Arcania: Gothic 4

1. clearnet.co.nz

   
   12 October 2010

   Four titles in, the Gothic series has worked hard to earn a legion of dedicated fans – mainly in Europe, but steadily growing in reputation worldwide. However, the series has never managed to attain either the sterling quality of direct competitors like the Elder Scrolls series, Neverwinter Nights or even Dragon Age: Origins. With that said, it does offer a solid, action-oriented RPG experience with an emphasis on evocative overworld design and loot by the chest-full. Read more

2. CLEARNET

   
   12 October 2010

   Closing Comments Arcania: Gothic IV does very little to progress the genre – particularly in mission structure and storytelling areas – but what it ultimately does deliver is a loot-heavy dungeon crawling experience that doesn't tax your skills, but instead lets you leisurely enjoy the world and kill a lot of goblins and swamp flies along the way. In this way, the Gothic series has always filled in a more casual space than similarly minded RPGs. Read more

3. Mighty Ape

   

   4.0/10
   24 February 2009

   Arcania is a Fantasy Action game set in a rich world that invites the player to explore all of its innumerable attractions and details. Different climate zones, abundant flora and fauna, subterranean vaults, and cities and castles with unique architecture await the adventurous player. Read more

4. GameSpot

   5.0/10
   18 October 2010

   Unlike its more interesting predecessors, Arcania: Gothic 4 is a commonplace action-RPG with boring quests, rudimentary controls, and dreary character development. All of these flaws make the game difficult to get emotionally involved in, which is the kiss of death for an epic RPG like this one that demands dozens of hours of commitment. Read more

   • Straightforward, easy-to-play hack-and-slash RPG.
   • Boring story and nondescript NPCs, Formulaic fetch quests, A few hitches with map graphics and overall visual quality, Generic game mechanics and limited character dev...

1. "Good for RPG fans"

   

   6.0/10
   Reviewer: Mighty Ape
   1 November 2010

   Now I remember playing Gotchic 3 for PC which was an epic adventure. Arcania: Gothic 4 is by no means a bad game but definitely lacks in terms of creativity and especially graphics development and usage. You can see that the developers tried to bring out real life facial features as well as forest etc. But when venturing closer most "things" (trees, grass, hedges, bushes) simply disappear. Read more

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