Gothic 3

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  1. XMightyMx
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    A totally mess when released and after that no support of the dev team since they literally lost the license of their own game. But the gothic community saved the game: Fan made patch (community patch) and mods (like the quest package) finished it. Today its a good game, with still nice graphics, a large open world and a wonderful soundtrack. But never play it without the fan made mods orA totally mess when released and after that no support of the dev team since they literally lost the license of their own game. But the gothic community saved the game: Fan made patch (community patch) and mods (like the quest package) finished it. Today its a good game, with still nice graphics, a large open world and a wonderful soundtrack. But never play it without the fan made mods or every wolf will kill you while youre wearing the paladine armor at level 50.… Expand
  2. PenetratorGod
    Aug 20, 2023
    6
    I'll start my review of Gothic 3 by saying that I found it to be a huge improvement over the first two games. The pace of the game is now much faster, and it has much better voice acting and controls. It's also much better at immersing the player because it gives you a huge world and encourages exploration, something I complained about a lot in the first two games.

    There are tons of    I'll start my review of Gothic 3 by saying that I found it to be a huge improvement over the first two games. The pace of the game is now much faster, and it has much better voice acting and controls. It's also much better at immersing the player because it gives you a huge world and encourages exploration, something I complained about a lot in the first two games.

    There are tons of side quests to do in different towns and villages and you don't even need to do them all. You can take your time and do them in the order you want, or even ignore them completely.

    Gothic 3 definitely managed to capture me in this regard. There's a certain amount of freedom, but at the same time the game doesn't lose its sense of direction. There's still the main story going on in the background, which you can go back to if you want, but towards the later stages the difficulty starts to escalate and so you may be forced to do side quests to level up more and improve.

    The combat system is not as bad as in the first two games, but it's quite problematic. You get used to it though, so I don't think it's much of a drawback. The game also has a really great soundtrack that definitely creates a nice atmosphere while exploring. The whole continent is divided into 3 main regions, Myrtana, a beautiful grassy area with lots of forests and open spaces, Nordmar, a snowy region in the north and finally Varant, a hot, desert region in the south.

    Now, even though I consider Gothic 3 to be a better game compared to the other two games, there are still a lot of little issues that I haven't mentioned. One of the things I really want to criticize is the lack of character customization. I think the game could have greatly improved my view of the game if it allowed the player to create their own character.

    Other drawbacks: Some parts of the game are very frustrating, some of the map is confusing and disorienting, and there are occasional problems with the AI of the NPCs.

    For example, at the entrance to one of the villages, there was a tamed Ice Golem that kept trying to attack me every time I walked past it, even though it wasn't aggressive and I don't recall ever making it aggressive or anything like that. As soon as I approached it, it senselessly literally saw me as an enemy.

    Other than that I didn't encounter any major bugs and the game never crashed. Overall, Gothic 3 is enjoyable and I think it surpasses Gothic 1 and 2 in every aspect. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably a fan of Gothic 1 and 2 and has nostalgic memories of those games.

    Nostalgia is a big weapon for game companies and some gamers can be blinded by nostalgia. They can't see reality. As an objective eye, even if I played the first two games in today's conditions, after what I saw, if I had played the first and second games in their release years, my opinions would be more or less the same.

    The Gothic series isn't as good and polished as the Elder Scrolls games it's trying to be, but they can be fun in their own way, and if you really want to get into the series you can skip 1 and 2 and start straight from game 3.    … Expand
  3. Deimos444
    May 21, 2023
    10
    One of the best open worlds ever. Variation that is rarely seen.
    And thanks to Kai Rosencrantz, this atmosphere is wonderful!
  4. IamNader
    May 17, 2023
    8
    Not quite as good as G2 but with all the community bugfixes and patches this game got it's place in my heart and I will always return to replay it once in a while - 8/10
  5. TastieToasty
    May 11, 2023
    3
    what the fu** is this game?

    why would anyone create this game? why would you change the engine to this monstrosity? who was okay with these design choices? the armor the nocs the nameless hero look all garbage compared to gothic 2/1 i tried it for the first few quests but it is so weird compared to the others, i cant get into it. the combat changed to the worst you cannot    what the fu** is this game?

    why would anyone create this game?

    why would you change the engine to this monstrosity?

    who was okay with these design choices? the armor the nocs the nameless hero look all garbage compared to gothic 2/1

    i tried it for the first few quests but it is so weird compared to the others, i cant get into it.

    the combat changed to the worst
    you cannot be a mage for the first few dozen hours (you have to GRIND A LOT)
    you have to buy abilities as the economy in this game is so weird.
    the nature feels like an mmo
    the graphics look like a nightmare and like oblivion.    … Expand
  6. Broyax
    May 10, 2023
    0
    On ne va pas s’attarder outre-mesure sur la catastrophe, à savoir le « Gothic Troisième du nom » d’autant que j’ai déjà essayé le suivant auparavant, l’ignoble « Gothic Forsaken Gods », l’espèce de gros ‘add-on stand alone’, suite commerciale faite à la va-vite mais par un autre studio de branquignols. C’était une grosse merde percluse de bugs et injouable dont les mécaniques toutes pétéesOn ne va pas s’attarder outre-mesure sur la catastrophe, à savoir le « Gothic Troisième du nom » d’autant que j’ai déjà essayé le suivant auparavant, l’ignoble « Gothic Forsaken Gods », l’espèce de gros ‘add-on stand alone’, suite commerciale faite à la va-vite mais par un autre studio de branquignols. C’était une grosse merde percluse de bugs et injouable dont les mécaniques toutes pétées reprenaient le « gameplay » (mort de rire…) du « Gothic 3 » justement…

    Mais ici, c’est pire puisque le jeu ne fonctionne pas sur Win7-64 (admettons…) mais ne marche pas ou si peu, ou si mal sur XP qu’on peut à peine se rendre compte de l’étendue des dégâts, très habituels cela dit chez le développeur Piranha Bytes, le père de la franchise, de cette pathétique franchise de jeux de rôle complètement pourraves.

    Ce machin charge pendant 1 mn ! et dès qu’on tente de changer la résolution, de mettre autre chose que le 1024×768 (!) on a soit un écran noir, soit un écran bleu ! cette grosse daube fait planter le pilote de la carte graphique et apparemment, il s’agit d’un complot qui vise AMD en collaboration avec Hainevidia, ces crevards de voleurs de Nvidiots et leurs cartes à la con énormes qui coûtent un bras (cf la 2080 en 12 nm (!) épaisse comme deux cartes et longue comme feu la Voodoo 5 !!).

    Après deux tentatives, j’ai compris et laissé le 1024… et là ça rame sa mère et ça lague à donf : l’impression donc d’avoir lancé cette grosse merde sur un vieux Pentium 3 ! (ololol). C’est donc injouable et l’injouabilité est comme on le sait, la marque de fabrique de ces tocards de chez Piranha Bytes ! Certes, je n’ai installé aucun patch pour cette merde gothique mais tout de même, lancer un jeu dans un « tel état », c’est lamentable !

    Même pas envie de voir si ça pourrait améliorer quoi que ce soit, car j’en doute fortement ; pour le « Forsaken Gods » ça n’a rien changé d’ailleurs… Autant ne pas perdre davantage de temps, il faut tirer la chasse sur cet étron et puis c’est tout. L’installation et surtout la désinstallation, c’est la seule chose qui marche correctement sur cette ignominie d’étron !    … Expand
  7. Renat20
    May 6, 2023
    7
    The game disappointed me and not only me. I was expecting the game to be better than Gothic 2, but it is better only in some minor things. Overall it is worse.
  8. Nick7000
    Mar 7, 2023
    8
    Немногим хуже предыдущих частей, но все равно залипательно, не смотря на недостатки.
  9. Lyralei3
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    Сколько бы багов не было в этой игре, какая бы оптимизация плохая не была, и какая бы плохая боевка не была, эта игра все равно остается одной из моих любимых игр в жанре рпг
  10. Beherit7
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    I started my journey with these kind of games with Gothic 3, great memories.
  11. Vzhik
    Nov 25, 2022
    7
    Коммьюнити сильно хейтит игру, что меня останавливало от прохождения. Исправлены ли модами претензии, я так и не понял, но похоже что нет. Но по порядку.
    Хотел просто глянуть "что там" и прошел, в отличии от кучи заброшенного.
    Накатил Альтернативный баланс и фиксы все сущесвующие - Parallel Universe и Gothic_3_EE_Patch . Стартанул магом (как всегда), и через несколько часов просто    Коммьюнити сильно хейтит игру, что меня останавливало от прохождения. Исправлены ли модами претензии, я так и не понял, но похоже что нет. Но по порядку.
    Хотел просто глянуть "что там" и прошел, в отличии от кучи заброшенного.
    Накатил Альтернативный баланс и фиксы все сущесвующие - Parallel Universe и Gothic_3_EE_Patch . Стартанул магом (как всегда), и через несколько часов просто застрял. Урона не хватает, мана заканчивается, противники ложат с двух ударов. Выяснилось что в игре есть уровни сложности, переключил на легкий и пошло дело! Магия, мечи. сеттинг отличный, история продвигается. В один момент понял что Сосуды для создания Зелий маны в игре не бесконечны, и где я их столько буду брать непонятно. Но оказалось все пороше. Реген маны. Куча интересных решений, чуть не угробил всех учителей для себя. Но как и первой части, самые мощные заклинания так и не дали. Игра закончилась. Пошел по пути мира за Ксардосом.
    Теперь объективно. Открытий мир? Отлично во второй части он тоже открытий, хоть и не такой большой. Куча квестов - шикардос, половина сами выполняются ничего делать не надо. Есть которые надо попотеть что выполнить? Да, есть.
    Ну а субъективно - вторая часть казалась чем-то завязанным в один тугой клубок, который надо распутывать очень старательно дергая за ниточки квестов, прокачки, фарма и вырезания врагов. Тут же простор для действий и делай что хочешь - три концовки, куча фракций. Минус ли это? Хз.
    Но для любителей жанра, стоит глянуть.    … Expand
  12. WhiteAndromeda
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    5 - Mediocre game.

    Advantages: +still good graphics and design of locations is also nice. +great OST. +exploring can be pretty interesting +there are still some entertaining quests in game (but amount cannot be compared nor to Gothic 2, nor to Oblivion, nor to excellent modern games). +plenty of options to develop character and open new skills (but*). Disadvantages: -terrible    5 - Mediocre game.

    Advantages:
    +still good graphics and design of locations is also nice.
    +great OST.
    +exploring can be pretty interesting
    +there are still some entertaining quests in game (but amount cannot be compared nor to Gothic 2, nor to Oblivion, nor to excellent modern games).
    +plenty of options to develop character and open new skills (but*).

    Disadvantages:
    -terrible technical issues across all the game (lags, stuttering, crashes and other minor problems)
    -no plot at all, no unique scenes, enemies and situations for story quests.
    -removed all immersive functions like creating runes, smithing with more interaction and etc.
    -combat system is a bit clever, but not enough, so it's still boring and NOW it takes more of the gamer's time, but don't deliver pleasure from the fight.
    -(but*) feeling of game progression is BROKEN AT ALL, character can defeat almost everyone at the start of the game without real problem and the most dangerous enemies are the one with swift attacks like GOBLINS and BOARS.    … Expand
  13. IdleSpace
    Oct 27, 2022
    6
    Худшая часть серии.
    Яркий пример того, что больше - не значит лучше.
    Игра стала гигантской, но этот гигантизм не наполнен ничем интересным (за редким исключением). Куча предметного мусора, рандомная генерация предметов 99% сундуков, перегруз по врагам (местная боевка не настолько увлекательна, чтобы к середние игры не начать избегать стычки), однообразная зачистка городов и решение    Худшая часть серии.
    Яркий пример того, что больше - не значит лучше.
    Игра стала гигантской, но этот гигантизм не наполнен ничем интересным (за редким исключением).
    Куча предметного мусора, рандомная генерация предметов 99% сундуков, перегруз по врагам (местная боевка не настолько увлекательна, чтобы к середние игры не начать избегать стычки), однообразная зачистка городов и решение проблем населения, 2/3 квестов типа "убей Х врагов, принеси У предметов" (причем Х и У могут быть очень большими числами).
    От игры можно получить удовольствие, но только если ограничиться первой третью прохождения. Дальше будет сложнее с этим.    … Expand
  14. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    9
    Якщо закрити очі на все болото багів, що були з грою на релізі, і дивитись на вже оптимізований продукт, це могла б бути одна з найкращих рпг свого часу.
  15. Czechinator
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    Even though it's worse than the first and second parts. Still a beautiful and interesting world to explore. Absolutely excellent music by the Czech orchestra. (Probably the best soundtrack of any game I've ever played, and that I've played an unnecessary lot) The quests and dialogue are ok. But you can see that there was no time to finish the game properly. I recommend the communityEven though it's worse than the first and second parts. Still a beautiful and interesting world to explore. Absolutely excellent music by the Czech orchestra. (Probably the best soundtrack of any game I've ever played, and that I've played an unnecessary lot) The quests and dialogue are ok. But you can see that there was no time to finish the game properly. I recommend the community patch. Combat is quite simple but still quite fun.… Expand
  16. GuidoTheHare
    Jul 19, 2022
    5
    Rendimiento malo, combates sosos, y una historia que no te engancha. Este videojuego debería haberse acabado ya la saga si se les acabase las ideas en como seguir la trama. La jugabilidad esta bien y la banda sonora lo mejor.
  17. Izoeros
    Jun 5, 2022
    5
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  18. Ruskacz
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is something wonderful, it has a very good atmosphere and GRAPHIC background, it is true that you need to download a community patch for this game, but once it is downloaded, it will be a great game, I recommend it to fans of RPG games… Expand
  19. Amorph0us
    Jan 12, 2022
    7
    They say that the story was worse than the 2 previous titles. I did not found out so and I would say that gameplay was better by far... The problem was that it was too repetitive and felt like grinding at some times.
  20. Eliador100
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    2nd best game from trilogy for me. I love the music and the open world was lovely. Story was not perfect but the fact that the game does not lead the player on the string was an advantage for me.
  21. kolarz3
    Oct 7, 2021
    7
    Nice game in the Gothic universe but it's far less enjoyable than Gothic 2,1. The graphic is nice but the fight system is not so much interesting. Nice story but without fireworks
  22. Le0nidas
    Sep 25, 2021
    7
    It was a huge disappointment since Gothic I and II were truly masterpieces. But with some community patches this game will still bring you a lot of fun. Its sad that developers didnt have the time to produce a better quality game.
  23. Playstation4Guy
    Jun 25, 2021
    10
    This isn't a review!
    I really enjoyed the first 2 games. Actually finished them recently. When found out about what happened to the third one, I got upset. The game has seen many changes like a new engine and new voice actor for the main character (Called The Hero). I've installed the final fan patches. I'm just couple of hours into the game so I can't say much. I will write a longer    This isn't a review!
    I really enjoyed the first 2 games. Actually finished them recently. When found out about what happened to the third one, I got upset. The game has seen many changes like a new engine and new voice actor for the main character (Called The Hero). I've installed the final fan patches. I'm just couple of hours into the game so I can't say much. I will write a longer review later. But for now I will give the game a 10 because I love the series (Only the ones made by pirhana bytes) and because there's just no game like Gothic.    … Expand
  24. MetaCthulhu
    May 7, 2021
    9
    Piranha Bytes last good game and the second best in the whole Gothc-Series (after the superb "Gothic 2").
    Let's hope they'll remaster it one day!
  25. Simowsky
    Mar 24, 2021
    10
    I love this game... This history, characters, world and soundtrack. I love Polish dubbing.
  26. Skevinger
    Mar 23, 2021
    9
    It has it's flaws compared to the predecessors but it's still one of the best RPGs. It had a rocky start because of all the serious bugs, but the game is still atmospheric and great.
  27. tymqe
    Feb 26, 2021
    10
    one of my favourites childhood games, so many memories. I remember playing it after a long day of school ...
  28. Pekaboyare
    Jan 26, 2021
    0
    Говно из жопы, никогда не играйте в это недоразумение!
  29. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Big step down. Incredibly buggy release combined with poor optimization that made even good PC struggle. World is insanely big if you compare it to Gothic 2, but it luck the polish that the previous game. You have a lot of cities, camps and NPC but most of them are just bland, even the plot is really weak.
  30. Kai82
    Oct 19, 2020
    5
    Gothic 3 does not live up to the prequels. It has even more bugs and the producer Mike Hoge said in an interview it was unfinished at the release date. You can see that it was rushed but luckily the community patches helped a lot. The story continues after the events of Gothic 2. The nameless hero (running gag as he is interrupted every time he wants to introduce himself) returns to theGothic 3 does not live up to the prequels. It has even more bugs and the producer Mike Hoge said in an interview it was unfinished at the release date. You can see that it was rushed but luckily the community patches helped a lot. The story continues after the events of Gothic 2. The nameless hero (running gag as he is interrupted every time he wants to introduce himself) returns to the mainland. There he immediately noticed that the war with the orcs is gone bad and nearly all of Myrtana is conquered. However it is not that black and white. He has to solve the crisis and restore the country. I am vague on purpose because there are many fractions you can support. The orcs are not that evil and maybe hard but fair is a valid description (you meet the more uncivilized once in the previous games). Also the human king Rhobar was the one who forced you and everyone even suspected of a crime into working at the ore mine, ordered the creation of the deadly barrier and ruined his country or to be fair could not avoid this situation. The story is engaging but often you are overwhelmed by the size of the world and fractions. It is painful to get the highest approval from all factions and restart in all cities at low approval rating. The world is huge and separated into 3 big parts. Myrtana where you start, the Northlands (Viking themed) and Varant (Dessert and Assassin themed). There is a lot to explorer. Nearly the whole world is open for you at the beginning. Same warning as always. While you are not completely weakened as before there are enemies that will kill you faster than you can react especially in groups early on. The level up system is the same as before. Gain experience points, level up and improve or learn new skills (trainers needed). You can even learn more than ever. For itself it sounds and described as the other games. But it feels uneasy. I struggled to get into the game and it is overwhelming at some points. There are also the bugs that plague the game and exploits you can use. I think 1 or 2 years of additional development were needed. The graphics were praiseworthy at its time but demanding as hell back then. The soundtrack was really good. Overall it lacks the immersion and emotional attachment of the prequels. It is a shame as I see the great potential. If done right this could have been the crown jewel of the franchise. It is somehow enjoyable but nothing to write home or to remember. It is an unfinished masterpiece that you barley recognize as potential masterpiece. Use the patches as it is a mess without them (As before you can read the descriptions what was fixed to get an understanding).… Expand
  31. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    7
    While the game is buggy and not very well thought out and the story was taken through some weird moments, it has a certain likeability that I cannot shake off. Sure, it looks dated even more than its sequel and sometimes doesn't respect its predecessor's plot, it is an awesome culmination of the Hero's story.
  32. HDHorseman
    Aug 20, 2020
    8
    I can truly understand if someone doesnt like this game. I mean at the release at 2006 it was unplayable. But with the community it is a fair and nice game. Kinda like a gem that gets forgotten.

    The developers sadly didnt have the time back then to make a proper ending. You have a big open world in which you are completely free in your actions! But that has a price. If you have    I can truly understand if someone doesnt like this game. I mean at the release at 2006 it was unplayable. But with the community it is a fair and nice game. Kinda like a gem that gets forgotten.

    The developers sadly didnt have the time back then to make a proper ending. You have a big open world in which you are completely free in your actions! But that has a price. If you have different endings you have different storys based on youre behavoir and choices. You will propably loose track of the story just a few hours in the game.

    It feels a bit weird because you invest a lot of time in a (great) story that feels rushed at the end. You think you are in the middle of the game? Well you know you can finish the game with leaving 80% of the world in quest out. Just because you have to do a list of things an can ignore everything around it :D But at least just because its possible doesnt mean you have to do it.

    If this doesnt bother you and you can tollerate a few bugs and logic errors, you have a pretty good game!    … Expand
  33. Grdnfreeman
    Jul 26, 2020
    5
    Gothic 2 en sevdiğim rpg ler arasında ilk 5 e giriyorsa, gothic 3 te en sevmediğim rpgler arasından ilk 3 e girer. Oyunu 62 saat oynadım ve çözümü olmayan bir bugla karşılaştım internette çok araştırdım sorunu çözemedim ve oyunu bırakmak zorunda kaldım. 5 puan vermemim sebebi tabi ki sadece bug değil.
    1_Combat sistemi; combat sistemi o kadar kötü ki hiç üzerine düşünülmemiş, hiç    Gothic 2 en sevdiğim rpg ler arasında ilk 5 e giriyorsa, gothic 3 te en sevmediğim rpgler arasından ilk 3 e girer. Oyunu 62 saat oynadım ve çözümü olmayan bir bugla karşılaştım internette çok araştırdım sorunu çözemedim ve oyunu bırakmak zorunda kaldım. 5 puan vermemim sebebi tabi ki sadece bug değil.
    1_Combat sistemi; combat sistemi o kadar kötü ki hiç üzerine düşünülmemiş, hiç uğraşılmamış, özensiz, sadece mouse spamlayarak düşman öldürüyoruz bundan kötüsü var mıdır?
    2_Dengesiz düşmanlar: öyle bir oyun düşünün ki güçsüz olması gereken kurt ve domuzlar oyunun en güçlüleri , ama güçlü olması gereken troller, shadowbeastler en güçsüzleri. Oyunu 30 saatt zorda oynadıktan sonra normal zorluk ayarına almak zorunda kaldım sırf bu dengesiz güç dağılımı yüzünden. Alt tarafı kurt kesecez toplu dalıyorlar şansın yok.Zombi kesecez çöle 100 tane zombiyi salmışlar kes babam kes sabaha kadar uğraş mouse spamlamaktan yoruldum eski gothiclerde 3-4 düşman olurdu burada kopyala yapıştır misali basmışlar düşmanları saatlerce uğraş.
    3_ Tekrar eden görevler ve hikayesi olmayan görevler mmorpg misali şunu topla şunu kes şunu getir lan bi ara hikaye olsun bi görevde. Hepsi aynı, yok post getir, yok ore getir vs.
    4_ Gelişememe sorunu: o kadar paladin zırhı amulet ring kılıç çektim tamam dedim güçlendim yine aynı hasarı yi kurtlardan yiyorum değişen birşey yok meğer bu zırh puanlarının bir önemi yokmuş önemli olan sağlığı geliştirmekmiş saçmalığa bak.
    Daha da yazılır saçmalıklar şuan aklıma gelen bunlar bu oyuna 9-10 puan verenler muhtemelen nostalji damarları kabardığı için vermiştir çocukluk oyunu olduğu için yoksa gerçekten bu puanı vermelerini anlamak mümkün değil    … Expand
  34. PaYaB
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    If you apply some patches, if you turn a blind eye on the combat system(which can be really hard) .
    Yeah and it has rubbish optimalization.
    It's a really good RPG with amazing open world (to this date), amazing soundstrack and good hero growth.
    Too bad that Jowood wanted to compete with Oblivion back then and rushed the release. (Jowood went bankrupt before Nordic acquired them)
  35. kabskannar12
    May 16, 2020
    6
    I just couldn't like this series. Not that I play in comparison to the 2020 period. I don't even have any expectations. But I couldn't finish the game. After 2 or 3 hours of play, 10 or 15 hours, the game gets so boring that it doesn't come. The story is very messy and untidy. The gameplay is repeating. There are bugs everywhere.
  36. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    6
    Ехх, таку гру про**и. Гра, яку стало можливо грати через кілька років завдяки фанатам. Але всеж ніхто не відібрав у неї цікавих персонажів і ситуацій. Ну це точно не те завершення трилогії, яку вона заслужила.
  37. CDannyZ
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    9/10. For me the best gothic. A lot of Hours of gameplay And i love the graphic
  38. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Let's say this is a last in series (Arcania is not counted)
    Despite bugs and technical issues game is very enjoyable. Maybe not with strong story as an previous one but still good.
    Lot's of quest and things to do :)
  39. 5380
    Nov 10, 2019
    8
    Maybe it ain't as great as two unquestionable games but still a solid RPG game
  40. Janich
    Sep 26, 2019
    9
    This is the game you set on a big screen, make coffee and explore... for hours, just walking around the forests. That is certain death meet the beasts at first , but then you learn to fight them - slash, step backwards, slash, step backwards, a little hunting skill for shield parry, a little better robe, and your best friend - Bow with lots of arrows, and there you are.. Oh yeah, missionsThis is the game you set on a big screen, make coffee and explore... for hours, just walking around the forests. That is certain death meet the beasts at first , but then you learn to fight them - slash, step backwards, slash, step backwards, a little hunting skill for shield parry, a little better robe, and your best friend - Bow with lots of arrows, and there you are.. Oh yeah, missions and the story.. but the main thing is beautiful , gorgeous landscapes - trees and water, and sun, and lighting.. My first deal with the Gothic series was when I bought Night of the Raven, Gothic 2 add on CD. What a shame, when I put the CD and the necessary of Gothic 2 was asked... I bought 3 CD Gothic 2 pack... didnt finish it. Then, somehou found the Gothic 1... Finished it, and started the Gothic 2. When Gothic 3 came out, I knew that no way My PC could handle it, so I wait for this about 12 years, when I finally could play this masterpiece of bits and bytes. If you want RPG, this is a holy gral. Best advantage on Skyrim is that no loading screens entering the caves and houses.… Expand
  41. zbysiek123456
    Sep 13, 2019
    6
    Good game but I don't feel spirit of classic Gothic I i 2 and Night of the Raven. Still can be played and enjoyed.
  42. Joewashere
    Aug 8, 2019
    9
    Do you remember the days when "Open World" still sounded like a promise? When exploring a vast, beautiful continent without artificial boundaries seemed to be the future of RPG's? When the hope for freedom wasn't yet tainted by games with countless repetitive quests, boring trash mobs and soulless landscapes without any memorability? Enter Gothic 3, the latest part of Piranha Bytes' iconicDo you remember the days when "Open World" still sounded like a promise? When exploring a vast, beautiful continent without artificial boundaries seemed to be the future of RPG's? When the hope for freedom wasn't yet tainted by games with countless repetitive quests, boring trash mobs and soulless landscapes without any memorability? Enter Gothic 3, the latest part of Piranha Bytes' iconic action-RPG - series, released in 2006.

    In a beautifully handcrafted world you, the nameless hero, can decide to either help the human rebels to fight the Orcs who have occupied the kingdom of Myrtana, - or to help the occupants in their strive for power. Depending on your choice, in the course of the game the world will change, and so will the ending sequence, of which there are three. Rarely has an open world game managed to build such a poetic, yet believable world. Here, exploring still is a real adventure.

    But the memorable scenery is not the only aspect making the game a unique experience: Gothic 3 has probably the most wonderful soundtrack ever created for a videogame. Kai Rosenkranz, who was responsible for the first two Gothic's soundtracks as well, managed to create his ultimate masterpiece, and it would be worth playing the game for the soundtrack alone.

    Once again, Piranha Bytes have proven to be masters of creating an exceptional world with dense atmosphere, and playing this gem is highly recommended! If you do so, make sure to install the latest Community Patch though, since playing it without these unofficial patches can make it a hassle.

    With the latest patches installed however, Gothic 3 is an example of what open world RPG's could be.    … Expand
  43. ErtYwek
    Jan 30, 2019
    7
    Glitched but still very good game. I would tell the game has most beautiful map from all Gothic Saga.
    Music great but don't have this 'magic touch' like in Gothic II. Still waiting for next Gothic :]
  44. Caerleon
    Dec 15, 2018
    5
    I can't call "It" Gothic. Yes, there are recognizable characters, but this is not enough. This is a real failure. Terrible twin brother.

    I remember those times. When Piranha Bytes laughed at Elder scrolls 4 because of the unplayability of a bunch of bugs. However, When Gothic released it was terrible in every sense: low fps on powerful computers, broken quests, a large number of bugs.    I can't call "It" Gothic. Yes, there are recognizable characters, but this is not enough. This is a real failure. Terrible twin brother.

    I remember those times. When Piranha Bytes laughed at Elder scrolls 4 because of the unplayability of a bunch of bugs. However, When Gothic released it was terrible in every sense: low fps on powerful computers, broken quests, a large number of bugs.

    Let's start with a terrible combat system. No more combo attacks. Only three actions: fast attack, strong attack, block. Any fight boils down to a quick spam light attacks. Magic has become much worse. The most boring gameplay for a magician.

    Yes, there was an open world, but what's the point? Was crowded locations, where given a trivial and boring task, and next to them an empty area.    … Expand
  45. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Играть без патчей невозможно. Имба магия, боевка-слешер в стиле взял копье и лупи круговой атакой.
  46. Gelaos
    Sep 20, 2018
    5
    The worst game from Piranha Bytes, it's not Gothic in any way. I almost regret finishing this game...

    Story is nonexistent, combat is stupid clickfest (Actually, "stupid" can't express how much bad, bad the combat is.), character development useless (e.g. it doesn't matter what skills you have, everything's clickfest all the same), absolutely horrible quests (99 % is like "bring me 5    The worst game from Piranha Bytes, it's not Gothic in any way. I almost regret finishing this game...

    Story is nonexistent, combat is stupid clickfest (Actually, "stupid" can't express how much bad, bad the combat is.), character development useless (e.g. it doesn't matter what skills you have, everything's clickfest all the same), absolutely horrible quests (99 % is like "bring me 5 flowers", "kill 5 wolves"). I could go on and on describing how much shallow this game is.

    However, I liked first 5-10 hours, graphics and music is nice. But Gothic 3 is 50-80 hours long and not in a single moment did I feel any sense of actually achieving something in this game.    … Expand
  47. boredboredbored
    Apr 7, 2018
    0
    An absolute wreck of a game. A thesis in itself for the justification of piracy. I still rage to this very day the hard-earned money I wasted on this. The absolute game-breaking issue? Combat. It happens every few minutes, and whoever lands the first hit wins. The character that gets hit undergoes an uninterruptable stagger, during which time if you are hit repeats. Get hit first, get hitAn absolute wreck of a game. A thesis in itself for the justification of piracy. I still rage to this very day the hard-earned money I wasted on this. The absolute game-breaking issue? Combat. It happens every few minutes, and whoever lands the first hit wins. The character that gets hit undergoes an uninterruptable stagger, during which time if you are hit repeats. Get hit first, get hit constantly. A fully armoured tank can be wiped out by a rat if it gets hit first. This is injury added to the insult to the potential which the game offers. I saw the sprawling skill-tree begging to be explored, but never to be exploited. To hell with this game.… Expand
  48. RagingPoet
    Nov 30, 2017
    8
    Even with most of the bugs fixed Gothic 3 still has a lot of issues but it is a good game. Exploration, progression and skill system are great, but it lost a lot of charm that Gothic 2 had while expanding the game world.
  49. Kaszmiro
    Nov 1, 2017
    7
    After patching this game and istalling fan mods like content mod and quest pack. I can easily say that it's one of the best rpgs.
    Pros
    + Giant open world with a lot of cities + Good immersion through working for certain factions + Interesting plot of human and orcs war + Complete freedom + Crafting system + A lot of fractions COns - Combat system is awful, when u get hit u are    After patching this game and istalling fan mods like content mod and quest pack. I can easily say that it's one of the best rpgs.
    Pros
    + Giant open world with a lot of cities
    + Good immersion through working for certain factions
    + Interesting plot of human and orcs war
    + Complete freedom
    + Crafting system
    + A lot of fractions
    COns
    - Combat system is awful, when u get hit u are basically dead because enemy just keeps wrecking you till you are dead
    - Character development isn't very significant
    - Side quests aren't a masterpiece
    - Enemy mages are so powerful    … Expand
  50. Buthomar
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Игру невозможно не рекомендовать! Даже несмотря на баги, недоработки и плохую оптимизацию!
    Дремучие леса Миртаны, бескрайние дюны Варанта и морозные горы Нордмара!
    Повстанцы, ведущие жизнь дикарей, сохранившие однако верность королю! Орки, уважающие только силу и честь! Продажные наёмники, слух которых ласкает только звон золота. Суровые жители севера, мудрые странники и самолюбивые    Игру невозможно не рекомендовать! Даже несмотря на баги, недоработки и плохую оптимизацию!
    Дремучие леса Миртаны, бескрайние дюны Варанта и морозные горы Нордмара!
    Повстанцы, ведущие жизнь дикарей, сохранившие однако верность королю!
    Орки, уважающие только силу и честь! Продажные наёмники, слух которых ласкает только звон золота.
    Суровые жители севера, мудрые странники и самолюбивые ассассины - жители пустыни.
    Великие охотники и кузнецы, войны и алхимики! Свобода выбора и одновременно сложность выбора! Целая философия. Места, столь отдалённые и столь заброшенные! Мир так и завораживает! Что кажется разработчик творил! Творил для себя!
    Не задумываясь!
    Вот так и рождаются шедевры!

    Готика подарила мне лучшие часы...    … Expand
  51. Koristo
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    With the Community Patch, Gothic 3 is one of the most ambitious, challenging, and varied RPGs that I've played. It is beautiful and engrossing. It blends the grittiness of Witcher with the scope of Skyrim and just doesn't quit. The character progression is superbly balanced. The map design is superlative and gets you excited to explore. I haven't seen better. You will die, and die, and dieWith the Community Patch, Gothic 3 is one of the most ambitious, challenging, and varied RPGs that I've played. It is beautiful and engrossing. It blends the grittiness of Witcher with the scope of Skyrim and just doesn't quit. The character progression is superbly balanced. The map design is superlative and gets you excited to explore. I haven't seen better. You will die, and die, and die but it never feels unfair. This game is bizarrely underrated.… Expand
  52. Guldan666
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Готика 3. Продолжение одной из самых лучших рпг начала 2000-х. Все её ждали, и на выходе получили наверняка не то, о чем мечтали. Мир стал более красочным и менее готичным. Здесь кривой геймплей, множество багов (не критичных) правятся лишь фанатскими патчами, но для меня эта игра всё равно будет одной из самых любимых игр в жизни (Любимой игрой в серии, правда, всё равно остается втораяГотика 3. Продолжение одной из самых лучших рпг начала 2000-х. Все её ждали, и на выходе получили наверняка не то, о чем мечтали. Мир стал более красочным и менее готичным. Здесь кривой геймплей, множество багов (не критичных) правятся лишь фанатскими патчами, но для меня эта игра всё равно будет одной из самых любимых игр в жизни (Любимой игрой в серии, правда, всё равно остается вторая часть). В ней есть великолепная атмосфера приключения, красивейшие локации, где есть и пустыня и заснеженные горы с лесными массивами и водопадами. Одна из основных причин полюбить эту игру - музыка. Она великолепна. Она настолько прекрасно передает дух игры, что до сих пор, при ее прослушивании можно сразу погрузиться в воспоминания о своих путешествиях на просторах Миртаны. Система репутации и возможность занять сторону одной из трех фракций, делает игру еще более реиграбельной. С каждым прохождением, я уверен, вы откроете для себя что-то новое, чего до этого не видели или же не делали. Не могу посоветовать игру каждому, но для любителей RPG, эта игра обязательна к просмотру. Отсылок для фанатов 1-й и 2-й части, предостаточно, что добавляет положительных эмоций при игре, такому фанату серии как я. Если с серией игр Gothic вы не знакомы, послушайте хотя бы музыку композитора Кая Розенкранца, уверяю она вам понравится. Да прибудет с вами Аданос, Иннос или же Белиар!… Expand
  53. Grompell
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    I had to kill the cows on the farm belonging to the orc city, and free the slaves in the camp nearby. I sniped 4 of the 5 cows and angered the farmers. So, I ran away to free the slaves. Ended up running back to the farmers, followed by the slavers, and then to the city, where the fight alerted the orcs. So, I then had the orcs, the farmers and the slavers all chasing me, and the last cowI had to kill the cows on the farm belonging to the orc city, and free the slaves in the camp nearby. I sniped 4 of the 5 cows and angered the farmers. So, I ran away to free the slaves. Ended up running back to the farmers, followed by the slavers, and then to the city, where the fight alerted the orcs. So, I then had the orcs, the farmers and the slavers all chasing me, and the last cow had disappeared.

    Who could blame it?

    So, I ran away into the woods, with the whole bunch following me, where they began fighting with the local wildlife. The woods were alive with the sounds of battle. Hiding, I stumbled across some grain thieves camped beside a cave filled with gigantic ants. The giant ants attacked everything, the grain theives attacked the orcs, the slavers and the orcs attacked the grain thieves, and in amongst it the wildlife had a go at whatever crossed its path.

    I sneaked away but ran into a pack of wolves and led them back to the ongoing epic confrontation in the woods via a bridge, whcih they then fell off one by one into a gully below. Some grain thieves arrived and I led them back across the bridge. They too failed to negotiate the bridge and fell into the gully with the wolves.

    I never did find the last cow.

    I suspect it fell out of the world with the shock of it all.

    13/10    … Expand
  54. Faustin
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Was war Gothic 3 zum Release 2006 für ein Bugfest. Nach dem großartigen Gothic 2 hatte ich mich damals riesig auf den dritten Teil der Serie gefreut und ihn sogar vorbestellt. Doch dann die große Ernüchterung beim ersten Anspielen: Wirkt alles irgendwie unfertig und wegen der hohen Hardwareanforderung auch sehr ruckelig. Enttäuscht legte ich das Spiel damals nach wenigen Stunden wiederWas war Gothic 3 zum Release 2006 für ein Bugfest. Nach dem großartigen Gothic 2 hatte ich mich damals riesig auf den dritten Teil der Serie gefreut und ihn sogar vorbestellt. Doch dann die große Ernüchterung beim ersten Anspielen: Wirkt alles irgendwie unfertig und wegen der hohen Hardwareanforderung auch sehr ruckelig. Enttäuscht legte ich das Spiel damals nach wenigen Stunden wieder beiseite.
    Ein Jahr und diverse Patches später, habe ich das Spiel dann erneut ausprobiert - mit besserer Hardware. Und siehe da, unter den vielen Bugs hatte sich ein richtig gutes Rollenspiel versteckt. Es war endlich spielbar! Und auch wenn die Bugs noch nicht gänzlich ausblieben, hatte es mich wie zuvor der zweite Teil voll in seinen Bann gezogen. Die Welt war größer, die Umgebung vielseitig und immer stimmig und die Dialoge Gothic-typisch. Alles in allem genau das, was man von einem Gothic-Teil erwarten würde. Dazu kommt ein interessantes Rufsystem, bei dem man sich entscheiden muss, welche Partei man unterstützt.
    Ich möchte aber auch die nach wie vor vorhandenen Schwächen des Spiels nicht verschweigen. Das Balancing in den Kämpfen, besonders bei den Orklagern im kalten Nordmar, schwankt sehr stark. Auch kleinere Ruckler beim Nachladen der Welt bleiben nicht ganz aus. Und bei gewissen falschen Entscheidungen, kann man sich schonmal gründlich den Verlauf des restlichen Spiels versauen.
    Mittlerweile haben weitere Community-Patches das Spiel aber weiter aufgewertet und die gröbsten Fehler endgültig beseitigt. Wer also damals noch von Gothic 3 enttäuscht war, sollte heute einen zweiten Blick riskieren. Ich jedenfalls habe Gothic 3 inzwischen schon zum dritten Mal durchgespielt.    … Expand
  55. Zuben7
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Seisot niityllä hiki aamuisessa koleudessa höyryten. Veri tippuu tahmeasti kirveestäsi, aamuinen kaste kimaltelee kilvelläsi ja katsot auringon nousevan ja valaisevan peikon ruumiin jonka juuri tapoit suojellaksesi lähaisen kylän asukkaita. Tämä ei ollut ensimmäinen kerta kun jouduit taisteluun elämästä ja kuolemasta tarunhohtoisten olentojen kanssa, uudelleen ja uudelleen kohtalosi pistääSeisot niityllä hiki aamuisessa koleudessa höyryten. Veri tippuu tahmeasti kirveestäsi, aamuinen kaste kimaltelee kilvelläsi ja katsot auringon nousevan ja valaisevan peikon ruumiin jonka juuri tapoit suojellaksesi lähaisen kylän asukkaita. Tämä ei ollut ensimmäinen kerta kun jouduit taisteluun elämästä ja kuolemasta tarunhohtoisten olentojen kanssa, uudelleen ja uudelleen kohtalosi pistää sinut vastatusten mitä pelottavampien kauhujen kanssa mutta olet selviytyny niistä kaikista ja joka kerta hieman vahvempana.... Sitten puskistaa hyökkää yksi♥♥♥♥♥♥♥susi ja tappaa sinut The End.… Expand
  56. Medunamun
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    The Pyrahna Studio'nun yapmış olduğu oyun,risen oynayanlara şiddetle tavsiye ediyorum.Çünkü risen açık dünya değildi bu oyunları ise açık dünya oyunu,üstelik risenle oynanışı çok benziyor ve dövüş sistemi muhteşem olmuş.
  57. arksx1
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    Ich versthehe alle gar nicht.Der dritte Teil der Gothic Sage ist eines der besten RPGs überhaubt.Vorrausgesetzt man hat (wie hier) die Community Patches instaliert.Gothic3 hat (meiner Meinung nach) eine (wirklich) offene und wirklich riesige Spielwelt wo fast überall etwas zu finden gibt !Die Character sind witzig animiert,die Quest sind gut und die Gilden sind gut durchdacht und die MusikIch versthehe alle gar nicht.Der dritte Teil der Gothic Sage ist eines der besten RPGs überhaubt.Vorrausgesetzt man hat (wie hier) die Community Patches instaliert.Gothic3 hat (meiner Meinung nach) eine (wirklich) offene und wirklich riesige Spielwelt wo fast überall etwas zu finden gibt !Die Character sind witzig animiert,die Quest sind gut und die Gilden sind gut durchdacht und die Musik ist episch.
    Doch was mir nicht gefällt sind die viel zu leichten Kämpfe und die plötchlich vielzustarken Goblins.

    Doch Gothic 3 ist eines der besten klassik Rollenspiele die es grad so gibt!    … Expand
  58. constantinmagic
    Sep 16, 2017
    3
    3 d time i play all game as ranger this run on hard mod2
    1. Those are Not Orcs are some lame **** humanized ****
    2.Shadowbeast is a giant **** RAT! 3.i have over 500 hunting skill doing same or almost same number of hits per kill wtf?? 4when played as mage had 700 AN,still used based damage spells,if u climb up high u can use waves,fire etc otherwise lame 5.This is **** combat    3 d time i play all game as ranger this run on hard mod2
    1. Those are Not Orcs are some lame **** humanized ****
    2.Shadowbeast is a giant **** RAT!
    3.i have over 500 hunting skill doing same or almost same number of hits per kill wtf??
    4when played as mage had 700 AN,still used based damage spells,if u climb up high u can use waves,fire etc otherwise lame
    5.This is **** combat system..that s Not Gothic...was cool big world but alas,poor choises
    6D iego is not ..his voice changed **** u...same thing other friends of nameless
    7.Gothic real means gain some hp per level...and only ONEcdifficulty
    8.reached lvl 85 i killed everybody..if u choose a side u shouldn t be able to attack allies
    9Last Gothic was NOTR but with bad levelling influences..
    10on hard mode melle with AI on u hit the ground with the staff...wtf??AI and alternat balancing is Crap
    11so who put those orcs is a stupid motherf....    … Expand
  59. Genezi
    Jun 10, 2017
    8
    Great game. i have spent a lot of time on this title. It has a great story with memorable characters. Good gameplay and best cut scenes with good dialogs.
  60. KayVen17
    Jan 4, 2017
    5
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 47/100
    Mein User Score = 5/10    … Expand
  61. ljt2000
    Dec 1, 2016
    6
    This game had the potential to be good, but publishers forced this game to be released before it was finished to compete with games like Oblivion, and it shows. You expect bugs in big open world games, but no where near as frequently or game breaking for that matter, the voice acting just stops working at a certain point and you have to rely on the subtitles. I know all of this was fixedThis game had the potential to be good, but publishers forced this game to be released before it was finished to compete with games like Oblivion, and it shows. You expect bugs in big open world games, but no where near as frequently or game breaking for that matter, the voice acting just stops working at a certain point and you have to rely on the subtitles. I know all of this was fixed in a patch, but relying on the community to fix the game is unacceptable, the community's job is not to finish the game-it's to play the game. And yes most games have unofficial patches but most games are also playable before you install the patch.… Expand
  62. johnnybgood8
    Jun 18, 2016
    6
    Ok Ill will review this game and I will compare it with Oblivion-the concurent at that time when they are released.

    I was playing this game on 1.75 community patch. First I will start with Pros: Pros: -Graphics. They are pretty good for that time and now they are ok. Vegetation is very nice, models also. Cons: 1. The worst engine ever created. Ok-at the release this was bug fest.    Ok Ill will review this game and I will compare it with Oblivion-the concurent at that time when they are released.

    I was playing this game on 1.75 community patch. First I will start with Pros:
    Pros:
    -Graphics. They are pretty good for that time and now they are ok. Vegetation is very nice, models also.

    Cons:
    1. The worst engine ever created. Ok-at the release this was bug fest. Its not only bugs and glitches in game but CDT so many times. Now its fine but stuttering is still there. Also, there isnt loading screen in game but you will feel stuttering when zone loading in the background. I was playing this game on: Athlon x2 5600+ (way over the spec), 2gb ram ddr2 (512 required), hd4650 512mb (128-256 required). How someone played this game at the release I guess cuz now on this PC I had 20-30fps???
    2. Dialogues-they are basic and poor. Worse than in oblivion. But, voice acting is little better than in Oblivion. Still actors sometimes read lines without any feeling or motivation.
    3. Combat system-one of the worst ever. You just spam clicks and thats it. I didn't try magic but archery is kinda fine. You can still get stunlock and die. Oblivion>Gothic 3
    4. Animations-poor animations.
    5. Quests!!! Main story isn't that good just like in Oblivion. But in the Oblivion you have epic side quests in many of the guilds, dark brotherhood, thieves guild etc...Here you only have quests like-kill this, kill that, steal that, bring x ammount of...kill this npc...99% of quests. Oblivion>Gothic 3
    6. Armor and weapons-where are they??? I mean you can loot some weapons but you are buying armor for a lot of gold coins. And there are only few types of armor. Compared to Oblivion, its tiiiiny.

    Now about some subjective things.
    -Useless map and compas. Yes I like to have marker on the map and know where Im going. Here you are forced to explore the world. The only problem is lot of stuttering while doing that and its not fun!
    -LOOOOOOOOOOADING TIMES. Loading a quick save is like 45+sec.... don't die!!!
    -No memorable characters.
    -I didn't like character building and learning new things. U need to go to special NPC and that learn different things. I didn't like that.
    For the Gothic fans-you should play this game. And also some hard core fans too. Try it ofc, but with community patch!!!
    In the end-for me, Oblivion is a much better game overall.    … Expand
  63. anarky321
    Apr 29, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the storyline in this game is EPIC

    orcs invade the human lands, you the hero must rise up and.....

    -brownnose your way to earning the orc overlords' trust by doing their dirty work
    -raise your orc rep as a human scumbag willing to betray his own kind for a few coins
    -rat out the undercover rebels in the orc cities
    -assassinate human rebel leaders and annihilate their camps
    -join the other traitor mercs in helping the orcs suppress the enslaved human population
    -measure your prowess against orc and merc fighters in the arena to impress your orc overlords
    -be subjected to endless racial slurs from the orcs and swallow and smile
    -backstab your own king by assassinating him and cementing the orc presence

    if you haven't played this game you are seriously missing out...i play it in german and the voice acting is SUPERB    … Expand
  64. warmakern
    Oct 22, 2015
    9
    Undoubtedly one of the best rpg games that I've played. The story is brilliant and the world is completely stunning. I often found myself going through the woods exploring, instead of doing the main mission. I also enjoyed the combat. It's true that it isn't as good as the combat in gothic 1 & 2, but it's still quite fun and rewarding. The reason the game has such a bad score is mostUndoubtedly one of the best rpg games that I've played. The story is brilliant and the world is completely stunning. I often found myself going through the woods exploring, instead of doing the main mission. I also enjoyed the combat. It's true that it isn't as good as the combat in gothic 1 & 2, but it's still quite fun and rewarding. The reason the game has such a bad score is most likely due to all the bugs it had when it came out. I'd recommend downloading the latest community patch to get the best experience, but the latest official patch should also take care of most of the issues.… Expand
  65. p0tat0b0b
    Jul 27, 2015
    3
    Should never have been released as it is - the fact they are still taking money selling on steam with the same bloody awful stuttering buggy mess years after release tells you all you need to know about this. It IS possible to improve on the unplayable experience - but you will rely 100% on the fans who have released a number of patches to get this limping cripple of a game to beShould never have been released as it is - the fact they are still taking money selling on steam with the same bloody awful stuttering buggy mess years after release tells you all you need to know about this. It IS possible to improve on the unplayable experience - but you will rely 100% on the fans who have released a number of patches to get this limping cripple of a game to be playable. The Steam version is still full of bugs - I'd call it unplayable without the unofficial patches. My question is: would you pay money for a 9 year old game that the developers are selling as a finished product when the ONLY way you can play it is to rely on a a community of UNPAID fans to make it actually playable? 0/10 for the developers - should be ashamed of themselves - parasites taking money for a game that wasn't fit for release. IF you can be bothered with the 2+hrs pf patching and you can get it for next to nothing give it a go - I wouldn't recommend it… Expand
  66. Dobian
    Jul 15, 2015
    7
    I finally got this game cheap on Steam after all these years. I had played the first two in the series and always wanted to finish the story of the nameless hero, but I had heard what a buggy mess Gothic 3 was. I played this on version 1.75.14 of the community patch. Even with the patch and playing on a modern computer, the game still lags. The good news is that when I wasn't hitting thoseI finally got this game cheap on Steam after all these years. I had played the first two in the series and always wanted to finish the story of the nameless hero, but I had heard what a buggy mess Gothic 3 was. I played this on version 1.75.14 of the community patch. Even with the patch and playing on a modern computer, the game still lags. The good news is that when I wasn't hitting those lag spikes, the frame rate was mostly very smooth at high settings. The game was also pretty stable, it only crashed maybe five times the whole time I played, and always when I created a bunch of mayhem in a town. And this was in 120 hours of playing. There were some other noticeable bugs, though. On a couple of occasions, npc's somehow got ten feet in the air, or disappeared under the ground. When sneaking sometimes the camera would switch from my character to a nearby npc and I couldn't get it back. When standing on a boulder to shoot at animals attacking me, they sometimes clipped inside the boulder and actually bit me through the rock from below. And I had to spawn King Rhobar with a console command because he did not appear in his throne room. None of this made the game unplayable, but it's very noticeable after playing much more polished games like Skyrim.

    Gothic 3 differs from the first two in that it follows the open world model of Elder Scrolls. Personally, I prefer the narrative structure of the first two games to the sandbox approach. There is a story that slowly reveals itself as you travel across Myrtana, and you meet several old friends from the earlier games like Diego, Milten, Lares, Vatras, and Lester. The short of it is, the orcs rule Myrtana, the remaining free human settlements are in the mountains of Nordmar, and the Hashishin rule the desert in Varant. You have the freedom to choose who you want to side with: orcs, humans, Hashishin, nomads. Or you can just ally yourself with your old friend Xardas, who is squirreled away in a tower in the mountains. One thing I've always liked about the Gothic series, similar to Witcher, is that character and plot development is driven by actions and consequences over the abstract concept of good versus evil. That said, the weak narrative structure of Gothic 3 makes it hard to get really invested in the story. I literally only had one meaningful interaction with Xardas in my whole game that lasted all of two minutes. And the ending of the main story was completely underwhelming. No epic final boss battle, just perform a certain task and report back. The End. When you play a game for over a hundred hours, you expect something a little grander.

    The world of Gothic 3 is great. It's huge, and varied, and visually it still looks good nine years after its release. It's also very much alive, with wildlife that behaves like wildlife. They sleep, they hunt, they even leave you alone if you keep your distance or move past them quickly without loitering. Humans and orcs live their daily lives, eating, drinking, reveling. The game has tons of dialogue, and while the voice acting has been criticized, I enjoyed that pretty much everyone you meet in the game actually talks. Characters are believable as well. No black-and-white good or evil like in other games. The orcs are occupiers, but have a complex working relationship with the enslaved humans. They are for the most part noble and honorable. I even came to like them, though ultimately I betrayed them.

    Playing with auto balancing turned on in the community patch version made character development choices much more meaningful. With a limited number of learning points to spend, I made my guy a hunter/fighter with absolutely no magic abilities. He also was skilled as a thief and an alchemist, with a little bit of smithing. This made the game much more enjoyable from a role play aspect, and made it challenging throughout versus having some uber god character at the end. The combat itself was horrible, and I didn't even bother swinging my sword until I finally saved up for some paladin armor. My character's movement and reaction time in melee combat was so slow and clunky that taking on more than one enemy at a time was serious trouble. Even in the later levels, my master duel wield swordsman still had to resort to whittling enemies down with arrows before moving in with his swords.

    All-in-all, I had a lot of fun with Gothic 3, but the bugs, weak narrative, and combat keep it from being great.    … Expand
  67. smilzoboboz
    Apr 24, 2015
    7
    Let me start this review by thanking all the people who completed the game, with the so called Community Patch, from where the original developers left it. This game without the Community Patch was just a game in beta phase with a bunch of objectively wrong decisions, a lot of gamebreaking bugs and crashes.

    After this needed introduction, I have to say that there's a reason why the    Let me start this review by thanking all the people who completed the game, with the so called Community Patch, from where the original developers left it. This game without the Community Patch was just a game in beta phase with a bunch of objectively wrong decisions, a lot of gamebreaking bugs and crashes.

    After this needed introduction, I have to say that there's a reason why the community wanted this game to be actually playable and enjoyable: the premises and the general realization was (is) awesome.
    Gothic 3 is a open-world game that really makes you feel what world means. There are huge snowy mountains, with cliffs and such on the north, there are hills, swamps, lakes, plains up to the mighty desert on south. All this awesomeness filled with a glorious soundtrack and stunning cities.
    So, what can possibly go wrong? Bugs, crashes, bad UI choices.
    Of course Gothic 3 is not just a nice world, there's also complete freedom to do whatever you want and become whoever you want.

    I'd like therefore to recommend this game to RPG fans, not only because of the "historical" importance of this game, but also because even today it's fun to be played. The value you see on this review is intended for the "base" game only, community patch is almost a brand new game.    … Expand
  68. AbusBambus
    Mar 9, 2015
    6
    If you're new to the series, better get the first two games. Unfortunately, this game is largely being overshadowed by the excellent predecessors. While the game is mostly playable now, thanks to the help of some community patches, the game wasn't really released in a feature-complete state, which you can see in many aspects. A lot of CORE game features either weren't really finalized, notIf you're new to the series, better get the first two games. Unfortunately, this game is largely being overshadowed by the excellent predecessors. While the game is mostly playable now, thanks to the help of some community patches, the game wasn't really released in a feature-complete state, which you can see in many aspects. A lot of CORE game features either weren't really finalized, not well though-out, or just badly imlemented, that's something no community patch can ever fix.… Expand
  69. gimus
    Jan 6, 2015
    10
    I played it more times and finished it everytime with a sense, that I experienced something new. And the music, I like it! :-) Even graphics is still awsome and game will test your hardware. My opinion is, that this game is the best from whole serie. Try it, give it a chance. If you like RPGs, you won´t regret.
  70. koval321
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    Oblivion have better combat system definitely, this from G3 looks just ridiculous. Also what is crazy that you can beat some npc steal his sword worth lot of money and then go literally just few steps away and return. He will don't remember that you rob him and.. LOL he will again have that inventory. Crazy! So you may rob him to infinity there is no point of money in this game. TotallyOblivion have better combat system definitely, this from G3 looks just ridiculous. Also what is crazy that you can beat some npc steal his sword worth lot of money and then go literally just few steps away and return. He will don't remember that you rob him and.. LOL he will again have that inventory. Crazy! So you may rob him to infinity there is no point of money in this game. Totally broken stuff. But what is good are locations which was well designed, its not just random meaningless and BORING as Oblivion. Also adventure part is pretty good. So in fact am actually like that game. Where Oblivion in my opinion is broken to point of unplayable, this game is bad but you may actually play.

    Where am not say that G3 is super perfect best game of all time. Its not good but longer you play then more you may like it. My initial score for this game was 0/10 but it constantly raise to even 8/10 If these parts am mentioned would be fixed, better then my score could be that high. Unless I can't promote rubbish. this game is broken and that is fact. It shouldn't be released that way, does anybody test it anyway? LOL This game have so many years that should be already updated fixed modified etc. but they still sell the same trash, amazing! And beside this am found few other bugs and am still not sure if this is potential game killer bug. Well this game have so low quality that I wouldn't be surprised! ****** **** %&#@ !!!!! waste of time! Better play Risen 1 its MUCH better game.    … Expand
  71. cYrox23
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    For many a disaster. And yes, on the release day, this game was also half a disaster.
    If you gave the community time and after a long time, the good patches installed and then played, it was a very good game.

    For me, in spite of everything a very good Gothic-part
  72. PrincessRose
    Oct 28, 2014
    3
    The game worked ok for me, though when turning around as it loads the different environment it seems to lag a bit.

    Combat animations are very lazy, the same sword slash motion is used when weilding a spear. Looks very strange to swing a spear in the left right slash animation, a spear should have a thrusting animation of it's own. And the weapon hitting doesn't make a sound. Thought    The game worked ok for me, though when turning around as it loads the different environment it seems to lag a bit.

    Combat animations are very lazy, the same sword slash motion is used when weilding a spear. Looks very strange to swing a spear in the left right slash animation, a spear should have a thrusting animation of it's own. And the weapon hitting doesn't make a sound.

    Thought I didn't like the game, but I keep returning and wanting to play.

    But now after 32 hours of game play the game is frustrating me, with vague quest descriptions causing me to wander in circles and then alt tabbing out of the game to do a search for how to complete quests, I end up with a black screen and crtl alt delete doesn't work and have to manually shut down after the black screen. Don't waste your time playing this. AVOID at all costs.

    I'd rate the game 3/10 not a game I'd recommend. If you really want to try this game get it on sale like I did for $2.49    … Expand
  73. moseao
    Oct 13, 2014
    10
    This is an absolutely amazing game, but like others have said, it really needs the community patches. If you don't mind going through the (minor) trouble of patching it after installation, you'll be treated with a deep and engaging story, a huge explorable world, and tons of choices that actually impact things. I can only assume the negative reviews are without the patch, and yes, it'sThis is an absolutely amazing game, but like others have said, it really needs the community patches. If you don't mind going through the (minor) trouble of patching it after installation, you'll be treated with a deep and engaging story, a huge explorable world, and tons of choices that actually impact things. I can only assume the negative reviews are without the patch, and yes, it's really that important. Make sure to get community patch 1.75, and use alternative balancing, to enjoy one of the best RPGs ever made the way it was meant to be played.… Expand
  74. Sirik_Matak
    Sep 8, 2014
    2
    It's terrible.
    It was terrible back in the 2006 when it came out, and it still is a terrible game that probably shouldn't be made.
    The game is huge, but outside Myrtana it's just big, empty spaces that just annoy you, have no real purpose being in the game and doesn't really fit in the theme Gothic 3 should look like. Besides throwing in more unispired slashing thousands of enemies and    It's terrible.
    It was terrible back in the 2006 when it came out, and it still is a terrible game that probably shouldn't be made.
    The game is huge, but outside Myrtana it's just big, empty spaces that just annoy you, have no real purpose being in the game and doesn't really fit in the theme Gothic 3 should look like. Besides throwing in more unispired slashing thousands of enemies and making game unnecessary longer. And no - killing an entire orc army all by yourself is not epic.
    Myrtana looks amazing and has it charm, but it's an empty shell. Quests are few and most of them don't make any sense, main quest is a mess. 3 different areas tend to contradict themselves, since you can ally with orcs in Myrtana and kill every single orc in Nordmar. Khan will still love you after you return to him all like "oh hai, I just killed all your armies just up ahead in the mountains". Side factions are forced and useless (why would anyone use druid stones?). The overall theme is ruined. Orcs are turned into some kind of parody of themselves. The game tells us that they've learned human language only for basic communications with their new slaves and mercenaries but... all we hear of their native language is "mora" and they speak with eachother in english. Yeah. Weird design decisions (reworked magic and teleport stones lying around just for you to pick up).
    The game is entertaining to the certain point, where you run around Myrtana and do basic stuff, but after you enter Nordmar or Varant you can turn it off, loosing nothing of value. The game is artificially prolonged beyond any reasons - we're given "collect X quest" which is all about killing hundreds of undeads in plain desert and badly designed temples made from 3 corridors.

    Aside dreadful fundamental flaws, the game is full of game breaking bugs that are impossible to fix. Fan made patch makes things a little better, but it's still a mess. Content packs just make things worse, throwing in some balance breaking stuff and one of the most infantile fan-made quests I've ever seen that absolutely break the game in terms of the entertainment. The quest-pack and content-mod feel like made by 8-years olds.    … Expand
  75. Squerol
    Sep 4, 2014
    0
    Gothic 3 - what to say? Game was just released when it was unfinished, we received some sort of alpha-state game, without any content and game mechanics that would be here... There are too much to talk about what is bad, good is only music there and factions idea (of course only idea). CP didnt helped here much, even with latest 1.75.14. If game will be finished, it will be probably betterGothic 3 - what to say? Game was just released when it was unfinished, we received some sort of alpha-state game, without any content and game mechanics that would be here... There are too much to talk about what is bad, good is only music there and factions idea (of course only idea). CP didnt helped here much, even with latest 1.75.14. If game will be finished, it will be probably better than Gothic 1/2 and maybe one of the best game ever made. Sadly, it didnt happened and today Pirahna Bytes dont have that "talent?" and ambitions to make a game near to project of Gothic 3... There was a hope with Risen 1, but it just goes away with Risen 2 and 3 (2.5? haha) Good bye Gothic series and Piranha Bytes forever....… Expand
  76. BIA_RIGGS
    Jun 30, 2014
    10
    Anyone looking to get this game will not be upset after applying the patches. The game was rough when it first came out, that's no lie. It really is one of the best.
  77. Thothistox
    Jun 22, 2014
    6
    I played with the community patch, and a high-powered rig (GTX 780, Intel i7). The game is built on an engine without any occlusion capabilities, and it has only one resolution distance threshold, which means the graphics look like you're in a "resolution bubble" -- hideous. The game ran well on my rig, but the engine is so bad that I have no idea how anyone managed to run this on aI played with the community patch, and a high-powered rig (GTX 780, Intel i7). The game is built on an engine without any occlusion capabilities, and it has only one resolution distance threshold, which means the graphics look like you're in a "resolution bubble" -- hideous. The game ran well on my rig, but the engine is so bad that I have no idea how anyone managed to run this on a playable frame rate back when it was released. It's truly a monument to poor engineering for a graphics engine.

    The game itself feels like a Gothic game in the spirit of Gothic 1 and 2 and it has a few moments when it is genuinely fun, but a lot of the magic has faded. Gothic 3 is thin on everything except exploration. C&C comes down to an opinion score for each faction. You don't change the world a whole lot except for wiping out entire towns, which is what you have to do to finish the game. (It feels awkward to have to kill people who were sometimes your earlier quest givers.) The plot fizzles out suddenly and the game ends abruptly and is unsatisfying.

    Questing consists of too many fetch and fedex missions, and not enough C&C between quests. Still, a few quests were interesting and managed to captivate me.

    I only finished the game once, but I get the impression that there comes a point when you can't do some of the quests anymore and the game doesn't bother to tell you that and fail them. Instead, you're expected to pick a side and start wiping out entire villages. The discontinuity is a bit immersion-breaking, a relief though it may ultimately be.

    Combat is very difficult at first, and then it suddenly becomes very easy. I became a mage and had a lot of trouble until I learned the fireball spell, which is what I used to kill almost everything for the rest of the game. I finished the game with well over 100 unspent talent points, and the second half of it lacked any challenge. Because your character cannot aim spells, they made it easier to hit targets by making your projectiles seek them. It's like having an infinite supply of heat-seeking missiles that destroy everything.

    As you might have guessed, the variety of spells (and other talents too) is much smaller in this game.

    Most of the game seems to consist of looting, and you end up with an overabundance of everything. I finished the game with hundreds of thousands of useless gold pieces and hundreds of unneeded potions that I saved up for that big final fight that never came.

    The variety of armors and weapons is lacking compared with earlier versions of Gothic. My mage wore 3-4 armors for the whole game, and spent 50% of the game wearing one set, which wasn't even appropriate for his class. I used roughly 3 weapons the whole game.

    Level design can be quite pretty in points. The desert and grasslands are pretty, even if they overdo it with the waterfalls. The transition to the wintery Nordmar part is atmospheric, but unfortunately the level design in Nordmar is annoyingly labyrinthine, and it becomes a long boring maze after all the enemies in it have been wiped out.

    The music is good in some areas, such as the desert, but in others it is inappropriately sentimental and sometimes outright jarring. The lack of variety in music for such a huge area really wore me out after a while. My girlfriend said I must be watching Lassie re-runs.

    Over all the game still feels unfinished, like there isn't enough of anything and as if the C&C is too shallow. On the other hand, Gothic 3 does (barely) maintain world consistency, which is more than can be said of modern titles like Skyrim, which don't really have C&C and are essentially a modular bundle of fetch quests.    … Expand
  78. Toss
    Feb 4, 2014
    10
    Gothic 3 - best game i ever played. Awesome story, awesome environments, awesome fight system. I liked it from first to last minute of gameplay. 10/10.
  79. Ogr
    Jan 27, 2014
    9
    When I first played this game in 2006, I was disappointed. I loved Gothic 1 & 2 and Gothic 3 was full of bugs and way too hungry for hardware.

    Now, nearly 8 years later, I played it again with all the important patches (community patch, content mod), enb and the best ini tweak that I found. Wow. It still looks beautiful and it's pretty free of bugs now, I could enjoy this game how it    When I first played this game in 2006, I was disappointed. I loved Gothic 1 & 2 and Gothic 3 was full of bugs and way too hungry for hardware.

    Now, nearly 8 years later, I played it again with all the important patches (community patch, content mod), enb and the best ini tweak that I found.

    Wow. It still looks beautiful and it's pretty free of bugs now, I could enjoy this game how it was meant to be. I think it's one of the best 3D-Open-World RPGs out there, it's not as good as Gothic 2 or Skyrim, but still better than Oblivion. The world is huge, the atmosphere is dirty and it's up to you how you go through this game.

    The Bad: The Battlesystem is poor. While you can decide for who you do a quest, there are not many options on how you will complete the quests, you can't lie etc.

    All in all I would give it 8,5 points for playing it in 2014.    … Expand
  80. tondo22
    Jan 26, 2014
    10
    Patched, awesome. Not everything is perfect, but Gothic 3 is a fu*king good game with a huge and beautiful world, where killing an animal or completing a quest still matters. Music, atmosphere, graphics, old friends from gothic 1 and 2, quests, replayability, this is how a game should look. Nowadays you dont need to level up to finish a game, you just smash everything that comes in yourPatched, awesome. Not everything is perfect, but Gothic 3 is a fu*king good game with a huge and beautiful world, where killing an animal or completing a quest still matters. Music, atmosphere, graphics, old friends from gothic 1 and 2, quests, replayability, this is how a game should look. Nowadays you dont need to level up to finish a game, you just smash everything that comes in your way, never feeling any satisfaction. Gothic is one of the few games that make you feel like you´ve achieved something after long hours of playing. May lack some things its predecessors had, but Gothic 3 is still one of the best RPGs ever created. I would rate it 9/10, because of the slightly weaker main story, 9.5 maybe, cause I loved it and didn´t mind those bugs that came with the release. 10/10 to balance all da haters, who played the game with bugs right after the (forced) release and gave it 0/10 because of the frustration.… Expand
  81. keefbaker
    Nov 13, 2013
    0
    Remember that scene in the simpsons where the guy trades the last ribwich for a car then says, "I have-a the buyers remorse". That's pretty much how I feel right now.
  82. juricasaravanja
    Oct 31, 2013
    6
    I got this game as a gift. I am not a huge fun of the series, but it has a few bright moments.
    The amount of bugs in this game instantly ruins whatever experience it aimed to achieve. Anyway I got to the end and it is not so terrible as you may think.
  83. MadclownJack
    Sep 3, 2013
    7
    I've played this a long time ago and loved it. It's an acquired taste, sure, but very interesting. While it can go stale or repetitive after a while, it has a massive replayability potential because of the vast areas you can explore. Few and far between were the bugs i encountered, though with several community patches i managed to get it to run as it should. It's technical presentationI've played this a long time ago and loved it. It's an acquired taste, sure, but very interesting. While it can go stale or repetitive after a while, it has a massive replayability potential because of the vast areas you can explore. Few and far between were the bugs i encountered, though with several community patches i managed to get it to run as it should. It's technical presentation leaves much to be desired and probably is the reason that it falters as a complete experience, but after a while you forget all about it and immerse yourself in the game.… Expand
  84. Arvydas
    Jul 10, 2013
    10
    Long time passed, played many rpg game such as, gothic 4 arcania (parody of gothic, i hope Jowood will burn in hell for that), dragonage1-2, rising 1-2, skyrim and many other...
    Who thinks like me than all say to those donkeys that we need Gothic 2-3 ideas and crew who worked with this project, these series was best games ever played, it sucks you in 100 percent, only non-gamers like    Long time passed, played many rpg game such as, gothic 4 arcania (parody of gothic, i hope Jowood will burn in hell for that), dragonage1-2, rising 1-2, skyrim and many other...
    Who thinks like me than all say to those donkeys that we need Gothic 2-3 ideas and crew who worked with this project, these series was best games ever played, it sucks you in 100 percent, only non-gamers like corrupted donkeys from Jowood can tell to me and others that Gothic 3 sucks and 4 is good...
    ill try my best to tell angry joe about this bullsh.... maby he will check this out....    … Expand
  85. KillaRiku
    May 18, 2013
    10
    Even if this is one of the baddest Gothics it still is very good. When you patched it up, there are no more errors and the gameplay is awesome. It has a very big open world and the story is still very good.
  86. Youhanan
    Dec 13, 2012
    9
    It is one of the fascinating game! I did not play this kind of game that was full of sorrows. This game is teaching about the humanity. In addition to that it is adventurers. But the only thing it was lacing was that the duration of the game was short and some real challenges was missing. In addition to that some of the objects were unable pick up by the hero in the game. So I rate thisIt is one of the fascinating game! I did not play this kind of game that was full of sorrows. This game is teaching about the humanity. In addition to that it is adventurers. But the only thing it was lacing was that the duration of the game was short and some real challenges was missing. In addition to that some of the objects were unable pick up by the hero in the game. So I rate this game as 9 out of 10… Expand
  87. Matseb2611
    Jul 26, 2012
    7
    I'll start off by saying that I personally found Gothic 3 to be a massive improvement over the first two. The game now has some pace to it, as well as much better voice acting and controls. It also is much better at immersing the player because it gives you a huge world and encourages exploration, something the first two games consistently punished you for. There are tonnes of side questsI'll start off by saying that I personally found Gothic 3 to be a massive improvement over the first two. The game now has some pace to it, as well as much better voice acting and controls. It also is much better at immersing the player because it gives you a huge world and encourages exploration, something the first two games consistently punished you for. There are tonnes of side quests to do in different towns and villages, and you don't even have to do them all. You can take your time and do them in whatever order you wish or to completely ignore them even. This is what open-ended gameplay is about and Gothic 3 definitely managed to capture it. There is a certain amount of freedom involved, but at the same time the game does not lose out on the sense of direction. We still have the main story arc happening on the background, which you can get back to if you wish, although towards latter stages the difficulty starts to get steeper and so you are forced to do more level grinding and more side quests than you wish. The combat system is not as bad as in the first two games, but it is still quite unusual and clumsy. You do get used to it though, so it's not much of a drawback, in my opinion. The game also has really great music, which definitely sets a lovely atmosphere whilst exploring. The whole continent seems to be divided into 3 major areas - Myrtana, which is a beautiful grassy area with lots of forests and open fields, Nordmar, which is a snowy area in the North, and Varant, the hot, desert area in the South. Now, although I find Gothic 3 to be a good game, there are still plenty of small drawbacks. One of the things I really want to criticise is the lack of character customization. I think the game would've greatly benefited from allowing the player to make their own character. Other drawbacks: some parts of the game are very frustrating, some of the landscape is confusing and featureless, causing you to lose your direction, and at times there are some issues with AI of the NPCs. Like for example there is a tamed Ice Golem at the entrance of one of the villages that consistently tries to attack me every time I walk past it, even though it's not supposed to do that. I never recall aggravating it or anything of that sort. It literally deems me as an enemy as soon as I get near. Other than that I have not encountered any major bugs and the game never really crashed on me, so if there were any bugs that caused this game to have such a low Metascore, then they must've gotten fixed by now. The game is quite graphically demanding though. I had to set it on low graphics settings or else the whole game would just go into black and white and not display the text properly, despite my computer being pretty good and able to run most current games on medium to high settings. Sadly it is hard to enjoy the beauty of the game's environments on low settings, so the fun in that regard might be slightly limited. Overall Gothic 3 is enjoyable and in my opinion surpasses Gothic 1 and 2 (those who think otherwise are probably Gothic 1 and 2 purists and have nostalgia associated with those games). It's not as good and as polished as Elder Scrolls games, but it's fun in its own right.… Expand
  88. MatDerKater
    Jun 19, 2012
    10
    The largely negative reviews that this game received upon its release, were largely justifiable at the time due to the bug ridden train wreck of an unfinished game which Jowood decided to release. First thing to make clear, is the game which I am awarding a 9/10 for, is not the game as it was released back in 2006, but the game as it is now thanks to the Community Patch 1.75 and theThe largely negative reviews that this game received upon its release, were largely justifiable at the time due to the bug ridden train wreck of an unfinished game which Jowood decided to release. First thing to make clear, is the game which I am awarding a 9/10 for, is not the game as it was released back in 2006, but the game as it is now thanks to the Community Patch 1.75 and the Community Mod Pack 2.4. Gothic 3, running smooth as silk on a decent 2012 gaming PC, more or less bug free, with overhauled combat mechanics, is nothing less than a stunning work of electronic art. This blows every other single player RPG right out of the water bar none. Although the graphics may not be as advanced as the graphics in more recent titles such as Skyrim, the world of Gothic 3 is somehow much more appealing to the eye than that of Skyrim, with the Gothic 3 world having a much more handcrafted quality to it, with huge attention having been paid to the tiniest of details. Whilst the world of Gothic 3 may not be quite on the same scale as the world of Skyrim, it is nontheless massive and distinguishes itself head and shoulders above the world of Skyrim due to the fact that the Gothic 3 world is immensely interesting to explore as opposed to mainly serving as a Bethesda style space/time barrier between the cordoned off towns and dungeons. Whilst the Gothic 3 towns/camps are indeed the main components of where the story unfolds, they blend seamlessly into the rest of the stunning, dark, but majestic world of Gothic 3, in which dozens of hours can be spent immersed in sheer exploration. In addition to the beautiful and captivating landscape, what Gothic 3 masters more so than any other game is providing for an interaction with the flora, fauna, and minerals of the world, in a way that the player is always on the look our for certain combinations of potentially character enhancing resources and facilities. The combination of loot driven kleptomania and danger lurking around every corner and in every nook n cranny of a masterfully crafted world, makes 'exploration' an absolute delight in this game. Indeed, due to the clever placing of some highly valuable objects in various secret and also not-so-secret, the course of the game and the decisions that are made can be hugely influenced by the fruits of exploration. One of the proclaimed weaknesses of Gothic 3 when compared with its predecessors (G1 + G2), was the simplistic nature of the quests, or in otherwords, the sheer volume of 'go there, kill them, get that' quests in the game. Whilst this may ring true when analysing the game close up, if one takes a more macroscopic view of the quests then what emerges is an epic power struggle in which the gamer must ultimately weigh up the pros and cons of some crucial decisions. Whether these decisions reflect the desires that the gamer has for particular individuals or factions in the game or the need for expediency and sacrfice of otherwise favoured characters and units in the Gothic 3 world, as the game progresses the gamer will increasingly find that no decision is to be taken lightly and will have the constant urge to postpone certain things, in the hope of alternative solutions opening up (which they often do). The whole shebang culminates in the Nameless Hero rising to the position of a demi-god, in which his will (and thus the will of the gamer) decides the fate of the entire continent upon which Gothic 3 is based. There are three possible 'Grand Finales' open to the Nameless hero depending on his actions througout the course of what is probably the most open ended RPG game ever made. With that said, the 'openess' of the Gothic 3 world also contributes to one of its potential flaws whereby if the game fails to understand the mechanics of the 'in-game poltics', then he can make the game practically incompleteable at a very early stage. This was particularly true in the unpatched version of the game where it was possible to start 'liberating' towns or 'crushing' rebel camps from the very outset of the game. However, with the CP 1.75, the stun-lock click fest combat (which made simultaneously wiping out dozens of human/ork foes possible in the unpatched version) has been completely fixed. Thus it is no longer possible for the gamer to successfully embark on such uninformed rash decisions at such an early stage of the game.

    With almost 6 years having passed since I purchased Gothic 3, I have just completed the game for the first time ever and have got to say it ranks amongst my most pleasureable gaming experiences ever.    … Expand
  89. FaceCommander
    Jun 11, 2012
    10
    Maybe it's worth 9/10 but ill give 10 just to balance negatives. Yes it was buggy in release but now all of it was resolved by patches made by community. The combat system standardised same click left in oblivion whats up with comments about combat. Huge world with beautifull scenery. Epic music ,nice atmosphere. Game lacked on actual story line though. Playing it patched with alternate AIMaybe it's worth 9/10 but ill give 10 just to balance negatives. Yes it was buggy in release but now all of it was resolved by patches made by community. The combat system standardised same click left in oblivion whats up with comments about combat. Huge world with beautifull scenery. Epic music ,nice atmosphere. Game lacked on actual story line though. Playing it patched with alternate AI on hardest is just enough challenge for anyone. 3rd game lacked some things what first 2 parts had , but this is definitely worthy to play game , atleast 2 times better than oblivion (unless you love to run first person around every 15 mins to sell crap and encounter bandits on same road again) .… Expand
  90. jim109109
    May 30, 2012
    8
    IF you need someone to hold your hand and tell you where to go, this game isn't for you. You literally have to follow sign posts and find your way around the HUGE world without the quest markers. YOU have to die many times and suffer. Such is life. Such is this game. That's why I enjoy it. I'd recommend it to fans of elder scrolls since it's familiar in that it's an open world RPG.IF you need someone to hold your hand and tell you where to go, this game isn't for you. You literally have to follow sign posts and find your way around the HUGE world without the quest markers. YOU have to die many times and suffer. Such is life. Such is this game. That's why I enjoy it. I'd recommend it to fans of elder scrolls since it's familiar in that it's an open world RPG. However, unlike elder scrolls the game is actually challenging, albeit with weaker combat mechanics. The best part to me is the environment which is beautiful. You can pick up plans and interact with it anywhere. ABOUT the bugs - many people complain about them, do they not know there is a COMMUNITY PATCH that has been in the works for years and fixes everything? I've been playing with that patch and nothing is broken, the game has crashed only twice in 30 hours of play. SO overall - great RPG, I wouldn't say the best due to mediocre story and fighting mechanics, but pretty damn good.… Expand
  91. Levardos
    Apr 19, 2012
    4
    This game has been a huge disappointment. I've been waiting for it for so long after beating Gothic 2... Just to receive a game that overwhelmed it's creators... The world is huge, filled with boring side quests. The fighting is just terrible.. All we have to do is clicking the mouse button...90% of the time we'll end up hitting the opponent as other enemies just stare, until they getThis game has been a huge disappointment. I've been waiting for it for so long after beating Gothic 2... Just to receive a game that overwhelmed it's creators... The world is huge, filled with boring side quests. The fighting is just terrible.. All we have to do is clicking the mouse button...90% of the time we'll end up hitting the opponent as other enemies just stare, until they get positioned close enough to be able to hit us. AI is simply terrible. Main story also wasn't entertaining at all. The music is nice, I must admit, and the graphics are pretty decent as well. The game is glitched like hell but this can be fixed with newest patch, thankfully. But even after that the game is not really enjoyable. Oh, and also, the game expects you to fight with whole cities/camps, which is just amusing because of how poor our enemies' AI is. Overall, it just doesn't have the atmosphere that Gothic 1 and 2 held. I'd maybe enjoy G3 if it had the same mechanics as G2... Pros: -Uh, graphics and music I guess...? -Huge open world... Which looks nice but isn't really interesting to explore. Cons: -Pretty much everything else.… Expand
  92. namDa65
    Jan 31, 2012
    4
    Technical issues may be on my end, but they are still technical issues. It doesn't help that the combat truly is hardcore. I don't understand the appeal at all and honestly, I couldnt spend more then 3 hours with it. Buy if it's like 5$, not more.
  93. roboticsun
    Nov 19, 2011
    7
    I played gothic 3 with community patch 1.74 which fixed most serious problems of this game so the performance issues and bugs did not bother me much. Despite the flaws, gothic 3 is truly an immersive open world RPG. The exploration, unlike in Oblivion, is actually fun, and it's interesting to loot some surprising treasures after beating tough foes. The faction setting in this game isI played gothic 3 with community patch 1.74 which fixed most serious problems of this game so the performance issues and bugs did not bother me much. Despite the flaws, gothic 3 is truly an immersive open world RPG. The exploration, unlike in Oblivion, is actually fun, and it's interesting to loot some surprising treasures after beating tough foes. The faction setting in this game is utterly good. You can side with different factions and ends up with different endings. The gameplay is also very non-linear. In many cases you can just talk your way out or you can smash them to death. Though the story in gothic 3 is terrible, it's not that bad considering that you have a massive world to explore. The graphics is still ok in today's standard and you pretty much are able to max its setting in mid-range PC nowadays. I personally think Gothic 3 is The elder scrolls IV: Oblivion should have been. Highly recommended if you enjoyed Morrowind.… Expand
  94. mrrgl
    Sep 10, 2011
    9
    I picked up this game very recently, about six years after it's release date. For reference, I played and enjoyed Gothic 1 and am a generally big fan of the RPG genre; Fallout 1 and 2 are my alltime faves. Gothic 3 ultimately turned out to be one of the most memorable RPG experiences of my life. You're faced with deep moral dilemmas; often, helping the obviously "good" faction will runI picked up this game very recently, about six years after it's release date. For reference, I played and enjoyed Gothic 1 and am a generally big fan of the RPG genre; Fallout 1 and 2 are my alltime faves. Gothic 3 ultimately turned out to be one of the most memorable RPG experiences of my life. You're faced with deep moral dilemmas; often, helping the obviously "good" faction will run counter to your overall goals. You're also faced with some serious exploration challenges. The world is rich and well constructed and overwhelmingly immersive and beautiful. I'm still haunted by visions of wandering around half-covered desert ruins during a sandstorm. There are multiple paths and ways to finish the game. The questing and stories are very very open ended, as in you can follow several different paths in any order you like, which does have it's downsides; without a linear path in a game, you can often miss out on crucial character/skill development steps or alternatively jump way ahead to end-game level items at a very early stage. Such is the price of freedom. For example, my path led to very early acquisition of top of the line sword and bow very early on while completely being ignorant of the existence of learnable magic skills until it was too late in the game for me to care. This is a good thing in my opinion (kind of like being stuck with your initial attributes in a D&D game and having to make the best of it). Many players won't like this of course. If you want to make a "mage" or a "druid", you're going to have to bypass any immersion and jump straight to meta-gaming, walkthroughs, and faqs. On to the combat. Combat is perhaps the most criticized aspect of the game. Two reasons; first, you can get very far by randomly swinging. This is true and unfortunate though possibly remedied by playing on hard mode. That being said, as I started to actually learn how combat worked, I learned that swing spamming made kills take a very very long time compared to use of calculated precise heavy blows or combos. For example, it might take 10 light spammed attacks to take down a human guard, while a well-timed poisoned thrust followed by a single strong attack can take the same guy down in seconds. Learning how to sidestep enemy attacks and how to take down enemies fast is a challenge and ultimately fun and rewarding. Second, combat is often criticized for being too hard! the "stun lock" combos are often mentioned. Let's make this clear; if you let a wolf past your guard and into your face, yes you are screwed. It's going to tear your throat out and can be very dangerous no matter what stage of the game you're at. And this is considered a bad thing? A wolf pack remains throughout the game one of the most dangerous things to engage, and I personally think that is great. With practice and patience you can learn to take out these "stun lock" beasts using, you got it, skill and quick attacks to keep them away from your throat. Another complaint about combat that I see people mentioning is how quickly you can be taken down... the leveling system in this game is unique in that when you level, you get absolutely nothing other than "learning points" which you can use however you see fit. If you are dying in a couple of hits, maybe invest in some more health. Overall one of the best "true" hard core RPG experiences available in the current world of illusory freedom and the substitution of bells and whistles for truly morally engaging situations. My only remaining complains a few days after completing the game? Save game and load game times are terrible, but given the high difficulty of the game, you will be doing both often. There can be a frustrating lack of information regarding where quest objectives are located; I don't expect to be hand held, but when a quest giver tells me to look for a missing person on a mountain, I expect to find them on the mountain. I think that more should have been explained to players outright, such as "this is not a typical RPG, you can and will get your ass kicked at every stage of the game if you get at all careless." Gothic 3 is indeed still rough around the edges but a must-have for any true fans of the RPS genre.… Expand
  95. BillGR17
    Sep 6, 2011
    0
    Dont buy this game !
    its a game with 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 different bugs !
    i was playing it for 9 hours and i was keep telling to my self to try to play it maybe its worth it but.... there is no way u can play it without having tons bugs ! even from the start i try to install it again but again the same problems i was waiting for an update nothing.... if u want to    Dont buy this game !
    its a game with 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 different bugs !
    i was playing it for 9 hours and i was keep telling to my self to try to play it maybe its worth it but....
    there is no way u can play it without having tons bugs ! even from the start
    i try to install it again but again the same problems i was waiting for an update nothing....
    if u want to play a game like this buy two worlds its better but its not awesome either    … Expand
  96. zupergozer
    Aug 24, 2011
    8
    this game disappointed me because it was nowhere near as good as gothic II but it was still a good game

    the world map is huge with three different terrains (snow, woodland and a desert) but the story is still very immersible and the graphics are also better but what killed 2 points of the game for me is the combat, the combat is horrible it has no gameplay whatsoever you just keep    this game disappointed me because it was nowhere near as good as gothic II but it was still a good game

    the world map is huge with three different terrains (snow, woodland and a desert) but the story is still very immersible and the graphics are also better

    but what killed 2 points of the game for me is the combat, the combat is horrible it has no gameplay whatsoever you just keep tapping the mouse button like a mentally ill until everyone dies

    because when you hit something he gets stunned for a second and when he recovers you hit him again which causes a very boring cycle of pressing the mouse but what is also a problem is that this also happens to you
    you can have a lvl 50 character that still gets murdered by a **** lvl 1 boar because the thing give you no chance to hit it and when you die you have to watch at the loading screen for an entire minute

    overall it is a good game but the combat butt **** the **** out of this game    … Expand
  97. desik
    Aug 5, 2011
    10
    The effort and ambition put into this game is seen in every corner of it's world. Too bad Piranha Bytes didn't have time to polish it. When playing the game I recommend to ignore little bugs and shuttering, and enjoy the art. My favourite Gothic title, and favourite RPG.
  98. dbrown1986
    Jul 27, 2011
    9
    After having teamed up with JoWood, Piranha-Bytes set out to create the next title in the Gothic series. Gothic III. Unlike its predecessors, Gothic III brought numerous improvements that players had wanted since the first game. Piranha started from scrap creating an entirely new engine with incredibly immerse and WONDERFULLY realistic graphics. The forging system has been overhauled, asAfter having teamed up with JoWood, Piranha-Bytes set out to create the next title in the Gothic series. Gothic III. Unlike its predecessors, Gothic III brought numerous improvements that players had wanted since the first game. Piranha started from scrap creating an entirely new engine with incredibly immerse and WONDERFULLY realistic graphics. The forging system has been overhauled, as well as alchemy, hunting and others, what's even better is the new options to cook certain foods and recipes as well as PROSPECTING, YES you can now MINE minerals instead of endlessly hunting for them. The new lands present in this game are HUGE in content and the continent itself is GIGANTIC. Piranha went out on an arm and a leg for this one.
     
    Unfortunately, JoWood; interested only in their numbers forced Piranha-Bytes to GOLD the game before they had time to iron it out and perform a decent amount of QA (Quality Assurance), although the main quests and most of the side quests, as well as content, story and NPC's were ready, the game was RIDDLED with hundreds if not THOUSANDS of bugs that most players had to wait for the Enhanced Edition Community Patch to fix.
     
    It's worth the time and money to play, but you are DEFINITELY going to need to download the latest community patch to play this game.
     
    Fact: After JoWood forced the release. Piranha-Bytes left JoWood. JoWood still retaining the rights to Gothic, sold them to DreamCatcher, who released the Gothic Universe Boxset (Gothic 1, Gothic II Gold and Gothic 3). Dreamcatcher released Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods and it was horrible. To date, no Gothic game after Gothic 3 has ever been released by Piranha-Bytes.
     
    Now, I'm going to go play Gothic IV: Arcania to see if it's any good, will write a review on it later.    … Expand
  99. SameDifference
    Oct 23, 2010
    7
    I played the latest patched version and it works fine on my upscale gaming system. There are a few minor glitches, but its worth playing. There are plenty of quests and lots to do. Its not nearly as good as Oblivion, but if you like RPG, this game will keep you busy.
  100. oOKeepSmilingOo
    Sep 28, 2010
    9
    Nice game with the typically feeling of gothic like the one before or like Risen :)
    A bit bugged without patches but works really nice with the newest.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 39
  3. Negative: 7 out of 39
  1. PC Zone UK
    85
    The game manages to blend just the right amounts of combat, NPC interaction, character development, exploration, and epic save-the-world storytelling into the sort of potion that your typical beardie will gulp down with wild-eyed abandon. [Dec 2006, p.94]
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  2. Eurogamer
    80
    At times gorgeous, at other times frustrating, it's worth persevering with just to bask in its snug atmosphere.
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  3. PC Format
    65
    Ditch your standards and enjoy shaping a mediocre world to your will. [Dec 2006, p.105]
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