I decided to start up a new game of the first Gothic. It all came flooding back to me as to why I love that series. The controls are a tad convoluted, but my god, the world and lore are fantastic. It's dark fantasy done right. Not just regular fantasy where everyone's racist and swears a lot, but the whole world is the sort of place where might makes right, honour is a meaningless concept and simply just surviving a fight with all of your limbs attached means you had a very good day. I have to say, it's one of the most immersive games I've ever played.