Gothic II: Gold Classic

Gothic II: Gold Classic

Gladiator
My thoughts on the mod
Pre-Scriptum: Dev if you got saves post dungeon level I would like to have them so I can beat the mod. Unfortunately, I can't force myself to deal with the dungeon further.

I like the mod a lot. It is fun and it is obviously free work of art from soul. It is amazing and great. I spent around 22 hours playing around, fighting and doing different things. I loved ACT 1 the most. So i might be a little negative in the spoiler section but that is not because i do not like the mod but rather because I like it so much that mostly it is just the negatives that stand out. So do not take offense it is great and I appreciate the time you put into this

I got as far as jail in act 4. Honestly, I feel like it completely ruins the pacing. It started to bother me so much I don't think I will finish the mod. If you ever plan on updating it it would be nice if you introduce an option of just killing all the guards in jail without doing the quests. Sometimes people are not able to think in the same way as the developers and I feel like here developers overestimated the players. Especially since this is an arena fighting mod.

Like I said I loved ACT 1 the most. I wish the whole game was like ACT 1. Ancient gladiator style type game. More arenas in different cities etc.

ACT 2 made no sense to me from the point of storytelling. In ACT 1 you fight against blood thirsty gladiators and somehow in ACT 2 some stupid peasants can take on the champion of the bay and be a tough challenge. It ruins the atmosphere.

ACT 3 I like more. It reminds me of the time when Romans entered Britain and of Arthurian legend. It is more in line with Gladiator style setting. Had some really fun fights.

ACT 4 looks like a medieval city with slight roman vibes. I like the Arena in ACT 4. That Arena could have been the Colosseum in some desert or Roman city instead if the setting was consistent through out the game, setting of perhaps ACT 1. I also loved the side missions of ACT 1. But not so much of other ACTS. Though Dragon fight was fun.

I liked that I had to try out different strategies against different enemies. Kite sometimes. Sometimes hit and block, sometimes hit and dodge because of their weapon reach. I had fun fighting bosses and figuring out stuff. Ah I forget I did love the side mission in ACT 3 where you lead a huge battle against bandits. That was fun like being a real roman legionnaire.

I wish I could finish the game but I can't deal with the dungeon in ACT 4, it is just too annoying.

It is cool on paper, Hitman style with suspicion but annoying in practice.

Scripting is amazing. Though i had some issues with it sometimes but nothing a reload couldnt fix. ACTs 2 and 4 are too Khorinis as well.


But like I said please do not take offense, I have had so much fun and I enjoyed it. It is a free mod, a work of art, cost you lots of time. I actually am positive overall and thankful. Just the raw feedback I hope it won't make you feel bad but rather that you will appreciate someone really liking your game and really thinking deep about it and how they liked it and how they didnt. Thank you :)
Last edited by 1984; Jul 6 @ 8:25am
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Damianut  [developer] Jul 8 @ 5:33am 
Hello, thanks for the feedback – I wanted to add "a brute force" method of rescuing the captain, like with Masjafu in New Balance modification. I don't know, whether you played it. But finally we left with a one method, to not make a modification smaller.

You can send me the save from the prison, so I can finish this quest and send you again. :)
Ortega  [developer] 1 hour ago 
Thanks for your feedback. When i start works on Gladiator 2, i will remember your suggestions
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