Gothic 3

1. KingRhobar

   Nov 29, 2006

   10

   I know the true potential of this game and even though it was launched prematurely I am sure that all the bugs will be removed with the patches.

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2. 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,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

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4. 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 wreckThe 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

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5. 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 toNot 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… Expand

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6. 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.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.… Expand

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7. 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 іЕхх, 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.… Expand

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8. 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 suivantOn 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

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