This is a Reboot not a Remake

[リアンダ]

I just watched another interview with a journalist from the German Gamestar magazine discussing the remake. There they presented a ton of new video footage, talked about hiring new voice actors, adding additional content, etc.

After what I've seen and heard I have now come to the conclusion that this is Game is a reboot and not a remake. The same artistic liberty that was taken when re-imagining creatures seems to permeate the entire game. Just look at locations like the troll canyon if you don't know what I mean. https://www.gamestar.de/videos/grafikvergleich-das-gothic-remake-verleiht-legendaeren-orte-des-minentals-neuen-glanz,133763.html

Anyway, Alkimia obviously can't help themselves making this game their own rather than focussing on a faithful graphical update à la Diablo Resurrected. They couldn't when working on the playable teaser and they still can't now.

This isn't necessarily bad or anything but I would recommend old school fans to brace for impact. There's a good chance that, beyond surface level similartities, you'll be playing an entirely new game. Make of that what you will.

[Kai]

This looks very close to the original, unlike what other companies do and still call it Remakes, like crapcom and square.

[リアンダ]

Publicado originalmente por Kai:

This looks very close to the original, unlike what other companies do and still call it Remakes, like crapcom and square.

Dialogues, voiceacting, combat, crafting, skills, creature-, -character and leveldesign have all been changed. How is that any different from say the final Fantasy remake?

[Kai]

Publicado originalmente por リアンダ:

Publicado originalmente por Kai:

This looks very close to the original, unlike what other companies do and still call it Remakes, like crapcom and square.

Dialogues, voiceacting, combat, crafting, skills, creature-, -character and leveldesign have all been changed. How is that any different from say the final Fantasy remake?

Hmm, it was just my initial reaction from the side by side comparison videos, i guess ill have to look deeper. I hope its more faithful and only makes updates only if necessary. Changing story, script and dialoges is strict no for me.

[リアンダ]

Publicado originalmente por Kai:

Publicado originalmente por リアンダ:

Dialogues, voiceacting, combat, crafting, skills, creature-, -character and leveldesign have all been changed. How is that any different from say the final Fantasy remake?

Hmm, it was just my initial reaction from the side by side comparison videos, i guess ill have to look deeper. I hope its more faithful and only makes updates only if necessary. Changing story, script and dialoges is strict no for me.

The devs have already confirmed that they dialogues will be partially rewritten and that there will be new voice actors. There was a sort of contest to chose Diego's new voice actor. The nameless hero however will be recast as well.

As far as story changes are concerned we know that orcs will play a much more significant role this time around. Similar to Gothic 3 there will be a lot more interaction with them which includes learning a skill that allows you to wield orc weapons more effectively. Which is fine by me, I've always been a fan of the orcs in the Gothic universe but there will be significant changes none the less.

We also know that the women of the colony will get a more prominent role and that they have emanaged to esacpe and hide at an unknown location in the colony. My guess is there will be completely new questline. Not quite sure what I should think of this. Could turn out to be an interesting new plotline, but could result in the nameless hero getting sidelined by some obnoxious girlboss character.

Either way I think it is clear that the devs take a lot more creative liberties than one would expect from a remake.

[living_one]

TBH if it was just a simple remaster I would not buy it, we have the original for that. As much as I love Gothic I don't want more of exactly the same, just with better graphics, especially considering how empty the game became in later chapters.

Right now it seems they're being faithfull to the concept of what makes a good Gothic game, so I'm fine with a reboot, but I guess we'll be able to judge it fully only after release

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TBH if it was just a simple remaster I would not buy it, we have the original for that. As much as I love Gothic I don't want more of exactly the same, just with better graphics, especially considering how empty the game became in later chapters.

Right now it seems they're being faithfull to the concept of what makes a good Gothic game, so I'm fine with a reboot, but I guess we'll be able to judge it fully only after release

I agree with that sentiment when it comes to gameplay and pacing. The game was indeed a pretty much empty and linear towards the later chapters.

But I also feel like a big part of a remake is to make the player feel like they're "coming home" so to speak. In practice though I only recognize the interior of Xardas tower because its labelled as such at the bottom of the video and not because it is self evident. "Some high elf library" is what my brain says when looking at Alkimias current design. It's the same with creatures. I only recognize the new goblins, scavengers and orcs as part of the Gothic remake because it says so at the bottom of my screen. Had I seen them in a vacuum I would have been unable to correctly guess which franchise they belong to.

The only places that currently feel like "coming home to the colony" are the old camp and the new camp. Those and the redesigns of the armors. And for a remake, that is simply not enough. It's a bit like asking your wife to gift you the 2023 Dead Space remake for you birthday and she gifts you Callisto Protocol. Sure, both games are very similar in terms of gameplay, setting and overall feel. But only one game will feel like "coming home" to a longterm Dead Space fan. I feel the same about this "remake" currently.