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Posted August 21, 2017
Basically I'm interested in which game would be the best to start with. Thanks!


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Thank you all, I wasn't expecting such divergent answers when I asked this question. Picked them all up eventually as the price was much better this way. Will probably give a go to Gothic 1 first and see how much I can get into it.
Post edited August 25, 2017 by TabaquiX
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Posted August 21, 2017
Well, Gothic is the obvious starting point.
There are many, many elements from this first game that show up again in the sequels, characters most of all. You'll miss a lot of references to past events and maybe even don't understand some of Gothic II.

That being said, you can absolutely play the second game or even Gothic 3 without having played its predecessors. Gothic II is much bigger and better on a technical level. It is the superior game in every other way too, in my opinion.

Gothic 3 is very different. It has a lot of problems and going in with the knowledge of past titles will help, I guess. I can't really say, since I've obviously never played Gothic 3 with completely fresh eyes.
Posted August 21, 2017
I would recommend Gothic 3 to start for a few reasons: First, it's the most modern and features very good graphics even by current standards and familiar mouse controlled gameplay. Second, although it was famously buggy at release, the latest Community patch has made it a good, stable game with 50+ hours of play.

Gothic 2 is a great game but it's very difficult for a new player since GOG has decided to offer it only with the NOTR expansion (which was specifically intended to add extra difficulty).
Posted August 21, 2017
is there any good then for playing 1 and 2 for a few hours each? Maybe just to get the vibe?
Posted August 21, 2017
Play gothic 1,then 2 and 3 for best expirience
Posted August 21, 2017
You can do that to get a feeling about the atmosphere of the game, sure. The controls aren't very difficult at all, you can pick them up very quickly. Gothic is a bit weird when it comes to usual actions like picking up stuff, trading and such, but that is all gone with Gothic II. You can use a mouse with both games without problems too.
But you won't get much of anything story-wise and the game is very restricted by tough enemies early one. The Gothic series features a large open world and the only thing keeping you from going to the other end of it right at the start, are the enemies. You are a weakling at the beginning.
Posted August 22, 2017
Start with Gothic 1, finish it, then play Gothic 2.
Posted August 23, 2017
I started with G2A, because that was the first game in series I got my hands on. I played and finished it, but I missed a ton of references. Even though the game gives you some hints (most old characters from G1 ask you whether you remember them and will re-introduce themselves a little bit if needed), you aren't going to understand all of it, not by a long shot. For example, I was totally lost [minor spoiler] as to what the cutscene after meeting Saturas [/minor spoiler] was supposed to mean the first time I played G2. You'll also be, of course, getting a lot of retroactive spoilers for G1.

So I agree with most of the other users here: play it chronologically. G1 -> G2A -> G3 (*). This way you'll always be in the picture as far as the setting and plot goes and you can enjoy the improvements of G2 over G1.

(*) - and G3FG -> Arcania -> FoS if you really want, but you won't miss anything important if you decide to skip those - many fans don't even considers those real Gothic sequels, for good reasons.
Posted August 25, 2017
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helpo1: I started with G2A, because that was the first game in series I got my hands on. I played and finished it, but I missed a ton of references. Even though the game gives you some hints (most old characters from G1 ask you whether you remember them and will re-introduce themselves a little bit if needed), you aren't going to understand all of it, not by a long shot. For example, I was totally lost [minor spoiler] as to what the cutscene after meeting Saturas [/minor spoiler] was supposed to mean the first time I played G2. You'll also be, of course, getting a lot of retroactive spoilers for G1.

So I agree with most of the other users here: play it chronologically. G1 -> G2A -> G3 (*). This way you'll always be in the picture as far as the setting and plot goes and you can enjoy the improvements of G2 over G1.

(*) - and G3FG -> Arcania -> FoS if you really want, but you won't miss anything important if you decide to skip those - many fans don't even considers those real Gothic sequels, for good reasons.
Thank you all, I wasn't expecting such divergent answers when I asked this question. Picked them all up eventually as the price was much better this way. Will probably give a go to Gothic 1 first and see how much I can get into it.
Posted August 26, 2017
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helpo1: I started with G2A, because that was the first game in series I got my hands on. I played and finished it, but I missed a ton of references. Even though the game gives you some hints (most old characters from G1 ask you whether you remember them and will re-introduce themselves a little bit if needed), you aren't going to understand all of it, not by a long shot. For example, I was totally lost [minor spoiler] as to what the cutscene after meeting Saturas [/minor spoiler] was supposed to mean the first time I played G2. You'll also be, of course, getting a lot of retroactive spoilers for G1.

So I agree with most of the other users here: play it chronologically. G1 -> G2A -> G3 (*). This way you'll always be in the picture as far as the setting and plot goes and you can enjoy the improvements of G2 over G1.

(*) - and G3FG -> Arcania -> FoS if you really want, but you won't miss anything important if you decide to skip those - many fans don't even considers those real Gothic sequels, for good reasons.
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TabaquiX: Thank you all, I wasn't expecting such divergent answers when I asked this question. Picked them all up eventually as the price was much better this way. Will probably give a go to Gothic 1 first and see how much I can get into it.
One hint for Gothic I, find a way of combining two keystrokes into one. I did it with a programable keyboard. It's much more enjoyable that way as there is a commonly used two-stroke usage that can get annoying.
Post edited August 26, 2017 by lordhoff
Posted August 27, 2017
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lordhoff: One hint for Gothic I, find a way of combining two keystrokes into one. I did it with a programable keyboard. It's much more enjoyable that way as there is a commonly used two-stroke usage that can get annoying.
I agree with you that it might (and probably will) feel annoying to new players (especially nowadays), but a little research I observed shows that it actually depends heavily on whether you use a WSAD + mouse or just keyboard. It seems that players who use LMB for "action" get accustomed to G1's system much quicker than those who use CTRL. I can personally attest to that, as I've always been a WSAD type of player and I can't even imagine a different way to play G1 now.

To each his own, though. :)
Posted August 27, 2017
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TabaquiX: Thank you all, I wasn't expecting such divergent answers when I asked this question. Picked them all up eventually as the price was much better this way. Will probably give a go to Gothic 1 first and see how much I can get into it.
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lordhoff: One hint for Gothic I, find a way of combining two keystrokes into one. I did it with a programable keyboard. It's much more enjoyable that way as there is a commonly used two-stroke usage that can get annoying.
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lordhoff: One hint for Gothic I, find a way of combining two keystrokes into one. I did it with a programable keyboard. It's much more enjoyable that way as there is a commonly used two-stroke usage that can get annoying.
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helpo1: I agree with you that it might (and probably will) feel annoying to new players (especially nowadays), but a little research I observed shows that it actually depends heavily on whether you use a WSAD + mouse or just keyboard. It seems that players who use LMB for "action" get accustomed to G1's system much quicker than those who use CTRL. I can personally attest to that, as I've always been a WSAD type of player and I can't even imagine a different way to play G1 now.

To each his own, though. :)
Thanks for the heads-up!
Posted August 27, 2017
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helpo1: ...a little research I observed shows that it actually depends heavily on whether you use a WSAD + mouse or just keyboard. It seems that players who use LMB for "action" get accustomed to G1's system much quicker than those who use CTRL.
This is good advice.

Gothic 1 has non-standard controls that follow their own logic, but once you get used to them they work well.
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