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THQ Nordic Releases A Playable Prototype Of "Gothic Remake"

Published Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:40:05 -0600

This week, THQ Nordic announced they have released a playable prototype of Gothic Remake, which you can download and try right now. The game appears to be like many remake titles coming out these days, where it's the original with a graphical and audio overhaul, but most of the gameplay remains the same. The company released a normal trailer and a gameplay video with it, along with this odd FAQ you see here. We don't have a timetable of when the full game will see the light of day yet, but at least you can try out the prototype.

THQ Nordic Releases A Playable Prototype Of "Gothic Remake" — Credit: THQ Nordic

Q: Who is developing this project?

A: THQ Nordic Barcelona. You can find out more about the studio at THQNordicBarcelona.com (Hint: We are looking to grow our team)

Q: Is Piranha Bytes involved in the project?

A: No! Piranha Bytes is working hard on a different project, which will be announced in 2020.

Q: Wait, why can we only play two hours?

A: Because it's just a prototype, done by a new small team in Barcelona and we wanted to do an unusual approach and give this into the hands of players early. What you are going to play is all we have to show you at the moment.

Q: Ok, got it. But if we want the full game, how long do we have to wait?

A: Quite some time. We will only start full production if the community demands a Gothic Remake. In order to do so, we will need to grow the development team and rebuild Gothic from scratch.

Q: This can become a remastered HD version of Gothic?

A: We'd like to call it a remake. We are using a completely new tech (Unreal Engine 4) and so basically nothing but the story, the setting, the atmosphere, the music and the world of Gothic will remain. The whole tech, all graphics, the sound, different systems will be recreated according to modern high quality standards.

Q: Can I buy the prototype?

A: Yes and no. Everyone who owns ANY game from Piranha Bytes will get it for free – so if you don't have either Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 3, Risen, Risen 2, Risen 3 or ELEX you can buy one of them now and the prototype is also yours.