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deeper than the ocean

If you've never played the original Gothic and you like CRPG's at all, you owe it to yourself to try this game. The game world is very much alive, and moreover, it feels like it has a history - as if the world really did exist long before you came around. It's very open-ended, which means that if you're foolhardy enough you can go and get yourself killed really quickly. But this also means you can rob peoples' houses and murder indiscriminately should you choose to.

I have to admit, theft and the occasional murder will get you really far in this game. There are moments of pure hilarity - initially when you're weak and you pull out your sword in town, people will draw their own weapons and command you to put yours away. As you grow more powerful, they will simply say "There's no problem here" and try to back away from you. While this is indeed pretty funny, it also says a lot about the depth of this game.

Through the course of the game, you will be forced to make some tough decisions. There are many times when you either support one NPC or another, and your choice has lots of repercussions. This game is DEEP and very replayable.

This, and the original Gothic, have been the only CRPG's I have ever played where I looked up at the night sky with wonder, feeling as if I was truly a part of a living, breathing world.