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5 min readThe Gothic Remake and the Pattern of "Uglification"
The Gothic remake was supposed to be a faithful return to the cult-classic open-world RPG, but when the first character models surfaced, Asmongold saw something familiar: the female characters had been redesigned to look less attractive, less sexualized, and more generic. For him, this wasn't an isolated design choice—it was the latest example of a pattern he believes is destroying Western game development.
What the Gothic Remake Promised vs. What It Delivered
THQ Nordic, the publisher acquired by Embracer Group in 2014, marketed the Gothic remake as a faithful recreation. The Steam page promised a "faithful remake of the genre-defining open-world RPG" with a "handcrafted, organic open world that reacts dynamically to your actions." Asmongold notes that he was cautiously optimistic—the original Gothic had clunky gameplay, so a remake with modern mechanics and visuals seemed like a genuine improvement.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:30) **Gothic Remake Controversy: Censorship and Uglyfication** - Asmongold introduces the core complaint: the Gothic remake is censoring and uglifying female characters despite promising a faithful adaptation.
- 2 (03:28) **The Argument: Why "Uglyfication" Happens** - Asmongold argues that the changes are driven by a specific group of people within the industry.
- 3 (05:46) **The Business Case for Faithfulness** - Asmongold argues that altering a game's established aesthetic is a bad business decision.
- 4 (09:43) **Original vs. Remake: The Visual Evidence** - Asmongold contrasts the original game's "sexy women" and "seductive outfits" with the new, "censored" and "uglified" designs.
- 5 (10:40) **Community Backlash: The Steam Forum Reaction** - Asmongold reads posts from the Gothic remake's Steam community hub to show the scale of the negative reaction.
- 6 (13:53) **The "Retard" Hiring Pipeline** - Asmongold escalates his rhetoric to explain how these "bad" developers get hired.
- 7 (18:12) **The Core of the Complaint: Gothic Was Not a Moral Game** - Asmongold states that the original Gothic was "brutal, misogynistic, immoral, and sexualized" and that this was its intended identity.
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