the starting area and kill everything and next.yeah unlike previous games u have a dificulty you can set and an improved ai combat but even with that most of players just say the game is to easy or it doesn't feel that impactful as first 2. Still I fully agree with what you say. And also I used to hate gothic 3 not cuz I played and didn't liked it but because of that misconception when someone says and game is bad and u agree even if u didn't play it. But not anymore cuz I'm playing the game and I like it even gothic 3. Is not as bad as manny say.

  • @raskolnikov6443
    @raskolnikov6443 3 месяца назад +1

    17:10 try KCD on Hardcore. Love that game!

  • @aghy4076
    @aghy4076 Месяц назад

    damn... now i have to install it again and play it! lol

  • @PartyQuest
    @PartyQuest 25 дней назад

    as a huge fan of gothic and playing gothic 1 since 2002 i have to disagree with many things. i still liked your video.

  • @patfish3291
    @patfish3291 17 дней назад

    all big AAA blockbusters of the last 15 years could have been so much better if they learn vom gothic II

  • @pasxalakis
    @pasxalakis 3 месяца назад +1

    Good job man

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      Thanks brother!

    • @pasxalakis
      @pasxalakis 3 месяца назад +1

      @@vertigo7082 you should do a playthrough of gothic 1 or 2 your pick

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      @@pasxalakis i already finished G1

    • @pasxalakis
      @pasxalakis 3 месяца назад +1

      @@vertigo7082 then play gothic two hehe

  • @mifratic
    @mifratic 12 дней назад

    as a german, good job! ;)

  • @richardbanoczki5613
    @richardbanoczki5613 19 дней назад

    what mods are you using? some of the UI elements seems new for me, even some of the graphics

  • @barakkatz4273
    @barakkatz4273 8 дней назад

    You skipped another layer of viable tutorial. The next enemy down the road right after the sheep is a young wolf. In case you haven't grasped combat yet, you can lure the wolf towards the sheep, and the wolf would keep attacking the sheep, even after you start attacking the wolf. Thus, allowing you to attack quite poorly and still win the battle.

  • @user-wz8gn6jo8i
    @user-wz8gn6jo8i 3 месяца назад +1

    Hello, could you tell me what is mode which improved graphic and allowed you to collect loot and items on the ground without picking up animation?

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  3 месяца назад

      hey man, I am using the D3D11 Renderer by Clockwork I think and the quick loot mod.

    • @user-wz8gn6jo8i
      @user-wz8gn6jo8i 3 месяца назад

      @@vertigo7082 Thank you very much man, im looking forward to try it out

  • @milos7315
    @milos7315 2 месяца назад +1

    nice video

  • @bhaktapeter3501
    @bhaktapeter3501 13 дней назад

    Gothic 2 returning is very good too, some voices in russian but it is very good

  • @Daeinyr
    @Daeinyr 26 дней назад

    Gotic games rules❤❤❤

  • @snookiewozo
    @snookiewozo 13 дней назад

    "Like Skyrim, a very vast but shallow experience."
    We must have played different Skyrims then. If you find Skyrim to be shallow, you clearly don't understand it yet.

  • @mydloSA
    @mydloSA 13 дней назад

    Please make video about chronicles of myrtana

  • @myeshko1
    @myeshko1 11 дней назад

    No i namówił

    • @vertigo7082
      @vertigo7082  11 дней назад +1

      I hope you're installing Gothic right now!