Gothic 3: New info in Gamestar magazine (UPDATED)

The new edition of the German games magazine Gamestar contains an eight pages long cover-story of Gothic 3 and 12 minutes of video footage. The article holds a lot of new info and also some clarifications.

Below is a short summary of the new info:

You will learn/gain magic powers through quests.

Spells can be learned at the shrines of the gods.

You will always need one hand free, when casting a spell. Or in other words you can hold a sword in one hand and cast a spell with the other. You can't cast spells while holding a shield.

There will be magic wands and staffs.

Mages will be able to slow time, but they will become slower too.

There will be around 60-70 perks, different skills, to learn.

One screenshots shows a mage getting wings. Whether it allows you to fly or is some kind of transformation spell isn't known. The character is standing in front of a troll and a red beam of light goes up in the air, while the character gets wings similar to those of a dragon.

One perk improves the effectiveness of your armor.

The sixth, until now unknown, faction will be the druids (previously only known as some forest race). The other factions are: Orcs, Rebels still loyal to the king, Assassins, Nomads and the barbarian Orc Hunters.

Why the Assassins are working together with the orcs is unknown.

There will be a tutorial to teach you the basics.

You will be able to hire an old friend or mercenary AND you're able to equip him with weapons, armor, etc.

The slaves in the released movies are only wearing swords because the unarmed combat isn't implemented yet.

Voice recordings are in progress at the moment.

And last but not least the game is about 85% done.

UPDATE: Gamestar has released a teaser with the highlights of the included DVD. It shows about 40 seconds of Gothic 3 footage, but nothing spectacular.


Source: World of Gothic

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