It has finally arrived but brings more flaws then improvements'.

User Rating: 7.2 | Gothic 3 PC
By Bhemont | Review Date:
I remember first buying Gothic I a couple of years ago, I was young careless and just liked the look on the cover. After I had played the game for several hours it was starting to grow on me, I couldn't turn off my computer because I always had to finish up a quest, or grind my way to the next level so I could beat up a certain guy to gain some respect among my faction. The game was ambitious and what made it unique was when you got stronger the game got a lot easier, the voice acting and music was perfect and I was in love with the combat system which was not turn based like most combat systems were in some rpg's back then. Gothic II was alright and it went in to the same direction as the previous game. But then I just recently bough Gothic III and it was like they took a gigantic step back and skipped all the good parts. The hero's voice is different, in fact all the hero's voices are different and none of them can act. Now you can whack the orange juice out of the orcs with out breaking a sweat, the game is a lot more open like Oblivion and you can roam around freely which should be a good thing, but the game has so many flaws that I don't know where to start. You will soon learn that the beasts in this game are on the top of the food chain, you will have to save very often before you engage in to combat with them and load the game even more often, and each loading takes approximately one minute which makes each death a pain, and the game very often crashes or some city walls disappear or turn orange.

They changed the combat system so now it feels a lot less Gothic like and more Diablo like, you can dual wield later in the game and learn some cool spells, and when I say "cool" I mean they are awesome, the rain of fire has been slightly improved, acrobatic skill is back and new armor models have been added. The game takes place shortly after you defeat the undead dragon in Gothic II and some pirates stole all your belongings which is so convenient considering you are about to start a new adventure. Now Xardas is the bad guy and there's no surprise there, your main quest will be to find out what his plans are and etc, but meanwhile you can join up with three factions, The Rebels, The Orc Mercenaries and the Hushishiny which are sort of Egypt type of looking characters. The orcs rule the land and you can either join them or destroy them, but it's not as easy as it sounds even though your character is üper powerful, there are some setbacks and you will have to work with the rebels to get somewhere. All in all if you are a Gothic fan then it's worth buy otherwise rent before purchasing.

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