Gothic was the first RPG PC game that I bought and then played on a PC that I built back in 2001. I did not like it at first; in fact, I rage-quit after about half an hour because there was no tutorial and I could not figure out the controls. I gave it another try after I cooled off a bit, and somehow, I got hooked. I played the game several times in several different ways, I played the sequel, and when the third game came out, I somehow ended up on one Czech gaming forum when trying to sort out a technical issue, and I became a moderator and then an admin on that forum for several years. That experience taught me some things that proved to be useful in other aspects of life too, and in fact, in a roundabout way it also led to me discovering Richard Dawkins’ writing and later Pharyngula.

I am not playing games now that much. The last game that I played and really enjoyed was Witcher 3, and I only played that because I liked the books on which the game was based.

However, I might be purchasing the Gothic Remake and have a major nostalgia attack later this year.

Open thread, talk whatever, just do not be an ass.