Joni Odin von Hassenstein
Arcane
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And why?
I personally like the first Gothic the most; - actually above all other games I ever played!
Never in my life have I played a game where the disctinction between REALLY feeling safe and REALLY being scared (with an everlasting eerie melancholy being present all the time) was as imminent than this.
Walking through the wilderness in this gray, brutal world, feeling completely lonely, before seeing the Old Camp at the end of the road; - that's a journey from fear to hope. As soon as I've met the guards and entered the gates my whole body relaxed, and I could finally breathe again.
In this kind of world exploring made finally real sense beyond just finding new gear or shit. Rather it is about finding safe spots in a hostile environment, and testing the limits of your own courage.
Also the setting is extremely interesting, taking place inside the magic wall where only prisoners live and split up to build the three very distinct camps, led by Fire-, Water- and Swamp-mages respectively.
The "theology" of the three Gods works absolutely perfect too, as it is very simple but very deep.
The german voice acting was great too, but I have no idea how the english one is.
DISCUSS!
I personally like the first Gothic the most; - actually above all other games I ever played!
Never in my life have I played a game where the disctinction between REALLY feeling safe and REALLY being scared (with an everlasting eerie melancholy being present all the time) was as imminent than this.
Walking through the wilderness in this gray, brutal world, feeling completely lonely, before seeing the Old Camp at the end of the road; - that's a journey from fear to hope. As soon as I've met the guards and entered the gates my whole body relaxed, and I could finally breathe again.
In this kind of world exploring made finally real sense beyond just finding new gear or shit. Rather it is about finding safe spots in a hostile environment, and testing the limits of your own courage.
Also the setting is extremely interesting, taking place inside the magic wall where only prisoners live and split up to build the three very distinct camps, led by Fire-, Water- and Swamp-mages respectively.
The "theology" of the three Gods works absolutely perfect too, as it is very simple but very deep.
The german voice acting was great too, but I have no idea how the english one is.
DISCUSS!