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Arcania: Gothic 4
Released On: Oct 15, 2010
63
4.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
63
28% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
60% Mixed
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15 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
63
28% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
60% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Arcania is a good but not excellent RPG, that tries to continue the legendary Gothic-franchise. To achieve this it unfortunately lacks lots of the gameplay-elements that fans loved in former times. Arcania is still no bad game, but surely too casual for players who are used to other titles of that genre.
Gothic games have been bemoaned for their graphical bugs and sloppy code but things are a lot cleaner and tighter this time around. Gone is the open-world of previous titles, replaced by mundane, rote, disappointingly shallow RPG that lives and breathes in an engaging, beautiful, and invitingly realized world. But for an RPG-as in life-just being pretty isn't enough.
Though similar in title, Arcania: Gothic 4 bears little resemblance to its predecessors. It is a traditional action-based role-playing game, which lets you play as an adventurer in the battle against ancient evil forces. The story and graphics are among the game's strongpoints, while almost every other aspect is bland and unorigonal.
Arcania isn't what anyone thought Gothic 4 would be. It's a marginally competent action/RPG with all the depth of a kiddie pool, not the huge open-world role-playing epics the series was previously known for.
ArcaniA is functional, it looks good, but it offers nothing special in its 20 or so hours. And if this is the bright future of the series, I can already say "May it rest in peace".
In the Gothic games I once knew, to grab the teeth of a Razor, you had to know the required skill. To cook meat, you had to sit next to the fire and get your frying pan out. When you entered a house to steal something, you were promptly tossed outside by the owner. To progress, you had to study the factions. There was life, there was atmosphere. ArcaniA : Gothic 4 is but an empty shell masking no RPG, but just a poor action game with an undead story. What a waste.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 493 User Ratings
4.0
14% Positive
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
30% Mixed
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
56% Negative
276 Ratings
276 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 493 User Ratings
4.0
14% Positive
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
30% Mixed
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
56% Negative
276 Ratings
276 Ratings
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Summary The Gothic series rolls out more epic RPG action.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
Initial Release Date: Oct 15, 2010
Developer:
- Spellbound
Publisher: JoWooD Entertainment AG
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