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World visuals of Gothic II?
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Bach & Baroque
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World visuals of Gothic II?
   

What do you all think of the new world of Gothic, the matter of size aside? It looks to me as though it's leaning more towards a traditional/LOTR style appearance, with tudor style homes and traditional castles, opposed to the rather gloomy/decrepit nature of Gothic I. Brighter colors, more varied landscapes ... in fact, it reminds me a little of Zelda 64, though in a considerably more realistic vain.

Do you like this difference, if you even feel it's much different to begin with?
Post Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:58 pm
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Well, there aren't any elves in Gothic and I'll doubt it'll showcase any town to the likes of Rivendell or Lothlorien.

Gothic took place in a prison. Gothic 2 is real world... and should have no excuses being drab, although I feel Gothic 1 was colourful enough.

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Post Tue Jul 09, 2002 6:44 pm
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Re: World visuals of Gothic II?
   

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Originally posted by Bach & Baroque
It looks to me as though it's leaning more towards a traditional/LOTR style appearance, with tudor style homes and traditional castles, opposed to the rather gloomy/decrepit nature of Gothic I.


...Gothic 1 is not that gloomy, is it?...
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Post Tue Jul 09, 2002 10:12 pm
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Well. it may not be gloomy exactly ... I suppose it's just the general aura and atmosphere of the game. Because it generally takes place in a prison, that feeling is relayed to the player. Sort of dark, and adult-oriented. But even the visual flair of the game seems quite a bit darker to me than, say, Ultima 9 or even Morrowind. Sort of a muddier feel. The lack of real cities (which will be seen in Gothic II) make it feel sorta drab. Not that this is bad. It's great, and no other game has played like Gothic. But, with the exception of say a Fallout, its definitley one of the "gloomer" RPGs I've played. But Fallout indeed ... talk about gloomy. I didn't even attempt to finish that game, it was just so ... wretched, and ... and gloomy.
Post Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:21 am
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The change fits the new setting GII. In fact, I think it will quite intriguing to explore this "new" world.
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:47 am
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G2 is going to be much cooler than G1.
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Post Thu Jul 11, 2002 7:36 am
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Well... you'd think. And you may well be right. After all Gothic 2 is everything that was great about Gothic, plus improvements from player input.

But for me, I'd still like to play it before I declare its tons better than Gothic.
Post Wed Jul 17, 2002 5:09 pm
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Gothic2 will be visually better than G1 two-fold

Gothic2 will be an improved RPG than G1

Gothic2 will be BETTER than G1 (sound, models, effects, monsters etc)

Makes sense to me!

Post Mon Aug 12, 2002 8:45 pm
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hehe well i would wait for Gothic 2 even then if they havent done the graphics better cos i care more about the Story and new places to explore i think Gothic 1 had good graphics
Post Tue Aug 13, 2002 2:18 am
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Gothic 1 didnt ruled in size, graphics or amount of monsters.
It ruled in storyline and structure.

We dont know anything about this in G2 so far.

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