Posted on: April 10, 2014
the_3rdplayer
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It's still Gothic behind the makeup
I played the demo and loved it. I saw the discount on gog and thought lets give it a try. Now I regret my decision even though the game cost me less than 3EUR. You must know I am very biased on the Gothic series. It maybe is the worst action-rpg series in history of gaming (IMO). When playing Risen you feel how much of Gothic is left. The odd movement, the awful difficult combat, the great and fantastic dialogs and characters. Honest, if this game is only about listening to books of dialog and solving NPCs problems with brain instead of combat, then this game could've been a miracle! It's true, combat is difficult. A simple boar can kill you in seconds on early levels. But why is the combat difficult? It's because the hostile creatures and humans have no attack pattern. Sometimes they strike only once, sometimes they strike two times and sometimes they strike 3 times. But it is hard to see without proper animation what the hostiles do next. You think that boar will strike only once, but then hits you 3 times and your dead. Learning the basics of combat in Risen is a prolonged process with lots of frustration. And getting frustrated after 5 minutes because a simple boar humiliated you is no fun. If you're up for the challenge to survive the unpredictable combat of Risen, then this game is for you. If you get frustrated very quickly then avoid this game and its sequel at all costs.
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