Description
With the orc hordes invading, the King needs a lot of magical ore to create enough weapons for his army. All the criminals are now sentenced to work in the ore mines till the end of their days. To prevent them from escaping, the King has a group of powerful wizards create a magical, impassable barrier. But the barrier grows out of control, capturing a large chunk of terrain within itself, and the wizards become imprisoned inside. In the confusion that follows, the prisoners kill the guards and take over the whole area within the barrier.
Many years later, the prisoner community has been divided into 3 camps: the Old Camp, where miners dig up ore and sell it to the King in exchange for goods from the outer world; the New Camp, where anarchy rules, and where the miners dig up ore in hopes of blowing up the barrier with its magical power; and the Brotherhood, whose members worship a mysterious god called the Sleeper, hoping that he will release them.
You are the newest convict dropped into the prison. In the beginning, you're just trying to find your place within the community, but later on you'll take part in earthshaking events...
Gothic is an action role-playing game, set in third-person perspective. The game is set within the Colony, the large area of land within the barrier. You're free to explore most of the Colony from the beginning, but that is not recommended, as initially you're very weak and most wildlife can kill you with one attack.
Therefore, you should train to increase your attributes - Strength, Dexterity and Mana. As you kill creatures and complete quests, you'll receive experience; with enough experience, you'll gain a level, which not only will increase the number of your hit points (and thus lengthen your lifespan) but also give you "skill points". If you meet someone who is eager to teach you, you can spend skill points to increase attributes or learn completely new skills.
Skills include: the increasing ability to fight with various types of weapons; the ability to pick pockets and locks; and the ability to jump further and sneak. You can also learn to harvest furs, claws and other things from the animals you kill, and then sell them for money. Also note that collecting plants and getting meat from killed creatures can be very useful, since eating food heals you (or restores mana lost when casting spells).
Even if you don't want to be a mage, you can still find (or buy) scrolls and runes which allow you to cast various magic spells. Spells make you able to toss fireballs at your enemies, teleport yourself, turn yourself into other creatures and many more.
Alternate Titles
- "救世英豪" -- Chinese title (traditional)
- "哥特王朝" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "哥特帝国" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Готика" -- Russian spelling
- "Gotika" -- Russian title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Dec 05, 2001 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Action |
Mar 21, 2001 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Miasto Gier |
Dec 28, 2006 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Mar, 2001 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Jan 15, 2002 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GameSpy |
Jan 15, 2002 |
  |
80 |
| GameZone |
Dec 17, 2001 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| Just Adventure |
Feb, 2002 |
B |
75 |
| Gry OnLine |
Jun 21, 2002 |
72 out of 100 |
72 |
| GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Feb 01, 2002 |
68 out of 100 |
68 |
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Trivia
Gothic was developed without an option for mouse control -- everything was keyboard-only. When editors of gaming mags were shown an early build, they complained about the cumbersome handling and sluggish controls. So the developer, Piranha Bytes, put in mouse control -- in the last month before going gold!
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Alexander Schaefer (2347) on Apr 13, 2001.
