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  1. 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...
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  2. 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
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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  5. 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
  6. 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!
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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  9. 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.
  10. Nov 10, 2019
    8
    Maybe it ain't as great as two unquestionable games but still a solid RPG game
  11. 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 :)
  12. Nov 23, 2019
    9
    9/10. For me the best gothic. A lot of Hours of gameplay And i love the graphic
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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)
  17. 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.
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  18. 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!
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  19. Feb 26, 2021
    10
    one of my favourites childhood games, so many memories. I remember playing it after a long day of school ...
  20. 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.
  21. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    I love this game... This history, characters, world and soundtrack. I love Polish dubbing.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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  25. Mar 7, 2023
    8
    Немногим хуже предыдущих частей, но все равно залипательно, не смотря на недостатки.
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. Jun 5, 2022
    5
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  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. Jan 16, 2023
    10
    I started my journey with these kind of games with Gothic 3, great memories.
  33. 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.
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  34. 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 !
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  35. 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 :]
  36. 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.
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  37. 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.
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  38. 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
  39. 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!
  40. 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
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 39
  2. Negative: 7 out of 39
  1. 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]
  2. At times gorgeous, at other times frustrating, it's worth persevering with just to bask in its snug atmosphere.
  3. PC Format
    65
    Ditch your standards and enjoy shaping a mediocre world to your will. [Dec 2006, p.105]