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Gothic 3
Released On: Nov 14, 2006
63
7.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
63
33% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
49% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
18% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
63
33% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
49% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
18% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Gothic 3 has an amazingly large world to explore and tons of things to do, but also a lot of rough edges. The AI is slow-witted and the combat system is mere button smashing. Still, with some faith, Myrtana is a great place to get lost into. [Dec 2006, p.82]
Unlike the horrific launch of Dungeon Lords, which eventually revealed that there wasn't much of value beneath the buggy exterior, Gothic 3 has a tremendous world of role-play available for those willing to persevere - and I strongly recommend the game to players in this category, who also have the behemoth computer power needed to run the game in the first place.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 848 User Ratings
7.4
59% Positive
502 Ratings
502 Ratings
29% Mixed
244 Ratings
244 Ratings
12% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 848 User Ratings
7.4
59% Positive
502 Ratings
502 Ratings
29% Mixed
244 Ratings
244 Ratings
12% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
Gothic III is solidly entertaining, a great upgrade from "Gothic II," but lacks the polish of "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion."
Gameplay-wise, there’re a lot of things that might turn off some players, but there’s a lot to go through, and a huge amount to explore.
The game just feels so dull and a real letdown considering the game’s amazing detail and depth.
In a game where the illusion of a dynamic, realistic world is so crucial to the experience, technical bugs and awkward design decisions do a marvelous job at hamstringing Gothic III's gameplay.
Rating this game has never been easier. Stay the hell away from Gothic III. The amount of glitches in this game instantly ruins whatever experience it aimed to achieve. There are not enough patches in PC gaming history to sort this one out.
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 or every wolf will kill you while youre wearing the paladine armor at level 50.
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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 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.
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PC
Summary You have saved the island Khorinis from the forces of evil in "Gothic I" and "Gothic II." Now it is time to travel to the realms of the mainland. Invading Orcs have enslaved the human kingdom. There are but a few free humans in the icy north and the southern desert and a handful of rebels hiding in the forests and mountains of Midland. Y...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
Developer:
- Piranha Bytes
Publisher: Aspyr
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