Gothic 2

by Aspyr

Product Features

• Collection includes Gothic II and Gothic II: Night of the Raven
• Revolutionary action-adventure RPG with gripping storyline
• Massive, fully 3-D, lush environment to explore
• 3 different character guilds; 30+ new magical artifacts
• Numerous ways to achieve goals, giving huge replay value

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BNJMIM
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 7, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,676 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Edition: Gold

From the Manufacturer

In the mine valley of Khorinis, the glorious days of the once productive mines in this seaside region are long over. Surrounded by an impenetrable magical barrier, the slaves of Khorinis eke out their miserable existence in this apparently natural prison. Until one brave man managed to burst the bonds of imprisonment....

Gothic II Gold Edition features two full games, which include Gothic II and the expansion pack Gothic II: Night of the Raven.

Gothic II:

• A massive, fully 3-D, lush environment to explore
• Gripping storyline continuing from the adventures of the first game, yet able to be played and enjoyed by gamers who have not even seen the original Gothic
• Numerous ways to achieve quests giving huge replay value
• Players gain experience through using weapons and magic, enabling them to become better at combat and spell casting
• Three different character guilds to join each with their own unique allies and enemies within the world and skills to enhance their practice
• Third-person view gives greater control over character movement and awareness of their environment

Gothic II: The Night of the Raven:

• Revolutionary action-adventure RPG
• Become a Mercenary, Magician, or Paladin, and explore an intricate storyline with all new challenges
• Over 100 new characters--bringing the total to around 500
• Numerous ways to achieve your goals, through several new quests
• More than 30 new magical artifacts; rings, amulets, and belts and 150 powerful weapons to wield
• 50 breathtaking magic spells to cast

Product Description

Gothic II Gold combines two great hybrid RPG gaming experiences into one -- for incredible fantasy adventure in a lush, 3D-rendered environment. You slave away in a small mining town, eking out an existence mining the exhausted seaside. They were imprisoned there by a seemingly natural magical barrier, until one brave man managed to burst the bonds of imprisonment. He ventured deep into subterranean temples, answering a call to banish the evil that created that barrier. Spurred by the hatred of men long-suppressed, the prisoners streamed trough the only pass to freedom. Enter this world and fight for a man's right to decide his own fate. The original Gothic storyline flows directly into the expansion pack, for gripping non-stop adventure!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

97 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Best RPG's EVER, November 24, 2005

By 

W. R. Jones (New Port Richey, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gothic 2 Gold (CD-ROM)

I'll keep this short... cause the time it takes me to type this will take time away from playing Gothic II Gold!
This RPG is among the best I've played (over 20 years of gaming).
This new release of a 3 year old game is far better than most recent games, the story, the exploration, the character development... even the graphics, all great, all well done.

If you played Gothic II there is almost 30 hours (!) of additional content, including a new land, expanded dialog of well-known characters, new items, new spells, improved visuals... and tougher gameplay to keep it a challenge, certainly worth the price.

The bad... you can't use old saves, you must start a new games, still, so much is new and fresh from the older version, starting over is a joy.

Replay value is very high, so many choices for characters, friends, enemies and career paths that each game will be a challenge and does not get old or typical.
So, for less than 20 bucks you can get about 150 hours (or more) of quality gameplay, a bargain for sure.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Discovering Interface is Half the Fun!!, February 11, 2006

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Scharfy (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gothic 2 Gold (CD-ROM)

I haven't played all the way through the game yet, but am having a pretty good time so far. Gothic 2 plays like all RPG's should play in my opinion. Lots of quests, lots of loot and a non-linear game design.

My only gripe is this. As someone who never played the Gothic series before, I felt a little out of the loop in regards to the storyline. Discovery is half the fun in these games though, so that's a minor gripe. My major gripe is the lack of documentation that came with my copy of the game. All that came with it was a Quick Start Manual that is all of 16 pages long... and only 8 of those pages contain info helpful to playing the game. Only the most rudamentary interface commands are given. The rest you will have to figure out yourself (fan-sites were helpful to me). Also, the interface itself takes alot of getting used to as it's not very intuitive.

For the money, Gothic 2 is a huge bargain. Many hours of RPG goodness with just a dash of interface frustration. If you're into RPG's, this is a must buy.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must give this game a try.. I am sure you won't regret, November 21, 2005

By 

Tarek Darwish "Tarek Darwish" (Hillsboro, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gothic 2 Gold (CD-ROM)

Personally, the Gothic series (gothic 1, gothic 2, and the gothic 2 addon NOTR) is by far the best games I have ever played, and I really played a lot of games. This is the only game that kept me playing almost 30 hours straight. I was attrackted by its environement, storyline, music, graphics, you name it. Everything about this game is awesome. I played each game at least 5 times. It was disappointing that the Gothic 2 addon was delayed for so long. At that time, I couldn't wait so I bought the german version eventhough I don't know german at all. Using some pathces, it was ok to sue the german version trying to read subtitle fasgt while hearing strange language :)I have ordered this late coming Gothic 2 gold nevertheless to play it yet again now in english for both hearing and subtitles :)

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