Risen 2: Dark Waters

1. rpg_fan

   Apr 24, 2012

   10

   A great rpg. so far the games seems quite fun. Character animations are sometimes a bit weird, but overall its a game i enjoy. Graphics areA great rpg. so far the games seems quite fun. Character animations are sometimes a bit weird, but overall its a game i enjoy. Graphics are good as well. The world is large and fun to explore.… Expand

   • 31 of 123 users found this helpful
2. Schlepphoden

   May 2, 2012

   10

   For me the best Action RPG since Gothic 2 Night of the Raven and I played all of them.
   
   Quiet some Bugs that will get patched for sure, butFor me the best Action RPG since Gothic 2 Night of the Raven and I played all of them.
   
   Quiet some Bugs that will get patched for sure, but the game has an amazing atmosphere, world design and dialogues.… Expand

   • 9 of 55 users found this helpful
4. renejr902

   Apr 30, 2012

   9

   i still dont understand the 4.5 user score. i played 15 hours until now. and i played Risen 1 to the end in 40h last year.
   
   Risen 2 is noti still dont understand the 4.5 user score. i played 15 hours until now. and i played Risen 1 to the end in 40h last year.
   
   Risen 2 is not as good at Risen 1. But its still a excellent game.
   
   I managed to convert my Beta savegame to continue it with the full game. until now a 8.5 out of 10. No less. The last 4 hours that played on the second island showed me a lot of depth. Although Risen 2 is a game a lot worse than the first Risen (because He was a masterpiece like 9.5 for me)
   still Risen 2 in my opinion is one of the best rpg that i played so far. and i played liek 200 rpg. there a few web sites that gave between 8 and 8.5 on 10. below 8 i disagree. There a lot of quests to do, really a lot. A lot of side-quests has to be mandatory, but it can be done in oany order. Some side quests will unlock the main quest. so you have to do them. There are several way to complete a mission, several ways. The story is quite complex on the second island. and thats full of suspense. There many things we want to know. who are really the Crow gang? Is that Crow a good guy. how to do to talk to him. are the primitive people really free. or the Crow gang force them to work for their own goal.
   
   The concept looks like Risen. This is the depth of the caves, the magic system, Item, the general structure which is worse than Risen1. Although the story, characters and suspense are beginning to be interesting on the second island, it remains that its superior in Risen 1. BUT NOTHING CANT CHANGE THAT RISEN 2 is a excellent game. graphics, especially on the second island, ARE amazing and I play graphic at medium. Probably the most beautiful tropical style graphics that i have never seen. they are working very hard to make the second island graphically great. The battles are less interesting than Risen1. and its unfortunately less tactical and a lot easier.
   
   if you like Risen 1 or want to play a great complex rpg game, Risen 2 is a excellent choice
   
   SORRY I KNOW MY ENGLISH IS NOT GREAT AT ALL ! sorry !… Expand

   • 34 of 78 users found this helpful
5. Allions

   May 4, 2012

   7

   Average game. No more, no less! Nice graphics when looking in distance and in some situations... but absolutely no "polish" work by theAverage game. No more, no less! Nice graphics when looking in distance and in some situations... but absolutely no "polish" work by the devlopers (when the character "climbs" something, half the time it "disappear" in the texture). Bad voice acting and an average story (not very original plot). Really, really annoying fighting system! In the game beginning at normal difficulty it was very difficult to kill an opponent... to the end, everyone, also the bosses are too easy (due to the skill learned by the character)! Nice places and islands... but without things to do (just search treasures in 90% of the cases).
   The game could be a great game if the developers just spent 6 months more on it.... they released a average game for 25 hours of average game play (with launch "DLC"). Buy it when it drops down to 15-20â… Expand

   • 74 of 84 users found this helpful
6. dylanland234

   Jun 26, 2012

   6

   At times i wanted to love this. At times i wanted to quit and never come back. But i did finish. The story was decent, but it was the beautyAt times i wanted to love this. At times i wanted to quit and never come back. But i did finish. The story was decent, but it was the beauty of the environments that kept me coming. It was sort of like a poor pirate version of Witcher 2. It tried in so many ways to be unique, but overall was just a time waster waiting for other titles.… Expand

   • 1 of 2 users found this helpful
7. le_souriceau

   May 3, 2012

   4

   Graphics: very mediocore for 2012 game. Animation: just wierd
   Voice acting: terrible, sounds like school theatre.
   Music: not bad. Cutscenes:Graphics: very mediocore for 2012 game. Animation: just wierd
   Voice acting: terrible, sounds like school theatre.
   Music: not bad.
   Cutscenes: like in early 2000s, nothing to say more.
   Story: privitive and linear, big monster, mega weapon (in pieces) etc.
   NPC: faceless, and have very little appearence variation.
   Dialogues: unmemorable, always tempting to skip them. Quests: find/talk/lkill in different order.
   Roleplaying: minimal most time.
   Combat system: primitive, just klick left mouse faster and eat healing things.
   World: tiny ilands/coasts (half of them - for 1 visit), all towns - 4-5 houses.
   Replayability: almost zero.
   
   General idea: Good.
   Realization: Bad.… Expand

   • 30 of 49 users found this helpful
8. Faith777

   Nov 23, 2012

   0

   This game is crap. Graphics are nice, like all Piranha Games. However, I give this game a zero because this is the worst Piranha Bytes game toThis game is crap. Graphics are nice, like all Piranha Games. However, I give this game a zero because this is the worst Piranha Bytes game to date. They have hit an all time low and honestly I wont miss them if they go down the sh***r permanently. Goodbye PB, you had a good run but it is time do us all a favor and drown in your deep Dark Water...… Expand

   • 2 of 17 users found this helpful

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