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Gothic II Complete Classic
Released On: Nov 29, 2023
71
5.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
71
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
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0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
71
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The legendary RPG remains timeless on the Switch and plays excellently. Gothic II Complete Classic has a dense atmosphere, a great story, and the console controls suit it perfectly. Even with a few bugs and technical issues, there are noticeably fewer compared to its predecessor.
The Switch port of Gothic II delivers the game more or less as-is, plus the Night of the Raven expansion. There are some new motion controls here but I wouldn’t really recommend them. For better or worse, this is the game. If you enjoyed the port of the first game, you’ll like this even more. If you didn’t, you might want to step cautiously. There are a lot of things you’ll have to deal with in this game to properly enjoy it, and only some of those are due to it being a game from the turn of the millennium. If you can get used to the quirks endemic to this series, however, the rewards are many.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 User Ratings
5.5
50% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
10% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
40% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 User Ratings
5.5
50% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
10% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
40% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
There is no game with a world like Gothic 2. The immersion is just unbelivable. I beg every fan of rpgs to play it!
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Nintendo Switch
A true Gem, I never imagined 20 years ago when I first started to play this game, it will mean so much to me now. And being able to share this experience with my kids in the future on a modern console, is gonna be so rewarding. As for the game is the same old good game that I remember. I really love the revamped intro :)
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Nintendo Switch
Still an outstanding role-playing game that is seeing its second spring on the Switch. However, it also suffers from technical issues.
Gothic 2 Complete Classic finally brings a great action RPG on Switch. You can see that the original is from 2002/2003, but beside the aged technology even the presentation is still an important contribute to an intensive atmosphere. The Switch port is a good chance for fans to experience this real classic again. Series newcomers should be aware of a relatively high difficulty level and a lack of modern comfort functions.
Gothic II: Complete Classic brings us an opportunity to experience a landmark action RPG using today's means. While some of its elements need improvement, namely a graphic performance which suffers from occasional frame rate losses, and a control system that feels less natural on a console than the original game's did, this version of Gothic II stands out when it comes to its exploration, the way we approach our tasks, and multiple interactions which will keep players looking under every nook and cranny for a long time.
The Switch port is kind of bittersweet for me. The game itself is as great as it was years ago. But if I'm doing the remaster, couldn't it have been done better? [Issue#332]
Despite its flaws, Gothic II remains a fascinating relic, a testament to the ambition and innovation of early open-world RPGs. While its clunky controls, outdated mechanics, and fetch-quest-heavy narrative might not resonate with modern players, its intricate world-building, hidden secrets, and surprisingly complex player agency shine through even today. It's a game that demands patience, but rewards exploration with a sense of discovery and genuine joy in overcoming its challenges. Ultimately, Gothic II's legacy lies not in its polish but in its pioneering spirit. It helped lay the groundwork for the genre we know and love, and for that, it deserves our respect, even if I ultimately choose to leave its clunky controls and endless errands in the past.
Just finished on switch works perfectly, 0 game breaking bugs in my game, sometimes starts to stutter on quality mode, but we have performance mode to fix it, anyway i played it mostly in quality anyway.
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Nintendo Switch
Playing as a magician for a week. Bugs have not been fixed since 2003:
some spells still fly away, you can speak to the dragons without Innos eye,
you will have 10 of them, cause the game duplicates some items, e.g. Beliars Rune,
when you sell 100 arrows you get 1 gold, some NPC can loose their hitbar,
Minental is still a location with many problems and the game crashes often.
If you trank elixir of healing/mana, it will glow till the end of the game.
The real problems began in 5th chapter, death wave simply causes crash in Minental castle.
Opening the caslte just gate causes the game stuck =/
It's great to play this game on switch, but please fix the issues.
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Nintendo Switch
Really very bad game. Unacceptable combat system, poor character design, linear gameplay, cliche story - all of this makes Gothic 2 so boring to play. At least, Morrowind is much much better.
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Nintendo Switch
Will start off by saying I've only played just over 3 hours of the game, but the game doesn't inspire me to continue any further. Although the premise and the setting are very nice and you can get the atmospheric feel of the place, especially with good ambient music, the game has a lot of drawbacks, such as ridiculously bad controls, poor dialogue, and a very slow pace. First of all, the controls. To do anything in the game, such as to pick up an item, to talk to someone, or (the worst of all) to climb ladders, requires not only for the character to be perfectly alligned in a certain direction, but also the press of two buttons at exactly the same time. This kind of bad controls really detract from the gaming experience, even if you do sort of get there after an hour or so. I also mentioned the bad dialogue, but that mostly just refers to the main character and not the NPCs. It's a combination of both the bad lines and bad voice acting. Like the guy has an overly down to earth attitude and acts a bit like a naive child even though he has no reason to since just about any character there tries to beat the crap out of him or to rob him off his ore. However, it's mostly the slow pacing of the game that really discouraged me from carrying on, and the fact that you are kind of forced to explore for solutions to what to do next, except that the game won't let you explore, because nearly every creature apart from standard scavengers kills you in one hit, hence confining you to a tiny area. The game probably picks up the pace later on, but I couldn't stomach it anymore. If these issues could be sorted out, I am sure Gothic can be a really fun game, but otherwise it feels a bit broken, especially considering there are some in-game bugs present too, which I sort of forgave.
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Nintendo Switch
Totally unplayable game. The graphics even at the time od premiere were awful,combat and whole controls are the worst i met in any game. The story and voice acting are okay so it's better to watch this game instead of playing IT.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Continue the story of the Nameless Hero in Gothic II Complete Classic, the award-winning sequel that improved on its predecessor in every way. Experience it now for the first time on Nintendo Switch. Gothic II Complete Classic brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips for the firs...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Nov 29, 2023
Developer:
- Piranha Bytes
Publisher: THQ Nordic
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