- Specially designed easy combat system
- Clear main goals -- story driven yet dictated by player's choice
- Huge free-roaming world -- virtually no boundaries
- Advanced human behaviour AI for hundreds of individual characters with full audio dialogues
- Countless side-quests for the player to choose from
- Over 50 different monsters and animals and dozens of human enemies
- Over 50 different powerful spells and over a hundred different weapons
- Unique class-free character development
Gothic 3 (PC DVD)
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| Genre: | Action, role-playing |
| Platform: | PC |
| Developer: | Piranha Bytes |
| Publisher: | Jowood |
| Modes: | Single-player |
Players saved their home island Khorinis from the forces of evil in Gothic and Gothic 2. Now it is time to travel to the realms of the mainland, where invading Orcs have enslaved the human kingdom. There are only a few free humans living in the nearly uninhabitable icy northlands of Nordmar and in the southern desert of Varrant, and a handful of rebels hiding in the mountainous forests of the Middle Realm. Players can choose to join the rebellion and stay true to the deposed human king, serve the Orcish usurpers in their quest to topple the last remaining human stronghold, or choose a path that serves their own ends. Every decision made will have an impact on the game world and tip the balance of power. There is no simple linear story in Gothic 3 - every game will be different and unique, with the player ultimately deciding the fate of humankind.
You have saved your home island 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.
You may either join the rebellion or serve the Orcish Usurpers but you will ultimately tip the scales and decide the outcome of the last war to save humanity.
There is no simple linear story in Gothic III -- every game will be different and unique -- but all will ultimately lead to you deciding the fate of humankind.
In a nutshell:
It’s not just the Japanese that can put together a decent role-playing game, as the Gothic series returns with state-of-the-art graphics, a giant game world and more monsters to vanquish than a whole Tolkien trilogy.
The lowdown:
It may not be as famous as The Elder Scrolls games but this latest entry in the Gothic series can give Oblivion a run for its money as the deepest, most expansive Western role-playing game around. The plot isn’t necessarily the highlight of the game but you are completely free to sign up with the rebels defending your homeland from orcs or welcome your green-hued masters and get work as a mercenary. The combat isn’t quite as slick as it could be but the game world manages to offer both a huge amount of freedom and a more focused set of story missions, that make levelling up far less of a chore than in other games. In fact this is probably one of the most underappreciated Western role-playing games around.
Most exciting moment:
The most immediately impressive aspect of the game are the graphics, which are truly stunning. Although the game features all kinds of unpleasant monsters and violence, in actual fact just wandering around the unspoiled verdant game world is strangely entertaining in itself.
Since you ask:
Although you only play as one character throughout the game, not a team, you do get allies helping you out during certain sections of the game. They’re a bit foolhardy when it comes to taking on bad guys but it is nice to have the company.
The bottom line:
The best Western role-playing game you’ve never heard of.- HARRISON DENT