Gothic 3 Demo

by Maarten Goldstein, Nov 10, 2006 8:23am PST

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By: alalkoolj x Show Full Post

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amd 64-3000
2 gig ram
6800gt (256)
textures maxxed(memory)
shadows low
vegetation low

runs ok(e.g im playing and not getting annoyed with a slide show)

Nov 10, 2006 1:10pm PST

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amd 64-3000 2 gig ram 6800gt (256) textures maxxed(memory) shadows low vegetation low runs ok(e.g... : alalkoolj
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- Athlon XP 2700+ 1GB Ram 9800 Pro It defaulted to 1024x768 with medium detail. It was choppy, and b : hawke

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What is the default "use" and "pickup" keys? Its not in the readme and reading popup hints while egtting flogged sucks. This demo could have me as an easy sale it weren't making it so hard to love.

Nov 10, 2006 11:16am PST

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What is the default "use" and "pickup" keys? Its not in the readme and reading popup hints while egtting ... : Lightzout
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- I want to know this as well : Schnapple
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  I turned the hints off after the second one. To pick stuff up, put away any weapon you're holding; by ... : Balboa
  - To answer my own question: Unequip any item you are using (like a sword) then when you "see" something (... : Lightzout

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So what does everyone think of the demo so far? My Initial impressions were pretty unimpressive, but as with the other Gothic game, if you give it some time the game seems to unfold around you. Very unique experience, and I suggest you all give it a try past the first 20 min of playing. An ugly side of the game is of course the performance issue which is hitting me also.

Nov 10, 2006 12:49pm PST

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So what does everyone think of the demo so far? My Initial impressions were pretty unimpressive, but as w... : Lionel2b
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  I'm not crazy about it. It's not as immediately off-putting as the first two were for me, thanks to the c... : Vincent Grayson
  - Very true about the animations. It's really unfortunate because most (and rightly so) will be turned off ... : Lionel2b
- My third go-round has been pretty fun. There is a cheesy sort of Unreal1 quality to the uneven graphics I... : Lightzout

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OH MY GOSH!!

http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/gothic3/Gothic+3/1/thumbs/060802_gothic3_05.jpg

HE IS FIGHTING A GIANT TREE!!!

Nov 10, 2006 3:35pm PST

OH MY GOSH!! http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/gothic3/Gothic+3/1/thumbs/060802_gothic3_05.jpg HE... : jedi_27

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By: baron calamity x Show Full Post

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Put an hour into the demo. Here are a few impressions from someone who loved Oblivion but hated Gothic 2.
Positives:
Huge improvement in the inital impressions department over Gothic 2
Huge improvement in the controls over Gothic 2.
It looks to be a good first action rpg and frankly, we can't have enough of those.
Runs great 1680x1050 on my system (amd 64 x2 4200+, 2 gigs, 7900 gt oc)
Negatives:
Its a poor man's Oblivion. Everything about this game screams budget title. The graphics, sounds, presentation just isn't AAA level. Not even B level.
Loading mmeans the whole game freezes for a minute. No loading screen, no warning that you are about to enter a loading area.
Combat is less satifying than Oblivion or even Gothic 2.

So I'll pick it up but maybe not right away.

Nov 10, 2006 2:26pm PST

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Put an hour into the demo. Here are a few impressions from someone who loved Oblivion but hated Gothic 2.... : baron calamity
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  Totally agree. Thing is, it wasn't those negatives that put me off, it was the wildlife. It's not the ... : Balboa
  - The first two Gothic games were like that too, incredibly hard in the beginning, and you can watch tv whi... : melt_core

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I loved Gothic 2 quite a bit. This one is, so far, very impressive. Amazing graphics. Very similar feel. As someone pointed out.. it unfolds around you as you start exploring - quite unique.

And it's running amazing... probably because I popped in my new Nvidia 8800 GTX this morning. :P WOOOO!!

Nov 10, 2006 1:50pm PST

I loved Gothic 2 quite a bit. This one is, so far, very impressive. Amazing graphics. Very similar feel. ... : eriqchang

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This is the biggest game of the year for me. Lets hope I like it. :)

Nov 10, 2006 8:27am PST

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This is the biggest game of the year for me. Lets hope I like it. :) : hawke
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  The game is awesome, just make sure you have a good rig to play it. : valcan_s
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    DOH!! My computer is 3 years (almost 4) with a 9800Pro. Will this be the game that kills it? (Played... : hawke
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      Considering their track record, expect your system to chug on this game. I expect this game to be full of... : Pettytheft
      
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      Check out the Gothic 3 forums. They're filled with people complaining about the bugs, the performance is... : Salad Sammich
      
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      And the people who aren't experiencing bugs? Are they gathered there complaining? A forum full of compl... : Matt Burris
      
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      Oh, I understand that. But, it's a nice way to get a little insight before you go out and waste $60 on a... : Salad Sammich
      
      or he could just download the demo. : capt tripps
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      I don't see why you even played those games since everything probably looks like complete ass. I'm not sa... : h o s t i l e
      
      They didn't look bad. They looked better than the 'old games.' I probably didn't have all the bells an... : hawke
  - My rigs specs are: 4200+ x2, 2gig dd2, sata2 hd, bfg 7950 512, xi-fatality (basically baught this -->ht... : valcan_s

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please include game genre in the description.... some of us don't keep up with every game coming out.

Nov 10, 2006 10:04am PST

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please include game genre in the description.... some of us don't keep up with every game coming out. : zagzig32
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- It's on the Fileshack page. RPG->Gothic 3 -> Demo. All game files are categoriezed by genre. : hawke
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  Not to mention if don't know what Gothic is you need to turn in your gamer card. : mrwolf710
  - Not that we require gamercards or anything. : crummynz
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  Hmm... "quests, weapons, spells and NPCs". : Rich McNinch
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    racing : fluke
    - Strive for perfection in all things, it's a Fantasy Chariot Racing Team Management simulator, to be exact... : sinclair4217
  - lol I'm (hopefully right) assuming he didn't read that far. : Lionel2b
- lol : VegasX

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Does anybody have a torrent link...?

Nov 10, 2006 11:45am PST

Does anybody have a torrent link...? : Decepticon Matrix

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runs like crap on venice 3200+ @ 2,5ghz, 1gb ram and x1900xt 512mb :p

Nov 10, 2006 11:29am PST

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runs like crap on venice 3200+ @ 2,5ghz, 1gb ram and x1900xt 512mb :p : swebarb
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- You're not making me very hopeful. : hawke

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Using my very unscientific method of "does it run as well as Oblivion", it seems this game doesn't quite perform as well. It ran a smidge slower until I hit the button to take out my torch - in which case it paused for like ten seconds.

All the while appearing to not be as hot, graphics-wise, as Oblivion.

So am I mostly in the wrong and this game does look better than Oblivion and so that's why it doesn't run as well? Or does this game just have performance issues?

Nov 10, 2006 11:19am PST

Using my very unscientific method of "does it run as well as Oblivion", it seems this game doesn't quite ... : Schnapple

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is the demo any better in performance?

Nov 10, 2006 9:46am PST

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is the demo any better in performance? : gjspear
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  it ran OK for about 5 minutes then locked up- i have a 7900 w/ 2 g ram so i should be ok but whateva : Lightzout
  - Yeah same here. Ran fine on full until I beat all the Orcs. Then crashed. : feek

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Wow.. That's a pretty huge demo. If you really explored and tried to do everything, you could easily get 5 or 6 hours out of those 3 towns and their quests.

Nov 10, 2006 10:26am PST

Wow.. That's a pretty huge demo. If you really explored and tried to do everything, you could easily ge... : ]aratex[

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I'm @ work and cannot try the beta so I ask zie shack:

How is this different from Oblivion? Is it better/worse?

Keep in mind I love Oblivion and I wonder how this compares.

Nov 10, 2006 9:13am PST

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I'm @ work and cannot try the beta so I ask zie shack: How is this different from Oblivion? Is it bett... : DM7
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  If someone replies to you who has actually played the game...take their word over mine. I really should ... : hawke
  - I just realize that all sounded negative. Ooops. I GREATLY prefer Gothic to the Elderscrolls games. ... : hawke
- I like the Gothic series more than Elderscrolls. The gameworld has a much better feel. : Kerath

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By: Xin Jing Client 1a x Show Full Post

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Many thanks to the Sagebrush and Undergrowth Department.

Nov 10, 2006 9:26am PST

Many thanks to the Sagebrush and Undergrowth Department. : Xin Jing Client 1a

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By: Lionel2b x Show Full Post

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I truly love demos. Although I wish more games had demos released before the games went retail. *cough*nwn2*cough*

Oh, and thanks for the fast hook-up with a fileshack link!

Nov 10, 2006 8:46am PST

I truly love demos. Although I wish more games had demos released before the games went retail. *cough*nw... : Lionel2b

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its mucho better with newest patches

Nov 10, 2006 8:36am PST

its mucho better with newest patches : alalkoolj

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