Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ranking and reviewing all Piranha Bytes games: Gothic 1, Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, Gothic 3, Risen 1, Risen 2: Dark Waters, Risen 3: Titan Lords, Elex, and Elex 2 with mini-reviews and comparisons for every game. This video is a retrospective review/critique/analysis of all PB games that puts them into ranked order based on their relative pro's and con's, as well as other thoughts like how much did I enjoy each game in its original context when it was brand new; how much did I enjoy replaying it years later; how much does it capture the original magic of those early Piranha Bytes games; how good is it individually just on its own merits alone (not necessarily as a Piranha Bytes game); plus other considerations like "where does it fit in the legacy of Piranha Bytes' trajectory" or the overall impact I feel it's had on the community since its release. I'm going to try to be objective with these rankings but ultimately my own subjective experience will weigh heavily into my decisions.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:16 - Number 9
0:17:22 - Number 8
0:25:06 - Number 7
0:32:02 - Number 6
0:37:07 - Number 5
0:42:35 - Number 4
0:50:17 - Gothic 1 vs Gothic 2
0:59:11 - Number 3
1:04:02 - Number 2
1:08:43 - Number 1
1:15:24 - Outro
Below are relevant videos and articles on all games covered in these rankings:
Gothic 1 & 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=_V6tdH6YRy8
youtube.com/watch?v=nZeqB0u6fwk
youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ7SWgxoaE
youtube.com/watch?v=WOlsCvPNCXY
youtube.com/watch?v=ETZ1tSQrsn8
Gothic 3:
youtube.com/watch?v=9MvcIsucWDI
Risen:
youtube.com/watch?v=gVX7Sz8FS30
Risen 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=xWHS-VkQSuA
thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com/2012/04/impressions-of-risen-2-dark-waters.html
Risen 3:
youtube.com/watch?v=c98kbNMPoKQ
thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com/2014/09/risen-3-titan-lords-doesnt-suck.html
Elex:
youtube.com/watch?v=63fhHpvViq0
youtube.com/watch?v=S9zG1514j-E
Elex 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=RIbnj-5A-7o
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Gothic II Elex II open-world RPG action adventure role-playing game NOTR
Ranking and reviewing all Piranha Bytes games: Gothic 1, Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, Gothic 3, Risen 1, Risen 2: Dark Waters, Risen 3: Titan Lords, Elex, and Elex 2 with mini-reviews and comparisons for every game. This video is a retrospective review/critique/analysis of all PB games that puts them into ranked order based on their relative pro's and con's, as well as other thoughts like how much did I enjoy each game in its original context when it was brand new; how much did I enjoy replaying it years later; how much does it capture the original magic of those early Piranha Bytes games; how good is it individually just on its own merits alone (not necessarily as a Piranha Bytes game); plus other considerations like "where does it fit in the legacy of Piranha Bytes' trajectory" or the overall impact I feel it's had on the community since its release. I'm going to try to be objective with these rankings but ultimately my own subjective experience will weigh heavily into my decisions.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:16 - Number 9
0:17:22 - Number 8
0:25:06 - Number 7
0:32:02 - Number 6
0:37:07 - Number 5
0:42:35 - Number 4
0:50:17 - Gothic 1 vs Gothic 2
0:59:11 - Number 3
1:04:02 - Number 2
1:08:43 - Number 1
1:15:24 - Outro
Below are relevant videos and articles on all games covered in these rankings:
Gothic 1 & 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=_V6tdH6YRy8
youtube.com/watch?v=nZeqB0u6fwk
youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ7SWgxoaE
youtube.com/watch?v=WOlsCvPNCXY
youtube.com/watch?v=ETZ1tSQrsn8
Gothic 3:
youtube.com/watch?v=9MvcIsucWDI
Risen:
youtube.com/watch?v=gVX7Sz8FS30
Risen 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=xWHS-VkQSuA
thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com/2012/04/impressions-of-risen-2-dark-waters.html
Risen 3:
youtube.com/watch?v=c98kbNMPoKQ
thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com/2014/09/risen-3-titan-lords-doesnt-suck.html
Elex:
youtube.com/watch?v=63fhHpvViq0
youtube.com/watch?v=S9zG1514j-E
Elex 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=RIbnj-5A-7o
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UClNe40Z_ufT3GOdR3Jirbvw/join
Blog:
thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com
Twitch:
twitch.tv/thenocturnalrambler
Patreon:
patreon.com/thenocturnalrambler
#piranhabytes
Gothic II Elex II open-world RPG action adventure role-playing game NOTR
