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Still the Absolute Best Single Player RPG Out Now There is no better single player RPG out in the market right now that comes close to being as good as this game. This is both my number 2 RPG of all time and my number 2 game of all time. I too heard about some of the problems from the game and stayed away. But due to a lull in the RPG market this looked like a good time to take a chance and see what all the fanboys were raving about. It is it perfect? No. Neither is Julia Roberts but she is still a ten in most peoples book. The two main problems with the game are the controls and the level of difficulty. The controls do take some getting used to but if this hand eye challenged person can do it, so can just about anyone else. After a while you will be moving through the Gothic world with relative ease. The other problem with the game is the level of difficulty for a beginning player. But the game does warn you not to wander in the forest. Many nubes do, and they pay the price. Stay on the trails and you'll be okay. But the greatness comes regardless of the quibbles. For example, any brave soul who wants to wander in the forest can do so. The game allows you to run from baddies, however, the baddies will give chase and it's quite exhilarating to be chased by a screaming orc while you are running for your life. But don't get caught. And that's another thing this game does right. Orcs and skeletons are to be feared in this game. Not easy pickins but legitimate monsters that can tear you apart. And they are depicted in a scary but wonderful manner. Even the dogs and wolves in this game are smart and have been known to circle around objects to kill you. The people you meet actually do something other than just stand there and wait for you to talk to them. They work, play and sleep. This game world really feels alive like no other. Some may ask why is that important? When you are running around doing things in the game world, if the environment is sterile the game loses interest fast. The game also mocks some of the early RPG conventions by going into peoples houses and just taking their stuff. Cant do that in this game. (at least not openly) All the neighbors will gather around and at first threaten and then attack if you don't back off. One other quiible. While the voice acting is excellent, the game developer went cheap and only hired a very few voice actors. Still, the production values for the game are quite high and even though Gothic 2 is a couple years old the graphics will still impress. But it is the story and the game action that will suck you in. I just wish I was you, who is reading this so I too could go out and play this game for the first time.