Risen 3: Titan Lords

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  1. rekuzar
    Aug 17, 2014
    10
    After the mediocre Risen 2, Risen 3 is a blast.
    Combat: Much more fluent and tactical. You need to learn the behavior of the different enemies and time your attacks. Also the magic system seems to be influences by Avatar The Last Airbender which looks just pretty cool.
    Animations: Not on par with Witcher 2 but a huge improvement, better facial animations and less overacting when it comes    After the mediocre Risen 2, Risen 3 is a blast.
    Combat: Much more fluent and tactical. You need to learn the behavior of the different enemies and time your attacks. Also the magic system seems to be influences by Avatar The Last Airbender which looks just pretty cool.
    Animations: Not on par with Witcher 2 but a huge improvement, better facial animations and less overacting when it comes to gestures.
    The World: Beautiful and handcrafted as always with much more varity. Those who talk about "another pirate theme game" already indicate that they haven't played even 10% of the game because yeah their are caribbean islands in the beginning but also much larger, mediterranean ones. The animals are sleeping at night, hunting others and just overall have a great level of detail. I never saw a world designed with so much heart.
    Content: I'm about 25 hours in still have so much to do just playing through all island in the second chapter. Around 50 hours should be possible for one playthrough with is absolutely fine.
    Story: Well I guess the biggest letdown as always even so they try to direct it in a much more "epic" way what makes it even worse. Even you can't tell a good story just make it more optional like Skyrim did.
    Minigames / Naval Combat: Minigames like drinking are fun, but the biggest thing is the adaption of the naval combat. Finally you feel really like commanding a ship and fighting sea monsters. Awesome!
    Character system: Much more perks and attributes to skill and everything well fit together. Also the 3 different guilds will enable you special abilitys as well as their own questlines.
    Moral system: Besides the nightmare sequences which give a foreshadow of whats coming and motivating the hero to move an, your "soul" level will have influence which of 2 ending you will get which also adds to the replay ability besides the 3 different guilds.

    I guess that its for now.. all in all not a milestone because of the lackluster story but besides that you get a varied, skill based rpg with a beautiful world to explore and tons of things to do. Have fun!    … Expand
  2. Psychoticrow
    Aug 16, 2014
    7
    Combat - 3/10 Because its both easy yet incredibly annoying. I feel like they are trying to hard to be unique when simpler methods work extremely well. It feels like an after thought at best.

    Graphics - 4/10 I do believe graphics are important and this game isn't terrible but it's definitely behind several years. Even if just the spells looked better I would have rated it much better.    Combat - 3/10 Because its both easy yet incredibly annoying. I feel like they are trying to hard to be unique when simpler methods work extremely well. It feels like an after thought at best.

    Graphics - 4/10 I do believe graphics are important and this game isn't terrible but it's definitely behind several years. Even if just the spells looked better I would have rated it much better.

    Story - 7/10 Story is alright but it's not told terribly well. I find myself getting so bored of the endless conversations of nothingness I just skip 90% of them now soon as it drags out.

    World - 7/10 The world is open and there are things to kill and people to talk to and thing to collect everywhere but the fighting is annoying and boring. The people are boring and the landscapes all look just about the exact same (I guess it is a tropical area but still)
    Fun - 5/10 At times I enjoy myself at other times I'm so bored I'd rather do something else.
    This game is cheaper than most and for that reason I give it a boost in score and would recommend it for the price. Just don't expect to be impressed.

    Verdict - Game does nothing new for the genre and does nothing exceptionally well. Combat is silly and annoying at best. Game looks so-so at best. Story is somewhat intriguing. Dialogue can be painstakingly dragged out.    … Expand
  3. ThE_MarD
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    Heyyo, this is another broken Risen game... Pirana Bytes yet again seem to never learn their damn lessons... enemies attack in 1/10th of a second yet the player has a full second animation on his sword swing... brutal.
  4. MartinX33
    Aug 16, 2014
    10
    Well, like others have said before me, Risen 3: Titan Lords may not be a 10/10 game, but I feel I simply must compensate for the brainless haters who give it 0.

    If you are looking for an action packed, gore filled game...then look elsewhere. Piranha Bytes' games have never been about mindless slaughter, but rather deep and careful exploration of the rich environment, carefully crafted    Well, like others have said before me, Risen 3: Titan Lords may not be a 10/10 game, but I feel I simply must compensate for the brainless haters who give it 0.

    If you are looking for an action packed, gore filled game...then look elsewhere. Piranha Bytes' games have never been about mindless slaughter, but rather deep and careful exploration of the rich environment, carefully crafted quests, interesting characters and total immersion. Risen 2 may have strayed away a bit from some of these factors, but I can confidently say that Risen 3 has certainly improved greatly over it, and the feeling and atmosphere of the game is much more reminiscent of the original Gothic games and the first Risen.

    One of the biggest complaints of the previous game in the Risen series was the combat system. This time, however, not only is the magic system back, adding greater variety, but melee combat feels much more satisfying, and it's certainly NOT a left click fest - if you want to defeat a strong enemy, you must dodge, block, riposte and time your hits.

    Risen 3: Titan Lords is a game for all the players who loved Piranha Bytes' classical works. Perhaps the plot isn't up to par with Gothic 1's, but nevertheless, as the final game in the series, it has certainly lived up to its promise to go back to the roots - the more observant fans will even notice some very pleasant surprises involving familiar characters from times gone by.    … Expand
  5. Elvekings
    Aug 16, 2014
    5
    Игра не то что бы УГ, но очень близка к тому.
    +Единственный более-менее плюс - это красиво нарисованные пейзажи и освещение.
    +Атмосфера, да есть какая-никакая атмосфера, которая создана благодаря отличной работе левел-дизайнеров. Каладор - просто прелесть, как в миненталь попал, а уж присоединившись к демонхантерам, получается еще лучше, как будто охотник на драконов, во 2 готике.    Игра не то что бы УГ, но очень близка к тому.
    +Единственный более-менее плюс - это красиво нарисованные пейзажи и освещение.
    +Атмосфера, да есть какая-никакая атмосфера, которая создана благодаря отличной работе левел-дизайнеров. Каладор - просто прелесть, как в миненталь попал, а уж присоединившись к демонхантерам, получается еще лучше, как будто охотник на драконов, во 2 готике.
    +Сиськи Петти, циничные и язвительные комментарии духа инквизитора Мендосы.
    Минусов полно.
    -Анимация - просто нет слов, театр деревянных буратин. Лицевая анимация - отсутствует, морды с деревянной мимикой, в mass effect 2007 года и то лучше.
    -Боевка - тоже УГ. Кликаешь мышкой, ставишь блок, если NPC начинает атаку из 3 ударов (а она у 90% NPC атака идет серией из 3 ударов), то будь ты хоть "Я-Мохаммед-круче-всех-Брюс-Ли", ты все равно не сможешь ее прервать и будешь выгребать. Но к середине игры тебе будет глубоко наплевать, т.к появится магия делающая тебя неуязвимым.
    -Кривой ИИ спутников, которые нужны только чтобы хоть как-то отвлечь врагов, но запросто могут застрять в камне или неторопливо пешком идти до моба, который месит тебя.
    -Ролевая система, nuff said. Квесты - убогие: сходи убей, пойди-принеси, собери n фиговин и сдай квестодателю... просто шик. Сложные квесты с интересным сюжетом, моральным выбором, эффектными кат-сценами... нет, не слышали.
    -Морские битвы - это полное говно, такое впечатление, что кто-то из пираний поиграл в Assasins Creed 3 и решили запилить морские бои, как там. Только получилось настолько убого, что хоть святых выноси. (Сцены абордажа корабля пирата-Моргана и инквизитора-Себастьяно - копии друг друга, почти абсолютные, именины только модели с пиратских, на инквизиторские.)
    -Из кремниевого пистолета и арбалета можно стрелять, аки из современной Бретты, вообще без перезарядки, ну и мазать в упор, просто шик.
    -Ни эпика, ни пафоса, ничего.
    Вобщем вывод печальный на метакритике userscore совершенно справедлив, игра на 5 из 10.
    Складывается такое впечатление, что парни из Pyrania Bytes за то время, что выпустили в 2005 году аддон "Ночь ворона" к Готике 2, не включали телевизор, не смотрели ютуб, не читали статей, не играли в другие RPG. И если 1 Risen им более менее удался т.к они во многом просто сваяли Готику 2 на новом движке и с новой легендой, а на волне разочарования готик-фанов от 3 и 4 частей серии это стало некоей отдушиной, да и в целом для 2009 года было еще неплохо.
    То в 2014 году выпускать подобный проект, да еще 800 рублей за него простить. Это нонсенс, тут ничего нет, ни квестов, ни сторилайна, ни отличных персонажей, и разумной боевки ( в готике 2 и Risen 1 было и ту лучше)... ничего. Пиратский сеттинг - уныл, после Assasins Creed 3 морские бои тут - без крови из глаз не взглянешь (AC Black Flag не беру в расчет т.к он говно).
    Вобщем я кое-как прошел ее до конца, но я рад, что не заплатил за это. И не дай бог, если разработка окупится, тогда нам в 2016 году представят снова эту же игру.
    З.Ы было бы лучше, если бы они в месте с JoWood Ремастеринг Готики 1 и 2 сделали на движке Risen 3. Было бы куда как лучше.    … Expand
  6. kish1975
    Aug 16, 2014
    10
    I say this is the best RPG this year , the story is great and there is a lot to explore plus you can go to any island you like from the start . The combat is fine better then 1 and 2 and as a risen fan I love how they are consistent in the mythos of the franchise .
  7. bioxtreme757
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    This is actually Risen 2 with updated graphics, about 80% of the game looks, feels and plays exactly like Risen 2, however the combat is a lot worse because of the fact that that you fight as if your character is frozen, the enemies themselves are unbalanced and unfair, and you need to get lucky in order to win against enemy A.I, not because they are smart, but because your "bad-ass"This is actually Risen 2 with updated graphics, about 80% of the game looks, feels and plays exactly like Risen 2, however the combat is a lot worse because of the fact that that you fight as if your character is frozen, the enemies themselves are unbalanced and unfair, and you need to get lucky in order to win against enemy A.I, not because they are smart, but because your "bad-ass" character moves with the grace of stone statue.
    I have seriously tried to enjoy the game, but I just cant, after 13 hour it still feels unsatisfying, annoying and stiff, no effort was put into this game and I cannot recommend at all.    … Expand
  8. Follbern
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    Risen 3 Titan Lords-very bad game.There spirit of old school,but we need to understand,that spirit of old school end in 2004.Game have weird animations,bad voice acting,bad color gamut,and this list can be endless.By modern standarts this game deserves -10/10.We should "congratulate"Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes with this "greatest"game in series.
    Sorry for bad English,author is Russian.
  9. northernlad
    Aug 16, 2014
    7
    having plunged deeper into the game its still no gothic but the best risen game from pb please remake gothic 1/2 or a new start in the gothic erahaving plunged deeper into the game its still no gothic but the best risen game from pb please remake gothic 1/2 or a new start in the gothic era ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  10. InsaneDweller
    Aug 15, 2014
    0
    This is a **** game, I haven't seen bad combat in long time! **** all the people that say it's good! And the game looks like something from the PS2 or worse, also terrible voice acting and poor story! Just a **** game.
  11. Markavian
    Aug 15, 2014
    1
    This is no grand RPG, pirate theme is back, even though at some point they stated they were getting rid of it, combat is just frustrating right from the start and doesn't get any better. Movement isn't smooth, bad voice acting. Better off replaying Witcher 1 & 2 if you want a good RPG and cheaper too.
  12. Frika
    Aug 15, 2014
    3
    The game is horrible on almost every level. Anyone that gives it anything above 6 is either a loyal fan/supporter or a person who hasn't played a single good RPG in their life. Being a fan is not a crime but it removes your objectivity which is what a reviewer should be all about.

    The combat has almost the same issues as Risen 2: Your attacks can be interrupted by enemies,enemies    The game is horrible on almost every level. Anyone that gives it anything above 6 is either a loyal fan/supporter or a person who hasn't played a single good RPG in their life. Being a fan is not a crime but it removes your objectivity which is what a reviewer should be all about.

    The combat has almost the same issues as Risen 2: Your attacks can be interrupted by enemies,enemies attacks are almost always faster than yours which makes it almost impossible to hit. Dodging is nothing more but a game of hit and run which will most likely provide you with a win but also extend the battle with a single mob to 2-6 mins per mob which is spend in running around like hedless chicken. Guns and rifles seem to miss way too often and especially at the beginning of the game to hit like a wet noodle.
    Overall the combat system is really really bad if i had to give it a score i would go with: 1

    Voice acting is equally horrible. The voice actors sound bored and uninterested with their lines there is nothing to actually grab you or hold your attention to whats happening. There is no tone of emergency or emotions for that matter which turns the whole experience like listening to your neighbors talking about how bad the weather was today.
    Voice acting: 2

    The story is really bad as well not only that but thanks to the bad active it just feels underwhelming and uninteresting. No immersion what so ever
    Score: 2

    Graphics 4: Although i encountered some issues with the graphic overall its probably one of the (if not the) best features of the game. And that is considering that they aren't anything special or great
    Score:4

    Sounds: Nothing impressive or unique here but i guess at the same time they aren't so bad as well i had a few issue here and there but it was mainly minor stuff which i am more than ok neglecting since almost all games have some minor issues especially at lunch.
    Score 4

    Quiet a few of the areas were copy paste from Risen 2. In general i am ok with developers reusing areas which they had in their franchise if they show that they've actually put some effort into doing so but in many places you can see that they simply did a good old copy/paste just for the sake of giving u more to see/explorer.
    Showing that level of 'creativity' is working against the overall score of the game noone likes this type of practices and i don't think people should be paying twice for the same content under any circumstances,

    Overall the game experience is crap i don't think its worth anything close to 50$(or 60$ with dlcs) and those of you who are willing to give the game a shot should wait for a heavy discount before touching it. I am certain that some of the issues will be adressed however just like Risen 2 the majority of the stuff (voice acting,combat system) will not be changed in any way. Overall i would recommend that people stay away from the game if you are an RPG fan who is looking for something fresh this is not the place to find it.    … Expand
  13. AJSADevon
    Aug 15, 2014
    1
    First of all this game's combat system is so clunky and terrible it's almost funny. The voice acting is some of the worst i have ever heard, The main character sounds like Christian Bale. This game is only worth about 3-5 dollars. Please don't listen to non-user reviews they were most likely payed to give it a good review.
  14. graywolf15236
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    Risen 3 is one of those games you can consider as a real RPG game. It doesn't have to be 10, but I gave it 10 because the stupidity of casual gamers nowadays is unbearable. If this game was named "Elder Scrolls", "Final Fantasy",... or belong to some crappy mainstream well-marketed IP, it would have got a 8-9. But no, the world was never meant to be fair.
    Risen 3 is made by Piranha Bytes,    Risen 3 is one of those games you can consider as a real RPG game. It doesn't have to be 10, but I gave it 10 because the stupidity of casual gamers nowadays is unbearable. If this game was named "Elder Scrolls", "Final Fantasy",... or belong to some crappy mainstream well-marketed IP, it would have got a 8-9. But no, the world was never meant to be fair.
    Risen 3 is made by Piranha Bytes, the creator of Gothic. Gothic is an RPG game got released way back in 2001, and back in the day this game was a truly revolution, it has a whole 3D world with completely free roaming gameplay and non-linear story. There are many features that games back in those days don't have, e.g swimming, climbing, voiced dialogue,... but Gothic has it all (this is where people who claim Morrowind was a revolution need to do more homework)
    So what made Gothic become such an unfamiliar name for many gamers today? It wasn't well-marketed, same as Risen franchise. The sad truth about humanity is that we tend to believe in fancy advertises than a product's quality, if "unfamiliar" games like this coming out of nowhere, people will try to make it looks as bad as possible (unless some fools like PewDiePie doing his stupid commentary for the game and it suddenly gains a large fanbase later).
    I must say it's a miracle that Piranha Bytes still manage to make more games. Since Risen 2, their games were made with low budget and the quality shouldn't be expected to be some AAA crap that the publisher spend more money on advertise than development.
    Despite the low budget, Risen 3 was developed with all quality and heart, the graphic is kinda outdated but still great (whoever says it looks like a PS2 game is probably too stupid since they never knew what was PS2 graphic look like), the combat was a huge improvement compare to Risen 2. But nonetheless, the immersive, the atmosphere, the writting,... everything stuff that make Piranha Bytes's games amazing are still there.
    If you are a REAL RPG player, this game will suit you best. Whoever said it suck (same as saying Risen 2 suck) are probably too stupid to realise what a RPG is.    … Expand
  15. thepassionate
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    Great game! I can't believe people are bashing this fascinating piece of jewelry! I'd be surprised if these folks wouldn't name "Skyrim" a better rpg. Well, it's the new generation, what can you do! 10/10 game. Best in its category.
  16. qidrucil
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    Almost as good as gothic 2. I really enjoyed the immersion, the dialogues, the fighting mechanics. I am indeed in love with this game! It has humour, it has feeling, it's just an amazing experience all-in-all, but not for people who are fast players. You have to get immersed and take your time with the game. It's not Hearthstone or whatever you kids are playing nowadays.
  17. RealQi
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    Amazing game. The american audience is missing the point - again. When it first came out, 3 days before it arrived in Europe, it already had 90% bad reviews. But beware - it's an european game and it is better than any american-made open-world RPG. Suck it up.
  18. drizzt
    Aug 15, 2014
    10
    Ok, I feel I have to write a review because this is ridiculous. Of course the game is not a 10, but the stupidity of people giving it 1's and 0's has to be countered.
    These must be coming from Angry Joe fans who want to turn the series into a meme and get angry because people actually enjoy it, or Skyrim fans who didn't know what they were getting into before spending their money.
    I    Ok, I feel I have to write a review because this is ridiculous. Of course the game is not a 10, but the stupidity of people giving it 1's and 0's has to be countered.
    These must be coming from Angry Joe fans who want to turn the series into a meme and get angry because people actually enjoy it, or Skyrim fans who didn't know what they were getting into before spending their money.
    I understand and completely agree with most of the criticism coming from Gothic and Risen 1 fans, but this game has improved a lot of things from Risen 2, the exlporation is great, the factions are interesting , the scenery is varied and it retains that Pb charm. The combat is improved but still not good.    … Expand
  19. ditpet
    Aug 15, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The pros are the spirit and mood. Caribbean islands are perfect, they hide so many secrets. The clothes customization is good. And thats all.
    Contra: Fight system...I hate it. Very hard to hit the creaturesa and monsters, they attack to often. (2hits/sec). Thats why I cannot use the heavy hit with my sword. The monsters push me back when I load the powerred hit, and it zeroes when I fly back from the enemy hit. Enemies chase me always, almost impossible to escape. Too much enemies. When I try to escape from an unballanced fight, I meet at least 5 more enemies during running from my previous fight. At the end 5-7 enemies chase me and chase me and chase me until the infinity and beyond. This is the worst part of the game.
    When I accidentally hit a friendly NPC during a fight, it gets angry and starts to attack me, and ...read above....cannot escape from it.

    Toooooo much missions, When I talk to an npc, 99% that it will give me a total useless quest. Get lost bag, find plant, kill beast, .... (do not worth to complete, too much annoying fight to get a package/plant, and get too small reward. And I cannot cancell the quest, it just fills my logbook. makes harder to see it.
    Less, but more interesting, more rewarding missions would be better.

    Main mission: what is the main mission? Im totally lost. Get crew? Get ship? Get back soul? How? Where should I start? Is there a progress? Or all main missions just put together, and do it in the order you like it?

    Conversation: very boring, robotic speech. the camera always jumps to one player to one npc. These camera jumpings are very exhausting to my eyes.

    Bugs: Oh my sweet mama.....so much bug, Wow, so pesky, much glitches.
    I had to start from the end of the crab coast, because the Booze mission got stuck. I should get eggs for Harry, but this speech option somehow disappeard, and nor Harry, nor Booze not communicate with me....I could not proceed foward with them. And I had not savegame before I met them first.

    Camera: already mentioned the conversation jumps. But when I fall down, the camera stucks, and sets into an impossible angle.

    All in all this game is very half-baked, and old. Built onto an old base of a buggy game. It is not good in 2014. They should have forget the elements of the first game TOTALLY. Mainly the fight system (read above). Among the others the physics are outdated, there are moveble wrecks, rocks, and bodies, but still not enogh today.
    Fight, bugs, camera, physics are the most negative part of the game. Why did they used the old method? it was long tim wrong. It was annoying in the gothics, and in the older risens. (I could not finish the Risen 1, because these. I didnt want to get into the mental hospital.)
    I had to cheat, Im not proud of it, but these points make the game unplayable. I had to counter-ballance them. Now I have 100 sword stat, and the most powerful sword in the second island (Kali, or what), and I bought every learnable stats from teachers. it makes the fight little bit easier, but the fast enemies make it bad.    … Expand
  20. expellite
    Aug 15, 2014
    5
    Unfortunately it's now what I was expecting it to be. Before getting the game I gave it 10/10. You know I thought that Risen 3 deserved that score and the other users are just unfair but after playing the game for a few minutes it made be unfair too cuz the game isn't fair itself. To make a short story long, Bound by Flame was way better and more enjoyable. As you know it was a so-so gameUnfortunately it's now what I was expecting it to be. Before getting the game I gave it 10/10. You know I thought that Risen 3 deserved that score and the other users are just unfair but after playing the game for a few minutes it made be unfair too cuz the game isn't fair itself. To make a short story long, Bound by Flame was way better and more enjoyable. As you know it was a so-so game but Risen isn't even a so-so one. It's just not what we all were expecting. Don't waste your money guys. Go for Forced, Torchlight or something like that.… Expand
  21. Stinkypuff
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    Can't believe the bad reviews! It is a game you really need to give a chance but once you do you will find a really solid game here! The pirate theme here isn't over the top like it was in Risen 2. It has that unpolished gothic feel too it - which I count as a pro! To be honest it probably doesn't deserve a 10 but it definitely doesn't deserve the 0's that these **** are going with. I'dCan't believe the bad reviews! It is a game you really need to give a chance but once you do you will find a really solid game here! The pirate theme here isn't over the top like it was in Risen 2. It has that unpolished gothic feel too it - which I count as a pro! To be honest it probably doesn't deserve a 10 but it definitely doesn't deserve the 0's that these **** are going with. I'd honestly give it an 8!… Expand
  22. angarvin43
    Aug 14, 2014
    0
    Here are the facts of Risen 3:

    - maps are almost the same as Risen 2 - monsters, NPCs, and even dialogues mostly are directly copied from Risen 2 - same core game mechanics as Risen 2, with even worse combat - same pirate theme as Risen 2 (no surprise, right?) - pseudo open world, islands are just a collection of corridors with jungles as background (same as Risen 2 again)    Here are the facts of Risen 3:

    - maps are almost the same as Risen 2

    - monsters, NPCs, and even dialogues mostly are directly copied from Risen 2

    - same core game mechanics as Risen 2, with even worse combat

    - same pirate theme as Risen 2 (no surprise, right?)

    - pseudo open world, islands are just a collection of corridors with jungles as background (same as Risen 2 again)

    - still the fetch quest structure, kill something or bring the NPCs some loots (no improvement)

    - addition of some elements from Risen 1 which are removed in Risen 2

    - crappy voice acting and design of dialogues

    - boring and slow-pacing plot

    - this "sequel" is on sale for $50 (WOW!)

    I hope this can help everyone for making purchase decision ;)    … Expand
  23. Chaeote
    Aug 14, 2014
    8
    First impressions: Better than Risen 2 (which I liked for the most part, though the story got a little...meh).

    It definitely feels more like Risen, but I have to say that I kinda like Risen's intro better. They didn't give you much detail, but the scale of the island fit with it well. It let you get into the game slowly, and putz around for a while before throwing you into the deep end.    First impressions: Better than Risen 2 (which I liked for the most part, though the story got a little...meh).

    It definitely feels more like Risen, but I have to say that I kinda like Risen's intro better. They didn't give you much detail, but the scale of the island fit with it well. It let you get into the game slowly, and putz around for a while before throwing you into the deep end.

    This game, TRIES to do that, but immediately after the prologue you're hit with about half a dozen directions to go in, and twice as many quests sending you there. There's no indication of where you should start (Hint, go see Admiral Alvarez first.)

    Also, SO much of the game is locked behind faction choice from the very beginning, even Patty (your own SISTER), won't even join you until you get a bigger ship, and the only way to get THAT is to... join a faction.

    Also, Just the first couple spells you get from Joining the faction make the combat SO much better and easier. Before that, it's not just hard, but PUNISHINGLY hard (Dark Souls feels EASIER then the early combat in the game.)

    I love the 3 factions, and I'm curious about the re-playability they add. I just wish they didn't force you into RIGHT away, and gave you a bit more info on them beforehand, I had to go and watch the 3 factions trailer on YouTube to understand what they each represented.

    I don't want hand holding, but at least at the start of the game give me a hint!

    The combat is okay, though the speed is a total hindurance. It's not so bad if you can concentrate on one enemy with your party member. But, right when you start combat, all the enemies immediately aggro you and ignore your party member unless they manage to land a hit. So you end up with 2 or 3 guys hitting you while your party member duels a single enemy. Which wouldn't be bad, but you swing SO goddamn slow, they any time you try to hit a guy, you get interrupted and stun-locked/knocked down. Forcing you to just stand there and parry until your party member takes out their opponent and then comes over to help.

    This gets better once you get a couple spells from your faction under your belt (I went Demon Hunter, and the Hellhound Summon, the Heal, and the Teleport are a godsend in battle).

    So far, i like it, I'll keep playing it, but there's some hurdles you really need to get over right at the start of the game which can put some people off.    … Expand
  24. Blackcompany
    Aug 14, 2014
    1
    Terrible voice acting, poor casting, awful, sluggish combat mechanics. A block/parry feature that simply...doesnt work. At all. Ever. Terrible camera and controls. Production values that are nowhere near in alignment with the asking price.

    Avoid this title.
  25. Ziptar
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    HINT: версия в стиме выглядит графически получше, чем скачанная мною до релиза пиратка, возможно, новый билд; выводы делайте сами.
    Впечатление:
    1) Действительно открытый мир, хоть и поделённый на острова. Да, есть области, закрытые для посещения до определённого этапа игры, но, учитывая боевую систему, позволяющую 1:1 убить любого противника при должной сноровке и степени усидчивости. А    HINT: версия в стиме выглядит графически получше, чем скачанная мною до релиза пиратка, возможно, новый билд; выводы делайте сами.
    Впечатление:
    1) Действительно открытый мир, хоть и поделённый на острова. Да, есть области, закрытые для посещения до определённого этапа игры, но, учитывая боевую систему, позволяющую 1:1 убить любого противника при должной сноровке и степени усидчивости. А учитывая наличие компаньона - так ещё проще. (Другое дело, что противнике-одиночки встречаются не так часто, и это сильные монстры). Так вот, учитывая боевую систему, расчитанную больше на кликанье мышкой и жмаканье WASD, чем на математику, ограничение доступа в области иными средствами, кроме как "непущать", нереализуемо.
    2) Боевая система значительно лучше, чем в Р2, даже лучше, на мой взгляд, чем в Р1, но до Готичной клавиатурной боёвки недотягивает (хотя последняя, конечно, на любителя - то есть на меня). Бой строится на трёх ударах с паузой между ними, если все три удара прошли успешно - противник либо падает (разные противники - возможны варианты "падения"), либо остаётся на ногах, если противник остался на ногах - перекатываемся, если упал - бьём дальше. Большинство противников не может прервать серию ударов, но некоторые монстры умеют это делать очень внезапно. В общем, всё просто. Удручает только то, что если запереть противника у стенки - можно проводить сколько угодно серий подряд, противник не сможет вклиниться между сериями (на монстров, прерывающих серию, не работает). Но это можно просто не юзать.
    3) Пасхалки на Готики. Приличное количество пасхалок на Готики. Когда я встретился с первой из них - я как будто ощутил удар кувалдой по лицу и окатывание холодной водой из ведра одновременно, ибо передо мной возникла картинка из Готики, как "живая".
    4) Не-линейные локации. Острова всё так же испещрены тропами, долинами, холмами, горками, речками и прочим, но есть выбор куда пойти, а не как в Р2 по проторенной тропинке.
    5) Много побочных квестов, в начале сюжета даются несколько целей, конечная из которых - присоединение к фракции, после этого нас бросают на произвол судьбы, хотя наш верный лекарь-спутник продолжает нас сопровождать.
    6) This is Magic! Магия вернулась во множестве обличий!
    7) В целом впечатления очень и очень положительные, игра безусловно затмевает Р2, и идёт в ровень с Р1 первых глав. Если сюжет не сведётся к зачистке пещер от людей-ящеров или ещё какой мерзости - для меня Р3 однозначно станет лучшей игрой в серии.

    PS за перевод Буке тройка с плюсом. Печаль.

    And.. why american morons don't like Piranhas?    … Expand
  26. real022
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    I cant stop playing. Yes, cut scenes from 1999, and yes, bad voice acting.
    But I cant stop playing :)
    Btw, beside ugly cut scenes, graphic is really great, and world is so big and alive, and feeling is different than assassins creed world or gta. Everything in this game has some purpose. Dont listen to unfair critic of people who played this for 20 min. I am not in this type of    I cant stop playing. Yes, cut scenes from 1999, and yes, bad voice acting.
    But I cant stop playing :)

    Btw, beside ugly cut scenes, graphic is really great, and world is so big and alive, and feeling is different than assassins creed world or gta. Everything in this game has some purpose.
    Dont listen to unfair critic of people who played this for 20 min.

    I am not in this type of games, but Divine Divinity Original Sin and Risen 3 got me.    … Expand
  27. MaWo79
    Aug 14, 2014
    1
    First of all, I was a big fan of the developer Piranha Bytes and their past games including the first part of Risen. Since Risen 2 things have significantly changed to the worse and all continues with Risen 3. As a big fan of role playing games and fantasy in general I must admit that if this wasn’t a Piranha Bytes game I certainly wouldn’t even have notices this trivial, mediocre pirateFirst of all, I was a big fan of the developer Piranha Bytes and their past games including the first part of Risen. Since Risen 2 things have significantly changed to the worse and all continues with Risen 3. As a big fan of role playing games and fantasy in general I must admit that if this wasn’t a Piranha Bytes game I certainly wouldn’t even have notices this trivial, mediocre pirate game the slightest.

    To be honest, I never really liked Risen’s overall story of titans, vanished gods and the world faced with ruin and destruction. This is by the way one of my biggest concerns with Risen. There never really was an interesting, believable, existing world or universe and there never was any consistency in both story and world. I think Piranha Bytes didn’t even bother creating a functioning, living world. Everything seemed and still seems like a patchwork of different stories, lax ideas, changing gameplay elements, different designs, constant trials and coincidences eventually leading to the next game. The whole series lacks a common thread. Nothing of it has changed in Risen 3.

    Being fragmented into single pieces or islands which are only accessible by fast traveling, the announced big open world itself completely lacks a true open world feeling. In addition to that the islands with their ever-present rock formations and walls rather feel like mazes of corridors and paths than natural, vast open landscapes.

    I also don’t understand why Piranha Bytes dropped important role playing elements like the cooking of the first part in favor of a simplified system with provisions and why they still keep it although it was one of the unpopular points of Risen 2. There are tons of bad design choices like crafting, looting chests and picking locks in separate windows what kicks you out of the actual game world. There is a crappy combat system again although combat in the first part of the series was really good. I still don’t get it, they had an overall good start with the first game in the series and they only had to build up on their little success but in the end they decided to trash everything.

    If this was just a random colorful, fancy pirate action adventure with a trivial story and a world without any depth, created by a random developer I would have given it 5 to 6 points. (But I highly doubt that I would have ever bought or played a game like this.) Loving role playing games in general and knowing that this is Piranha Bytes’ newest game in contrast to all their previous great works and the fact that this game was advertises with the empty phrase “Back to the Roots” I refuse to give it any more than 1 point.

    This game and the whole Risen series (since Risen 2) is just a big letdown.    … Expand
  28. DimtheGreat
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    A lot of user reviews here will come straight from the steam forums, babies looking for anyone else to cry with them about why this game doesn't look like COD:Ghosts.

    There's a reason why Metacritic has 2 categories of reviews, User and Critic. Critics are people who should (generally) be experienced gamers, who also have experience reviewing games in a professional manner. Users    A lot of user reviews here will come straight from the steam forums, babies looking for anyone else to cry with them about why this game doesn't look like COD:Ghosts.

    There's a reason why Metacritic has 2 categories of reviews, User and Critic.

    Critics are people who should (generally) be experienced gamers, who also have experience reviewing games in a professional manner. Users (generally) will not be thoughtful, well-read individuals who excel at fleshing out ideas and sentiments onto paper (or text in this day and age).

    We've reached a point in gaming where we have an influx of people    … Expand
  29. wallgomez
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    At a fundamental level, Piranha Bytes' games divide modern audiences with remarkable consistency (forgoing Risen 2 which was objectively mediocre). Their intricate, small world RPG format has stayed for the most part unchanged over it's life as a company, and while some would berate them for their stubbornness against adapting to the modern RPG norms of vast open worlds and 'dynamicAt a fundamental level, Piranha Bytes' games divide modern audiences with remarkable consistency (forgoing Risen 2 which was objectively mediocre). Their intricate, small world RPG format has stayed for the most part unchanged over it's life as a company, and while some would berate them for their stubbornness against adapting to the modern RPG norms of vast open worlds and 'dynamic events', anyone tired of these tropes and elder scrolls bandwagonry will truly appreciate an RPG that for better or worse defies modern convention is pursuit of an intimate and intricate, dense world and collection of characters.

    Naturally it has it's problems, first and foremost a combat system that while adequate, feels shallow (although in my 10 hours I've yet to actually train up in weapon skills, so it's a yet unexplored facet of the game to me). Beyond this, the introduction of the world is a bit 'too much too fast', for me; after the short opening section of the game you're given a boat and free reign, which some may view as a positive, but I need some direction to avoid being overwhelmed.

    Some list the voice acting as poor, and I'll be the first to admit the MC sometimes sounds like Batman with his level of gravel, although mostly the issue is overstated considering the budget of the game.

    Considering everything though, with an excellent degree of freedom beyond that initial feeling of overexposure, a charming, personal and surprisingly diverse world, plentiful and mostly un-cliched quests, Risen 3 is a pleasant return to form from a developer that many fears has succumbed to consolitis after their previous game.

    As a disclaimer however, as mentioned in this start of this review, if you didn't like Gothic 1 or 2, or the original Risen, then you're almost certainly slated to not enjoy this.    … Expand
  30. SpawnCap
    Aug 14, 2014
    7
    This is a average RPG as far as graphics and combat with a large amount of gameplay and content. Realize some reviewers here give this game a zero along with some other AAA titles then give a crappy indie title a 10, I suggest you look at players accounts to see what they rate other games to see if their opinion is same as yours, and see if they made an account just to give a game a zeroThis is a average RPG as far as graphics and combat with a large amount of gameplay and content. Realize some reviewers here give this game a zero along with some other AAA titles then give a crappy indie title a 10, I suggest you look at players accounts to see what they rate other games to see if their opinion is same as yours, and see if they made an account just to give a game a zero score.

    Loot, Leveling, magic, grinding, and average graphics. I can see why this title gets a lower score, compared to other AAA titles it deserves a 5 or 6, compared to indie titles it deserves an 8.

    If you wanted the old Risen 1 and no pirates then this game isn't for you. This game has some pirate content, is somewhat open world, doesn't hold your hand explaining everything, and has tons of missions.

    If your looking for an rpg which has lots of content and don't care about dated graphics then this rpg is for you.

    I enjoyed it, graphics are indie title level and there was a ton of content which is hard to find sometimes.    … Expand
  31. kemald
    Aug 14, 2014
    8
    I have played this game now for about ten hours and I must say this is a beautiful game. PiranhaBytes have always had beautiful games. And that´s because they have always been handcrafted. I still remember Gothic 2 being the most beautiful game I have ever played, and I have played a lot of games. The combat is okey, not as good as in Gothic 2, but okay. There are awesome moves and someI have played this game now for about ten hours and I must say this is a beautiful game. PiranhaBytes have always had beautiful games. And that´s because they have always been handcrafted. I still remember Gothic 2 being the most beautiful game I have ever played, and I have played a lot of games. The combat is okey, not as good as in Gothic 2, but okay. There are awesome moves and some fine executed magic. I like the sounds in this game too, and also the music. The story is in no way conventional, and if it was it does not matter. As long as the story is executed well, the conflict does not matter. Final words: This is no Gothic 2, but it is a hell of a lot better than skyrim.… Expand
  32. Scade
    Aug 14, 2014
    2
    So bad... I'm really disappointed.
    Voices are really poor, the hero has a deep dark cliché voice, there are no emotions at all...
    Animations are horrible too. Very slow, unrealistic... Took me half an hour to start playing because the game was crashing. Why ? Because i have more than 4 cores in my CPU -_- Had to change that manually and restart the whole computer in order to play. 5    So bad... I'm really disappointed.
    Voices are really poor, the hero has a deep dark cliché voice, there are no emotions at all...
    Animations are horrible too. Very slow, unrealistic...
    Took me half an hour to start playing because the game was crashing. Why ? Because i have more than 4 cores in my CPU -_- Had to change that manually and restart the whole computer in order to play.
    5 minutes after starting the game, it crashed on the "jump" tutorial. Had to restart 5 times to be able (i don't know how) to pass this point. I think i've a pretty decent computer (everything to ultra by default), but still, the game was slightly laggy (every 2 secs, very small freez, and sound sometimes jumping a bit). Tried to set the game to the lowest graphic settings with no change at all !

    Game mechanics and enemies are almost the same than Risen2. You start on an island and meet no less than 9 different type of enemies, one after another... Problem is that you fight all of them exactly the same way. Fights are hard, but not because it's meant to be ! It's because 2 times out of 10, your hit will miss for stupid reasons like not aiming perfectly at the enemy pixels, or terrain elevation.
    Still, monsters have no problem hitting you and chaining attacks like pros. And don't get me started on multiple target fights, where you can't even properly choose your target !

    Programmers where lazy too. Climbing a ladder ? NP ! Just fade to black and teleport player on top ! Need to climb ? No need for a climbing animation, just use the jump then teleport to the anchor point and let the camera rape your eyes while trying to follow the motion !

    I loved Gothic. I Loved Risen so far. But this one is a piece of crap. Poor game play, bad Risen 2 clone, lot of bugs, terrible voice acting and animations... I really hope they'll do something better, but for now, it's a 2.    … Expand
  33. Zeev
    Aug 14, 2014
    0
    Yesterday I gave this game a high score of 9. The game is good, until you meet bugged quest.
    There is a mages faction quest named "Reactor". I cannot complete it because of bugs. And therefore I cannot progress and join the Guardians faction.
  34. KunoPaschunke
    Aug 14, 2014
    0
    the console editions suck as hell, pc version is playable but the fight system ist worse than risen 2 and the is still too much pirate kiddy with disney story
  35. XFIREwhityangel
    Aug 14, 2014
    9
    "Back to the Roots" direction Risen1! not the direction of Gothic!
    Pro:

    - Amazing Game, unusually for a Piranha Bytes game but very good!
    - Living World: day night cycle, Interacting wildlife, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets.
    - Open World
    - Very good speakers and setting

    Cons:

    - Gelegendliche level limits

    Faz:

    A beautiful game.
    NOT to compare with Gothic !!!
  36. mweagle
    Aug 14, 2014
    1
    I would like to add a couple points to my review... in a bad way.
    This game can be summed up with one word: frustration.
    Never have I been quick-loading as game this much, simply because (simple) enemies are just on an entire new level of annoying. Even the simplest vultures are mind-boggling frustrating to fight when you qare not able to block (mage). Your character's attacks are so    I would like to add a couple points to my review... in a bad way.
    This game can be summed up with one word: frustration.

    Never have I been quick-loading as game this much, simply because (simple) enemies are just on an entire new level of annoying. Even the simplest vultures are mind-boggling frustrating to fight when you qare not able to block (mage). Your character's attacks are so incredible slow, it is almost impossible to keep enemies awya from you. And with 20 meter leaps from the enemies (even crocodiles can leap towards you over that distance in 0.1 second) which cancels out your own attack, it is one of the worst combat mechanics I have ever seen. The only way you can win tough fights, it by abusing the flawed gamemechanics or keep rolling around until you can deal one shot.

    Risen 1 did a bad job at combat, but Risen 3 takes it to a whole new level of terrible. Especially noticable when you fight 2 enemies that attack you from 2 sides on the same time. Your only chance is to keep rolling. Rolling. Rolling. Rolling. That is basically the combat for non-melee fighters.

    All in all is this game just not worth the price. Terrible voice-acting, terrible combat, bad loot in chests (extremely high lockpick en hidden chest gave me 3 apples and 20 gold). 2007 graphics and basically a merge between Risen 1 and Risen 2. And not to mention the huge amount of glitches and bugs.

    All in all, this game plays like a free MMO RPG but without the Online feature.    … Expand
  37. Bloke101
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    This game is rubbish, voice acting is terrible, dialogue is sometimes of the 21 century.... combat is bad, graphics are crud. AI is really bad, my follower would often get lost or stuck when fighting, monsters sometimes run off up a mountain around a bend then down another track and then find way back to you and attack...... dont waste your money, this game series should have been ditchedThis game is rubbish, voice acting is terrible, dialogue is sometimes of the 21 century.... combat is bad, graphics are crud. AI is really bad, my follower would often get lost or stuck when fighting, monsters sometimes run off up a mountain around a bend then down another track and then find way back to you and attack...... dont waste your money, this game series should have been ditched after Risen 1.… Expand
  38. samuelmason900
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    Well I don't know why peoples are criticizing this game bad.Risen 3 has every thing that a RPG Game must have. this is what a gamer expect in a game like unique world with hundreds of quests and tons of NPC's and more gameplay hours
  39. krazy85
    Aug 13, 2014
    4
    The only positive for this game is the opportunity to show developers that we refuse to pay for garbage. There is so much wrong with this game I can hardly begin. It fails in every key aspect upon which games are judged: Graphics are at dated by at least 6 years, voice acting sounds like a 5th grade play rehearsal, more simplistic combat than a Dynasty warriors game, and the list goes onThe only positive for this game is the opportunity to show developers that we refuse to pay for garbage. There is so much wrong with this game I can hardly begin. It fails in every key aspect upon which games are judged: Graphics are at dated by at least 6 years, voice acting sounds like a 5th grade play rehearsal, more simplistic combat than a Dynasty warriors game, and the list goes on and on. However in certain situations these basics can be overlooked if a game is FUN. Unfortunately this is not one of those cases because it most definitely is not enjoyable in any way. Who makes the 1 attack button the same to pick things up? Why litter the floor with single gold coins to pick up when chests have them by the thousands? Instead of a mini map there's an item wheel? I don't know if its lazy or stupid or what but it should be clear how frustrated I am at this point. I've already put it down 5 times in the first hour but kept trying to see if it got better like Two Worlds 2 but it hasn't and has given no indication that it will. This is a downloadable title from an indie team at best and at worst, I don't know, euthanasia, roaches, carrottop. Or find out for yourself, whatever....… Expand
  40. fessisbest
    Aug 13, 2014
    4
    While Risen 3 manages to fix SOME of it's predecessor's problems, the game loses the charm the previous installments were full of. New problems arise such as a bloated number of extremely uninteresting quests, boring dialogue, and slow, unresponsive combat.
  41. Vrykul
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    Risen 3: Titan Lords is a worthy continuation of the two previous games in the series. If you have doubts about this game wait for the demo version, or the flow of the game, do not buy the game, and then whine about how "the game is bad, blah blah blah ...". In the first place, Risen close to Gothic 3, and not Gothic 1, 2. Gothic and Risen are two separate universes, and if in the case ofRisen 3: Titan Lords is a worthy continuation of the two previous games in the series. If you have doubts about this game wait for the demo version, or the flow of the game, do not buy the game, and then whine about how "the game is bad, blah blah blah ...". In the first place, Risen close to Gothic 3, and not Gothic 1, 2. Gothic and Risen are two separate universes, and if in the case of the Gothic is nameless hero story is finished, it seemed the book. History is Risen individual stories than something resembling a fan fic. and yet Risen is something to love. Let Risen not direct heir of the Gothic, it is still a new world for players, and a new experience for Piranha Bites, because Gothic 3 was not exactly what fans of the first two parts were expecting to see. I love this game, as Gothic. Risen has something to love, and there is something to complain about. And yet, the game is good.… Expand
  42. Travie
    Aug 13, 2014
    8
    This game hits my RPG sweet spot. It's a world that is easy to get lost in for hours and for the last two days I have been.

    Combat is vastly improved from the last two iterations and ramps up appropriately as you play. I see a lot of people giving negative feedback about how clunky it seems at first, but too many people have been "babied" by RPGs lately, wherein you are a superhero from    This game hits my RPG sweet spot. It's a world that is easy to get lost in for hours and for the last two days I have been.

    Combat is vastly improved from the last two iterations and ramps up appropriately as you play. I see a lot of people giving negative feedback about how clunky it seems at first, but too many people have been "babied" by RPGs lately, wherein you are a superhero from the very beginning. Like early Gothic games it's hard and your character doesn't know what end of the stick is pointy at first, but you get better over the course of the game until you're a powerhouse that can dance around opponents with ease.

    I won't give anything away, but I didn't see what other reviewers have said about it being a cliche' story. Sure, there are only so many ways that you can set your hero back to zero, but none of the storyline seems arbitrary or out of place.

    Voice acting is solid, with a few characters from previous games coming back. The return of factions and subgroups, plus some nice sea combat surprises round out this game and give it what previous incarnations didn't quite capture from Gothic 1&2, a satisfying story arc.

    I was guardedly optimistic about this game, but it delivered in all the ways I wanted it to.    … Expand
  43. mindw0rk
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    I dont get this stupid hate. This game is a real gem for any Gothic series fan. Im not even one of them, and still find it fun and interesting RPG with good graphics, combat and exploration. Gj devs.
  44. vilchiro
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    Lol at all those ADD kids that can bother to play a game at least more than half an hour and then come here with a lot of BS about this game like "is so open worlded" "is so difficult" etc. Guys this is Piranha Bytes, not Bethesda, if you're going to spend money on this game at least know that, don't expect last gen graphics or an excelent battle system like Skyrim or Dark Souls (which iLol at all those ADD kids that can bother to play a game at least more than half an hour and then come here with a lot of BS about this game like "is so open worlded" "is so difficult" etc. Guys this is Piranha Bytes, not Bethesda, if you're going to spend money on this game at least know that, don't expect last gen graphics or an excelent battle system like Skyrim or Dark Souls (which i like, but geez, i bet there are so many skyrims fans here). I'm a huge fan and a lover of the gothic series, and since Risen resembles the Gothic series, i love it as well. I don't care if it is pirate themed or not, and by the way, why this sudden hate of a game including pirates? You know a lot of games that includes pirates? I don't think so, at least, not new ones besides Black Flag , so knock it off with that stupid argument. To me, this game is perfect, i made the stupid mistake long time ago to not give Risen 2 a try because of hearing the same kind of people that are reviewing here, and guess what? They were wrong as well as they are now. So you, that you're reading me now and TRULY love the Gothic/Risen series (because there are a lot of "supossed to like gothic series" and they're full of BS), don't hear all this bunch of hypocrites, because they are the same people that give COD and a Halo games a 10, listen to me, this game is worth it and you won't regret playing it if you want to feel the gothic vibe again. I'm done.… Expand
  45. Dunge
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    As with any Piranha Bytes' games, tons of ultra bad reviews comes first from people who don't even try the game, but anyone that play it seriously count it amongst the best RPG out there. Very nice exploration / level design, very nice dialogues options and quest design. Combat and graphics are okay, nothing special but nothing too bad.
  46. aad
    Aug 13, 2014
    4
    I didn't play any of the previous Risen games so I don't have any attachment to the series, or expectations coming into it.

    What I saw though was an okay game plague with a lot of technical issues. Inventory management and UI was a mess. The camera literally makes me sick.. I had to pause to look away a few times to get my bearings as not to throw up. No matter how great the quests or    I didn't play any of the previous Risen games so I don't have any attachment to the series, or expectations coming into it.

    What I saw though was an okay game plague with a lot of technical issues. Inventory management and UI was a mess. The camera literally makes me sick.. I had to pause to look away a few times to get my bearings as not to throw up. No matter how great the quests or story was, these small technical oversights make the game unbearable to play(for me).

    The combat is really bland when compared to recent 2012-2014 releases. It's like the developers coded this game in a cave without knowledge of game like Dark Souls, Assassin Creed, etc. Even current online MMO's have better combat mechanics.

    I don't think it's a complete waste of money, but definitely not a must buy. At 50 dollars it's highly overprice in my opinion.    … Expand
  47. Robbyfaul
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    Now, before I begin I'd like to make it clear that I don't really believe that this game is a solid 10... Hell, I hardly believe any game deserves a 10, but I'm rating it as such to balance out all of the unwarranted zeros that are coming in... I just want to bump up this user score so that more of you people on the fence will have the chance to experience this wonderful game which,Now, before I begin I'd like to make it clear that I don't really believe that this game is a solid 10... Hell, I hardly believe any game deserves a 10, but I'm rating it as such to balance out all of the unwarranted zeros that are coming in... I just want to bump up this user score so that more of you people on the fence will have the chance to experience this wonderful game which, objectively is about a 7.5. In my personal opinion i'd give it a score somewhere in the 8 range... but anyways, onward to the real review!

    This game is a gem and you wont find many others like it. It has so much heart and character. The world just feels so deliberately crafted. Everything in the game world is placed with a purpose. You may stumble upon a quest objective without activating the quest and then further on down the road, meet the character that gives the quest to turn it in. It's nothing if not an interesting quest set up. This design choice deviates from the random events and occurrences in modern games like Skyrim, but brings to the table a feeling that this world was crafted with care and attention to detail. This, among other things such the loot, craftable materials, varied jungles, caves, beaches, fortresses and more make exploration a real treat! My favorite location is Calador, a volcanic island with a massive waterfront fortress and green bonfires dotting the coastline. It really is a sight to behold!

    Now for the question i'm sure is on everyones mind... Does the gameplay hold up? The short answer is yes... but lets dig a little deeper. The combat certainly isn't the best in the genre. it won't win any awards, but it's serviceable. In the beginning you start out with a very limited move set with very few options. If you've played previous installments in the series or gothic games, you know how this aspect works. you find skill trainers and vendors to sell you new equipment. Slowly but surely you become a force to be reckoned with over the course of the game. The combat animations are improved over the last game and everything generally flows better... the only downfall I see is that the game never seems to be able to find a balance in difficulty. you're either breezing through enemies that have fallen behind you after you've leveled up a bit or you're getting destroyed by enemies that can kill you in 1-3 hits because you're not strong enough yet... Flaws aside, the combat is still servicable and is not nearly the biggest reason to play the game.

    Digging into the finer details, you'll find that there are surprisingly few bugs for such a massive game. In fact, I haven't even run into a single one. The voice acting is a mixed bag that ranges from cringe-worthy to quite good. Magic is back in force and can really serve to spice up combat. Meaningful faction choices have made a return and really contribute to changing the way you progress and play the game. You get companions, some of which are rather interesting and provide commentary and comedic relief. The main questline is a bit lacklustre, but that isn't what this game is all about... it's about getting lost in the vast world and forging your own destiny! It's about exploring and finding all of the secrets and content packed into the game! it's about side quests, and loot, and character progression, and choice! The choice to pick a direction, any direction, and be confident that there will be something new to discover right around the corner. It's about all of these things... and while the game certainly isn't perfect (it has its fair share of flaws) it's definitely a rare gem in a sea of mainstream rpgs that all try to to the same thing over and over.

    In short, if you're a Gothic/Risen fan, you know what you're getting into, and this is some of PB's best work. If you're new to the series, this is a good place to start. You may love it, you may hate it, but I urge anyone who's on the fence to give it a shot! I hope you can find as much enjoyment in this game as I have so far.    … Expand
  48. Immorta
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    Last time I give you my money piranha Bytes.. Is it really worth it? Releasing mass appeal shovel ware games that try to tap every market so you can get the console crowd? Are you guys really selling lots of copies to Console demographic that you need to dumb this game down..

    Your trailer about going back to roots was almost a blatant lie. The islands are small corridor jungles.    Last time I give you my money piranha Bytes.. Is it really worth it? Releasing mass appeal shovel ware games that try to tap every market so you can get the console crowd? Are you guys really selling lots of copies to Console demographic that you need to dumb this game down..

    Your trailer about going back to roots was almost a blatant lie. The islands are small corridor jungles. Provisions make a strong return because we all missed it soo much.. I have bought all your risen games on steam hoping you will get your act together.. This is the last time. Why are the Gothic games still more fun then anything you release now.. Tell me why I am playing Gothic 3.. a basically unfinished game that still is more fun then jungle corridor islands.

    You clearly have forgotten what made your games great. Why is Larian's Divinity Original Sin blowing your game out of the water in sales? Because they know how to make RPG games for RPG fans.    … Expand
  49. hjy6296
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    1. The worst combat system I've ever seen recently.
    2. Bad delivery of story. Can't immerse.

    I can't believe whoever developed this game think people would pay for such a crap. This game is NOT competitive AT ALL. Don't buy it. Not worth your money.
  50. Rafiul
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    Any true fan of the Gothic series would realize the level of astute development sense Piranha Bytes have shown with their release of Risen 3. For once, you do not have to wait for the patches (official and otherwise) to make things right for what would be a hopelessly broken game. The scope for multiple ways in order to solve quests are sure to get fans nostalgic. And surely enough, theAny true fan of the Gothic series would realize the level of astute development sense Piranha Bytes have shown with their release of Risen 3. For once, you do not have to wait for the patches (official and otherwise) to make things right for what would be a hopelessly broken game. The scope for multiple ways in order to solve quests are sure to get fans nostalgic. And surely enough, the player is introduced to the game at a slow pace with an often brutal learning curve in typical PB fashion. It is also refreshing once you realize the developers have obviously put in more effort into the role-playing aspects (such as the reintroduction of magic) and crafting a living, breathing world instead of, say, a requirement-heavy game replete with miles of gorgeous foliage with barely enough content to fill up a teaspoon, beautifully rendered towns filled with equally well represented, fully voiced mindless zombies who just stand around, repeating the same mindless babble, or a main quest which can be finished in 5 minutes (I am looking at you, Oblivion).
    Therefore make no mistakes Gothic Fans - Piranha Bytes have certainly gone back yo their roots, and they definitely pulled no punches with their latest release. For those who loved the Gothic series despite all the bad localization and assorted bugs, Risen 3 may just bring you to tears of appreciation.    … Expand
  51. NudeCaveMan
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    Ужасная боевка. Перекаты, медленные вертушки и отсутствие простых и эффективных ударов, отсутствие контроля над направлением удара, которое было в 1-2 Готиках.
    Рваное, нелогично повествование. Кто, куда, зачем и кто все эти люди? Ужасные диалоги. Нет фирменного сарказма и юмора, за который мы все так полюбили Готики.
    Ужасные задания. Убей 100500 волков и собери 100500 хреновин.    Ужасная боевка. Перекаты, медленные вертушки и отсутствие простых и эффективных ударов, отсутствие контроля над направлением удара, которое было в 1-2 Готиках.
    Рваное, нелогично повествование. Кто, куда, зачем и кто все эти люди? Ужасные диалоги. Нет фирменного сарказма и юмора, за который мы все так полюбили Готики.
    Ужасные задания. Убей 100500 волков и собери 100500 хреновин. "Возвращение к корням" было лишь уловкой маркетологов. От старых Готик нет ничего, кроме глупо дословно вставленных ситуаций, вроде шахтера в Старом Лагере с хижиной, в которой сделали вторую дверь, и названий монстров, вроде Падальщика.
    Музыка. Здесь есть музыка? Ах да, я слышал нечто, но это сложно назвать музыкой. Неатмосферные, унылые мотивы, которые даже не хочется замечать.
    Коридоры. Никакого открытого мира. 7 островов представляют из себя нарезку одного, большого, и состоят из одного-двух коридоров.
    Напарники. Зачем? Нет смысла самому наносить мизерный урон в ближнем бою, лучше перекатываться, а врага убьет бессмертный напарник.
    Нельзя отбирать у людей оружие после их избиение и убивать их, разве что по квесту..
    Хороших игр этой конторы можно больше не ждать. Не удивительно, ведь из нее разбежались все, кто делал хорошие игры. Майк Хоге, Ральф Манчинчик, Кай Розенкранц и другие талантливые люди. Достаточно сравнить Ризен 1 и Готики, геймдизайнером которых был Майк Хоге, и Ризен 2-3, геймдизайнером которых был Бьорн Панкратц. Думаю, вывод очевиден, что это похороны Пираний.    … Expand
  52. Giggs
    Aug 13, 2014
    3
    From the developers needed a little. Make a normal combat system and tell a good story. How could they make fights even worse, I do not know. Character is so slow enemies that enjoy the game instantly disappears. Passed the first two parts, but this must be forgotten quickly.
  53. Dzoki
    Aug 13, 2014
    5
    I never play Risen before, but i try to give this game a chance. At first moment when i launch game, it looks very cheap and creepy. Story line looks very unprepared, even the scripts looks horrible. In final look, i will give this rpg game 5/10, bonus points i give this game for music and ideas.. But guys ? Rly ? Really in 2014 so bad looking game like this ? Hope next Risen will beI never play Risen before, but i try to give this game a chance. At first moment when i launch game, it looks very cheap and creepy. Story line looks very unprepared, even the scripts looks horrible. In final look, i will give this rpg game 5/10, bonus points i give this game for music and ideas.. But guys ? Rly ? Really in 2014 so bad looking game like this ? Hope next Risen will be more rare, originally and with nice look ! srsly !… Expand
  54. pablo2000
    Aug 13, 2014
    10
    es un gran juego buenos gráficos y esas cosas pero lo mejor sin duda, la exploracion, y los mapas llenos de detalles. gran juego sin duda, lo unico malo que le ve0o es que en medio de un combate los enemigos se vuelven como mas fuertes y con mas nivel pero eso da igual ya que de todas formas moriremos muchas veces.
  55. dkurjery
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    I can't agree with those positive comments as well. Some said the following: "Please keep in mind that Piranha Bytes is a small Dev (approx 25 devs) with limited resources.", and ask people not to judge the game by AAA standard, since it is "unfair".

    For a game charged at $50, and re-using tons of contents from Risen 2 bundled with tons of kill something or find something alike boring    I can't agree with those positive comments as well. Some said the following: "Please keep in mind that Piranha Bytes is a small Dev (approx 25 devs) with limited resources.", and ask people not to judge the game by AAA standard, since it is "unfair".

    For a game charged at $50, and re-using tons of contents from Risen 2 bundled with tons of kill something or find something alike boring sidequests, and claiming to return to the roots of series but just deliver another pirate game clone of Risen 2, do you still expect the players will give the game a positive rating?

    A higher rating will only be deserved if there are improvement in the game mechanics, system or new game play elements or environment. However, none is found in this title but only a lot of copy-and-paste models and dialogues from Risen 2 with the same repetitive side quests. A zero is well deserved for this game.

    If you don't want people to judge the game by AAA standard, the only solution is to reduce the price of the game so that people will have less expectation. And this game is better to be called as an expansion rather than a sequel. Critic Review from The Escapist gives a good explanation to this in such regard.    … Expand
  56. Apparentn00b
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    I haven't seen a game this consistently bad since LJN was in business. This game has the slowest most boring combat system you could ever dream up, this game has such bad graphics you wouldn't believe it was made in the last 12 years, the voice acting is so laughably bad that it makes you want to tear your hair out. The leveling is so unbelievably grindy that even veteran W.O.W/RunescapeI haven't seen a game this consistently bad since LJN was in business. This game has the slowest most boring combat system you could ever dream up, this game has such bad graphics you wouldn't believe it was made in the last 12 years, the voice acting is so laughably bad that it makes you want to tear your hair out. The leveling is so unbelievably grindy that even veteran W.O.W/Runescape players will be sickened by the repetitive nature of the game. The story is so disjointed and random, it seems like they barely paid attention to any form of detail, this world is so open and so free that it destroys any feeling of momentum in the story, nothing this game offers will make you want to boot it up again be it on pc or on any consoles. Beginning this game is one of the worst if not THE worst experience i have had in the 15 years i have been a gamer. I was only able to get through 9 hours of the game before i could no longer stand the sluggish combat and ridiculous voice acting, if anyone has rated this game higher than a 3 they are outright lying to your face, under no circumstances should you buy this game, treat it like the plague and keep away at all costs.… Expand
  57. LevArris
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    Okey... here we go. It's a bit difficult. But I can't agree with a lot of these negative comments.
    It's simply unfair.
    It is just not true that you get "simply another pirate game". It is true that you have a good chunk of pirate setting. But you have ( germany's gamestar divided in specific game hours) a lot of hours (22+) with no palms and no pirates. This game is a wonderful mix    Okey... here we go. It's a bit difficult. But I can't agree with a lot of these negative comments.
    It's simply unfair.

    It is just not true that you get "simply another pirate game".
    It is true that you have a good chunk of pirate setting. But you have ( germany's gamestar divided in specific game hours) a lot of hours (22+) with no palms and no pirates.

    This game is a wonderful mix of (of course) Risen 2 thing but Risen 1 (and in some ways little Gothic-) style elements.

    Examples of R1/Gothic-Style:
    There are ladders again.
    You can drink out of water barrels (i missed this so in R2).
    You have 3 real Guilds with their own magic (mystic based, rune based, voodoo based), skills, armors etc. So... if you have a Voodoo/Pirate Guild it is only logic that you have some pirate Elements in the game. They are structed in most of the cases as own isles. So if you are on a pirate/voodoo isle of course there is som pirate/voodoo setting. But there are a lot of isles (eg. Taranis/Calador) where you spent hours with no pirate things... dark fantasy, lava settings, fortress settings...
    You can swim again (*yea*).
    You can sit down on Chairs or something else.
    You have more (not full) freedom in movement (think of climbing).

    These are clear back too the roots things. I think Piranha Bytes did the wonderful Job in bringing back old fashioned features an mix them with elements from the former Risen games.

    And by the way. This is a true RPG... after a chapter of tutorial things you start on a low level Char an you have to earn your skills and stats the hard rpg way.

    The graphics are not AAA. But its so beautiful designed (mostly by hand) that you often will stop just to wonder about the beautiful scene. Do yourself a favour and play on PC ;-)

    Quests are good. You will have a lot of quests. Okey. Some are standard. But inbetween there will be some very creative ones ;-)

    Please keep in mind that Piranha Bytes is a small Dev (approx 25 devs) with limited resources.
    So you will see some limitations. Fighting animations are quite good. But Dialoge Animations are very "old fashioned". Some textures will load (even on PC). Story is ok but not overwhelming.

    The fighting system is good (in no doubt ways better than r2). Button mashing is no solution. You have to go tactical. But it could be better. By all means. It's not a catastrophe and the finishing moves are slick and fit into the scene...

    All in all this game is a little masterpiece if you are able to look over some nitpicks. Give it a chance. In my opinition it's the best of both worlds with a lot of heart and the best of the 3 Risen Titles... definitively worth buying.

    A lot of comments are looking like the players didn't spend enough time in the game to get a complete view. Keep in mind this game is about 40 hours +. It is not enough to spend 1-2 hours to get a clear view!    … Expand
  58. FantasicGamer
    Aug 12, 2014
    0
    When the game is first announced, it was reported that the game will no longer be a pirate theme, and will be a return to the Medieval setting as in Risen 1.

    What do we get in this game? A pirate theme again as in Risen 2. The game recycles a lot of scenery, dialogues, textures, NPC and monster models from Risen 2. There are no impovement in combat animation, or the fundamental combat    When the game is first announced, it was reported that the game will no longer be a pirate theme, and will be a return to the Medieval setting as in Risen 1.

    What do we get in this game? A pirate theme again as in Risen 2. The game recycles a lot of scenery, dialogues, textures, NPC and monster models from Risen 2. There are no impovement in combat animation, or the fundamental combat system as in Risen 2. The optimization is even worse than the one in Risen 2 (which is not good itself).

    We still get the same tons of fetch and fedex quests just like those in Gothic 3 (an epic failure itself). How about graphics? Well, just like a game made in 6 years ago. So, this game is basically a re-make of Risen 2 with nothing new brought to table. Overall, this game doesn't deserve a $50 price tag.    … Expand
  59. jm895
    Aug 12, 2014
    3
    I had high hopes for this game (especially after hearing Piranha Bytes state that Risen 3 is "going back to its roots"). well, it's a lie. Risen 1, and Gothic 1 & 2 were amazing. Risen 2 was horrible, and it seems that after all the false advertising by Piranha Bytes/Deep Silver, they have learned absolutely nothing. Combat is terrible, the silly pirate theme is still here, theI had high hopes for this game (especially after hearing Piranha Bytes state that Risen 3 is "going back to its roots"). well, it's a lie. Risen 1, and Gothic 1 & 2 were amazing. Risen 2 was horrible, and it seems that after all the false advertising by Piranha Bytes/Deep Silver, they have learned absolutely nothing. Combat is terrible, the silly pirate theme is still here, the story/dialogue horrendous...I could go on, but I won't waste my time. If you loved Gothic 1 & 2, and Risen 1 than you'll hate this game. Sadly, Piranha Bytes has turned into talentless hacks. Do not buy.… Expand
  60. Axlyss
    Aug 12, 2014
    2
    This game is horrible its not even open world the areas are so confined it feels like an rpg on rails.
    The story is so cliche and boring the side quest are more dull usually kill x amount of monsters and collect Y amount of loot.
  61. RuneThor
    Aug 12, 2014
    5
    Damn it's so disappointing to see where Piranha Bytes went from Gothic series to Risen 3. As much as Gothic series we absolutely AMAZING, Risen franchise SUCKS. No variety whatsoever.

    I hope they never touch Gothic series again because they will surely **** it up. Boring plot, watered down gameplay to suit xbox and ps3 bad animations appalling graphics. I'm just kinda rambling    Damn it's so disappointing to see where Piranha Bytes went from Gothic series to Risen 3. As much as Gothic series we absolutely AMAZING, Risen franchise SUCKS. No variety whatsoever.

    I hope they never touch Gothic series again because they will surely **** it up.

    Boring plot, watered down gameplay to suit xbox and ps3 bad animations appalling graphics.

    I'm just kinda rambling around because i'm in shock.

    Risen 1 barely held it together as ''gothic'' style game but they have **** on that. They had great niche to be a special kind of RPG where not everything was like skyrim and where you could finish quests just by exploring the world.

    Now they have become obsessed with this pirate theme thinking it will sell on account of pirates of the Caribbean or Asassins creed black flag....WRONG

    What you did was alienate all your fans from the gothic franchise. Shame on you PB.

    Even gothic ARCANIA was more fun to play than this crap.

    STOP MAKING GAMES FOR XBOX AND PS. STOP SIMPLIFYING GOTHIC MECHANICS. RETURN TO MEDIEVAL/MAGIC where PIRATE ADVENTURE IS A QUEST OR TWO LIKE NIGHT OF THE RAVEN NOT THE WHOLE GAME.

    EITHER THAT OR STOP MAKING GAMES.

    ENRAGED FAN!!!!!!

    DAMN I HAVE TO PLAY GOTHIC AGAIN JUST TO GET THIS BAD TASTE OF CRAP OUT OF MY HEAD.    … Expand
  62. Dragon
    Aug 12, 2014
    8
    This game takes many pages from the Fable playbook. While it is definitely no Skyrim, about 5 hours in I can say that I am entertained and borderline hooked. There are enough elements to make this my game of choice for the foreseeable future (until something better comes along).
  63. yum
    Aug 12, 2014
    4
    I am having a deja vu.

    I would have rated Risen 2 a 6/10 so this is a 4/10. If you liked Risen 2 you will get some mileage out of the game but i hoped for so much more. :(
  64. Cg243
    Aug 12, 2014
    0
    Look this game is wrong at the most fundamental level. The combat mechanics are so overly simple its mind blowing. Its a lot of poorly designed roll and combo. Im all about roll combo roll combo I have so many hours in Darksouls 2 its embarrassing. Oh boy do I recommend steering clear of this game if you didn't like risen 2 because I assure you it fails just as hard. Voice acting andLook this game is wrong at the most fundamental level. The combat mechanics are so overly simple its mind blowing. Its a lot of poorly designed roll and combo. Im all about roll combo roll combo I have so many hours in Darksouls 2 its embarrassing. Oh boy do I recommend steering clear of this game if you didn't like risen 2 because I assure you it fails just as hard. Voice acting and character animations are so bad I spent the first 20 min laughing at the boring and simple intro. I know there are a lot of Die hard fans of the risen games but if this is your first time playing a risen game save your money I beg of you. Do not let game Devs keep making this slop and calling it a finished product when its so poorly made. They still have yet to address key issues from previous games as well. BUT HEY WE HAVE BETTER LOOKING FOLIAGE NOW!...… Expand
  65. x2ruff4u
    Aug 12, 2014
    8
    Risen 3 promises to bring back the best features from the previous titles in the series as well as features from the Gothic series. In the next installment of the Risen franchise, you are a new hero who must fight the oncoming Titan attack. The world is crumbling, island by island and you must build up a resistance to fight against the horde of Titans. Your soul has also been stolen andRisen 3 promises to bring back the best features from the previous titles in the series as well as features from the Gothic series. In the next installment of the Risen franchise, you are a new hero who must fight the oncoming Titan attack. The world is crumbling, island by island and you must build up a resistance to fight against the horde of Titans. Your soul has also been stolen and you must figure out how to regain it back, claiming it as yours as it once was.

    Risen 3 is quite an improvement from its predecessor: Risen 2 in all the right places. The animations, skills, exploration, and graphics have all been upgraded. One of the reasons the Risen series is not enjoyable for gamers is due to its frustrating combat. I can attest to being very frustrated with the combat in Risen 2. The combat in Risen 3 has not been improved very dramatically. The combat system is mostly the same except for a few tweaks. You will still get frustrated at one point or another, but continuing through the story definitely has its benefits.

    The animations during fighting battles have vastly improved, easily having the best animation work out of the Risen series to date. Skills also pour into the combat system more than ever. Yes, you still have to use money to purchase skills. Yes, you still have to use glory to purchase skills. But, the skills you learn in Risen 3 are more beneficial than any other skills in the Risen series. The skills provide players a somewhat easier time in each fight because they are learning extra skills that will help in combat, providing for quicker and more efficient kills.

    Where Risen 3 really shines is its exploration and its storyline. You are a new hero in the Risen universe who has his soul ripped out from a Titan Lord and must get it back. Simple premise, but its a little more complicated. When you wake up, a war between the Titans and humans is going on and your hero is caught in the middle of it. He is then sent to destroy Titan portals, to keep Titans from entering the world as well as forming an alliance between the remaining island factions to ensure humans are victorious. The storyline provides hundreds of quests that people can give you to do in exchange for money, items, or even glory. The quests can range anywhere from "Kill x Amount of Bloodhounds" to recovering stolen items. Factions and exploration are a few main features of Risen 3. You can join three factions: Demon Hunters, Voodoo Pirates, or the Guardians. Joining one over the other reaps different benefits than another. You may also only be able to learn skills if you are a specific faction, which may be of use to you later in the game. Going back to the islands from Risen 2 was refreshing but also disturbing when you see all the destruction that has been caused to the cities. Exploring the large amounts of caves also gave me a Skyrim feel, which I haven't felt for a while. It seems like every place matters to where its at and every place is different and distinct from another place. There is not a huge difference in graphics, but Piranha Bytes obviously took a lot of feedback from Risen 2 and improved some major bugs within the graphical system. The storyline provides anywhere from 10-50 hours of gameplay; depending on how many hours you spend on exploring and how many hours you spend on doing the wide variety of quests.

    Something came back to the Risen franchise. Magic. There is still Voodoo magic, but I'm talking about REAL magic. Such as magic from Risen 1. I loved magic in Risen 1 and I was really happy to see them bring it back for Risen 3. In Risen 3 it is done very well and one of my playthroughs I eventually just used magic because of how powerful it was. If you would like to become a wizard, join the Guardians faction, they are the faction that handles magic.

    Although, the game is better than previous titles in the series, it has its flaws. One, the combat system. It hasn't been revamped and you will still get frustrated from your "lack-of-skill". Although, unlike Risen 2, if you keep leveling up and buying more skills, you will begin to have the upperhand in combat; which was awesome to see and kept me going. Although there is a TON of exploration, you are visiting the same places as in Risen 2. I really would have liked to see another world, instead of the one from the previous title.    … Expand
  66. Scarr
    Aug 12, 2014
    10
    I loved Divinity and I love the Gothic/Risen games. This one did not disappoint! The open ended nature of the game makes it awesome. In depth items and crafting systems are great. I like how you have to think before you act. Non-linear.
  67. Merkusek
    Aug 12, 2014
    10
    This game is that what I expected. There is a lot of that things that were the best in Risen and Gothic series. Combat system is dynamic and enjoyable. Game world has been made perfectly. You can decide where your hero will sail on a ship almost at game start. Story is very good and surprising. Risen 3 is one of the best RPG game of this year by me.
    You need to buy it!
  68. Garfoodle
    Aug 12, 2014
    3
    It suffers from the same problems that Risen 2 did. I mean, for one, the story is cliche beyond all measures. The side quests, which are in abundance, which is one of the games only good points, are MMO like, with cheaply written lines that are acted out by cheap voice acters, and like I said, felt like they should be in an MMO, not a AAA RPG. Combat is still bad. It uses an MMO likeIt suffers from the same problems that Risen 2 did. I mean, for one, the story is cliche beyond all measures. The side quests, which are in abundance, which is one of the games only good points, are MMO like, with cheaply written lines that are acted out by cheap voice acters, and like I said, felt like they should be in an MMO, not a AAA RPG. Combat is still bad. It uses an MMO like hotbar system, which isnt bad IF they had any talent to pull it off. But they dont. What results is a uber-dull combat system, which, as I said, makes it seem like it should belong in an MMO. The graphics look bad, aswell. I can see this getting by on consoles, but running it on the Max settings on PC, I laughed at how bad it looked. I mean, c'mon. A 7 year old game on low(Crysis) looked a lot better then this. The lip syncing is still off, and the animations are poor. All tropes of an MMO.
    Anyway, the only good thing about this is that it has over 200 quests, which really isn't that much by todays standards, but anyway...
    This one is a miss, again. Its mediocre at its best moments, which don't happen to often. I'm not going to go so far as to say that I want my money back, but really, I was expecting a decent single player RPG,NOT a cheap MMO.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 49
  3. Negative: 6 out of 49
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 22, 2014
    75
    The Germans took a step back and reintroduced more of the distinctive atmosphere of the Gothic series and the first Risen, which is a huge advantage for me. The world is so vivid and lively that it really makes you want to be there and see as much of the vast content as possible. It’s a shame that the game’s engine is visibly aging and the story lacks the punch. [10/2014, p.48]
  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 18, 2014
    70
    The game is goo, but there are too many similarities with the previous installment of the series, and almost all in a negative sense, as neither the combat system, nor the AI ​​have seen some improvements.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 13, 2014
    40
    While the game builds on the legacy of its previous installments, it also repeats old mistakes. Only for the tolerant camp of the series' hardcore fans. [Issue#245]
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