As someone who makes games, I'm truly in awe of what Alkimia has done!
I've been a solo indie dev for well over 8 years. I've released 3 titles so far (Dark Roll, Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge, J-Jump Arena), working on my fourth (Dark Roll 2). My games have been streamed by xQc, were recorded by Smi77y (videos reaching few millions views).
Flexing aside, I just wanted to show my gratitude for what everyone working in Alkimia has achieved... Making games is hard! Not programming, not 3D modelling, not graphic design, but having it all come together with a well thought out game and gameplay design to provide a proper experience for the player... in my opinion, it's art.
And Gothic Remake is not just a good game. It's nostalgia evolved. I'm 10+ hours in and I feel as if I am a teen again - reliving the experience while also having bunch of new content in! What I'm getting at, this game is so different yet feels and play so same as the original, it's truly a game design, and hell, even psychological masterpiece for them to achieve that.
Sure, there are some bugs here and there, I could say it's just like Gothic had these, but what I want to point out instead is that the game just released and, at least in my experience, there's nothing game breaking or anything that would ruin the fun - and we should truly appreciate that, looking at so many other big releases.
We all should be truly honored Gothic Remake happened.
I hope it performs well, and that the franchise gains tons of new followers, and that we get Gothic 2 remake some years in the future.
Cheers to Alkimia! If anyone from the team is reading this - THANK YOU - from one dev to another.