Arcania: Gothic 4 is a video game made by Spellbound Entertainment and published by JoWood Entertainment for the PC and Xbox 360 platforms, with a PlayStation 3 edition scheduled to appear but ultimately canceled, and was eventually released, after subsequent delays, on October 12, 2010, across the world, and October 19, that same year, in North America.
The game is the fourth installment in the Gothic series, developed originally by Piranha Bytes, and the first made by another studio, the aforementioned Spellbound team, which stars a new hero and focuses on the conflicts in the Southern Islands and Southern Seas of the Gothic universe.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- Teacher Beater (5 points): Prove your mettle to your secret mentor.
- Family Man (5 points): Obtain Ivy's agreement to marry you.
- Queenslayer (5 points): Defeat the loam vermin queen.
- Bane of the Bandits (5 points): Clear the bridge to Stewark.
- Kingmaker (15 points): Bring stability to Stewark.
- Champion of Silverlake (15 points): Obtain access to the Silverlake archives.
- Master of the Elements (20 points): Obtain an audience with the Grand Master of Water in Tooshoo.
- Chosen by Fire and Shadow (25 points): Learn the secrets of the abbots of the Sea Cliff Monastery.
- Bad Dog (30 points): Defeat Jabo's watchdog.
- Seeker (35 points): Gain access to the forgotten temple.
- Forged by Destiny (40 points): Claim the power of the divine forge.
- Avenger (50 points): Obtain revenge for Feshyr.
- Saviour (150 points): Defeat an ancient evil.
- Deft Hands (5 points): Craft your first item.
- First Blood (5 points): Emerge victorious from your first battle.
- Initiate (5 points): Annihilate an enemy with a spell.
- Hunter (5 points): Finish an enemy off with a well-placed shot.