Risen

If you didn't play it, this one is a must. it's hands down, one of the best RPG's ever made. If you're new to the PB I'd also suggest playing Gothic 3 (with community mod and Quest Package) afterwards. (Gothic 1 and 2, although good games have clunky controls and the games simply didn't age well. )

This game is better than Gothic 3 in every aspect. If you like Gothic 1 and 2 this is the game you should play period. 4/5

I liked quite a lot. In many regards is comparable to Gothic I. You could say is a reboot but changing the name and the lore and keeping most of the formula. The melee feels a lot like Gothic I/II. Ranged became weak by comparison. Magic is really weak at the start and really powerful by the end and it is quite simple all the way. There 3 dealing damage spells and you are supposed to specialize in one. The rest of the magic spells are small buffs or support magic. Buffs and support spells are available to every one by using consumable scrolls. Music is ok, but forgettable. Is not bad nor annoying music in any way, it just wont give you the chills when you hear the main theme some time after you beat the game. Its, divided in 4 chapters. In the first one you can cover, let's say, 80% of the map and the rest on chapter 2. This unless you are trying to play mage, then you should delay most of the exploration out of cities to chapter 2. Chapter 3 and 4 had few side-quest that couldn't be finished before. This chapters are mostly about dungeon crawling.

.. always in a new faction I haven't played. Flickerings, climbing bugs, too high mouse sensitivity, etc? There are fixes for these problems, like there are for G1/G2/G3. I don't understand these complaints. You can also wait for the official patch that is coming in January. It's not that difficult, you only need to find the teachers teaching strength in the beginning, so you have a chance against others. The quest map is showing you waypoints not like in Gothic 3, so it's easier to navigate. The length of the game is similar to Gothic 1. After Gothic 1 and Gothic 2, the best game from Piranhabytes, in by opinion.

After 17 years I played it again