Gothic

[Googolplex]

My friend who's finished all Gothic games made by Piranha Bytes have said that Gothic (1) has best world/story.

That's what I say. Gothic 1 has the best story and best atmosphere, Gothic 2 is even that good, but more friendly than the first one (green trees, less rough dialogues, piano music etc.), it's bigger and there are a lot of dungeons with puzzles to explore. It's really worth to play directly the Gold Edition, because you shouldn't miss the extra location. Story is more than just kill Orcs, lol. It's like I would say story of Amnesia is to kill Alexander. There is always more... Gothic 3 is the worst of all Gothics by Piranha Bytes, but still a good game with the biggest and most beautyful world. The story is just a bit "thin". It's only playable with the latest community patch.

Gothic 3 is no bad game, it's just not as good as the previous.
Should play them all three.