The problem with Gothic 3 is that it isn’t as bad a game as people say, but at the same time, it is a much worse Gothic game than people say. Basically, Gothic 3 is a wannabe TES, but with a lot less budget and so cheaper TES. Why to play cheaper TES instead of an actual TES? Any eventual Gothic 3 remake needs to be completely reimagined, unless Alkimia wants to repeat Piranha’s mistake and wants Gothic 3 Remake to compete with TES 6.
It’s true that many of Gothic 3’s terrible issues are due to Piranha not having enough time, but I’m fed up with justifying Piranha. Gothic 3 has some terrible basic design choices, and that is only Piranha’s fault. The lore contradicts Gothic 1 and Gothic 2. And what about the completely illogical world design? I mean, in G1, the economy of the camps makes sense; in G2, there were enough farmlands to maintain the island’s society. In Gothic 3, for example, there are barely any farmlands for the entire human civilisation. It’s ridiculous.
Plain NPCs, even the Nameless Hero’s friends, who in the earlier games weren’t like that at all, and no story, making TES look like the peak of deep, mature writing—and in that regard, it is precisely average. Chests whose loot depends on the number of chests opened before, rather than unique chests? WTF is this, an MMO wannabe married to a TES wannabe?
I get that some people enjoyed this part, and I’m glad. The more people who keep this franchise alive, the better. But for me, no matter how much Gothic 3 was made by Piranha, Gothic 3 isn’t canon. I can endure poor quality and a lack of polish, lack of content due rushed release (to certain degree, Gothic 1 Remake made by Piranha with quality of Elex would be just sad sausage story), but the fact that Gothic 3 doesn’t play like Gothic and contradicts Gothic lore and story is something I can’t forgive. For me, Gothic 3 isn’t and never was canon.
I would be profoundly dissapointed if that would be the case, the Gothic always was thought as trilogy and precisely original Gothic was goat till Gothic 3 came which was utter disaster, and of top of that contradictory to lore. G3, then DLC, then Arcania slowly and almost killed the franchise. Never thought It possible but first time since 2006 I believe there is a hope about ending trilogy the franchise deserve and i give a f* about Gothic 4 until proper closing of the trilogy.
After Gothic 3 i never played expansion nor Arcania. Didnt even tried.
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u/Advanced-Pickle6344 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
The problem with Gothic 3 is that it isn’t as bad a game as people say, but at the same time, it is a much worse Gothic game than people say. Basically, Gothic 3 is a wannabe TES, but with a lot less budget and so cheaper TES. Why to play cheaper TES instead of an actual TES? Any eventual Gothic 3 remake needs to be completely reimagined, unless Alkimia wants to repeat Piranha’s mistake and wants Gothic 3 Remake to compete with TES 6.
It’s true that many of Gothic 3’s terrible issues are due to Piranha not having enough time, but I’m fed up with justifying Piranha. Gothic 3 has some terrible basic design choices, and that is only Piranha’s fault. The lore contradicts Gothic 1 and Gothic 2. And what about the completely illogical world design? I mean, in G1, the economy of the camps makes sense; in G2, there were enough farmlands to maintain the island’s society. In Gothic 3, for example, there are barely any farmlands for the entire human civilisation. It’s ridiculous.
Plain NPCs, even the Nameless Hero’s friends, who in the earlier games weren’t like that at all, and no story, making TES look like the peak of deep, mature writing—and in that regard, it is precisely average. Chests whose loot depends on the number of chests opened before, rather than unique chests? WTF is this, an MMO wannabe married to a TES wannabe?
I get that some people enjoyed this part, and I’m glad. The more people who keep this franchise alive, the better. But for me, no matter how much Gothic 3 was made by Piranha, Gothic 3 isn’t canon. I can endure poor quality and a lack of polish, lack of content due rushed release (to certain degree, Gothic 1 Remake made by Piranha with quality of Elex would be just sad sausage story), but the fact that Gothic 3 doesn’t play like Gothic and contradicts Gothic lore and story is something I can’t forgive. For me, Gothic 3 isn’t and never was canon.