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That is true Albromor, to an extent.
Actually it was Gothic 1 that had the horrible controls, Gothic 2 did allow you to configure some of the key to make the controls a little more friendly. However, even reconfigured, Gothic 2 controls were still NON-STANDARD. And this fact turned off a ton of people.
HOWEVER, while the controls were non-standard, they were not unduly hard and it did not take long at all to get accustomed to them. And after an hour or so, they blend into the game play and handling the controls is "second nature."
But sadly it got the bad control rap and it turned off way to many players. I'd say that 9 out of 10 players who gave the game a chance ended up loving it. I was one of the folks that stayed clear of Gothic 1 because of the reported impossibility of the controls. It wasn't until Gothic 2 came out and I heard that it was an easier to use but still a great game like Gothic 1 that I gave Gothic 2 a chance during a lull in the RPG market. I ended up playing and loving Gothic 2 and eventually went back to Gothic 1 and found out the controls really weren't that bad.
BTW, not everyone gave up on the game. Head over to Amazon or any site that stores player reviews and you will see a nearly unanimous thumbs up for this great great game.
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