Gothic 3: The Beginning
Encyclopedia
Gothic 3: The Beginning is a role-playing mobile
video game, produced by the German
developer Handy-Games GmbH
, and published by JoWooD Entertainment.
The action takes place 140 years before the events in the first Gothic game, on the island of Khorinis.
Xardas (one of the main characters from the original PC
Gothic series), an orphan
, raised by farmers, is visited one night by the ghost of Buthomar. The ghost tells the young Xardas about an unknown threat and asks him to find "the other four Chosen Ones".
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video game, produced by the German
Germany
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developer Handy-Games GmbH
HandyGames
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, and published by JoWooD Entertainment.
Plot
Xardas (one of the main characters from the original PC
Personal computer
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Gothic series), an orphan
Orphan
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, raised by farmers, is visited one night by the ghost of Buthomar. The ghost tells the young Xardas about an unknown threat and asks him to find "the other four Chosen Ones".
Awards
Gothic 3: The Beginning was awarded up to seven awards. It received the Airgamer Award, from airgamer.de, while handy-player.de gave it the Handy-Player Award. Pocketgamer.co.uk gave it the Bronze Award. Other awards include the play2go gold award from play2go, the Silver Award from Mobile Games Faqs, a 90% award offered by looki.de, and the Next Award offered by projectnext.de.Reviews
| Reviewer | Rating | Available Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Projectnext.de | 91 (out of 100) | English |
| Handy-player.de | 89% | German (with translation into English) |
| Pocketgamer.co.uk | 7 (out of 10) | English |
| Mobilegamefaqs.com | 77 (out of 100) | English |
| play2go.de | 89% | German (with translation into English) |
| airgamer.de | 87% | German (with translation into English) |
| Gaminator.pl | 9 (out of 10) | Polish (with translation into English) |
| looki.de | 90% | German (with translation into English) |
| Mobilegamer.net | 8 (out of 10) | Czech |
| Areamobile.de | 70% | German (with translation into English) |
| jeuxpo.com | 8 (out of 10) | French (with translation into English) |
| mobile.gamingxp.com | 5 (out of 6) | German (with translation into English) |