I think I'm going to go with Gothic II as I think that is the most likely one, although I'm not gonna fire it up again right now to see. But Gothic II was, at the time, the best game I ever played. I got into it so much and enjoyed that game more than any other I had played up until that time, thus the reason for pleasant memories.
It's funny, I couldn't identify the memories with any specific game, but they were pleasant nonetheless. You know??? Just hearing that music touched something deep inside and it felt pleasant even though I couldn't identify what it was.
But I do think it's Gothic II, as some of the other sounds are also reminding of Gothic II. The ambiance in the woods is eerily similary (the same??) and the wolves sound the exact same they did in Gothic II and some of the NPC's exhibit the same type of body movement when speaking that Gothic II did.
There are so many similarities now that I've played longer and seen them that I can't help but wonder if some of the same folks that worked on Gothic II might have also worked on Two Worlds.
Whatever, this game is also making new very pleasant memories. The graphics of this 5 year old game is nothing to sneeze about (although lip syncing is AWFUL) and I find them quite beautiful. Especially when the sun is out and you're in green country. Magnificant.
And the funny thing is I went so long without ever really getting into it for the exact same reason I tried Gothic II about a dozen times before I actually enjoyed it.... and that reason is a gamepad. I simply cannot play WSAD games with the keyboard and mouse. I find myself looking down at the keyboard more than the screen, but once I got a gamepad set up to work in Gothic and now in this one, it is a pure joy to play. It just feels like you're actually there.
ADDED IN EDIT: Oh btw, I only played Gothic I and Gothic II so far, so it can't be Gothic 3 that is responsible for these pleasant memories.
Post edited December 04, 2012 by OldFatGuy