So, I obviously object to a lot of this list. But since it came up, Gothic 2.

Gothic 2 is, with respect to its now clearly-dated graphics and polish, probably one of the best 5 games ever made for the PC. Of course, Gothic 1 is nearly as good, and Gothic 3 is possibly even better (post-Community Patches, because G3 was not very good on release, but became good).

That world was so good. Gothic 3 did 'freedom' and 'openness' in a way that something like Oblivion (its contemporary) could only dream about - specifically, in a way that doesn't make everything seem generic and hollow, and with legitimate challenge and reward. Gothic 2 was basically a slightly more focused (but still very open) version of that.

I don't really understand why you wouldn't just play it in English, though.