Then, the prisoners seize control of the mines and form a rogue nation consisting of three factions.

The second plot to escape the magical barrier, using the ore as a catalyst.

And the third, swamp-dwelling “brotherhood” worship a mysterious god called the Sleeper.

A dramatically-lit chap with a mustache and furry shoulders in the Gothic Remake

It’s difficult to express something that fancy in an abbreviated gameplay presentation, of course.

This feels more like a stray pocket ofSkyrim, perhaps an undiscovered section of the Markath area.

Weapons include bows for goblin headshoots, and double-handed axes that bowl targets over.

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Spells include stamping your foot petulantly to kick up a wave of icicles.

Enemies range from packs of Tolkien velociraptors to giant spiders and gobbos decked in leather and horn.

Or at least, that’s the impression I’ve formed, as a newcomer.

A Gothic Remake player brandishing a sword at a lizard monster in a sparse woodland area

I’m keen to play.