First of all , to make something clear: Gothic I & II (*and perhaps even III ), are among the best games I've ever played !!!!. So when I heard that the 4th Gothic wasn't created by Piranha Bytes , i got extremely sad and I thought that this was the end for my favourite series !! Gladly for me , Piranha Bytes returned with the "Risen-series" and I was pleasantly surprised that once more I would be able to play something "similar/close" to the Gothic-series masterpieces !!! Especially about Risen 2 , it was the first Risen game that I bought , and it managed to impress me with its pirate setting and the use of gunpowder-based weapons such as muskets and pistols !!! It felt to me as a welcome change to the "medieval" Gothic scenery. So I ended up loving Risen 2 and devoting more than 50hours playing this game , and I was also intrigued to buy Risen1 & Risen3 as well . (*although they haven't managed to equally impress me such as Risen 2, but still , very good games). ---So a big thanks to Piranha Bytes for continuing my ""beloved Gothic era"", through … "Risen" !!!
I can't thank enough GOG.com for this game. !! Gothic 1 is perhaps my favourite game ever!! (*certainly in top5 games), but all the versions i've bought and tried , either from STEAM, or physical copies as well, have been unplayable for me, with crashes and messages such as "access violation error" !! I was desperate that i would never again play my favourite game, but thanks to GOG.com i bought a patched version of this game , and plays smoothly, like back at the good-old-days !! I'm so happy with this purchase that from now on GOG.com will be the first on my list whenever i'll buy another game!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
