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DArtagnan
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JDR is nothing if not Johnny-on-the-spot when PB and Arcania are being talked about
Which is Ok of course I like both types and would love to see an Improvement of the Gothic 3 formula (Less repetitiveness, better Combat and more meaty content and well written characters/quest) instead of a more streamlined accessible casual and closed in Risen.
More accessible perhaps, but I've seen nothing about Risen 2 that leads me to believe it's "streamlined", "casual", or "closed in".
More accessible perhaps, but I've seen nothing about Risen 2 that leads me to believe it's "streamlined", "casual", or "closed in".
Oh, I do think it's streamlined to an extent - but no, I wouldn't expect a "casual" or "closed in" experience.
Where do you get the impression that movement freedom has been reduced in any way?
Gothic 1,2 and Risen are story driven, mostly open world games. Gothic 3 is an almost completely open ended sandbox RPG. The amount of "story" and lore is arguably more
than in the other games, but there is no exposition or narrative whatsoever and certainly not a guided plot/Main quest. You kinda have to dig yourself for what story there is.
I like both types and would love to see an Improvement of the Gothic 3 formula (Less repetitiveness, better Combat and more meaty content and well written characters/quests)
Isn't climbing off (except on certain ledges as per the Witcher) ? and swimming was already off by the First Risen… I am just seeing a trend here as DArtagnan also noted.
I certainly remember swimming in the Gothics and Risen was already a step towards a more restrictive version of what came before.
Yeah… no.
The thing is Gothic 3 hardly has any lore at all. ...
... but because basically, once you'd have done one city you've done them all because the whole game feels the same.
Yeah… no.
Then we agree . I'd most likley love an improved Gothic 3-like with all that.
-Sergorn
So why don't we just let Risen 2 and what follows show us what's what.
There was a brief misunderstanding about climbing being different in Risen 2. It's not. It will be the same as it was in Gothic 1+2 and Risen.
Doberlec said:Climbing: You can climb on ledges on specific spots in the game world.
I assume you meant Gothic 3?
Climbing: You can climb on ledges on specific spots in the game world. This is how those ledges look in the game and how climbing will look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvyXlkju13Q
No, I meant Gothic 1 and 2. Risen was basically a lesser, more restrictive version of Gothic 2.
I have a feeling that first and foremost it was PB guys who were tired of doing the same stuff. Risen was a playing-it-safe venture and, while it was a very good game, it sorta lacked the spark/unique identity/whatever.They think that people are tired of seeing the same stuff, at least that's what they've said in interviews.
Gothic 3 did have swimming. Busted!Gothic 3 is the odd one out, and one which PB clearly didn't want to repeat. That it didn't have swimming doesn't exactly take away how ambitious it was otherwise.
I just don't know what PB were thinking taking crystal magic out of the game. What a way to lose a good part of your support base!!