Gothic 3 Announced

I loved Gothic2 but I hated the control scheme, especially for combat. I got pretty far in the game too before I just stopped playing...

The thing about the Gothic series is that (similar to Morrowind) the 'mechanisms' of it are what MMORPGs should strive for.

The steps to making swords in Gothic 1 was just COOL. And cooking the meat, etc. It's just very immersive. The movement and combat was also cool...although I'd prefer something more like Arx Fatalis for the magic.

The crazy 'hot-bar'/auto-attack paradigm that were stuck with in MMORPGs is just so ultimately boring.

Yep... great to finally see a official announcement!

Gothic III is easily the number one game on my most wanted games list. Has been for quite a while. Even Half-Life 2 was on the second spot.

I first got to know Gothic by playing the english demo in 2001. I was simply blown away by it. Then I bought the english version of Gothic as soon as it was released and found out that it was the best 3rd person action/adventure/RPG game that I had ever played. Then in 2003 the english version of Gothic II was released and it was as good as the original, if not better (can't really say because I love both games so much).

The Gothic games are awesome singleplayer experiences with a good continuing story. You know... the kind of games that leave a permanent mark on your memory. Only Outcast can somewhat compete with the Gothic series.

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Posted the news a few days ago on the comments too: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9204281

Best RPG and the most under rated.

The best things I loved about Gothic II were the contiguous world, interactive environments and a compelling story. Its biggest weaknesses (in my opinion of course), had to be the overly crappy English voice acting (I do NOT want Brooklyn accented medieval people) and the attempt at twitch combat. I like having things in real-time but this game should not try to be a swords, spells and arrows version of Quake.

I also am not a fan of the way they did character development. I think its a really crappy mechanism to make me play the game three times (and have to experience 80% of the game three times) just to play as the three possible character types (which DO have about 10-20% of their own side quests & story). Just combine them all together so the player gets it all in one pass and becomes the quintessential demigod like hero. If this were multiplayer of course you could never do that for balance reasons, but its single player... and I'll be dammed if I want to go through ALL the rest of the game multiple times just to get to try out the other two class professions. Besides it really is more rewarding if you give players multiple choices on how to solve the games puzzels rather than having to figure out what path they chose, THEN build the puzzels they must overcome.

Other than that, I REALLY love the focus points they say they are going to work on for this next version. The industry needs more games like this. :)

oh man, i cannot wait for this. with this and Elder Scrolls IV on the horizon, things are looking sweeet. im off to continue Gothic 1. then i reckon ill replay Gothic 2 again. Gothic 2 is one of my favourite games ever.

i hope they improve the combat system.

Again?

Buy Gothic 2 here...

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645110

$9.99 For a great RPG!!!

<3 these games

I picked up Gothic II a while ago, but haven't had a chance to play it... and now that WoW is taking most of my time, I fear it will take even longer to get to it...

it (gothic 2) looks alot like morrowind with sheep

Testing posting. I had issues last nite.

Where can I get Gothic I and II for a decent price? How about the expansion for 2?

oh yes, i loved the other 2. even though the control system was a bit....strange.
Please have multiplayer coop. Please.

Bring on more PC RPGs plz.