I started this game as a young kid and finished it as an adult.

personal opinion
I have played so many RPGs yet and can say this game is really good. I can't compare this game to anything else. Gothic 1 has his own charm. I can recommend this game to every RPG fan.

mechanics
The mechanics to fight with Strg wasd are really weird at the start but feel familiar after some hours. I kind of liked it, lol.

story
The story is not that bad. You can choose three sites, so you can play it three times as well.

atmosphere
I don't know if you care about this, but the atmosphere is probably the most important thing in games. In Gothic 1, I always loved to visit the main places; they were not empty like in most AAA games. The music is also really good.

difficult
I'm used to playing games and casual RPGs, and I can say this game is not easy. I struggled at the beginning very hard. The midgame was okayish, and the end game was sadly easy. I maxed out my strength and had 80 skill points to spend after the end scene.

modding talk
Now we come to the bugfest. 
Old games are mostly buggy and bad for new machines.
I played this game fully texture-modified on Windows 11. The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=put8Ys4tq6Y.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241992903 There are two major bugs. One is a black screen with a life bar. You can fix this by disabling the weather in the options. 
The other more annoying one is that when you use , the teleporter crashes. You can fix this when you disable FX with F11 and Alt-F11. Number one tip from me: use all saves and save as much as you can.

I robbed so many chests I think I can buy my way out of the barrier with my ore.

It'S Gothic. Basis für Witcher und für seine Zeit das Beste RPG für erwachsene.

8/10 Nur G2 ist noch besser