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Full Release (2001)
Gothic is considered a challenging game that consistently tests players without reaching extreme difficulty.
Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:
Gothic will push beginners and may still frustrate experienced players in certain sections. Players comfortable with similarly demanding games will have the best time here. Players who rated games like Dark Souls II, Death's Gambit, and One Step From Eden at a similar challenge level may find Gothic broadly comparable in difficulty.
Based on 9 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 7.6/10. Most players rated this game between 6 and 9.
Developer(s)
Piranha Bytes
Publisher(s)
Egmont Interactive, JoWooD Entertainment AG, Xicat Interactive, Nordic Games Publishing
Genre(s)
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platform(s)
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Keywords
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Gothic is a single-player action role-playing video game for Windows developed by the German company Piranha Bytes. It was first released in Germany on March 15, 2001, followed by the English North American release eight months later on November 23, 2001, and the Polish release on March 28, 2002. Gothic has been well received by critics, scoring an average of 80% and 81/100 on Game Rankings' and Metacritic's aggregates, respectively. Reviewers credited the game for its story, complex interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for the difficult control scheme and high system requirements.
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