Two months after THQ Nordic released a playable teaser for a proposed remake of Gothic, the company has announced that they’re going ahead with a full on remake. To do so, THQ Nordic has announced that it will establish a new studio based in Barcelona, Spain to go into full production on a Gothic remake for “next-gen consoles” and PC.
According to THQ Nordic, over 180,000 players played Gothic teaser, and 94.8 percent of the users that provided feedback were in favor of remaking the 2001-released RPG. The data includes over 43,000 answered surveys and over 9,000 Steam reviews, as well as various discussions on social media platforms.
After the Barcelona studio is established, THQ Nordic will assess what players liked and what they want to be different from Gothic teaser. One of the most common examples was for a “grittier and less colorful world.”
“We are up for the challenge to develop a full Gothic remake which will stay as faithfully as possible to the original experience and transport the atmospheric world of Gothic into a high quality look and carefully modernizing certain gameplay mechanics,” THQ Nordic business and product development director Reinhard Pollice said in a press release.
A release date was not announced, but THQ Nordic confirmed the remake wouldn’t launch in 2020.
