Is the Gothic Remake losing its original Art History roots? (I'm worried)

Hope you guys dig this new video essay where I share some of the hopes and worries I have for the Gothic Remake and the super interesting findings I stumbled upon :)

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00:00 Are we establishing a new blueprint for the whole Series?
00:45 The phone call in 1997 that kicked everything off
01:29 Laying the foundation for Gothic's art style
02:18 When a game feels like a painting
02:41 The striking similiarities between Gothic 1 and 18th Century Paintings
03:12 Cultural references that inspired Gothic 1 ?
04:03 My worries of what we might be losing
04:44 Alkimia's new inspirations?
05:34 An overall shift in the industry
06:08 There is no "correct" way and why I am (a bit) sad

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⟨💬⟩ Come hang out on our Discord Server!
It features a very detailed roleplay and economy system where you can climb up the ranks and guilds of Gothic 2 while building up your wealth of gold coins and rise up the ranks and various Guilds of Gothic 2 through various quests and events I've built into the server functionality.

Join here →   / discord  

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Podcast interview with Ralf by ‪@Gothic_Shaper‬ and ‪@RPGKurga‬ :
   • Gothic Matters Der Gothic-Podcast mit...  

Ralf's website: http://comixfactory.de/

Resource on Gothic 1 development and concept arts: https://gothicarchive.org/


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