Originally Posted by JDR13 
Eh? Did you just rush through the main quest or something? I think I spent at least 60 hours playing it my first time.
….and I loved every minute.
As I recall, I paced myself and experimented with various things.
I remember clearing out the old camp by killing everyone, just to see if it was possible.
Then again, I seem to be a "fast" player - and I generally don't exhaust content fully. But I do distinctly remember taking my time with Gothic - but I also remember the 25 hours thing - because I believe the savegames were time/date-stamped.
Could be wrong, though