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Gothic® 3

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2009

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Quick resume

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

Global score

82/100

Genres

Action, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Huge open world with diverse biomes
    • High player freedom and nonlinear gameplay
    • Deep character progression and skill customization
    • Immersive atmosphere with excellent music
    • Strong community support with patches and mods

    Cons

    • Original game had many bugs and technical issues
    • Combat system considered clunky and repetitive
    • Some quests are repetitive and lack guidance
    • Performance and optimization issues on modern systems
    • Limited social or cooperative gameplay elements

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Combat is skill-based and satisfying but can become repetitive and grindy, especially on higher difficulties."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal exploration and story progression; no evidence of competitive multiplayer or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report long playtimes, habitual engagement, and repeated play due to high replayability and faction variety."

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    • Cooperation

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      -4

      "Gameplay is single-player focused with party members controlled by the player; no multiplayer cooperation mentioned."

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    • Creativity

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      3

      "Players can customize characters' skills and equipment, experimenting with different builds and strategies."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize balanced faction relationships and player choice rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      5

      "Strong immersion in a fantasy world with exploration, story, and atmosphere providing escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia; no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different strategies, quests, and expansions, experimenting with various approaches to win."

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    • Exploration

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      "Huge seamless open world with many biomes, hidden areas, and secrets to discover."

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization and equipment allow personal expression within gameplay."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a high fantasy Dungeons & Dragons world with magic, mythical creatures, and epic quests."

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    • Fellowship

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      -4

      "Primarily a single-player experience with minimal social or community interaction within gameplay."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, learn combat and crafting systems, and improve through progression."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players report long sessions."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during quests and combat; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited emotional or close social interactions; companions have minimal relationship depth."

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    • Leadership

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      "No evidence of player leadership roles; player acts independently without managing others."

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    • Progression

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      "Character progression through stat allocation, skill acquisition, and equipment upgrades is a core gameplay element."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric and immersive but combat and puzzles can be tense and challenging."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visuals and music provide sensory pleasure, though not highly intense or thrilling."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems; focus is on private player experience."

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    • Story

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      2

      "Story is present but currently short and lightly integrated; exploration and gameplay are primary."

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    • Strategy

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      2

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    • Thrill

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      2

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competence.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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