Arcania - Review Flood #2

This time also with English, French and Spanish test.

• NowGamer surprisingly writes: "One of Gothic 4’s major problems is its adherence to the old-school setup – stats, quests, swords, magic and loads of exploring. [...] If old-school RPGs are your thing, Gothic 4 should be right up your street, but for everyone else there are infinitely better games out there that are far more worthy of your time." - 4.9/10 (XBox360)
  But Arcania got bashed in a dozen reviews because most of the old-school stuff was removed !? So how is it possible this reviewer still finds it?
• HookedGamers condludes: "Maybe drudgery is too harsh. What Spellbound did, it did with polish. It executed the RPG genre's most basic mechanics well. Every object in the game is meticulously detailed and all the interfaces are easy to use. Not once did the game crash, and I never encountered a broken quest or even an errant pixel.
  But I also never encountered a memorable moment. I never experienced an epic battle or even felt challenged.[...]
  Sadly, the most interesting thing about ArcaniA: Gothic 4 is its tone maps." - 6.9/10
• MeriStation says it's "Bueno" and gives 7/10.
• JeuxVideo gives Arcania 11 out of 20.
• GamesWelt.de - 55% (PC -> the article advises to add up to 10% for the release patch), 60% (XBox360)
• Eurogamer.de - 6/10 (PC), 4/10 (Xbox360)
• Technic3D - 86,50%
• 360 Live! print mag - 8.1/10 (XBox360). For comparison: Fallout: New Vegas received 8.5/10.
• Arcor - licensed from GameStar.de
• GameplayGamers - No rating. The most beautiful RPG ever, quite fun to play, but still a disappointment due to many gameplay weaknesses. But: "I couldn't recommend a better RPG to inexperienced RPGers at the moment." (This sounds very positive in German. ; Ed.)
• Golem.de - No rating. Good RPG-light, but those seeking a real challenge should look elsewhere.