I gave a chance to Gothic two times. First one I was looking for a good RPG to entertain me during a summer, and after trying it I remember I thought "What's this shit?", and I quit. A year passed and I was on summer holidays again, and I took Gothic thinking "Do I played this?"... and I installed Gothic again and I remember I thought "Oh hell, I already played this crap last summer...", but I stayed playing for a couple of hours. I started walking through The Camp, talking with some NPCs, looking for a sword, and... Since then I'm a huge fan of the Gothic and Risen series... I didn't change my Gothics for any other game.
