Arcania: Gothic 4

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 473 Ratings

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  1. PenetratorGod
    Aug 20, 2023
    3
    A terrible ending to a terrible series. Even if they change the name of the game afterwards, it makes no difference. Gothic series is just mediocre games in general, so this game is exactly the same.
  2. IamNader
    May 17, 2023
    7
    If you want a worthy successor to the Gothic series, this is not what you're looking for but
    if you want a rather simple hack & slash then grab it, It is fun - 7/10
  3. Beherit7
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    This game is not a Gothic, it is just as simple as straight line and very boring as well.
  4. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    Відверте знущання над франшизою, за яке шкода віддавати навіть кілька гривень
  5. Andante
    Jul 7, 2022
    4
    A mediocre game, but still a choice if you just want to kill your time. Its not a game you will very much enjoy or remember because of the linear world design, the oversimplified combat system and the way the story evolves. In the beginning it looks somewhat promising and feels better. Towards the finale it becomes a button mashing hack 'n' slash where you only want it to finally end. IA mediocre game, but still a choice if you just want to kill your time. Its not a game you will very much enjoy or remember because of the linear world design, the oversimplified combat system and the way the story evolves. In the beginning it looks somewhat promising and feels better. Towards the finale it becomes a button mashing hack 'n' slash where you only want it to finally end. I completely lost interest after 7-8 hours and rushed it to the end, I even skipped dialogues. Graphics are decent, weapon variety is a plus, crafting is ok and scenery is overall beautiful although boring. Dungeons were randomly generated and are boring and tedious.
    If you want to play a really good rpg from this generation try Risen instead.    … Expand
  6. kolarz3
    Oct 7, 2021
    5
    This game is crap in the context of gothic sequel. Story is bad in my opinion. If I will treat that as a non gothic game I think generally game is ok
  7. Le0nidas
    Sep 25, 2021
    4
    I consider Gothic I and II + Night of the Raven among the best games I have ever played. Thats why I cant give Arcania better rating, even though its not that disaster of a game but it just doesnt do Gothic justice.
  8. Skevinger
    Mar 24, 2021
    3
    What a dissapointment. They didn't care for the lore of Gothic.

    Examples: -They just added another god. How is this possible, particular after the influence of the gods was erased at the end of Gothic 3? - They added the familiar characters, even if they are supposed to be somewhere differnt according to the endings of Gothic 3. -How can the spirit of the sleeper posess Rhobar    What a dissapointment. They didn't care for the lore of Gothic.

    Examples:

    -They just added another god. How is this possible, particular after the influence of the gods was erased at the end of Gothic 3?

    - They added the familiar characters, even if they are supposed to be somewhere differnt according to the endings of Gothic 3.

    -How can the spirit of the sleeper posess Rhobar III., after he was banished in part 1 and no longer Beliars Avatar? After the sleeper was gone, the undead dragon became the new avatar and Xardas succeeded him.

    -The existence of further fire- and watermages doesn't make sense on Argaan, especially after the vanishing of the gods. Remember, the rune-magic got destroyed before Gothic 3 and they somehow are usable on Argaan?

    - The Southern Islands are established in Gothic 2 as a tropical and exotic place where the colored people are from. Still, there is no indication of that in Arcania (but we can visit them in the Risen-Series). On Argaan and Feshyr everything looks like north-european forests, nothing exotical.

    The one positive thing I can say about the game is that the soundtrack is amazingly good.    … Expand
  9. PaYaB
    Feb 7, 2021
    4
    I would rate it like 7 if this was not made with that Gothic label.
    It's a decent action-adventure-hack & slash with some RPG details in a linear well crafted world with really good soundtrack.
  10. PawikPL
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    In my opinion Arcania is very good RPG game. This is not Gothic but is very good game. Music is awesome and very good. places are also very good. Main story is in my opinion on medium level.
  11. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    4
    Not quite the best successor for Gothic series, I do not recognize it as canon, as do many other fans. While the world might be OK, the story takes a piss at everything the prequels did. There's no open world any more, and it's plain boring.
  12. HDHorseman
    Aug 20, 2020
    1
    Nothing much to say about it. Its not that bad if you see it without the gothic lable... but its a try from JoWooD to milk the gothic-chashcow as much as possible (see Gothic 3 - Forsaken Gods which was outsourced by some indians to make quick money)

    So just keep the money and try something different. I mean a 10$ meal from your favorite restaurant gives you at least a full stomach :D
  13. Grdnfreeman
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    Oyunu gothic 1 ve 2 ile kıyaslamazsak kendi halinde gayet güzel bir oyun. O yüzden gothic 3 ile kıyaslayacağım aynı ligde bulunan oyunlar. Öncelikle oyun gothic 3 ten çoğu konuda daha iyi bir oyun. En önemli gelişme combat sisteminde var gothic 3 teki sadece sol tık spamlama olayı yok bu sefer dodge sistemi de getirmişler bu güzel. Harita daha anlaşılır gezmesi daha eğlenceli. Oyunun girişOyunu gothic 1 ve 2 ile kıyaslamazsak kendi halinde gayet güzel bir oyun. O yüzden gothic 3 ile kıyaslayacağım aynı ligde bulunan oyunlar. Öncelikle oyun gothic 3 ten çoğu konuda daha iyi bir oyun. En önemli gelişme combat sisteminde var gothic 3 teki sadece sol tık spamlama olayı yok bu sefer dodge sistemi de getirmişler bu güzel. Harita daha anlaşılır gezmesi daha eğlenceli. Oyunun giriş kısmı G3 ten daha iyi g3 teki gibi savaşın ortasında başlatma saçmalığı yok. Load screen süresi daha kısa. Dialoglar g3 e göre daha ilgi çekici. Görev ve item çeşitliği daha fazla, item çeşitliliğinin fazla olması loot yapmayı da zevkli kılmış. Güç dengesi g3 e göre daha iyi güçlendiğinizi hissedebiliyorsunuz. Kötü yanları ise başta kısıtlı bir açık dünya olması, skill sistemi pek gelişmemiş eksik kalmış. Teleport sistemi çok kötü. Yatakta uyuyup gündüz olmasını bekleme yok. İstediğiniz npc yi öldüremiyorsunuz. Sinir olduğum oyunda tek bir şey vardı o da her gün yağmur yağması lan yağmur yağınca 10-20fps düşüş yaşıyorum oyunda muson ormanında mıyız nedir hergün yağmur yağıyor. 35 saat oynanış sürem var bunun son 3-4 saati sıkmaya başladı yoksa oyun fena değil 6.5 tan 7 verdim.… Expand
  14. kabskannar12
    May 16, 2020
    5
    I am not very close to this series. But when I observe as a person who loves the Gothic universe, it is understood from the beginning that there is no good production. Frankly, I haven't played much, but if you have spare time, you should. Otherwise, you will not lose anything.
  15. Dann-J
    May 5, 2020
    7
    Arcania isn't a bad game. It's just not a particularly outstanding game. Being part of the Gothic series (or not, as the 'Gothic 4' brand was taken off it at one point) comes with certain expectations that this game simply doesn't live up to. However if you've never played a Gothic game before and aren't familiar with the series, then Arcania is quite playable. Even if you have played theArcania isn't a bad game. It's just not a particularly outstanding game. Being part of the Gothic series (or not, as the 'Gothic 4' brand was taken off it at one point) comes with certain expectations that this game simply doesn't live up to. However if you've never played a Gothic game before and aren't familiar with the series, then Arcania is quite playable. Even if you have played the other Gothic games, this game is far from the worst in the series (Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods takes that title).… Expand
  16. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    It's not a Gothic game that's for sure :) Very average and very easy game with forgettable story.
  17. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Какой поехавший дебил будет воскрешать труп мертвой серии в попытке сделать ребрендинг еще хуже оригинала.
  18. Cyber_Angel
    May 5, 2018
    7
    It's not Gothic in a traditional sense and the quests are more-often-than-not in the spirit of "go kill, bring this and so on", but the writing is witty, graphics are colorful and nice and I enjoyed the improved fighting system and the noticeable sense of progression as in any of the previous titles from Piranha Bytes.
    If you want more games with "Gothic" gameplay, get Risen 1 & 2, this    It's not Gothic in a traditional sense and the quests are more-often-than-not in the spirit of "go kill, bring this and so on", but the writing is witty, graphics are colorful and nice and I enjoyed the improved fighting system and the noticeable sense of progression as in any of the previous titles from Piranha Bytes.
    If you want more games with "Gothic" gameplay, get Risen 1 & 2, this is Arcania and the only connection with the other Gothic titles is the game world and some characters.
    But it really is a good and fun game, albeit a little simple.    … Expand
  19. cidep
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Главный герой. Безымянный вновь. Но совершенно иной. Пастух с Фешира. Пастух, который родился и жил всю жизнь на острове и не умеющий плавать. Странно, что не научился за все это время. Теряет родных. Пытается мстить. Становится избранным. Побеждает зло. Все это в стиле тупого рубилова-мочилова, разбавленного никому ненужными побочными заданиями, плюс насильно навязываемыми добровольнымиГлавный герой. Безымянный вновь. Но совершенно иной. Пастух с Фешира. Пастух, который родился и жил всю жизнь на острове и не умеющий плавать. Странно, что не научился за все это время. Теряет родных. Пытается мстить. Становится избранным. Побеждает зло. Все это в стиле тупого рубилова-мочилова, разбавленного никому ненужными побочными заданиями, плюс насильно навязываемыми добровольными сборами частичек реликвий и прочего ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥еца.
    Аддон к третьей части Готики меня не порадовал, но он хотя бы был выдержан более менее в стилистике прошлых частей.
    Здесь же перед нами предстает труп серии, оконсолившийся донельзя. Заказуалилось и законсолилось все то, что вообще можно было законсолить и упростить.
    Идиотский косматый лохмудяй - главный герой, без частички харизмы. По сравнению с усатым безымянным оригинальных Готик он и рядом не стоит. Абсолютно даунятский сюжет, который хоронит все наработки предыдущих частей. Какие-то новые божества, войны между крылатыми демонами и их антиподами-добряками. Все это накрученно на систему баланса зла и добра, куда неумело впихнута история мести главного героя - пастуха. Это не♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Это♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥а!
    На одной графике игру не вывезешь. Причем оптимизирован движок из рук вон плохо. Это убожество тормозит и фризится порой на минималках. Хотя игра то довольно таки давно уже вышла.
    Сюжет - идиотский. Играется через силу. Развилок в сюжете три с половиной раза, да и то несущественно. Игра линейна, как рельсы. То же касается и локаций. Никакого открытого мира здесь нет. Просто расширения из одной клоаки, ведущие в другую. Система порталов между ними невменяема чуть более, чем полностью. Можно только из места в места близлежащее прыг-скок, а вот куда-то за две три локации вернутся - хрен вам. Да оно и не нужно, ведь бывать там, где мы уже были, не понадобится. Города пестрят невидимыми стенами. Герой не способен перепрыгнуть через мелкий заборчик, потому что там стена. Если же вы в мелкий водоемчик сиганете с уступчика невысокого - это смерть. Неизвестно, что мешает герою выжить. Прыгнули с горы в воду - смерть. Смерть везде, кроме линейных корридоров. Разрабы как бы говорят нам, идите по проторенным дорожкам и не выкаблучивайтесь. Чтобы пройти из зоны в зону обязательно надо линейно выполнить какое-то условие, насильно притянутое за уши.    … Expand
  20. Buthomar
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Как самостоятельная игра - возможно и хороша. Но отсылка к серии Готика эт полное издевательство над вселенной. Упрощенная боевка (удар, перекат, удар, перекат, серия ударов, перекат), скучные диапоги, линейный сюжет, замена протагониста на безизвестного пастуха ...Как самостоятельная игра - возможно и хороша. Но отсылка к серии Готика эт полное издевательство над вселенной. Упрощенная боевка (удар, перекат, удар, перекат, серия ударов, перекат), скучные диапоги, линейный сюжет, замена протагониста на безизвестного пастуха ...
  21. RogalDorn
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Somehow ist feels like the Gothic series, but fails to tell a story.
    Technically quite OK, but this game has no soul. Unfortunately...................
  22. Koristo
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    I played this game for 16 hours because I really wanted to enjoy it.
    First of all, I wanted to like it because I'm a fan of first 3 parts of Gothic. Let's say it straight, this is different game, don't expect fourth part of Gothic. Some elements are similar, but general feeling is: this is different game.
    So in the next step I tried to enjoy it as RPG game. If game is different than    I played this game for 16 hours because I really wanted to enjoy it.
    First of all, I wanted to like it because I'm a fan of first 3 parts of Gothic. Let's say it straight, this is different game, don't expect fourth part of Gothic. Some elements are similar, but general feeling is: this is different game.
    So in the next step I tried to enjoy it as RPG game. If game is different than Gothic, that doesn't mean it's a bad game, right? So in that situation it is not true. This game is bad. Some elements, like graphics and music are quite nice, but generally game is just bad. Main story is totally linear, you can't go wherever you want. World is divided to small parts and you have to explore them one by one, you can't encounter a lot stronger monsters than you.
    I love RPGs, but this game didn't sucked me. I didn't feel that I explore the world I want to explore. I didn't feel I'm a part of adventure, I want to be part of.

    VERDICT:
    If you're a fan of Piranha Bytes games, save yourself the disappointment.
    If you're a fan of good RPG games, there are many better games out there.
    If you finished all RPGs and you need to play it, be prepared to collecting the honey in one of most stupid quests. So if you like winnie the Pooh, go ahead, this game is made for you.

    Like this review? Consider to join Good Games Giveaways & Reviews group and maybe press big sexy "Follow this curator" button on our curation page to read more reviews and win free games.    … Expand
  23. Guldan666
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Мне, как давнему поклоннику игр данной серии, долгое время было любопытно: что за Аркания такая и почему она больше не Готика. Скачать/купить игру руки как-то не доходили, поэтому огромная скидка (80% или вроде того) всё решила. Поставил, запустил, побегал королём Робаром, проснулся пастухом. Система боя так себе, но ничего страшного: в готиках она идеальной и не была.
    А вот дальше пошло    Мне, как давнему поклоннику игр данной серии, долгое время было любопытно: что за Аркания такая и почему она больше не Готика. Скачать/купить игру руки как-то не доходили, поэтому огромная скидка (80% или вроде того) всё решила. Поставил, запустил, побегал королём Робаром, проснулся пастухом. Система боя так себе, но ничего страшного: в готиках она идеальной и не была.
    А вот дальше пошло сплошное разочарование.
    Прыгнул в воду - умер. Попытался залезть на скалу/перебраться через забор - невозможно. Захотел забить пока на сюжет и пойти погулять - нетушки, каждый лужок, каждая пещера, каждый закуток открываются только после получения соответствующего задания. Сюжет поражает глупым пафосом: войска короля убили у меня девчонку, поэтому я, как и любой другой пастух на моём месте, должен срочно пойти и отомстить лично королю, у которого за плечами море боевого опыта и огромная армия. Всё это во имя добра и справедливости, конечно. Я упоминал выше о системе боя: так тут главное первым начать бить, а дальше всё зависит от количества здоровья врага. Ответить бедняга так и не сумеет. В итоге первый раз полечился я только ближе к середине игры, да и то потом ещё столько же не вспоминал об этом. Эксперимента ради я попробовал пробежать несколько локаций без геноцида его обитателей. Всё получилось настолько просто, что даже стало обидно за время потерянное на занудное истребление бесппомощных истуканов, что заменяют врагов. Традиционная встреча с толпой старых знакомых немного подняла настроение, но общего впечатления не спасла.
    Вердикт:
    НЕ готика
    НЕ нравится
    НЕ рекомендую
    НЕ играйте
    Можно из ностальгических соображений поиграть в Risen. Там дух Готики как раз имеется.    … Expand
  24. Grompell
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    这部作品完全配不上哥特王朝的名号，就连哥特系列最大的特色高自由度都舍弃的一干二净，即使忽略他是哥特王朝系列的作品不能说很烂但也相当平庸没有任何亮点，对话愚蠢剧情幼稚，不提本身素质，优化就是一坨屎，甚至不及哥特王朝3的优化，哥特3后来还出了补丁改善优化而阿卡尼亚就一直烂在这。如果对哥特王朝系列没有信仰请忽略这部作品。这部作品完全配不上哥特王朝的名号，就连哥特系列最大的特色高自由度都舍弃的一干二净，即使忽略他是哥特王朝系列的作品不能说很烂但也相当平庸没有任何亮点，对话愚蠢剧情幼稚，不提本身素质，优化就是一坨屎，甚至不及哥特王朝3的优化，哥特3后来还出了补丁改善优化而阿卡尼亚就一直烂在这。如果对哥特王朝系列没有信仰请忽略这部作品。
  25. abaddon11
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Grâce au nouveau système d'évaluation de Steam, je peux enfin dire ce que je pense de ce jeu sans pour autant le "recommander". Vous avez aimé Gothic I, II et III ? Vous voulez jouer au IV, ou plutôt à "Arcania" ? Fuyez, pauvres fous, fuyez pendant qu'il est temps ! Même en promo, il ne vaut pas le coup, à moins de le prendre pour une petit jeu d'action en 3D.

    Les combats sont ratés,    Grâce au nouveau système d'évaluation de Steam, je peux enfin dire ce que je pense de ce jeu sans pour autant le "recommander". Vous avez aimé Gothic I, II et III ? Vous voulez jouer au IV, ou plutôt à "Arcania" ? Fuyez, pauvres fous, fuyez pendant qu'il est temps ! Même en promo, il ne vaut pas le coup, à moins de le prendre pour une petit jeu d'action en 3D.

    Les combats sont ratés, c'est indescriptible. Le héros principal a le charisme d'une huitre. Le doublage français est à mourir de rire. Le jeu est ennuyeux.

    Bon, j'avoue, je n'ai pas réussi à le terminer. Peut-être qu'il commençait à être bien là où je l'ai arrêté.    … Expand
  26. kerz
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Gra niestety jest bardzo słaba w porównaniu z innymi Gothic'ami - nawet z częścią 3. Plusów nie widzę. Postacie które spotykałem w poprzednich odsłonach nie umilają gry. Dlaczego? Bo twórcy niemalże popsuli każdy charakter... Nawet bałem się podejść do znanej twarzy, ponieważ nie chciałem wiedzieć jak ją zbezcześcili.
    Reszty minusów nie będę wymieniać bo gra ta to jeden wielki minus.    Gra niestety jest bardzo słaba w porównaniu z innymi Gothic'ami - nawet z częścią 3. Plusów nie widzę. Postacie które spotykałem w poprzednich odsłonach nie umilają gry. Dlaczego? Bo twórcy niemalże popsuli każdy charakter... Nawet bałem się podejść do znanej twarzy, ponieważ nie chciałem wiedzieć jak ją zbezcześcili.
    Reszty minusów nie będę wymieniać bo gra ta to jeden wielki minus.
  27. elexit
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    This game is trash, from the horrible story line, to the horrible voice acting, to the horrible DRM

    Seriously, I came back to this game after a few months to see if they had done anything to the game and I couldnt install it again because My hardware had changed and my registered copy was on another set of hardware. IE different hard drive... I've had better luck reactivating a    This game is trash, from the horrible story line, to the horrible voice acting, to the horrible DRM

    Seriously, I came back to this game after a few months to see if they had done anything to the game and I couldnt install it again because My hardware had changed and my registered copy was on another set of hardware. IE different hard drive...

    I've had better luck reactivating a system builder version of Windows. At least with them you call them and be like my motherboard fried had to replace it. They give you a code right away.

    After playing the game I really was trying to figure out what they went to great lengths to protect. It was because their game was garbage, it didnt turn out the way they thought it was going to, and they didnt want anyone pirating it to get a free first look, because they knew they wouldnt buy it after trying it. Every review on steam has between .2 - 20 hours, with 20 hours being the outliar.

    This is not a gothic game. If for some reason you played the gothic series and you are here looking at this review so long after not knowing much about this game, take it from a gothic fan, don't buy this trash.    … Expand
  28. Faustin
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Ich habe mir dieses Spiel gekauft, nachdem ich mit Gothic 3 fertig war.
    Anfangs gefiel es mir gut. Die Story machte für mich Sinn, es gab einen roten Faden dem man folgen konnte.
    Das war auf der einen Seite schön, denn man bekam gleich ein Gefühl für den neuen Hauptcharakter. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es keine frei erkundbare Welt mehr und auch nicht mehr so viele Quests wie in Gothic    Ich habe mir dieses Spiel gekauft, nachdem ich mit Gothic 3 fertig war.
    Anfangs gefiel es mir gut. Die Story machte für mich Sinn, es gab einen roten Faden dem man folgen konnte.
    Das war auf der einen Seite schön, denn man bekam gleich ein Gefühl für den neuen Hauptcharakter. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es keine frei erkundbare Welt mehr und auch nicht mehr so viele Quests wie in Gothic 3. Man bewegt sich im Rahmen der Hauptstoryline arialweise vorwärts. Wer wie ich "Epic loot loot loot" singend durch die Ariale streift wird schnell enttäuscht, denn viel gibt es nicht zu finden.
    Damit bin ich schon beim nächsten Knackpunkt: Es lohnt sich beinahe nicht dinge einzusammeln.
    Ich glaube Gold braucht man vielleicht 2 mal im gesamten Spiel - für Heiltränke.
    Rüstung? Gibts geschenkt!
    Waffen? Kannste finden und später selbst schmieden (wer schmieden will sammelt Erz ein)
    Und was soll ich mit dem ganzen Gold dann machen?
    Zum Ende hin wird die Geschichte, die am Anfang noch so schlüssig war, wirr und die Erzählweise zunehmend eintönig.
    Im Prinzip kämpft man sich durch Ariale durch, findet ein storyrelevantes Item und dann gehts weiter ins nächste Schlauchlevel. Viel frei bewegen kann man sich dann nichtmehr.

    FAZIT:
    Das Kampfsystem fühlt sich flott und flüssig an. Und ich glaube darum geht es in diesem Spiel. Die Story stumpft immer weiter ab, mein Erkunden und Sammeln wird nicht belohnt und viele Quests sind nicht zu erledigen. Wer ein Spiel mit dem Schwerpunkt Gekloppe sucht ist hier gut beraten, wer aber ein Spiel mit großer Welt erwartet, in der in jeder Ecke tolle Szenerien und Epicloot zu finden ist, der ist hier falsch.    … Expand
  29. Vatras1
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    This is one of the most disappointing games I've ever played. I was looking forward to this as a Gothic fan (on it's release it was called ArcaniA: Gothic IV or ArcaniA a gothic tale because it was supposed to be the next gothic game). It's supposed to be an open world RPG but it's more like a liniar bad hack n' slash game with level progression. basicly this is what the game is: after youThis is one of the most disappointing games I've ever played. I was looking forward to this as a Gothic fan (on it's release it was called ArcaniA: Gothic IV or ArcaniA a gothic tale because it was supposed to be the next gothic game). It's supposed to be an open world RPG but it's more like a liniar bad hack n' slash game with level progression. basicly this is what the game is: after you finish the intro (which is the only fun part of the game) you get to a tiny part of the island, you do a part of the main quest and you unlock another tiny part of the island where you can do another part of the main quest and you unlock another tiny part of the island and so on untill the final battle. And than it's game over, no more exploring for no reason at all. the main quest is boring, there are only a few side quests which are even worse than the main quest. characters are boring and not memoreble at all, even the characters from Gothic 1, 2, and 3 and exploring is rarely rewarding, not that there is much to explore as most of the remotely interesting sites are used for the main quest. if you played the demo and liked it keep it that way the demo covers by far the best part of the game.

    ArcaniA a gothic fail scores a 0/10    … Expand
  30. NerevarIndoril
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Though the story wraps up the conclusion of the three previous Gothic titles and begins a new story arc, this is not a true Gothic game. The story is very linear. The map is divided up by invisible walls, nintendo shall not pass JRPG gaurds, and barriers that require completion of story line quests. You also can't murder or kill anyone unless they are hostile combatants. Don't get meThough the story wraps up the conclusion of the three previous Gothic titles and begins a new story arc, this is not a true Gothic game. The story is very linear. The map is divided up by invisible walls, nintendo shall not pass JRPG gaurds, and barriers that require completion of story line quests. You also can't murder or kill anyone unless they are hostile combatants. Don't get me started on the leveling system, it sucks and isn't anything like the Gothic games. Combat is super easy and repetative, roll, combo, roll, combo, win. Story is predictable in the beginning and so far not very interesting. I played through the first few areas, got passed the Silverlake Orcs, and I got fed up with the game when I got to Blackwater. The hero is a push over and does everything he is told in order to progress the story. For someone who is seeking vengeance, he sure is a ♥♥♥♥♥ cat when it comes to being told, "no you can't pass into this area until you do 10 menial quests". That alone irkes me, as I hate being forced into a crappy linear story. Uninstalling.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. Eurogamer Portugal
    Apr 20, 2011
    50
    If you seek a simple game with breathtaking scenery and a ridiculous number of weapons and armor, then Arcania Gothic IV is for you.
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  2. Absolute Games
    Jan 15, 2011
    35
    Besides the handy automap and the journal, the only other positive thing about Arcania is that it's at least better than Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 13, 2011
    70
    Arcania is more of a restart of the series then a regular sequel – some dedicated fans will be disappointed by its overall simplification but it does not make Gothic 4 a bad adventurous experience. [Issue#197]
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