Separate fractions, progression of the zero-hero and nights so shadowy that you will stumble after every rock or cracked bird you meet; I understand why Gothic It is called a “iconic classic”.
Although I have never set my foot in the celebrated mine valley in the original Gothic – it was finally released in 2001 The Witcher 3: Wild HuntOne of my favorite games, it gives me more than a bit compelling Gothic remake.
When I had the opportunity to see the non -fat version in Gamescom, as well as the opportunity to talk to programmers from Alkimia Interactive, it put me in the perfect position to assess whether you should keep the upcoming RPG on your radar, even if you never played the original Gothic.
Should I start with an obvious statement? Yes, compared to movies from the gameplay of the latter, Gothic remake It looks infinitely better than the original, and has all the texture details and the lighting of the environment that can be expected from contemporary RPG, and realism and darkness clearly create dominant topics. Although the shadowy forest shown in the demo almost felt a bit too Dark, programmers told me that you shouldn’t really be like you at night will be Get lost and eat through a local fauna – you’d better find a sleeping bag!
On the other hand, during the day he reveals a wonderful medieval kingdom. I can’t call it energetic The world, because the shades of colors stick to the earth greenery, gray, yellow and red, but it is steeped in a gloomy atmosphere. However, even better than colors is the dramatic exploit of lighting; There is a lot of contrast, with the rays of the Yellowish sun falling by trees and illuminating elderly ruins. If you have your case shadowy medieval fantasy worlds, you will feel at home here.
There is only one visual aspect that broke my immersion, and this is related to one of the aggressive reptiles encountered in the forest. I can’t blame the programmer, because, understandable, they will want to remain close to the original enemies, but the petite T. Rex rejected me. Seeing the highly realistic world, so clearly based on medieval Europe, turns into a surprised Jurassic Park, was a bit of adaptation for me. Because individual design is damn frigid – with the dins wearing the skulls on my head – I dare that I can get used to it.
Speaking of creatures, one of the main attractions Gothic remakeThe game was a demonstration of transformation coils that allow you to take the form of a rat, lizard, one of these magnius dinosaur and more. Use them to fight, achieve areas that, otherwise, are not available or blend in with recent peers. To make matters more compelling, other species will also react to your species; For example, smaller creatures can escape from you if you turn into a wolf.
Of course, Gothic remake It contains a lot of sword fights, archery and lease of magic, in which the skill points system allows you to create a compilation of the selected one. The two-huge Warhammer certainly looks intimidating, but based on the demonstration of the characters I saw in Gamescom, I would say that the magician has the coolest animations-he can not overcome the rain of fire in the gloomy forest (also very essential) the most fancy clothes. Although you may want to keep a spell of fire in your pocket if you are trying to be insidious; Weather conditions and time of day will affect your visibility.
When Wildlands in the demonstration version was turned into a lively town, I was joyful to discover that all NPCs – and were there Very Of them – they can be interacted, which is exactly what makes the world feel alive. Developers promised me that their dialogue options, as well as reactions to the player and daily routines, were always associated with their role.
The thing that really made my loving RPG heart to the promise of the fraction game in which the faction you choose will have a great impact on history. Remember that they will not necessarily be so impressed when you enter the door Gothic remakeLike the original, you start as nobody. This may make it complex to find a road through the first part of the story, but I personally consider it much more satisfying than starting as a hero from the very beginning.
After the demo, I asked programmers about the challenges related to the remaker, as opposed to a completely recent game. “It is easier to process that the vision is already there,” say game programmers. “But there are many expectations from people who played the first game.”
The goal is not only to share the elderly game with a recent audience, Gothic remakeDevelopers tell me, but finding the right balance between honoring the original and improvement on it.
“People say they love this game, but it’s really a memory of the game they are talking about, not a real game,” they said. “This means that we should recreate the way in which Gothic I feel and let people experience it again. It must have modern standards. “
As a result Gothic remake This is more than a visual update. The fight has been improved, many vertical ladders have been converted in favor of the appropriate stairs, the tasks were expanded, and you will be able to immerse yourself in the culture of orcs, which was not possible in the original.
“One important thing we had to improve was the flow of tasks and history,” explains the programmers. “Original Gothic It has several disadvantages, such as feature holes and things that simply don’t make sense. We have made some changes to fix it. “
Although I lack nostalgia, there is no Army of Wawliners who can stop me from the game Gothic remake When it comes. This may sound a bit dramatically, but it was the demo that was enough to convince me; I love not only the sound of a very detailed medieval world with more than a fit dose of mixed magic, but I promised the steep progress of characters, elections that are essential and a high degree of freedom. Register me.
Gothic remake It is to be released on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X at the beginning of 2026.
