Piranha Bytes' Risen isn't entirely new at this point. Folks in Europe may have already played the Xbox 360 version, and any interested have likely picked up the PC version that was made available last fall, which IGN has already reviewed. For North American gamers, the wait for the Xbox 360 version is a little longer because the title is scheduled to be released at the end of February 2010. It's said to be an improved version over the one already available in European territories, and they had a chance to check it out briefly to get a sense of how it was running and how it controlled. The initial verdict? It looked pretty good.
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."
Good to see that the delay has perhaps created an improved game, as I had heard horrendous things about the 360 version from European gamers.
There are plenty of other 360 RPGs this year to get excited about - ME: 2, Dragon Age Awakenings, NNN3, Mistwalker's game.
Worst $40 I've ever spent; and I've bought a Onechanbara on the Wii. Btw I played the PC version, with all the patches and graphical bells and whistles.
The game was a complete turd. Average on every level.
P.S. Far as RPGs go, Magna Carta 2 (which I've been playing bouts of lately) is more entertaining than you may have heard. Sorta cliche story, but the battle-system and game-play are very refined. It's like an offline MMO.
I actually think this game got some unfair write-ups.
Personally I really enjoyed it.
I do think it's like Marmite though, some folk will hate it, others will love it.
ie, If you are really into WRPGs then you might like it, if you aren't, then you might not.