Gothic 3 for $14.99 on Steam

Just wondering, does Gothic 3 on Steam come with all patches, I've read that patched up it is a much better game than it first came out? Can you patch it from Steam if needed? I've played the demo before on my old dual core and it was kind of choppy, but now I have a much better six-core syster and a better GPU. Any recommendations? Thanks.

I havent played this game, but Steam usually patches all of its games automatically. lil_speedy_rvd

[QUOTE="lil_speedy_rvd"]I havent played this game, but Steam usually patches all of its games automatically. welroon

Yeah Steam automatically patches your games you've bought/registered with them. I heard gothic 3 was good after like a community patch that really did one hell of a makeover for the game.

[QUOTE="welroon"][QUOTE="lil_speedy_rvd"]I havent played this game, but Steam usually patches all of its games automatically. ChubbyGuy40

Yeah Steam automatically patches your games you've bought/registered with them. I heard gothic 3 was good after like a community patch that really did one hell of a makeover for the game.

I got gothic 2 and 3 for $3 on steam during a saleSAGE_OF_FIRE

I got gothic 2 and 3 for $3 on steam during a saleSAGE_OF_FIRE

Community Patch Website

Wow, the latest patch is over 900 MB! Sounds like they really worked hard on it.

It runs ALOT better since all the community patches.
Steam has a few of hte community patches, not sure if them all, but yeah the game is tons of fun now that its been patched up well. Was bad at launch, but now its a very fun game imo, very deep with tons to do.

It runs ALOT better since all the community patches.
Steam has a few of hte community patches, not sure if them all, but yeah the game is tons of fun now that its been patched up well. Was bad at launch, but now its a very fun game imo, very deep with tons to do.

kozzy1234

Well you have a 50/50 chance. The Game runs good on some hardware and on others it will lag, no matter how much power your computer has.

Well you have a 50/50 chance. The Game runs good on some hardware and on others it will lag, no matter how much power your computer has.

Tuzolord

I still wouldn't touch it.

It's basically Oblivion but with slightly worse combat. Still pretty fun.shakmaster13

Gothic 3 is the exact opposite of games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It's a hard, challenging game that doesn't point you were to go, and doesn't hold your hand.

Has a more interesting vast world, full of varied landscapes, teeming with life... highly fantastic soundtrack that immerses you in that world(this game has won many awards in Germany for its stunning music), and by far more interesting quests in which you can easily sunk in over 100 hours.

The one and only reason why it got a score lower then a 9/10, is because of it's immense number of bugs and crashes, at the time. But with the community patches, that is all fixed, and lies ahead is a game far, far superiour to Oblivion & Morrowind combined.

Easily one of the greatest RPGs ever created upon this world.

this game is best played with the alternative balance of community patch.

I believe the steam version won't keep up with the newest community patches.

anyway, the game is great; to me it's the second best free-roaming RPG only to Fallout:NV. F:NV wins only because of the quality of quests and NPCs. Gothic 3 delivers a more complete free-roaming experience and a much more satisfying leveling system.

and, please don't compare Gothic 3 to Oblivion...it's borderline blasphemy...

You need a SSD even with the patch.

Get community patch 1.74 for Gothic 3

Great game. Gothic 2 is better - but Gothic 3 is very,very good, and they're both a LOT better than Dragon Age.

Get community patch 1.74 for Gothic 3

Great game. Gothic 2 is better - but Gothic 3 is very,very good, and they're both a LOT better than Dragon Age.

You need a SSD even with the patch.

Phat_Jay

[QUOTE="Born_Lucky"]

Get community patch 1.74 for Gothic 3

Great game. Gothic 2 is better - but Gothic 3 is very,very good, and they're both a LOT better than Dragon Age.

welroon

Considering the fact that most RPGs of the past 10 years are better than Dragon Age - yes - better than Dragon Age.

[QUOTE="welroon"][QUOTE="Born_Lucky"]

Get community patch 1.74 for Gothic 3

Great game. Gothic 2 is better - but Gothic 3 is very,very good, and they're both a LOT better than Dragon Age.

Considering the fact that most RPGs of the past 10 years are better than Dragon Age - yes - better than Dragon Age.

[QUOTE="Phat_Jay"]

You need a SSD even with the patch.

welroon

You need a SSD even with the patch.

I still wouldn't touch it.

-Unreal-

The game is really good with the latest Community Patch. Not as good as Gothic or Gothic 2, but definitly better than most RPGs released nowadays.

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]I got gothic 2 and 3 for $3 on steam during a salewelroon

Gothic 3 is excellent; the official patches (now, at least) have really fixed it up, but I still recommend the community patch, which is compatable with steam version. Iirc you do have to disable autopatching, though