Gothic 3 Collector's Edition

by Dreamcatcher

Product Features

• • More than 100 hours of RPG action, taking place in one of the biggest and most authentic game worlds ever created for a video game, with hundreds of weapons, items, spells and artifacts to equip and use
• • Huge lively environment which reacts to the player‘s actions, creating a very intense and realistic atmosphere
• • Complete, patched, stable version of Gothic 3 along with the stand-alone expansion to bridge the gap between Gothic 3 and the upcoming Arcania
• • The ultimate Gothic 3 experience, all in one collector’s box!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001F0OOF6
• Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: November 11, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,029 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Gothic 3 Collector’s Edition contains the most up-to-date version of Gothic 3, the complete version of the Forsaken Gods add-on, a “Making of Gothic” DVD, the Official Soundtrack CD written by Kai Rosenkranz and performed by the Bochumer Philharmoniker. and a full-colour map! Gothic 3: You have saved the island Khorinis from the forces of evil in Gothic I and Gothic II. Now it is time to travel to the realms of the mainland. Invading Orcs have enslaved the human kingdom. There are but a few free humans in the icy north and the southern desert and a handful of rebels hiding in the forests and mountains of Midland. You may either join the rebellion or serve the Orcish Usurpers but you will ultimately tip the scales and decide the outcome of the last war to save humanity. There is no simple linear story in Gothic III – every game will be different and unique – but all will ultimately lead to you deciding the fate of Myrtana. Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods: Once again journey to the world of Myrtana for an all new experience set in this amazingly rendered universe. Forsaken Gods includes more than 125 all new quests to explore, dozens of new monsters to slay, 20 new weapons and armour sets and many old friends to revisit. Over 20+ all new hours, Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods will answer all the questions which have risen in the past, while introducing you to an exciting new chapter...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, but it's Crash-tastic, January 3, 2009

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Warwind - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Gothic 3 Collector's Edition (DVD-ROM)

There is a great game here; when it works, it's hugely fun. At other times, it crashes to the desktop A LOT. As in a few times per hour. (Yes, my drivers are all up-to-date; I'm really good about keeping everything current.) It does condition one to save often.

Before using a teleport stone, don't forget to "quick" save in case that causes a crash and need to "quick load" (a very humorous use of the word "quick", since it takes ages.) After every group of kills, save the game. If you've gone any sizable distance on the map and don't want to have to re-trace your steps, save the game. Before equipping any items in your inventory, save the game. You get the idea.

The game also freezes momentarily every 20 seconds or so (loading terrain maybe?), which I suppose I can live with. But it's annoying when you're in battle and you die because the game froze at the wrong time.

Well it sounds as though I don't like the game, but that's not the case. As I said, when all is working properly, the game is really fun. After spending a long time tweaking the in-game video settings to get a relatively smooth frame rate, I have to say the graphics are really nice and very scalable. It's especially fun to just wander about and see the sights, meet new and interesting creatures, and kill them. There are plenty of hidden secrets just waiting to be found, so there is a great incentive to explore.

It's also amusing that after fighting for the Rebels, liberating several cities, and killing scores of Orcs in the process, the Rebels still don't like me enough to sell me--SELL me, not give me--their best armor. But please continue to fight for us some more, kthxbye.

I haven't finished the main game yet, nor played the expansion, but I'm looking forward to experiencing the rest of the story. If you buy this, you will have fun, but remember to save often!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing amazing game, November 3, 2009

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Erich Maria Remarque (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gothic 3 Collector's Edition (DVD-ROM)

If you call yourself a Gothic 1/2 fan, you MUST play Gothic 3. It is one of the best RPGs ever made, right up there with the previous Gothics. I know there were issues at launch, including game stopping bugs, stuttering, and horrible performance.

But fast forward 3 years and the game is now very playable. The community has done an amazing job. The latest community patch is 1.73 (as of Oct 2009), and all bugs have been fixed. While performance hasn't really been optimized, hardware power has increased since 2006. So if you have a cheap Radeon 4850 or better (+ plenty of RAM) performance will be smooth. There is some stuttering for the first few minutes after you load a save, but it completely disappears after a while. The latest patch (also called Enhanced Edition) adds Alternative AI and Alternative Balancing. These features are extremely welcome and considerably improve the gaming experience (for example, there is no more "stunlock").

The game itself is engrossing. This is a pure Gothic game and plays in the same manner as the previous titles. There is a lot of focus on the dialogue, and quests are interesting. The game makes you feel like you're really there, eating and sleeping in Myrtana. Like in the previous games, skills are increased by using in-game items/people (trainers, praying, reading books, doing quests) and not by assigning skill points in a chart (as is the case with D&D cRPGs). The story is detailed and interesting, and there is a lot of spoken dialogue with the townsfolk.

If there was one word to describe this game, it would be EPIC. It's very long, and you can easily waste over a hundred hours just by completing the main quests. And if you are willing to explore the huge world on your own, you can easily add more to that number. Graphics are also beautiful, though I don't usually care about graphics as long as the gameplay is good. Still, it's the cherry on top.

(One gameplay tip: do NOT liberate towns in Myrtana and Varant until you are finished doing quests on all of them. Liberating them will cause all other towns to become hostile and you will lose all the awesome quests that would have otherwise been offered. So don't liberate until the very end of the game.)

If you ignored this game due to launch issues, now is time to play it. Thanks to all the community patches (the latest one is about 1Gb in size, and even removes copy protection), this game is now one of the best ever made. Now do yourself a favor and get gaming. :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustratingly fun, January 31, 2009

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M. McArthur "Fat Mike" (Brookings, SD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gothic 3 Collector's Edition (DVD-ROM)

Been playing the game for about a month now. It's certainly not bad, if anything, it's great. Just a step down from what I'd expect from a Gothic game. This one has a few bugs and some major combat issues. Frustrating is about the best I can describe the combat in this game, and the load times can get a bit horrendous. Even with that, though, there is still an enormous world to explore at your own leisure. This game is a lot more open compared to the other two, and I thoroughly enjoy that part about it. Overall, it's a great game for freedom of exploring as long as the combat doesn't bother you too much.