Not the GOG version, IIRC...

ah right.. GOG with his censored game versions ;)

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6X6R2SWtVU

Arcania: "Gothic 4" (finger quotes) plays quite differently to Gothic 1 - 3, so I wouldn't recommend it as the first you play.

I'd say play Gothic 1 - 3 in order (mostly for the storyline to make more sense, but also so that you'll appreciate the improvements made between the games), then play Risen and its sequel.

Well, it's a medieval folk band, so it's not really out of place in a medieval world. I don't think it brakes immersion too much (I only wonder where they came from and where they go after the concert...).

And to my knowledge, it's not the GOG version that doesn't feature the In Extremo concert, but both the international release in general as well as later German releases, because they just wouldn't bother trying to get the license for the song again.

I've played (and own) Gothic 1-3 and also forsaken gods.

From those i'd say Gothic 3 is the easiest in terms of gameplay. Gothic 2 was extremely difficult for me.

I didn't manage to complete any of them, but with 1 and 3 i got near the end. Enough to watch the last hour or so on youtube to finish my understanding of the story.

To be honest, Gothic is more about exploring, doing quests, and leveling up.

I thought each game had it's own story like the Elder Scrolls series so it wouldn't matter where I started, but as it is I'm gonna start with Gothic 1.

I would say each is understandable enough without playing last
but still better to play in order

Did they have electric guitars in medieval Germany?

Oh, and I'm glad that isn't present in international release. I can't stand jokes as cheesy as this...

Crab warrior in Divine Divinity is enough... I know it's a Belgian game, but I'm sure it's the GERMAN part of Belgium... -.-

No, but they had bagpipes, trumpetss, harps, drums - exactly the kind of instruments In Extremo use. I think some of them are even handmade by the band.

EDIT: You can listen to the song used in the game here. There are no eletric instruments used.

And also, it wasn't a joke but cross-promotion. PB added In Extremo, In Extremo put an ad for Gothic in their album.

Which makes it even worse in case of immersion breaking! :P

No, because they didn't say "Buy our album" in the game. You didn't even play the game, so you don't know how it's implemented - how would you know if it is immersion breaking?

Shop around for Gothic Universe, I got it for about €6 a year or so ago. It has 1-3 and Night of the Raven expansion pack.

Dunno why people are complaining so much about the controls, I played it at release and nobody I knew at the time that played it, seemed put out by them.

But yeah definately start at G1, I dont really get what you mean about the Steam Sale tbh.

AFAIK the GoG version of G3 has the community patch included.

It's quite the opposite, each game picks up exactly where the previous game left off. You play the same character throughout the entire series (except for Arcania(again, not a Gothic)) and there are several recurring NPC's.

THERE IS NO GOTHIC 4 AHHHHHHHHH.

Appropriate Scream