Even though it is more than 20 years old, Gothic 1 still inspires game developers to this day (just ask the developers of the Witcher 3). What made this game so unique? And what can we, game developers, learn from it?

My favourite videos about Gothic 1 / the Gothic series:
@criticalbytes1739    • Birth, Life and Death of the Gothic F...  
@lordtea7688    • The Art of Gothic Worldbuilding: When...  
@ltgchris693    • Gothic series review | Indepth look  
@MandaloreGaming    • Gothic Review  
@MortismalGaming    • Gothic  Retrospective Review (2022)  
@NeverKnowsBest    • Gothic  An Entire Series Retrospecti...  
@RagnarRoxShow    • A Love Letter to GOTHIC's Open World ...  
@TheNocturnalRambler    • Gothic 1+2: Masterpieces of Immersive...  
@thesummerofmark    • Gothic Is Still A Masterpiece Of Imme...  
@vertigo7082    • The Lost Themes Of Gothic  

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0:00 What Gothic 1 Means to Me
1:14 The Aim of This Video
4:09 Brief Introduction of Gothic 1
5:19 Story Introduction
7:00 Open World & Connected Systems
14:45 Quests, Story Structure, Choices & Consequences
26:52 Progression, Skills, Character Customization
38:52 Summary
40:57 Outro