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Posted November 09, 2016
Custom-made revenge.

<span class="bold">ArcaniA</span> and the standalone expansion <span class="bold">Fall of Setarrif</span>, the open-world RPGs that continue the Gothic saga, are now available, DRM-free on GOG.com, with a 75% launch discount.

Your village has been pillaged, razed to the ground by a mysterious army that escaped on battleships adorned with an eagle. As you embark on a journey of revenge, you quickly realise a far greater evil hides behind the attack and your life is now tangled with an alluring woman who holds a powerful artifact.
As you roam the open world of the Southern Islands, slaying terrifying beasts and completing challenging quests, you'll get to pick your character's skills and customize him entirely as you see fit. Tons of shiny loot, quirky NPCs you may or may not remember from your Gothic adventures, and ferocious encounters await you. But just when you thought evil was defeated, the epic tale continues in Fall of Setarrif, the standalone expansion that sends our hero to a remote area where a demon has found refuge, threatening to spread its dark influence anew.

Build your hero any way you like and conquer the challenges of the Southern Islands in the epic adventures of <span class="bold">ArcaniA</span> and <span class="bold">Fall of Setarrif</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
The 75% discount will last until November 16, 12:59 PM UTC.


https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-MqV1ZEd7k

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FVErXP3V2eQ
Post edited November 09, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted November 09, 2016
Arcania Gothic 4 is pretty terrible from what I've heard, it's a bit of a joke on RPGCodex, like a byword for a terrible game.
Posted November 09, 2016
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Grargar: Hmm, no discount as of yet.
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ThomNG: Already told GOG - discount will be live in a second :)
Aaaaaaaand instabought! :)

Hoping to see more THQ Nordic releases soon!
Posted November 09, 2016
Is this the one most people hate?
Posted November 09, 2016
Fun fact: I was involved in localising this game from German into English. Unfortunately, the translation was very piecemeal, sent to dozens of different freelance translators as Excel files with little information on context or style, so the translation is likely to be very inconsistent and problematic. The joys of working for JoWood...

I haven't played it yet though :)
Post edited November 09, 2016 by jamyskis
Posted November 09, 2016
Nice to finally have the complete Gothic series here (although Arcania is no longer considered canon, I think I've read). Unfortunately I wasn't exactly blown away by the demo for this one, but you can't win 'em all haha. Eh, I might pick it up for how heavily discounted it is, but I've got other games to buy first.
Posted November 09, 2016
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ThomNG: Enjoy! Finally, it is here on GOG :)
Awesome, thanks :)
Please add some other games to this sale as well (Darkfall, Ori) - although my library contains a frightening amount of Nordic releases already!
Posted November 09, 2016
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IFW: Please add some other games to this sale as well ... (Ori)
https://www.gog.com/game/ori_and_the_blind_forest_definitive_edition
Posted November 09, 2016
high rated
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Vythonaut: I see so much beauty in these screenshots but the metacritic score implies that the game is mediocre. I'm off to read some reviews, in order to see why.. I hope it's the same case as with Gothic 3, where the unofficial patch claims to have made the game better.

Whether the game is good or not, thanks Nordic & GOG for the great launch discount! :)
I know that words of the publisher may not help as much as from other users, but many people may sign my statement that the game itself is a great and beautifully looking Action-RPG - the criticism and lower metacritic scores just came from the comparision to Gothic 1 - 3, which are much more hardcore RPGs than ArcaniA. As a game itself and without the Gothic connection/comparison, it is a fantastic game.
Posted November 09, 2016
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IFW: Please add some other games to this sale as well ... (Ori)
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jamyskis: https://www.gog.com/game/ori_and_the_blind_forest_definitive_edition
I meant discount ;)
Posted November 09, 2016
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ThomNG: I know that words of the publisher may not help as much as from other users, but many people may sign my statement that the game itself is a great and beautifully looking Action-RPG - the criticism and lower metacritic scores just came from the comparision to Gothic 1 - 3, which are much more hardcore RPGs than ArcaniA. As a game itself and without the Gothic connection/comparison, it is a fantastic game.
I would mostly sign this. That is why I said before, I can't see this as a Gothic game. And if it actually had another story I would have enjoyed it since it is not a bad game. Even if I would not use the word fantastic, that's a bit too much ;-)
Posted November 09, 2016
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Vythonaut: I see so much beauty in these screenshots but the metacritic score implies that the game is mediocre. I'm off to read some reviews, in order to see why..
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ThomNG: I know that words of the publisher may not help as much as from other users, but many people may sign my statement that the game itself is a great and beautifully looking Action-RPG - the criticism and lower metacritic scores just came from the comparision to Gothic 1 - 3, which are much more hardcore RPGs than ArcaniA. As a game itself and without the Gothic connection/comparison, it is a fantastic game.
It's 100% this. I played a demo of it on console and LOVED it - thought it was a lot of fun and enjoyed the way character / class growth seemed to be structured in the game. But TONS of people panned it because Gothic has a huge fan base and they were expecting a "Gothic" game - this isn't it.

I think this game was clearly a case of poor naming. I get why the original devs / pubs wanted to "link" it to Gothic (it's tough to get a new IP out there and name recognition is important) but they might have been better served calling it "Arcania - A Gothic Story" or some such LOL. You can see in recent years the "walkback" from it being "Gothic" - this release thread even just calls it Arcania. Much better idea because like I said, from my experience with the demo back then the game certainly stands on its own as a fun action (3rd person, NOT Iso) RPG.

Oh and Nordic your pricing on these new releases is just ridiculous (in all the right ways). Thanks a bunch!
Posted November 09, 2016
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ThomNG: Enjoy! Finally, it is here on GOG :)
Thom, what about Novalogic's catalog ??? We REALLY need Taychon here :-D
Posted November 09, 2016
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Vythonaut: I see so much beauty in these screenshots but the metacritic score implies that the game is mediocre. I'm off to read some reviews, in order to see why.. I hope it's the same case as with Gothic 3, where the unofficial patch claims to have made the game better.

Whether the game is good or not, thanks Nordic & GOG for the great launch discount! :)
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ThomNG: I know that words of the publisher may not help as much as from other users, but many people may sign my statement that the game itself is a great and beautifully looking Action-RPG - the criticism and lower metacritic scores just came from the comparision to Gothic 1 - 3, which are much more hardcore RPGs than ArcaniA. As a game itself and without the Gothic connection/comparison, it is a fantastic game.
Hi Tom,

I am definitely glad this game ended up here, will buy if for nothing else than just for having the complete Gothic set.
Although I haven´t heard praise about this game, I am looking forward to own it.
Post edited November 09, 2016 by Tarhiel
Posted November 09, 2016
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ThomNG: Enjoy! Finally, it is here on GOG :)
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tburger: Thom, what about Novalogic's catalog ??? We REALLY need Taychon here :-D
LOL - trying to trick him into another release spoil like last thread?

I always get these confused (Tachyon, Free / Starlancer) - is Tachyon the Bruce Campbell one? And is it open world with missions and side activities or is it straight mission based? Also, wholly Novalogic or are there others involved in it?
Posted November 09, 2016
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ThomNG: Enjoy! Finally, it is here on GOG :)
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tburger: Thom, what about Novalogic's catalog ??? We REALLY need Taychon here :-D
And Delta Force.Don't forget that ;).Cheers
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