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Garrett
Joined: 13 Jul 2001
Posts: 74
Location: Munich, Germany |
| Gothic 2: (not really) News on int'l release |
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The <a href="http://www.piranha-bytes.com/gothic2/content_english/news_headlines.php" target="_blank">official Gothic 2 site</a> has been updated with what everybody already knows:<blockquote><em>while the international community is still waiting for the official release dates to be announced, our publisher jowood is searching for a distribution partner. according to jowood, the release dates will be made known shortly after the signing of the contracts.
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<br>both jowood and piranha bytes apologize for the delay. you can rest assured we'll publish the dates and any other important info here, on the official website.</em></blockquote>So, it is not Infogrames, not Xicat..at least not at this time, while the int'l version is finished and waiting to be unleashed... |
Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:51 am |
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Garrett
Joined: 13 Jul 2001
Posts: 74
Location: Munich, Germany |
I can't believe it is so hard to find a distribution partner?! and will it be for the us only then or for other territories as well? |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:51 am |
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Jaz
Late Night Spook
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 9708
Location: RPGDot |
We'll see.
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:06 am |
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hammermd23
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 26 Oct 2002
Posts: 48
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Msg from United States RPG folks who finished your last game:
GET IT HERE...
WE WILL BUY IT!!
hammermd
PS. I don't 'FINISH' many games... |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:14 am |
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Evil Timmy
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Posts: 46
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At this rate, I'll be finishing Deus Ex II before I start Gothic II... |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 5:14 pm |
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gilghalad
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Well, I couldnet wait any longer. I ordered the German version from Amazon.de and am playing now for about 1 week. It's the best RPG I have played, ever!
I played Baldur's Gate 2, Morrowind, Neverwinter Nights recently and it tops all of them. The replay value is also very high. When you start over, you can join another guild and get a whole lot of new quests which cannot be gotten by other guilds!
Graphically, it's the best I've seen so far. The atmosphere is amazing, especially when going through the woods, which get darker when you get to the dangerous parts, music gets eerie, leaves rustle under your feet, a branch snaps, animal sounds are very foreboding, and all of a sudden you're jumped by 3 wargs snapping at you. Goose bumps all over you assured.
For once, I'm happy to speak Dutch, because it enables me to read and understand German very easily without much training! |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 6:26 pm |
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Roach
SBR Belfry Bat
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 3233
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I feel kind of sorry for the developers, who by all accounts made a fantastic game, but so few are getting the chance to play it. And this has to be messing up all of their profit projections. |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:10 pm |
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Lanael
City Guard
Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 147
Location: lyon - France |
It was exactly the same for the first gothic...
Maybe publishers think this kind of game is not enough 'shinny' (or too complex, or whatever ) for the average customers...
It's the same for music in radios or TV programs... sigh...  |
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Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:35 pm |
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Phalanx
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 19 Dec 2001
Posts: 122
Location: Australia |
what a waste of a good game
they're sitting on a hit rpg and they are basically taunting the public, its just one big lie !!! |
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Mon Apr 07, 2003 10:12 am |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
Wake me when it hits the bargin bins.
Zzzz...
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Mon Apr 07, 2003 10:29 am |
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doomed,
they are doomed...
Gothic 1 was never released in France...
Gothic 2 is done but has no publisher for int'l release...
each time they build a perfect, awesome CRPG they fail to sell well because of publisher problems !
I fear for Pyranha bytes !
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Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:37 pm |
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Guest
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quote:
Originally posted by Val
Wake me when it hits the bargin bins.
Zzzz...
Perhaps it'll hit the bargain bins WHEN it's released... who knows? |
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Tue Apr 08, 2003 7:02 pm |
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hoyp
High Emperor
Joined: 02 Oct 2002
Posts: 501
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Even if it's released, it will probably only be available to certain states and most people probably won't find it in their local stores, just like arx fatalis. |
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Tue Apr 08, 2003 11:21 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
I'll buy this game, but since i dont speak German, i cant play the European version, which i would do if i could, but i cant so i wont. I just dont understand why they dont want to make any money, or why it is so difficult to find a distribution deal for America. I mean, come on now, the world economy isnt THAT bad. |
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Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:19 pm |
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So what? Jowood already made a lot of money with gothic 2 - enough to call it a success. I quess, right now they're considering if the cost/risk of a international release is worth it. |
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Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:24 pm |
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