Gothic 1 Remake preview: The 25-year-old RPG remains a uniquely brutal experience

Gothic 1 Remake starts with a brief and somewhat overwhelming cutscene, wherein a gruff voiceover informs you that you, the Nameless Hero, are about to be thrown into the Valley of Mines, a no man’s land enclosed by a magical barrier. Once you get in, you can never get out. But hey, at least you’ll be given a grand quest to pursue: You must deliver a letter to the fire mages in the “Old Camp.”