<s>
Gothic	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
2001	O
fantasy-themed	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
users	O
that	O
own	O
a	O
game	O
from	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
upon	O
the	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
decided	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
Gothic	B-Application
remake	O
be	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
realm	O
in	O
which	O
humans	O
are	O
fighting	O
a	O
losing	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
,	O
a	O
humanoid	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
vision	O
,	O
the	O
sect	O
members	O
are	O
shown	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
an	O
old	O
Orc	B-Language
cemetery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
there	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
templars	O
die	O
fighting	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
they	O
meet	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
guru	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
instead	O
tells	O
the	O
protagonist	O
that	O
during	O
his	O
studies	O
he	O
learned	O
that	O
the	O
Sleeper	O
was	O
summoned	O
by	O
the	O
Orcs	B-Language
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
against	O
their	O
enemies	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
demon	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
temple	O
deep	O
underneath	O
the	O
Orc	B-Language
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
worked	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Gothics	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
created	O
completely	O
in-house	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
later	O
used	O
for	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
March	O
2001	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Egmont	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
international	O
re-release	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
–	O
which	O
received	O
much	O
more	O
attention	O
from	O
international	O
media	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
is	I-Application
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Night	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Raven	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gothic	B-Application
–	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
official	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
Colony	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameStar	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
"	O
international	O
breakthrough	O
"	O
into	O
sales	O
markets	O
beyond	O
Germany	O
,	O
a	O
characteristic	O
it	O
shared	O
with	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Gothic	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
solid	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
"	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
developers	O
should	O
look	O
to	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
a	O
role-playing	O
adventure	O
should	O
be	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
slightly	O
less	O
positive	O
review	O
saying	O
that	O
despite	O
Gothics	B-Application
achievements	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
dialog	O
,	O
players	O
might	O
still	O
be	O
disappointed	O
by	O
its	O
shallow	O
character	O
development	O
and	O
poor	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameLive	O
PC	O
named	O
Gothic	B-Application
the	O
third-best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
–	O
2002	O
behind	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Gothic	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
2001	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
lost	O
again	O
to	O
Arcanum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
