Gothic 1881
Florian Voss · 2020 · Interactive Fiction, Gothic, Story Rich, 2D, Adventure
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About Gothic 1881
You are a young doctor sent by the Imperial Office of Disease to investigate the origin of this mysterious disease.
Did Count Mergul, who resides high above the village, have anything to do with it, or his disreputable sister, who has retreated into the dark woods?
The villagers rumour that the Count is conducting sidelong experiments, that through his family a dark shadow has lain over the village for generations.
But can that be, in such enlightened times like these? One thing is certain: nothing is as it seems - and you have come to this godforsaken village to reveal the riddle. Meanwhile the people around you are getting sick and dying.
Gothic 1881 - a short narrative adventure in which you learn the secrets of a village, the hidden desires of its inhabitants. And in which you lift the thin veil of reality.
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Gothic 1881 is a brief RPGMaker game under two hours that players feel has interesting ideas, such as period-appropriate healing items like opium tonics and morphine, but ultimately fails in execution with bland, underdeveloped gameplay and storytelling. While the game offers a twist ending and some clever environmental details to examine, the overall experience feels more like an incomplete college project than a finished product, leaving players wanting more substance despite its low price point.
[h1] Utterly Pointless[/h1] [i]Gothic 1881[/i] is a very short (less than 2 hours) RPGMaker game that really fails to deliver anything meaningful. For less than $2, I did not expect much, but I have played games that are less than an hour long that have left more of an impact to me than this game does. The ideas are definitely there to be elaborated on, but the overall execution of the ideas is really lackluster and bland. If I had to be perfectly honest, this feels like someone's college project. [b]From here on out I will go in depth criticism with spoilers.[/b] [spoiler] [h1]Pros[/h1] + The health items being period appropriate. The fact you use an opium-laced tonic and morphine to heal yourself is quite clever. + There are a lot of things to examine and some of the observations are intriguing. Generally they do a good job at showing you how backwater and depressing the town is while also adding in clever historical details to give the player an idea on what kind of town they've come to. + The use of a grayscale pallet is interesting aesthetic choice to give that feeling of being in a 1881 town. + The magic meter is now a bullet/ammo meter. Very good idea since you use a gun…6 found this helpful
You can't kill the werewolf, only regular wolves. The sister's house is near the train station. not gotten to by avoiding the werewolf.2 found this helpful
A story with a nice twist in the end, albeit it is short.2 found this helpful
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