I've never played the Gothic games, and if this highly rated mod using the Gothic 2 engine and gameplay is any indication, I never will (but I have played the Risen trilogy, Elex, and soon its sequel). This mod is supposed to improve upon the experience and gameplay of Gothic 2; I shudder to think of how the base game plays.

The controls are absolutely abysmal.
Camera is wonky and doesn't feel right.
Your character is constantly clipping through and into objects and geometry if you just barely brush up against them.
No mouse controls for the menus.
The jankiest combat I've seen in a 3rd person game, and I can't imagine it feels any better fighting real enemies when merely trying to punch a rat is a pain.
No "take all" button i'm aware of and you instead have to hold left mouse button to take everything.
Inventory is an unorganized mess, even fans complain it's a royal pain in the late game.

And I thought Risen 1 was janky and had its issues; it's highly playable compared to this. Suffice it to say play the Risen trilogy instead and then the Elex games. Maybe the story and characters of this mod are awesome, I don't know because I couldn't stomach getting past the very first area and only talked to a couple of npcs on the boat. People who speak of how Gothic 1+2 were the best games Piranha Bytes has made are wielding some enormous nostalgia goggles. Maybe they do have awesome stories and immersion, or maybe its superiority has been inflated like everything else about the Gothic games apparently has.

This negative review is because of the jank and terribleness of the engine; I have no doubt the devs of this mod did a stellar job with what they had to work with. But even if you build a beautiful creation out of a turd, it still smells like ♥♥♥♥ and I don't want to touch it.

I've never played the Gothic games, and if this highly rated mod using the Gothic 2 engine and gameplay is any indication, I never will (but I have played the Risen trilogy, Elex, and soon its sequel). This mod is supposed to improve upon the experience and gameplay of Gothic 2; I shudder to think of how the base game plays. The controls are absolutely abysmal. Camera is wonky and doesn't feel right. Your character is constantly clipping through and into objects and geometry if you just barely brush up against them. No mouse controls for the menus. The jankiest combat I've seen in a 3rd person game, and I can't imagine it feels any better fighting real enemies when merely trying to punch a rat is a pain. No "take all" button i'm aware of and you instead have to hold left mouse button to take everything. Inventory is an unorganized mess, even fans complain it's a royal pain in the late game. And I thought Risen 1 was janky and had its issues; it's highly playable compared to this. Suffice it to say play the Risen trilogy instead and then the Elex games. Maybe the story and characters of this mod are awesome, I don't know because I couldn't stomach getting past the very first area and only talked to a couple of npcs on the boat. People who speak of how Gothic 1+2 were the best games Piranha Bytes has made are wielding some enormous nostalgia goggles. Maybe they do have awesome stories and immersion, or maybe its superiority has been inflated like everything else about the Gothic games apparently has. This negative review is because of the jank and terribleness of the engine; I have no doubt the devs of this mod did a stellar job with what they had to work with. But even if you build a beautiful creation out of a turd, it still smells like shit and I don't want to touch it.