Gothic II

The Good
I absolutely loved Gothic. I played that game from beginning to end three times, only to be able to see all three camps. When I was done with it, I was sure it couldn't be surpassed by any other new game. Well, it has. Gothic 2 took everything that Gothic had and tripled it! The game world is now much larger, there are more guilds to choose from, more professions, more people, more quests (believe me, this game has hundreds of quests!), more enemies & monsters, and more equipment. And it all adds up to more fun! The graphics has gotten even better and the viewing distance is still unbelievably long (compared to Morrowind..). The story is even better than in Gothic and this time around the game didn't run out of funds halfway through production. It even contains the entire world from Gothic, but remade in such a brilliant way that you only want to see more of it and never feel like you're treading in the same footmarks all over again.

And, of course, this time around they have women. All sorts of women. Lovely!

The Bad
The voice acting is a bit repetitive at times and there are still a few bugs in the game, although Atari will have them sorted out before the game is released in North America.

The Bottom Line
One of the few games out there that combines great graphics, fantastic surroundings, gorgeous landscapes, well written stories and quest and an open ended gameplay. Add some actoin elements and adult material to that and you've got Gothic 2. A true soon-to-be classic.