Nintendo Switch fans could be in for a treat in the near future with an official social media account for the Gothic series seemingly teasing a release of the original fantasy-themed action RPG on the hybrid platform.
Gothic was developed by the German-based studio Piranha Bytes (also known for the action RPG Risen) and released on PC in 2001. This seems to be the second Switch teaser, following a post at the end of last year that teased Gothic II running on Switch.
This latest tweet lines up with the 22nd anniversary of the first title. You can see the Switch controls in the screenshot below:
"Happy 22nd anniversary, #Gothic 1! On this day in 2001, the world was introduced to a game that would captivate players for years to come. As a present for everyone, we decided to switch it up a little bit and tease something different. Stay tuned!"
And here's what's believed to be Gothic II running on Nintendo hardware:
Gothic is not to be confused with the upcoming Gothic 1 Remake by THQ Nordic developer Alkimia Interactive, which features improved graphics and many other modernisations.
Here's a bit more about Gothic's story via Steam. In brief, it's a living, breathing world where people work, sleep, eat and fight to survive. It's got over 50 hours of gameplay and a large variety of weapons and spells your character can use.
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed ore.
The whole area, dubbed "the Colony", is surrounded by a magical barrier, a sphere two kilometers diameter, sealing off the penal colony from the outside world. The barrier can be passed from the outside in – but once inside, nobody can escape. The barrier was a double-edged sword - soon the prisoners took the opportunity and started a revolt. The Colony became divided into three rivaling factions and the king was forced to negotiate for his ore, not just demand it.
You are thrown through the barrier into this prison. With your back against the wall, you have to survive and form volatile alliances until you can finally escape.
And here's a look at the gameplay, courtesy of the YouTube channel NoobFriendlyZone:
Would you be interested in playing the Gothic series on Switch? Any fond memories from back in the day? Comment below.
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These old 00-years games haven't aged well. Another example would be KOTOR. Sure, the nostalgia is there. But the games are just too ugly, even remastered.
The beginning looks like Turok 2. Humans vs Monsters.
Hmm always had a curiosity about the gothic series. On my radar.
The first two Gothics are great especially II with the expansion.
@Severus_Snape The uglier the game, the better
I play through Gothic 2 every few years. Must have done it 10+ times by now. It's nice for replayability since you have multiple factions and must commit to one of them per playthrough. I always seem to find new hidden caves or items whenever I next play through. Delightful little game but definitely not for everyone.
Wow that walk cycle is... something lol. Never heard of this game series but it looks like some interesting medieval fantasy stuff.
I adored the first Gothic. Look forward to getting it on the switch. 00's eurojank is an aesthetic I adore.
If you can stomach the dated graphics and an overdose of 3D-Eurojank... you are in for a treat. Gothic 2 was made by a small German team and they delivered a game on par with (maybe even better than) Morrowind. I even enjoyed it more than Oblivion or any other big rpg of the 2000s.
Nothing would make me happier than the Gothic games on the Switch!
Good times! Was an amazing game at it‘s time!
Oh my, oh my... now that's something I didn't expect to see. A masterpiece as proclaimed by most, yet the grit is still there. Let's see how it plays out
Good to hear from several comments here that these games, especially the second one, are still good if you can tolerate the inevitable issues due to their age, I'll keep an eye on them!
Polish population of Switch users will double.
Hell yeah I would be interested!
…also… what happened to the “Rise of the Triad” port?
That’s interesting. This franchise was supposed to be really innovative for the time. Huge in Europe especially.
@Severus_Snape Luckily alot of us are more into gameplay than graphics. Just because it doesn't look like modern games, doesn't mean the graphics are bad. Compared to other games from it's time, as one should, it looks just fine.
These games have aged like milk unfortunately, really loved Gothic back in the day. I might be interested if the quality of life features and controls update is good.
Fantastic RPG series to get for switch.
50 hours for Gothic 1 is too high, but I got 100+ hours out of Gothic 2 NOTR. Amazing games that kind of feel like Ultima meets Ocarina of Time.
I hope they tweak the text size on those item information boxes and such. That screenshot makes it look too small.
i never played a gothic game but many people i know love it. lets see how they aged
@Zulzar
I don't care much about graphics (or I would not be playing games on switch, hehe). My problem with these remastered games is often that they were once supposed to have impressive graphics which have aged horribly.
Wouldn’t it be better to wait for the remake and play the best version?
Gothic is a classic but I think it's out of wavelength from how people tend to think about video games today. If you aren't attuned to how they game wants you to play you are going to have a VERY bad time.
It's one of those games where you are not the all powerful conquering hero, you're some messenger who got dumped into prison and most things in the game are stronger than you at the start. If you can get into that mindset you'll probably like the game, but calling it a "classic" without qualifying statements doesn't sit right with me, since the game seems to be designed to ignore most action RPG conventions.
@Farts_Ahoy it's Nightdive. They'll deliver.
@Dman10 no no no this is Gothic, a Switch port of Gothic 2, not Gothic, the remake of Gothic.
@Braneman In Ms Pacman you play as a lady pizza thing and eat the dots in a maze while ghosts chase you but sometimes you eat fruit and also sometimes you eat a power up that turns those ghosts blue so now YOU can eat THEM. I think that's pretty straightforward. And a classic.
@LikelySatan What are you even talking about?
at least remaster a old game if you are going to bring it to the switch
@Braneman I am saying you aren't giving people enough credit for wrapping their heads around strange concepts, I guess.
It'll be one of the best looking games on the Switch and using the consoles full potential 😄
As long as it plays better than the rerelease of Risen for Switch I'm down! (Last time I buy a re-release on day one... sigh)
All I care about is controls and optimization . If it runs well and controls well, I am in. Anything that means I don’t have to dig out my old cd roms.
@Severus_Snape
I have another Opinion, they are fun and not as ugly.
@Severus_Snape The graphics aged like milk, but they have a lot of gameplay and story ideas that still feel fresh. Mostly because at the time PC games were still a different world to consoles.
@LikelySatan I guess you just don't know that much about Gothic 1. To get you started the game uses exclusively keyboard tank controls on the arrow keys where strafe is set to Delete and Page Down, and to pick up an item you have to press the action button and then forward.
@Braneman
The controls are different from usual but they work very well for the game.
Most of the conventions we are used to weren't even much of a thing when Gothic 1 was released. The only question is, whether someone is willing to try something different from usual or not.
Though in that regard, I am curious how it will work on Switch, considering the game originally didn't even have controller support.
@Braneman Oh. This is a Switch port of Gothic 2, called Gothic. Not Gothic, the upcoming remake of Gothic.
...lol.
@LikelySatan
Ive loved the offerings from nightdive on switch which ive played, especially Exhumed/poweslave.
on the subject of Gothic, its not a series im familiar with though ive heard of it. but i do appreciate it when these games are made available to new audiences, ive managed to find a lot of games from the past which i missed out on and ended up loving.
@Ryu_Niiyama
Yeah it can be hit or miss with some of the ports.
Definitely curious about the game since as mentioned in another comment its one i missed out on and ive always been an advocate on releasing older games to a potential new audience (or also those who played them in the past and wants a good old nostalgia blast)
@LikelySatan "Happy 22nd anniversary, #Gothic 1!"
@Mgalens yeah I pre-ordered the physical edition of Powerslave Exhumed (a brilliant and dumb title I commend them for) soon as it went up. I had a Saturn but could never find a copy, and only owned the PS1 game until the re-release. Very happy with the version they put out.
@Braneman Yeah, I'm just being silly bro. Are you more excited for Gothic or Gothic?
Best 2 3d rpgs ever made. These games have more detail than the Witcher or Elder scrolls. Just as much **** to pick up as Elder Scrolls with storytelling of Witcher 3, the secrets of Zelda, and then things like transformation magic where you can turn into an enemy and walk right by, or kill an entire town. The magic variation is unmatched really too... other games have more spells, but the spells in these games do more like transformation, levitation, charming, sleep, memory loss, summoning... there is potion brewing
So many things, so atmospheric (think Stalker level) if you look past the graphics you will find a game you will not play just once.
Playing a thief and raiding a camp or town at night is awesome too.
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