Gothic 3
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Beer and wine are sold and drunk in taverns, and the setting includes swampweed, a smokable narcotic that can be traded and consumed.
Real-time melee, ranged, and magic combat with blood against human bandits, orcs, and beasts; no dismemberment or gore.
The player can pickpocket and steal from NPCs and homes as a trained skill.
The story centers on a war of occupation in which orcs have conquered and enslaved much of the human population.
Undead skeletons and darkened ruins provide occasional spooky encounters.
Wild animals such as boars, wolves, and other beasts are hunted in combat for meat and skins.
Occasional mild profanity in spoken dialogue.
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What it is
Gothic 3 is a single-player open-world action RPG set in a medieval fantasy realm where humans are losing a war against an invading orc army. Playing a nameless hero, you explore a large continent, complete quests for rival human factions and their orc occupiers, and grow from a weak adventurer into a powerful warrior or mage. Gameplay revolves around real-time melee, bow, and magic combat against human enemies, orcs, undead, and wild animals, with visible blood but no dismemberment or gore. The world includes taverns serving alcohol and a smokable drug called swampweed, minor theft and pickpocketing the player can commit, and mature themes of war, conquest, and human enslavement. There are no microtransactions and no online or social features.
How it's framed
The game frames its world as one of harsh conflict and moral ambiguity: the player chooses whether to aid the human rebels, the orc occupiers, or nomadic factions, and the reputation system attaches consequences to those choices rather than presenting a single righteous path. Violence is treated as the ordinary tool of survival and warfare, and the bleak themes of occupation and slavery are presented matter-of-factly as the backdrop for the hero's rise.
Details
- Developer
- Piranha Bytes
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- Dec 2, 2009
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