I have not been online much and this game is one reason why.. I loved Gothic 1 and 2 and I have just finished playing this third instalment. Well since there are several different ways you can go in the game, I am sure I will be playing this several more times.
In the first two games in the series your quest was to save the island of Khronis. This time you move on to the mainland. A battle between the gods Beliar and Innos separates the people. Orc and Hashishin warriors control several cities. Rebels and Nomads wait in camps and caves waiting for the moment to attack.
In this first person role playing game, you now begin your quest. You can choose the path you take. Every decision you make will decide the outcome. You can choose to join the Rebels and their quest to take over the cities from the Orcs. Or help out the Orcs and see what their plans are. You can even just go on your own killing spree and take out everyone.
Now the graphics in the game are amazing. Three different envirements you will travel through. First you start out in Myrtana the woodlands. Filled with green grass and trees, you travel to several cities. Avoiding or killing a wide range of nasty animals and even larger and scarier beasts. Up north you have Nordmar, and snowy ice filled region. South of Myrtana is the sand filled desert or Verant. Each region is filled with adventure and quests. You will meet a wide variety of people and search through many different places.
You must build up your character while exploring and solving problems. You will need to learn how to fight using a wide range of weapons. You can also learn how to use many different magical items. Strategy is the most important thing to survive many situations. Knowing what to say and how and when to use items you have, will go a long way in making it through really tough tests.
Now for the specs
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB with latest drivers
- English version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit
- Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Windows XP compatible mouse and keyboard with latest drivers
- 4x DVD-ROM drive
- 4.6 GB of free disk space
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 256 MB with latest drivers
- Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 4000+
- 1024 MB RAM
My system is new Dual core and I have Vista and it works pretty well. I noticed a small lag in the game and some flickering during parts of the game. You can change the settings to help with these problems. You can also change the ini. file to help enhance game play. I have not seen any patches on the web yet.
Overall I will give this game an 8/10
Graphics 9.5
Sound 7
Game play 8
Storyline 10
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