Gothic® 3

Gothic 3 is a shadow of its predecessors. It feels ambitious, but unfinished. The world in Gothic 3 is vast compared with the first two games. Vast, but empty. A lot of the content in this game is driven by side-quests and exploration, which become tiresome after a while. To try to drive you to explore everything, collectathon aspects have been introduced in the form of linearly progressing chests, which contain the best loot. Ultimately, this ends up being more of a chore than anything. The main quest leaves a lot to be desired, and it is an unsatisfying conclusion to the series. One positive note is that you have good freedom of choice when it comes to resolving side-quests and the overarching story. The early-game and middle-game were reasonably enjoyable, and the end-game was an unenjoyable grind. A lot of new concepts are introduced in Gothic 3, and a lot of them feel half-baked. A reputation system has been introduced, and it falls flat. Mostly, it is just a number that lets you know when enough side-quests have been completed in a certain area for you to move on. By the end-game, it is a complete non-factor, and you end up undoing a lot of the good faith you may have earn…

Great game. One of my favorite games growing up and it’s still around to play. So good.

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I played this game a long time ago, but I got stuck and gave up on it. Many years later, I decided to play the Steam version, installed the most essential patches, and finished it — and what can I say? The game has been transformed; I completed it with great pleasure. I didn't notice any serious bugs. This game is now on my list of favorites — after parts 1 and 2, of course.

Made in the golden era when games and bugs were meant to be exploited. You may want to have an actual save file so when things get buggy and you try to quick save and restart, your 60hr play through doesn't get corrupted That being said, I love this game

This Game is something, this is like the middle ground, the story its very meh so its the fighting system but the music in this game its nice, a full orchestra playing in your ears every day of the game. with some mods the game is playable, it will become much better, such as quality mods like the community patch and union. the base game without any mods its very glitchy and laggy. BUT STILL CAUSE ITS GOTHIC U GOTTA PLAYY IT FOR THE PLOT. I have played and finished 2 playthroughs, mage and warrior, the mage path is the best and least stressfull, so please for the first timers, go play as a mage.