Gothic 1 Remake Review: Sometimes Good, Sometimes Also Goodn't

The game is pretty much what we hoped it would be. A modern take on a classic that does exactly what the original did, including crashing constantly, occasionally forgetting to save, loading the wrong save, or maybe dropping you through the floor into the cold void.

This is the game that inspired many of the RPGs we know and love today, and it proudly reminds you of that by featuring a lockpick system so brutal that one mistake can erase 20min of progress. Truly a sense of pride and accomplishment for those that stick with it.

Our modern hardware is put to good use rendering multiple voice lines simultaneously at max vol, although sometimes none of them load at all because why not. Long time fans will also be delighted to discover that defending yourself against 1 NPC can still result in an entire camp trying to murder you to death.

Overall Gothic 1 Remake is definitely a game. Those who enjoy RPGs like Witcher owe it to themselves to try this experience and decide for themselves if it's a masterpiece, or a disaster, or somehow both at the same time.