this game has it all, everything except for charactor creation, it has so much more than you think, its hard in the beginning, but once you get into it an learn tthe basics, its highly addicting, you can be a blacksmith, or an alchemist, its much like morrowind, and arcanum combined into one huge game, plus you can farm. I also liked the day and night effect, and the magic is awsome! everything about this game is great except for a little buggy movement, and some bad sound effects. Its fun roaming aroung the forests at night, with just your torch to light the way, you never know what will come out of the bushes next, overall this game is one of the best rpg's i have ever played, have fun with it. (and in the beginning of the game, there is a skeleton to the left of the waterfall, in the trees, he has magic scrolls, potions, and a bow and some arrows, the bow kills goblins in 1 hit!, and the fireball attack kills those giant bugs near the farm in 1 hit alo, but it uses up a lotta mana)
Here is a quick history lesson for everyone who is new to the series: Back in 2001, a German company called Piranha Bytes released the first title in the series adequately named "Gothic". While not a perfect game, Gothic... Read Full Review
The things that get critiziced the most here are the control scheme and the trial-and-error system. Now, I don't have anything against easy games, don't get me wrong. But this game takes a realistic approach to RPG. R... Read Full Review
