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[Gonzito]

I am playing as we speak. So far I am enjoying it although the character movement seems a bit sluggish but other than that it seems good and surprisingly deep

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I'm hyped to give Gothic a try. Never played the old ones but knew this was coming.

 

[R6Rider]

I'll download tonight if I remember.

 

[mitch1971]

God, this takes me back to pc gaming. (yes, I used to have a pc). I really loved playing this game. Got to the point of meeting the 3 factions and having to decide on choosing. Unfortunately, I didn't go back to it at the time. Maybe a console port could reintroduce me to it.

 

[Skifi28]

Downloading when I get home. I hope it doesn't run like poop.

 

[GymWolf]

I am playing as we speak. So far I am enjoying it although the character movement seems a bit sluggish but other than that it seems good and surprisingly deep

How is the combat? Better than something like elex 2?

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Oh shit, I didn't know they were remaking this. Downloading.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Very cool, loved Gothic games

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

link

I wonder if it will be discounted if we have all the previous games.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Cool stuff. Still have to play the originals tho so I'll hold on the remake until I've done so.

First game at least runs great on the Deck, and the game ended up getting controller support which makes the combat more bearable.

 

[Gonzito]

How is the combat? Better than something like elex 2?

I have to be honest, it feels clunky, the game needs more work, but there is potential here if they gather feedback and improve upon

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I've been really looking forward to this one. Will download on Steam Deck and give it a look.

 

[GHG]

Going to give this a try tonight for sure.

Hopefully they've kept things faithful to the original.

 

[Stuart360]

Nice thanks for the heads up.
I hope its better than that concept demo they made a few years ago!.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

I feel like I already played a Gothic remake demo years ago.

 

[Skifi28]

I have to be honest, it feels clunky, the game needs more work, but there is potential here if they gather feedback and improve upon

I imagine the demo covers the start of the game where the combat is supposed to be clunky.

 

[samoilaaa]

Nice thanks for the heads up.
I hope its better than that concept demo they made a few years ago!.

way better

 

[Humdinger]

Cool. People who play the demo, let us know what you think. I'm not on PC but am curious about how it plays. I'm familiar with the Risen games but never played a Gothic, though I've heard good things.

 

[Durin]

Been forever since I played a game in the series, so most of it will be fresh because I forget nearly everything besides the quest design I remember being interesting.

Love demos becoming more of a thing again, and always smart to do when it comes to remakes.

 

[samoilaaa]

Cool. People who play the demo, let us know what you think. I'm not on PC but am curious about how it plays. I'm familiar with the Risen games but never played a Gothic, though I've heard good things.

this guy explains it very good

 

[Stuart360]

this guy explains it very good

Man the muted colour art style is very Gothic 1 (and 2 actually), i like that.

 

[yurinka]

Looking good.

 

[samoilaaa]

Man the muted colour art style is very Gothic 1 (and 2 actually), i like that.

yeah they really cared about player feedback , the 1st teaser felt like a high fantasy

 

[Lootlord]

Runs pretty ass on my 4090 in 1440P.
Why is there no DLSS in this demo?
Only TAA and TSR which look really meh

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

I'll have to throw it at my 4090 soon here

 

[Yoshichan]

Tried it out

 

[Stuart360]

It kind of looks a bit like Wukong too. Is this UE5?

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Tried it on Steam Deck and on low settings could barely hit 30fps. Lowered the resolution 800x500 and it hit 40fps but as I'm sure you can imagine, looked like dog shit unsurprisingly.

The game itself actually seems good though, will give it a go on my desktop later to see how it is.

 

[Gonzito]

It kind of looks a bit like Wukong too. Is this UE5?

Yes

 

[Dazraell]

I liked it. Demo lasts about 30-45 minutes, depending how much stuff you will do. People may rightfully have some issues with combat and animations as they're very clunky, I also had some minor issues with equipping weapons while playing on a controller. But overall I feel devs did a relatively good job at giving a small slice of the game and using it to showcase all of the basic mechanics while still remaining faithful to Gothic 1 experience (no handholding, general freedom in exploration, having to be very careful in combat, secrets if you stray from a main path) and giving a general feel of what they want to do with this remake

It worked decently on my few years old PC. The area is similar to what they had in that old playable teaser released a few years back (Exchange Zone and path towards Old Camp), but this time around its design is much more faithful to the original game. There are some little stuff hidden in every corner, like extra consumables, weapons and even missable side quests. They did added some areas here and there, but these feel more like an extension of the original designs over inserting completely new areas. And they also utilised these NPCs quite well, using them to deliver some basic tidbits about lore and the Colony

In general it's shaping up to be a very janky game, so it's worth to keep this in mind before playing

 

[Corporal.Hicks]

I had a lot of fun with the demo, but I also had a lot of trouble with the weapon equipment and item pickup. Sometimes the gamepad controls would not work at all and I would have to restart the game to get them to work.

It's also very demanding game. On RTX4080S I had about 30-35fps at 4K (100% resolution scale), but lowering resolution scale to 67% made it playable (60-70fps). At 1440p I had about 80fps with 100% resolution scale.

 

[Skifi28]

It was great and they really did capture all the stuff I love about Gothic. Visuals are great, performance mostly above 60 on a 4070 (occasional stuttering aside). It really filled me with hope for the final product.

 

[simpatico]

Didn't some type of demo for this drop like 2-3 years ago? What am I thinking of?

 

[Labadal]

Didn't some type of demo for this drop like 2-3 years ago? What am I thinking of?

Yeah, an awful prototype demo. They have come a long way since that one.

 

[simpatico]

Yeah, an awful prototype demo. They have come a long way since that one.

Probably not a good idea to release that because the minute I read the thread title my opinion of it was in the gutter from messing with that thing. I'll certainly check out the improvements, but yeah, keep that one to yourselves guys.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

I'm hyped to give Gothic a try. Never played the old ones but knew this was coming.

Play the first two+expansion, they're incredible.

 

[Stuart360]

Couldnt really play the demo properly as you cant invert the controls (in this demo obviously, i'm sure you will be able to in the full game). So i just messed around for a bit.
The graphics are pretty damn good, but its very heavy. I was getting 50-60 fps at 1080p 'Gothic' settings, on my 3070.

Hopefuly optimization is a little better on the finished game.

 

[DavidGzz]

Thanks for the heads up, papi.

 

[DavidGzz]

I will definitely be buying this. It's beautiful and no quest markers is *chef's kiss*. No pause though, I hope this is for the demo only.

 

[ahtlas7]

Thanks for the heads up. I was surprised to learn about this remake and now a demo already. Feels def nostalgic.

 

[Ivan]

Just tried it...

Dialogue and animation quality is laughably bad for 2025. Picking up anything might be one of the worst solutions that I've seen. Looks way too amateurish. I can't play this...

 

[Kataploom]

I'm hyped to give Gothic a try. Never played the old ones but knew this was coming.

Same spot here, I always wanted to give it a go but my pentium 3 wouldn't handle Gothic 3 and I didn't even know what a GPU was lol

 

[SmokedMeat]

Downloaded this and a bunch of other demos last night. Looking forward to checking it out tonight.

 

[GymWolf]

Downloaded this and a bunch of other demos last night. Looking forward to checking it out tonight.

Any interesting demo out there?

 

[SmokedMeat]

Any interesting demo out there?

There’s quite a few that look interesting including a Chernobylite 2 that I wasn’t expecting. A couple ARPGs that looked promising, and even an action adventure looking one where you’re riding a dragon.

If I was home I’d get on and rattle off a few names for you, but I definitely recommend givingit a look.

 

[ahtlas7]

Demo is ~8 gig, so a quick download.

 

[Paasei]

God Goth, this takes me back to pc gaming. (yes, I used to have a pc). I really loved playing this game. Got to the point of meeting the 3 factions and having to decide on choosing. Unfortunately, I didn't go back to it at the time. Maybe a console port could reintroduce me to it.

Fixed it for you.

 

[Arachnid]

I'm hyped to give Gothic a try. Never played the old ones but knew this was coming.

Same. I've always heard good things so it's definitely time.