Man, I'm a huge sucker for Gothic 1. A lot of my affection for this game probably comes from the fact that I played it a lot as a kid (in fact, it's one of the first cRPGs I've ever played!), so I have huuuge nostalgia for this game, its atmosphere, characters, storyline, exploration, everything - even the stupid control scheme and inventory managment don't bother me as much as they probably should. Even today, hearing the soundtrack gives me goosebumps. I will agree that Gothic 2 is probably the better game overall (except, of course, in the atmosphere and story department. I mean, we went from penal colony mystery to "Oi, mate, there be some dragons, go kill them, lol"), but muh feels demand that I vote for G1.