TeamXbox writes: "This week, Publisher Deep Silver and developer Piranha Bytes will be announcing that the role-playing game on which they've been working, which was previously announced as a PC title, will also be coming to Xbox 360. The game is slated for release in fourth-quarter 2009.
Below is the press release that the two companies will be issuing about the game, as well as a trio of screenshots that should give you a taste for the direction that the developers are going with the Risen world's look.
Piranha Bytes, a Germany-based developer, is best known for its work on the trilogy of Gothic RPG titles."
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."
Looks like a beastly combination of Far Cry 2 and Oblivion. Can't wait!
I don't have high hopes. The last 2 Gothic games got bad reviews and were full of bugs, according to forums.
lol "xbox 360 don't have games for 2009"....yeah riiight
Looks nice
That looks promising.
I need gameplay though.