Risen

[b] Risen [/b] is another great RPG from Piranha Bytes and a game I had a really good time with. The game is old and it definitely shows, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. The world is interesting to explore, the gameplay feels good, and the whole game has that classic RPG feeling that makes you want to keep playing. What I really liked was the choice between the Bandits and the Monastery. Both paths give you different quests and characters, so your choice actually matters. It also makes another playthrough more interesting, because you can see the game from a different side. The island itself is also fun to explore. There are caves, ruins, camps, hidden places, and plenty of small things to discover along the way. I often found myself going somewhere just to see what was there, instead of simply following the main story. Risen may not be a perfect game, but it does what a good RPG should do. It gives you a world to explore, interesting choices, and enough freedom to play the way you want. I really enjoyed my time with it, and for me, it's an easy thumbs up.

This is the last real "Gothic" my dear friends. Why? Because this is the last game that the Mastermind of the Gothic-Series called "Mike Hoge" worked on. He left Piranha Bytes Studios after Risen 1 and Risen 2+3 were made without him! This is the last game that feels like a real Gothic successor. I know most people are hardcore gothic fans but if you find yourself bored and dont know what to play then this is your game! This is the little brother of Gothic 1+2. Give him an Ear! This is the last experience you will ever have from that time you used to enjoy Gothic as a youngster. You can hear Kai Rosenkranz poured his Heart out in this one. Risen 1 has so much love to offer. It has something unique and deserves to be the last game of the Gothic series. If you know the lore of gothic, you will notice alot of lore-related parallels in this game. Its not perfect but none of the gothic games were so do yourself a favour and play it! Its very nieche since its a gothic-like which is very unknown in the RPG scene but if you are somebody who's curious and takes interest in what the old heads like me used to play and obsess about, or how old video games differ from todays era, give this…

Still holds up kinda well after all those year gameplay wise and graphically! The latter especially when you make use of some nice Reshade preset. Great game in the style of the Gothic games!

Better than I had remembered it.

A shorter, less interesting Gothic. Despite that however the first two acts are great as everyone says. Chapter 3 isn't bad either imo, focusing on one giant dungeon for the dungeon that's been built up makes sense in my honest opinion. What wasn't good was chapter 4 as it's mind numbingly boring and is basically the chapter where you meet all the friends in Gothic without meeting a single friend and instead going through yet another tedious dungeon (Patty helps you get to one but that's as much interaction as you really get by any character in that chapter really). The boss fight at the end was horrible, even the ending cutscene wasn't good, Gothic (OG) definitely beats it in that regard by a longshot. Needless to say this was an enjoyable game still, I found myself wanting to constantly come back and finish it and explore more of the island. The factions while not as interesting as Gothic were also still pretty decent although the Inquisition was more interesting to me and even the use of staffs as a main weapon was interesting (I played as a mage though this time around). If Gothic was PBs Morrowind this was their Oblivion

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