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Zaleukos · 10-16-2006, 04:54 AM

Dreamer: They arent quite the same.

Gothic: Pros Great interactive, believable world and NPCs. IMHO a good storyline for a RPG. Cons: Somewhat linear and requires quest whoring for XP. The Gothic 2 add-on required you to plan your character build in absurdum. Damage and armor is additive, meaning that there are certain thresholds you need to overcome to be able to fight creatures effectively (while IMHO more realistic this isnt optimal from a gameplay point of view).

Morrowind: Pros Replayability and nonlinearity. More stats and weapons allow for greater customization of the character (at least in Morrowind). Cons: Crappy NPCs and storyline.

If you play it through once Gothic is superior, but Morrowind is more replayable (I hated Oblivion).

I'm looking forward to G3 immensely but wont get it for a while. Too much overtime at work atm...

10-16-2006, 04:54 AM	#7
Zaleukos The Magister Join Date: September 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 146	Dreamer: They arent quite the same. Gothic: Pros Great interactive, believable world and NPCs. IMHO a good storyline for a RPG. Cons: Somewhat linear and requires quest whoring for XP. The Gothic 2 add-on required you to plan your character build in absurdum. Damage and armor is additive, meaning that there are certain thresholds you need to overcome to be able to fight creatures effectively (while IMHO more realistic this isnt optimal from a gameplay point of view). Morrowind: Pros Replayability and nonlinearity. More stats and weapons allow for greater customization of the character (at least in Morrowind). Cons: Crappy NPCs and storyline. If you play it through once Gothic is superior, but Morrowind is more replayable (I hated Oblivion). I'm looking forward to G3 immensely but wont get it for a while. Too much overtime at work atm...