Gothic 3 for $9.98 @ TARGET! Get em while supplies last!

So I was at Target with my girl, and I was just looking at their PC software (while she was looking at bathing suits), and I saw Gothic 3 for $9.98!

My bro works for target so I got 10% off so I paid less than $10 for the game.

For $10 I'm willing to give this game a try, plus it'll be a change from Guild Wars. :)

Good Luck!

There's a reason it's that cheap...and its not because they sell alot of copiesmattisgod01

If you want to miss out on one of the best rpg's of '06, it's your loss.

[QUOTE="mattisgod01"]There's a reason it's that cheap...and its not because they sell alot of copiesTheCrazed420

If you want to miss out on one of the best rpg's of '06, it's your loss.

You do know that's your opinion.....right? 

[QUOTE="TheCrazed420"]

[QUOTE="mattisgod01"]There's a reason it's that cheap...and its not because they sell alot of copiesDarkRecruit

If you want to miss out on one of the best rpg's of '06, it's your loss.

You do know that's your opinion.....right? 

Of course I do...but a lot of people just avoided the game becausee they think it's a buggy mess. But everyone I've talked to that actually gave it a chance, loved it. It does many things much better than Oblivion. If it wasn't for its poorly implemented combat system and random loot, it would have been damn near perfect.

It's not even worth $10 that game. It's just buggy, not good storyline, unfinished game, not even patches wouldn't help to fix the game. Get oblivion it's 10 times better.mert15_2004

The only thing Oblivion has on Gothic is a more stable engine and a better combat system. Everything else in Oblivion is much, much worse. Unless you like being held by the hand the whole game, that is.

Gothic 3 could have been a great game but they relesed it before it was finished...Oblivion beats it in every aspectmattisgod01

Exactly

I mean, I know Oblivion is shallow in terms of "RPG'ness", but it is just so much more fun!

[QUOTE="TheCrazed420"]

[QUOTE="mattisgod01"]There's a reason it's that cheap...and its not because they sell alot of copiesDarkRecruit

If you want to miss out on one of the best rpg's of '06, it's your loss.

You do know that's your opinion.....right?

It's my opinion too.

[QUOTE="mert15_2004"]It's not even worth $10 that game. It's just buggy, not good storyline, unfinished game, not even patches wouldn't help to fix the game. Get oblivion it's 10 times better.TheCrazed420

The only thing Oblivion has on Gothic is a more stable engine and a better combat system. Everything else in Oblivion is much, much worse. Unless you like being held by the hand the whole game, that is.

I agree with TheCrazed420. Oblivion is more stable but Gothic 3 is a better RPG. Especially in the towns.

Gothic 2 > Morrowind > Gothic 3 > Oblivion.

I will never understand you diehard RPG'ers.  DOnt get me wrong, I love RPGs like Icewind Dale, Fallout, Neverwinter Nights, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, etc for their RPG elements.

But why do I really love those games?  For their gameplay!

And Gothic 3's gameplay was just horrible.  Sure, it had awesome RPG elements that far exceeded Oblivion's, but how was the gameplay?

Buggy?  Yes, even after patching
Unbalanced?  Yes, especially considering this "hero" you play gets killed by boars
Poor combat system?  Yes
Bad voice acting?  Yes, hearing your hero go "rrrrgh nnnngh rrrgggh" over and over again and listening to people mumbling their problems to you.

There are a lot of things I wish Oblivion did differently, but when it comes down to it is a better game because it does the important things well.

I will never understand you diehard RPG'ers.  DOnt get me wrong, I love RPGs like Icewind Dale, Fallout, Neverwinter Nights, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, etc for their RPG elements.

But why do I really love those games?  For their gameplay!

And Gothic 3's gameplay was just horrible.  Sure, it had awesome RPG elements that far exceeded Oblivion's, but how was the gameplay?

Buggy?  Yes, even after patching
Unbalanced?  Yes, especially considering this "hero" you play gets killed by boars
Poor combat system?  Yes
Bad voice acting?  Yes, hearing your hero go "rrrrgh nnnngh rrrgggh" over and over again and listening to people mumbling their problems to you.

There are a lot of things I wish Oblivion did differently, but when it comes down to it is a better game because it does the important things well.

mrbojangles25

Have you ever played the first two Gothic games? Gothic 1 and 2, out of any 3rd or 1st person type game, probably had the worst set up for controls.

However, if you could make it past the control scheme and on to the actual game play, you'd find out that Gothic 1 and 2 had large areas to explore (not Oblivion sized, but decent), different factions you could join that transpired your storyline to unfold differently until you made it to the end of the game and that the RPG factor far out weighs anything that Oblivion can offer....

Sure, the gameplay is a bit awkward and not what most people are generally used to, but I feel that the small bugs and controls are something anyone can easily look past and focus on the storyline and other wonderful aspects that the games offer.

If you don't like the Gothic games, then you don't like them. But I think they're atleast worth you trying the demo(s) for them if you haven't played any of them, yet.

Actually I bought Gothic 3.  I had about a weeks worth of tips saved up and I went to bestbuy to get some headphones, then I saw Gothic 3 for 25 dollars.  I said to myself "Self, it looks like a good deal" so I bought it.

Loaded it up, patched it, tweaked the graphics so it would run smooth, and played it for a few days.

I gave it more than enough time to show me it was a good game, but it just wasnt my cup of tea I guess.  Maybe Ill give it another try, I still have my saved game.

[QUOTE="DarkRecruit"][QUOTE="TheCrazed420"]

[QUOTE="mattisgod01"]There's a reason it's that cheap...and its not because they sell alot of copiesTheCrazed420

If you want to miss out on one of the best rpg's of '06, it's your loss.

You do know that's your opinion.....right? 

Of course I do...but a lot of people just avoided the game becausee they think it's a buggy mess. But everyone I've talked to that actually gave it a chance, loved it. It does many things much better than Oblivion. If it wasn't for its poorly implemented combat system and random loot, it would have been damn near perfect.

Yeah, well for less than $10, I'm willing to give it a chance. It is a shame that any game gets released with so many bugs, shame on them for that. Hope the patches make it worthwhile.

I will never understand you diehard RPG'ers.  DOnt get me wrong, I love RPGs like Icewind Dale, Fallout, Neverwinter Nights, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, etc for their RPG elements.

But why do I really love those games?  For their gameplay!

And Gothic 3's gameplay was just horrible.  Sure, it had awesome RPG elements that far exceeded Oblivion's, but how was the gameplay?

Buggy?  Yes, even after patching (I know that people experienced bad bugs, but I can honestly say that I encountered very few, and I didnt even patch the game)
Unbalanced?  Yes, especially considering this "hero" you play gets killed by boars ( You would only get killed by boars at low levels, which granted is a bit silly, but nothing compared to the scaled levelling nonsense that Oblivion had. What would you rather, a game that punishes you for straying from the path and forcing you to level, or the game that basically lets you complete the main quest at a very low level because all of the mobs are also low level to match?)
Poor combat system?  Yes ( Completely agree. One of the sore spots of the Gothic series. But playing as a caster/archer alleviates a lot of that.)
Bad voice acting?  Yes, hearing your hero go "rrrrgh nnnngh rrrgggh" over and over again and listening to people mumbling their problems to you. ( I think Oblivion's is just as bad, honestly. There's maybe 10 voice actors who seemed to have voiced the entire world. I think Gothic had a more interesting script, and more interesting conversations between NPC's.)

There are a lot of things I wish Oblivion did differently, but when it comes down to it is a better game because it does the important things well. ( I have to disagree here as well, because I think Oblivion offered an experience that was just easier to get into, but didn't really feel rewarding. Gothic created a much greater sense of roleplay, encouraged exploration more,and your actions truly affected the world. And for a roleplaying game, that is the important thing of all, imo.)

 

mrbojangles25

This isn't a personal attack at all, Mr. Bo, but I think we can agree that Gothic goes for the more dedicated RPG'er, one whos willing to look past the game's shortcomings to enjoy all the great things it has to offer, while Oblivion just really streamlined the rpg experience so that anyone could pick the game up and play, and not really be challenged. I love both games, but I really do believe that Gothic 3 is a game that deserves to be in any RPG lover's collection.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I will never understand you diehard RPG'ers.  DOnt get me wrong, I love RPGs like Icewind Dale, Fallout, Neverwinter Nights, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, etc for their RPG elements.

But why do I really love those games?  For their gameplay!

And Gothic 3's gameplay was just horrible.  Sure, it had awesome RPG elements that far exceeded Oblivion's, but how was the gameplay?

Buggy?  Yes, even after patching (I know that people experienced bad bugs, but I can honestly say that I encountered very few, and I didnt even patch the game)
Unbalanced?  Yes, especially considering this "hero" you play gets killed by boars ( You would only get killed by boars at low levels, which granted is a bit silly, but nothing compared to the scaled levelling nonsense that Oblivion had. What would you rather, a game that punishes you for straying from the path and forcing you to level, or the game that basically lets you complete the main quest at a very low level because all of the mobs are also low level to match?)
Poor combat system?  Yes ( Completely agree. One of the sore spots of the Gothic series. But playing as a caster/archer alleviates a lot of that.)
Bad voice acting?  Yes, hearing your hero go "rrrrgh nnnngh rrrgggh" over and over again and listening to people mumbling their problems to you. ( I think Oblivion's is just as bad, honestly. There's maybe 10 voice actors who seemed to have voiced the entire world. I think Gothic had a more interesting script, and more interesting conversations between NPC's.)

There are a lot of things I wish Oblivion did differently, but when it comes down to it is a better game because it does the important things well. ( I have to disagree here as well, because I think Oblivion offered an experience that was just easier to get into, but didn't really feel rewarding. Gothic created a much greater sense of roleplay, encouraged exploration more,and your actions truly affected the world. And for a roleplaying game, that is the important thing of all, imo.)

 

TheCrazed420

This isn't a personal attack at all, Mr. Bo, but I think we can agree that Gothic goes for the more dedicated RPG'er, one whos willing to look past the game's shortcomings to enjoy all the great things it has to offer, while Oblivion just really streamlined the rpg experience so that anyone could pick the game up and play, and not really be challenged. I love both games, but I really do believe that Gothic 3 is a game that deserves to be in any RPG lover's collection.

Ya, I agree Gothic is definately for the dedicated RPG'er.

I think the whole reason I enjoyed Oblivion is because I had no prior experience with The Elder Scrolls series and I treated the game as an FPS-RPG hybrid instead of just an RPG.  Myabe I should go pick up a copy of Marrowind, they have it for 30 dollars at besbuy.