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I played the third game, but not the previous ones. But I didn't like the third one =P

Play Gothic 3 and get frustrated by the bugs.

Well, I don't know, maybe in the third game it's just pure hack-and-slash. I saw the beginning, but the game was lagging on our computer, and now the computer is good, but I don't feel like playing. In the second part, the plot is good, the gameplay is good, and most importantly, there's a choice. At the beginning, you choose a profession in the city (blacksmith's assistant, hunter, carpenter, alchemist), and then you join one of three... well, not guilds, but rather communities (Paladins (Knights), Mercenaries, Fire Mages). (In the add-on, there are 5 of them (Water Mages, Pirates)). In the first location, you just run around, kill monsters, do quests, and do your job, roast meat, and so on. I also remember the caves with treasures, one of which was on an island! I swam there, climbed onto the shore, and saw a cave, and there were Basilisks... it was intense. There was also tall grass there, so the visibility wasn't very good. When I killed them, I went into the cave, and there were traps that weren't easy to pass. But after you pass them, you get a reward. I don't remember exactly what was in the chest, but it was something good and heavy, or maybe golden goblets, like pirate treasure. Also, in the first location, I remember the trolls (one or two), they were in different caves, but the strongest was the Black Troll. I remember running away from him and shooting him, he seemed to be stuck in a rock. And in the second location, there was a war with the Orcs, who were besieging the city. After killing the Orcs, you had to kill four dragons. Oh, these are probably some of the best moments in the game, because it's quite an exciting task. In each campaign, you meet helpers. When you go to the swamp (the weakest), you meet some cool hunter who helps you. Adventurers help you fight the ice dragon, and after that, they want to rob you... or maybe there were two groups of them, one good and one bad. There was also a stone dragon and a fire dragon, I don't remember which one lived on the mountain, but you go there with an old friend (whom you rescued from prison before) and other guys. After killing them, some guys in black appear (or before the second location), who are plotting something. In general, then you go back to the first location and fight them, and after that, you gather all your friends (many from the first part, but you also meet them in the game), steal the royal ship, and sail to the island, to the last dragon (black), and together you kill him

By the way, it's just incredibly cool to wander through the lands of the colony in the second Gothic game when the orcs break through there; it's just... amazing.

only 2 locations in total? O_O Never mind...

Zubr, the locations aren't small. Maybe they're different in the third game; I don't know.

Arandor features large world areas divided into “loads.”

How about I describe how I completed the Knight campaign more than 20 times and Diablo's campaign just as many times, even a couple of times on "Hell" difficulty:smile04: (By the way, I'm not kidding, I really played them that much:smile04:)

Diablo 5 has "5 locations"!!1 :D

and you can’t complete it quickly)) I remember how tired I was of killing the first orc in the first location, who lived in a cave near the city!)) And in the second, I was already killing them in groups.

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well, these are two areas, you know) two maps, the first is a forest, and the second is a semi-desert.

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I just call them locations, but I could also call them territories) How do I know what ideas you have in your head?

By the way, are there any "intellectual" puzzles in Gothic? Or are there just simple quests, like: "Kill that monster behind the hill," or "Bring me a super-cool artifact called Mega-Artifact No. 1, and then I'll pay you a lot"? :D

"Intellectual"? Like, solve a quado-penta-biophysical equation in 2 minutes and then use the result to beat a Terminator at chess?

Something like that:

Although some "puzzles" really make you rack your brains :D

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I remember in Knights of the Old Republic, I got caught in a trap and ended up in a locked room. To get out, I had to solve a puzzle, and I couldn't figure it out for about an hour or two :D

Revan, Gothic differs from mindless RPGs like Diablo and Sacred)).
Although in NWN, BG, and similar games, there are still more puzzles and secrets.
P.S. By the way, has anyone played Blade of Darkness? There you just need to walk around and kill everyone (but it's not easy, like in Devil May Cry and other similar games), and on top of that, there are various puzzles, which are mainly related to opening hidden passages, secret rooms, finding magic stones, and various traps, but all of this makes you think. This is probably what Blade of Darkness distinguishes from other mindless hack-and-slash games, although the combat itself is good, because you can cut off arms and legs, chop off heads, slice the body into pieces, and all of this is spiced up with blood.
P.P.S. And there are 4 heroes to choose from.

differs from dumb RPGs, like Diablo and Sacred

Devil May Cry and other crap

If you were on any forum dedicated to games in general (like Igromania), you would be showered with dislikes and profanity :D
It's the same as writing in the Heroes of Might and Magic III section: "Heroes of Might and Magic III sucks, Heroes of Might and Magic V rules!!!!!*and a hundred more exclamation marks and ones*"

I'm starting to enjoy "hack and slash" games more and more. It's a good way to relax. Among the more recent ones, I really liked Jade Empire. The game is about Eastern martial arts and is an RPG. There are somersaults, combo attacks, magic expressed as Chi energy, transformations, battles with staffs or swords, or you can put on claws like Wolverine... it's awesome in general.