Arcania - Gothic 4: What you should know about the game

Arcania is officially called Gothic 4, but was developed by a different studio than the first three parts. Find out what awaits you in the following practical tip.

Arcania and the Gothic series

Many years ago a German single-player role-playing game was created, which was developed by JoWood and Piranha Bytes. This game called Gothic was a huge success and got two successors. Now Piranha Bytes got out and JoWood continued with the well-known studio Spellbound to expand the series with Arcania: Gothic 4.

• The Gothic series ultimately suffered from the many mistakes, so Gothic 3 was too big and prone to errors.
• Gothic always lived from the living world, the interaction, a day-night rhythm and the many Easter eggs and gimmicks.
• While Piranha Bytes were able to transfer these virtues into the new series "Risen", Arcania did not remain true to the virtues.
• The demands are high and the mistakes are numerous. In addition, the game world is much more controlled. While you could walk around in Gothic and Risen for a long time, this is not possible in Arcania.
• When designing the Arcania world, fans criticize that the world is too big and there is too little to discover.
• The world is beautiful, but there are stumbling blocks like low walls that you can't jump over or invisible obstacles to get stuck on.
• On the other hand, the positive thing is that you no longer have to search for coaches and develop your skills, spells and weapon skills in the game.

Did you know that you can play Gothic 1 on Windows 10?