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JoWooD Press Release (thanks TheMysterD) announces plans for Gothic III, the
third edition in Piranha Bytes' RPG series:
Rottenmann, Austria, 14th of December 2004: JoWooD Productions continues its successful cooperation with the German developer Piranha Bytes by publishing one of the most spectacular titles of the coming year: Gothic III, the third part of the legendary RPG saga. "Being listed in all major 'most wanted' charts across Europe, Gothic III is the top title of the coming year. To publish a game with such popularity, potential and quality, is a great chance for us to push a world-wide known brand even further" ,comments Andreas Tobler, CEO of JoWooD Productions Software AG. JoWooD Productions takes this chance and will try to break RPG selling records of the past!
"Our main efforts are to increase quality, atmosphere and fascination in Gothic III, to deliver an unbeatable RPG experience to all the Gothic fans out there. But even with all the improvements and innovations, we continue to build upon the unique concept of the Gothic titles", promises Mike Hoge, developer Piranha Bytes.
In 2002, JoWooD Productions managed to establish Gothic II as known brand in the RPG world. Gothic II dominated the sales charts with weeks at the top and is one of the best-selling titles ever created in German territories. The success is also proven by dozens of awards like "Best RPG 2002", "Best of E3 Show", "Best of Games Convention" and incredible ratings worldwide.
Might as well get the lighter out and put some kiddies on fire.
Look, how can anyone call themselves a true PC Gamer if you haven't bought, played, and simply adored both Gothic 1 and 2? As someone who has been a PC Gamer since 1983, Gothic was the only game released in the past ten years that felt like the superior games I grew up with. It was made by diehard RPG'ers for diehard RPG'ers, simple as that.
The controls aren't so bad, provided you aren't a keyboard-pounding simian who is still trying to learn how to use a mouse. As a matter of fact, I kept box checked in gothic 2 that said "Keep Gothic 1 control scheme". If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I've defended Daggerfall for years, and still consider it my favorite RPG of all time, but Morrowind was a flaming disaster. Extremely easy, 2 minute long dungeons, focus on eye candy over narrative...how can anyone enjoy that more then the "offline mmorpg" that is Gothic?
Look at it this way, Gothic 2 was the game that Richard Garriot would have made Ultima 9 had EA not have been involved. It is the spiritual successor to that series.
Look, how can anyone call themselves a true PC Gamer if you haven't bought, played, and simply adored both Gothic 1 and 2? As someone who has been a PC Gamer since 1983, Gothic was the only game released in the past ten years that felt like the superior games I grew up with. It was made by diehard RPG'ers for diehard RPG'ers, simple as that.
The controls aren't so bad, provided you aren't a keyboard-pounding simian who is still trying to learn how to use a mouse. As a matter of fact, I kept box checked in gothic 2 that said "Keep Gothic 1 control scheme". If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I've defended Daggerfall for years, and still consider it my favorite RPG of all time, but Morrowind was a flaming disaster. Extremely easy, 2 minute long dungeons, focus on eye candy over narrative...how can anyone enjoy that more then the "offline mmorpg" that is Gothic?
Look at it this way, Gothic 2 was the game that Richard Garriot would have made Ultima 9 had EA not have been involved. It is the spiritual successor to that series.
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