Taking a cue from Bethesda and other RPG makers, first-time German developer Piranha Bytes introduces a new franchise to the genre in the form of Risen. But unlike anything that Bethesda made in the form of Fallout 3 or Oblivion, Piranha Bytes tries everything in their power to make things that sound great on paper and....
Here's why Risen might be one of the best RPGs you probably haven't played. We'll consider various aspects of Risen and discuss its strengths.
I played it a bit, but it's one of those games I just forgot about. Same with the two worlds games, gothic 3 and Arcania: Gothic 4. It sounds and looks nice (for the time) but it just doesn't scratch that itch quite right.
Idk why but I usually like their games , risens, elex etc. I've only played risen 2 risen 3, elex and elex 2. I'm gonna get the risen 1 at some point
Their games have a certain level of jank and wouldn’t hurt to be more difficult but I still had a good time with Two Worlds 2 and would have bought a 3.
Shit elex took me a minute to stop being killed but once I learned a few tricks , etc I was doing good
Paul writes: "Risen is a game from 2009, in all its faded glory, but yet, there is something about the world that will keep you trying."
These games "look" good from video clips/screenshots, but apparently they're pretty buggy and gameplay is wonky.. like developers had a great concept but with the scope, it was hard to deliver.. and that's for 3 games..
WTMG's Aaron Price: "The long and short of it is that Risen is a fun action-adventure RPG. It is very rough around the edges, not to the extent of some other games in the genre that came out around the same time (looking at you, Two Worlds), but it has charm. If you’re a fan of Oblivion, or Skyrim, and want to see another game that has a similar style, this might be a good pickup.
Risen 2 is still available for digital download meaning you can easily get lost in this world but hours upon hours if you found yourself enjoying it. I don’t personally find this re-release to be a massive improvement over the original, as little to nothing in it has been actually revamped, but it’s still great to see the game get a release on more consoles than just the Xbox, or even just a way to experience the start of the series if you maybe played the sequel on PS3."
Dear reviewer, please note: Piranha Bytes is NOT a "first-time" developer. They made a little big RPG series called Gothic.
I played the demo, and it deserves way better than this. Maybe 8/10, but the combat really lacks depth.
Very good for killing time before Dragon age. :P
I actually WANT to try it now.
That version is a mess, PC version however shows why it's a Gothic 1&2 fans dream (think of it like Gothic 3 done right).
Has everything you'd like from all previous Gothic games in the same tradition of lot's to explore, lot's to do, and a combat system where you don't just keep mashing the attack button and have to actually dodge/block/parry if you plan to progress.
I'm playing the game right now (i live in europe) and it's a god d@mn shame PC developers are f@cking up the X360 ports over and over again.
It's the same old b@llshit like Two Worlds and Dark Messiah.
The PC version of the game is good but the X360 port is downgraded to a playstation game.
Americans don't need to wait for this game untill spring 2010....just skip the X360 version to eternity.(buy the PC version if you can)
I'm going to try and finish the game (just like Tow Worlds) but i'm going to sell it a.s.a.p.
There are some good points in the game but you need to be a hard RPG player to like them.(i hope i'm hard enough)