[Kraelorn]

Hi, guys.
I played only Gothic and Gothic II with addon and they were amazing. Havent played any games since then. Gosh, I wish I had more time back then, but now I have some time and interested in Gothic like role playing games. Can you recommend few? Thanks in advance.

[Powaz]

Risen,

the closest game to Gothic.

[Darth Crow]

Well, there are many "Gothic-style" games, that is RPG games, but none of them is quite like Gothic. Gothic is special in many ways, and for lot of us it is the best RPG ever. But you can also try Risen, which is a game made by the same company as Gothic, also, if you haven't played it, play Gothic III. As for other games, try The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which is my personal second best.

Anyone from this site could give you an endless list of legendary RPG's which you should definately play, but there is no guarantee that you would like them. I think that if you told us what did you like about Gothic the most, or what would you expect from another RPG, we could help you better

[andorian22]

The game most similar/familiar to Gothic II and III
would be Two Worlds...in fact I'm pretending it's
Gothic 4 (not Arcania, bleh)...I told Xardas to keep
his meddlesome arse in Myrtana and I crossed over
into a new world where I finally get to ride a beautiful
steed and best of all I'm slaying hordes
of orcs once again! It almost works and I am happy

[Ast3r]

Gothic-like games?

Risen
Arcania
TES
TW
Fable (sadly doesn't have free roam)
The Witcher is also a very good game...but again no free roaming
Gothic 3 with CM Patches

Also there are other countless ones.Just look around and google.

[Nisarg]

Gothic-like games?

Arcania
TES
Fable (sadly doesn't have free roam)
The Witcher is also a very good game...but again no free roaming

These are not Gothic like games. They come into the same genre, but calling them Gothic-like is like being unable to distinguish between Red and Yellow because they together give Orange.

[Hellbilly]

the TES games do share many similarities with the Gothics, enough for them to be mentioned in this thread. Fable less so, though it is a very good lite action-RPG series.

[vic1968]

Try Venetica, is quite a real Gothic with girls. Only kidding man, the game is brilliant and it's worth a try.
And also Divinity II can be interesting.

the TES games do share many similarities with the Gothics, enough for them to be mentioned in this thread.

Yeah, Morrowind can be, but Oblivion not, that's for sure.

[Hellbilly]

Well, it's a sucky game, but despite that there still are a fair share of similarities... enough to warrant a mention here for the sake of those, IMO, but other than that, the quality of the game doesn't IMO make it worthwhile.

[vic1968]

but despite that there still are a fair share of similarities... enough to warrant a mention here for the sake of those

Ok, if you really want this.In any case, some German studio-SureAI-developed a mod: NEHRIM is the name, for Oblivion.That make the game quite interesting and, somehow, similar with Gothic.The mod is free, but there is a problem: somebody must play first Oblivion without this mod in order to enjoy NEHRIM because this is quite buggy.

[Darth Crow]

Ok, seems like this is turning into another "go-to-hell-with-oblivion" and "oblivion-is-good" thread, and the thread creator has dissapeared in the meantime

BUT to add my own opinion () I hated Morrowind because it had next to none atmosphere, empty world, no voice overs and so on... on the other hand, Oblivion is quite atmospheric, and with like 60 mods installed, it is a really fun game to play...

[vic1968]

I hated Morrowind because it had next to none atmosphere, empty world, no voice overs and so on

Just a hint: please imagine that you are dreaming while you are playing Morrowind, this will explain "no voice" at least in my opinion.About the atmosphere: just spend some time in Ashlands and, after that, go to the Grazelands, I'm pretty sure that you'll be stunned.Mods: maybe is just me, but I think that Morrowind has much more mods than O.Anyway, a lot of people really loved Morrowind and that says a lot.

On topic:"Gothic like RPGs" can be made only by one company.The others are only dull replicas if any.

[Darth Crow]

I dunno... I got pretty far in Morrowind but... somehow didn't get a taste for it. I'm not saying it's a bad game or anything, no, I respect it as a legend, I'm just saying that IMO Oblivion is more like Gothic that Morrowind... and that overall it is a better game.

[Nisarg]

The mod is free, but there is a problem: somebody must play first Oblivion without this mod in order to enjoy NEHRIM because this is quite buggy.

I would add that it utilises the frankly broken combat mechanics of Oblivion instead of integrating one of several combat mods. Also, Nehrim isn't the most user friendly when it comes to easing the player into the beginning. The traps part of the prologue is definitely too difficult for a beginner. It was only because I had completed Oblivion once before and was aware of the quick mana/magicka regeneration, combined with some odd collision mesh that I managed

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to pull through after taking a wrong turn with the third appearance of the black troll.

But Nehrim is quite interesting, if rather linear at times. Definitely much better than Oblivion, even with less races and such. I only wish that they redo the combat system some time, so that you can actually aim correctly in third person view and hitting actually interrupts attacks. Probably something like Risen.

I would also like animations for most actions like opening chests, forging something and so on.

[Omid-]

Oblivion atmospheric? Nope. Oblivion more atmospheric than Morrowind? Oh hell no

[andorian22]

How could ANYONE in their right mind even compare
Morrowind with the Gothic games?

With its 1st person perspective, bland landscapes and lack
of spoken dialogue, that is just for true fans.

[nirolF]

Try Ultima IX: Ascension or Arx Fatalis

or check out the mods for G1 and G2

[WernerTWC]

Also, Nehrim isn't the most user friendly when it comes to easing the player into the beginning.

Totally agree! I've played Nehrim and used the god-mode-cheat exactly 2 times, ... in the beginning sequence and in the end-fight (the end-fight was easier than the beginning, ... it just would have take too long, too little damage i made).
But the rest of the game (it's so big and well done, that i have problems to call Nehrim a "mod") was really great, and closer to the gothics than oblivion was.
I'd recommend everyone who owns oblivion to give that game/mod/Nehrim a chance, ... i've spend there more than 100 hours and enjoyed it!

The balancing of it is quite hard, imho, ... not an easy game for sure, but there are also helping things.
If Nehrim is too hard:

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Just try to follow the main quest until you reach chp 2 and the monastery. There you can buy a magic staff which helps a lot!

Back to topic:
Gothic-alike-games:

Arx-fatalis.
Risen.

Maybe, if you take mostly g3 as reference, then Oblivion should be mentioned.

[Bastardo]

I'm just saying that IMO Oblivion is more like Gothic that Morrowind...

You're so wrong. Do you even have a reason to compare the two?
The two games/series are completely different and even when they share elements, they handle them in very different ways.

[Nisarg]

Forgot to mention some serious item balancing issues in Nehrim.

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A simple example would be that there are 2 longswords which are absolutely identical except that one weighs much more than the other and is more expensive. The 2 longswords do the same amount of damage. Similar discrepancies are there in the armour.

One of the most difficult things in Nehrim is that like Oblivion, you cannot interrupt attacks.

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I nearly got killed by three goblins, in one of the chapels, one of which was an archer and kept shooting arrows into me even when I was slashing at it with all my fury. Even my power attacks did not interrupt it.