8th October 2010, 10:47 AM
Gothic 3 was terrible, absolutely terrible. I tried to play it several times, but the combat is just so utter atrocious that it's horribleness bled into everything else and just made me hate the whole package.
On the other hand, I tried the demo for Gothic 4 today, which is done by a different company [the Gothic 3 developers went on to improve with last year's Risen], and they've done a very good job here. Combat is definitely improved, and even better than in Risen, it feels smoother and more intuitive and only slightly frustrating in some aspects. Writing is decent and doesn't feel too stilted or anything, although the voices are a bit hit and miss.
Overall, I like what I've seen so far and I'll definitely be picking this up after I finish New Vegas.
On the other hand, I tried the demo for Gothic 4 today, which is done by a different company [the Gothic 3 developers went on to improve with last year's Risen], and they've done a very good job here. Combat is definitely improved, and even better than in Risen, it feels smoother and more intuitive and only slightly frustrating in some aspects. Writing is decent and doesn't feel too stilted or anything, although the voices are a bit hit and miss.
Overall, I like what I've seen so far and I'll definitely be picking this up after I finish New Vegas.