* "GOTHIC III, I LOVE YOU... BUT YOU'RE A B1TCH!" *

User Rating: 8.5 | Gothic 3 PC
Gothic III is like a woman who irritates you until the point you want to break up, but who in the last minute knows how to coax you into staying with her.

I LOVE YOU when swarming orcs fall around me in an epic combat where I really feel like a great warrior.
I HATE YOU when I take damage and can't react fast enough to avoid being comboed to death, when my character slowly sheathes his weapon during a fight for no reason while being bashed, or when he strikes my allies when I am actually aiming at a foe.

I LOVE YOU when I enter a new town and have the real feeling of discovering a place I have never seen before, when people seem really involved in their lives and personal purposes, and for the way they react realistically to my presence.
I HATE YOU when a whole town goes mad after me just because I take a bow in my hand, when people sink knee deep into the ground, when they don't know how to find their way, and when NPCs repeat again and again looped and meaningless conversations.

I LOVE YOU for the way you look, because you put a lot of attention to details, realism and diversity.
I HATE YOU for the way you think, because your AI is so flawed that you are the most stupid person... I mean, RPG I have never met.

I LOVE YOU because you immerse me profoundly in your world where I feel extremely involved, and for the wonderful exploration possibilities you offer.
I HATE YOU because you are so frustrating, though I can't leave you and can't stop playing.

Gothic III, I love you, but you're mean!