Gothic 2 is one of the best role playing games ever made. It’s the spiritual successor to games like Ultima Underworld and System Shock. It features a huge 3d world to explore, a compelling plot, tons of spoken dialog, an action oriented (as opposed to turn based) combat system, and 10’s of hours of gameplay. Unfortunately due to it being an import and its unconventional control scheme, neither it nor its prequel (also a superb game) reached the mainstream audience it deserved in the US. This led to the expansion pak for the game, Night of the Raven, never getting a release in the US. Until now that is. Just in time for Christmas, Gothic 2 Gold has come out and includes both the original game and the expansion pak for only $15.00 at Amazon or $20 elsewhere. You can’t get more for your gaming dollar than this – anyone who has a pc and is a fan of rpgs should be all over this deal. I’ve linked to the amazon entry for it, though you can also find it at ebworld and at amazon.ca if you search for it.