A very nice game and a real shame that the original publisher stopped supporting it
For me, the main issue is long save and load times – especially load as I die many times, especially at the beginning trying to do the simplest things! There are also big clipping problems – my bow is continually half through my shield and one time I fell out of the wall of a cave while being attacked by wolves.
It’s also a pity that the spectacular teleportation effects usually grind to a halt and become a series of jerky stills instead. (By the way, my Core 2 Duo and 7600GT should handle all this. I have read the game does not support dual core processors but would be surprised if this is true as there is an advert for Intel Core 2 Extreme in the intro!).
Nevertheless, my interest is so far maintained (a feat in itself for most games) but these issues will stop me playing it a second time, which is a shame as there are many possibilities to explore, mainly siding with the Orcs or the Rebels.
Apparently there is a Gothic 4 on the table so let’s hold out hope for that although I won’t be buying it for a year after release to make sure it is well patched (my rule for all new hi-spec games now as so many are poorly put together and pants fresh out of the box).