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Gothic 3

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers. Chaos reigns without: rebels are offering resistance, and the Hashishin of the south are openly collaborating with the orcs. Rumours that the nameless hero of Khorinis is on his way to the mainland spawn both hope and worry. Whose side will he take? Who will feel his wrath, who enjoy his favor? Only one thing is sure: his deeds are going to change Myrtana forever... Liberation o

Release date
December 19, 2014
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Piranha Bytes
Publisher
THQ Nordic GmbH
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A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers. Chaos reigns without: rebels are offering resistance, and the Hashishin of the south are openly collaborating with the orcs. Rumours that the nameless hero of Khorinis is on his way to the mainland spawn both hope and worry. Whose side will he take?

Who will feel his wrath, who enjoy his favor? Only one thing is sure: his deeds are going to change Myrtana forever... Liberation or annihilitaion – the fate of the world of Gothic lies in your hands! Create your own individual gaming experience through different solution paths. Dynamic, action-packed combat system: choose between Fast Attacks, deadly whirlwind close combat, or shooting from a distance. Immerse yourself in the most colorful and authentic fantasy world of all time – Myrtana awaits you!

Specially designed easy combat system Clear main goals-story driven yet dictated by player's choice Huge free-roaming world - virtually no boundaries Advanced human behavior AI for hundreds of individual characters with full audio dialogues Countless side quests for the player to choose from Over 50 different monsters and animals and dozens of human enemies Over 50 different powerful spells and over a hundred different weapons Unique class-free character development

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★ 5 / 5
Get community patch 1.74, get QuestPack 4.2, get ContentMod 2.2 - then you have one of the best RPG's of all time......ever!!! And you might…
★ 5 / 5
Gothic 3 is perhaps among the most ambitious games ever made. But that's a two-sided coin. It's the reason for both praises and hates this…
★ 5 / 5
I should start with stating that I am a huge fan of the Gothic series and to be honest I absolutely adored Gothic 3, a…
★ 5 / 5
While everyone else was playing the fourth Elder Scroll game, I was searching for a more satisfying RPG experience, and stumbled across Gothic 3. Sure,…
★ 3 / 5
I *loved* Gothic 1 and Gothic 2 and didn't like Gothic 3 much at all. The biggest reason for this is their attempt to give…
★ 2 / 5
Before I begin I assume this is played with the community patch- absolutely mandatory for this purchase. I'm actually a real fan of Piranha Bytes,…
★ 3 / 5
Following Gothic 2, this seemed great at first. Huge open world, beautiful scenery, new factions ... what can go be bad about that? Well, after…
★ 4 / 5
About ten years ago, after I just completed Gothic 1 & 2, I enthusiastically began playing Gothic 3 and was really disappointed after a couple…

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★ 3 / 5
This game was a letdown after two amazing previous games. It was ambitious and grandiose in some aspects (the epic soundtrack overshadows what's happening on…
★ 5 / 5
3rd Part in a phenomenal and often overlooked series of games. Recommend starting at the beginning with Gothic and moving through the rest. One of…
★ 1 / 5
this dookie game doesn't even deserve to be called a gothic game you should make it free since it's so bad it doesn't even deserve…

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