Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods
A standalone expansion set in a divided Myrtana.
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods is a standalone expansion for the action role-playing game Gothic 3. Trine Games handled development, and JoWooD Productions published it in 2008. A later enhanced edition, featuring various improvements, came out in 2011 and was developed by Mad Vulture Games. The expansion restricts its gameplay area to just Myrtana, one of the three regions from the original game, and focuses the main storyline there. In the plot, the nameless hero wakes from a coma to find the continent divided among factions, many led by his former companions. He must reunite Myrtana through his own efforts to restore peace and prosperity. JoWooD announced in November 2010 that Mad Vulture Games would work on further improvements. The first patch arrived in March 2011 via Steam, integrated into a new boxed version called Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition, also available as a free download. The final patch, version 2.01.08, was released through the Mad Vulture Games website on 18 December 2011, also free. According to Metacritic, the expansion received generally unfavorable reviews, largely due to excessive bugs at launch that were never fully resolved by subsequent patches.
Quick Facts
- Publisher
- JoWooD Productions
- Designer
- Milind Kaduskar
- Series
- Gothic
- Engine
- Genome Engine
- Genre
- Action role-playing
- Modes
- Single-player
- Released
- 18 November 2008 (NA); 5 December 2008 (EU)
- Platforms
- Windows
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The gameplay in Forsaken Gods is similar to that of Gothic 3, with some small differences. The playable area has been restrained from the three parts of Gothic 3 to just one part – Myrtana – and the main plot is concentrated only in this area. After awakening from a coma, the nameless hero must find a way to unite the continent, as it has been divided by numerous factions, many of which are aided or led by the Nameless Hero's former companions. Through his own means, the Hero must reunite Myrtana to finally restore the land to peace and prosperity.
In November 2010, JoWooD announced that Mad Vulture Games would work on additional improvements for the game. The first patch was announced for Q1 2011. On 22 March 2011, JoWooD released the new patch via Steam, integrated within the new boxed version for the game titled Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition. It is also available as a free download. The final version, 2.01.08, was officially released through the Mad Vulture Games website on 18 December 2011 and made available for free download similarly to the previous versions.
Reader's Guide
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods received generally unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. This reception was largely the result of excessive bugs in the release which to date has not been entirely resolved by patching. The expansion's significance lies in its attempt to continue the story of the Nameless Hero within a more focused setting, but its legacy is marred by technical issues that persisted despite post-release updates. The Enhanced Edition and subsequent patches, including the final version 2.01.08, represented efforts to address these problems, though the game remained critically panned. For players and collectors, the expansion is notable as a standalone product that narrows the scope of Gothic 3 while introducing new narrative threads involving the hero's former companions.
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