Gothic 3 Review

The guys at Game Chronicles are next in line with a review of Piranha Bytes' Gothic 3, giving the RPG sequel an overall score of 6.9/10.
Gothic 3 takes some role-playing aspects to a new high with its excellent quest system and fully interactive world. Too bad other critical elements, from combat to graphics performance, fall so short. Even the best moments are quickly overshadowed by a host of gameplay issues. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Gothic series is a huge hit in its native Germany not because it's a finely engineered work of digital art, but because it appeals to some twisted sadomasochistic streak in German gamers' psyches.