Risen

This is a game for those patient gamers who don't mind doing heaps of little misc quests and dying over and over again. While I probably made it more challenging by never using a shield and refusing allot of NPC help, this game is quite hard. I thought everything was done pretty well: The combat takes a bit of getting used to but after a bit of practice and a few level ups it's really quite fun. The magic was probably one of my favorite aspects of the game (I regret not being a mage). Many a gorgeous in-game morning I cast a levitation spell from the highest point of the island and gently floated over the beautiful landscapes looking for a new place to explore. The quests can get a bit tedious but they're all quite varied and I enjoyed most of them. By far the biggest drawback for me was the end questline. It looks good on paper but it just didn't seem to work, I got a bigger sense of achievement from finishing some of the side quests than I did for completing the actual game. The only other problem I had was with the nameless hero, he's a bit of a jerk and it didn't really feel right saving the world with him. Overall I'm glad I bought it and I did enjoy it though I'm not sure whether I'll ever play it again.

I got this game only because it was illegal in Australia for some odd reason.....I played through twice and have not seen any offending materiallet alone turned into a criminal. The game itsself is quite enjoyable, you start off as a guy on a beach with nothing and work your way up to badarse........and trust me when your leveling up you feel like your actualy acheving something. The story is a little genaric but good and the seanery was rather pretty to look at. all in all I would say to buy it...especially if your an Australian.

As a really huge Gothic fan I have to say that this game is really something what Gothic fans was waiting for. Story is quite similar, climate is also great. For me it's just like another Gothic game. Of course a lot of people would say that this game is much worst then the Gothic 1 or 2 but the truth is that Gothic and 2 brings you a nostalgia and this game is something the same with a little differences which are fitable. And please be honest, after Gothic 3, nothing can be worst :). Anyway, I really recomend that game for every Gothic fans and RPG fans in general. Gothic gamelay could be very tough for a lot of you guys, apecially younger gamers but this is also something "special" for these games. I still not finished this one, but I cannot wait to do that and start playing Risen 2. Cheers!

My entire review solely discusses why you should not buy the game in its current form. This is a "new" and "improved" version, PBs new overlords forced upon us which some outsourced company made to port it to newer consoles. It is quite hilarious to start up the game and get greeted by a "Press (Xbox A-Button) to continue" ... on PC ... without a controller plugged in. Yeah, it might look a bit better in 16:9 now, but who cares, when the gameplay is broken? I bet there are a lot of bugs they didnt fix or they introduced with this version, but none is so bothersome and gamebreaking like the "parry bug", which makes blocking hits of your opponent a bad idea, because if you dare to hold down the blockbutton, you might be able to block (with a longer delay than it used to be) BUT after the block the RisenHero performs a parryanimation, which roots you in place and makes you incredibly vulnerable for incoming hits and impossible to attack your opponent. This, additional to how delayed and slow the combat feels now, utterly **breaks** the game. Sure, the original game also had its issues, bugs and glitches, but we are talking about the MAIN MECHANICS of the game. To add insult to injury: THQ raised the prices with the release of the 2023 Update from 10 to 15 bucks. Patches that came afterwards to Steam (only via Beta-branches) never became released Patches, so on GoG you're shit out of luck ... but even on Steam people are just questioning what happened to the Patches (and whats gonna happen to all the bugs that came with the update) ... 11 months after the Update. You can't simply use an old Version here either - I tried all 4 with no luck. At some point they changed the entire (folder)structure of it, you can import your games, but to load them you need to manually copy and paste them into the correct folder (it still saves in the new location and the reference to the old save is lost). Tried it with the offline backup file too, but that one just throws errors.

I probably played it 5-6 times in my life ^^ The ambiance, the demanding combats, the art direction, smithing, progression, dense map... Many things are great and make this game unique. I love this kind of game with a "taste" you remember forever! Only "4 stars" because lack of fast travels, it is kind of boring to spend so much time just to walk through the world ^^' (yes there are teleportation stones, but you find them lately and there are only few of them) I recommend you to experience this game :)