If you like 2 your like 3. Here is what I see
The good
1. The world truly is 3d the characters though not all perfectly proportional feel like true 3d rendurings.
2. Potions and plants no longer heal 10hp or mb but 10% or 50%. THis is really good as at high levels you don't have to chug a dozen potions.
3. The fighitng is easier so for nubies it isn't as difficult, I hope it turns out to be better than button mashing.
4. Though you can be a good at all in this game that means you are aren't that good at anything. If you focus on one basic discipline you can kick butt. I liked this better than Oblivion because I have no reason to beat Oblivion again since I was an all powerful Theif, fighter, and mage.
5. You are so free. With differnet factions you can play duoble crosser or faithful servant. Aide the slave, kill him or turn him into the orcs.
6. Music and sound is great.
The not so good
1. Bugs This game needs a few patches. Center chanel on 5.1 dosen't work. Memory errors. Physco fast day and night cycle glitch.
2. Some wall textures don't live quire up to the characers.
I have had a terrible time with buggy games. BF2142 reboots my computer
Never WInter NIghts 2 multiy player stops anytime any player opens a dialouge. Spent 2.5hrs with toolset editing that problem out of the main quest.
WIth all that I liked Gothic 3 so much that even though I swore two weeks ago to never again buying a new release until patches come out I will be playing this one over THanksgiving.