Risen 3: Titan Lords

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  1. IamNader
    May 17, 2023
    8
    It is a huge game with loads of missions and cool characters, The only thing I can advise you before starting to go deep inside the main story (go to Fog Island and get the Legendary Item that you can find there!) - 8/10
  2. Rafshan
    May 13, 2022
    10
    Very interesting game with nice world and characters I would play it again.
  3. Le0nidas
    Sep 28, 2021
    4
    This game is a meh. I couldnt finish it because of very often stupid dialoagues and characters. Really a disappointment from the studio that made Gothic, one of the best games ever.
  4. PrincessRose
    Apr 26, 2021
    6
    I liked this game, I found it fun. Just like with other PB games, you feel so weak and combat is terrible but feels easy as you progress.
    Dislike how brief the ending was, feels like if you blink you'll miss it.
    If you like PB games you'll probably like this one as well.
  5. Jonneeyy
    Mar 23, 2021
    8
    Ich verstehe zwar viele negative Worte zum Thema "Recycling", aber muss auch sagen, dass eine Fortsetzung, die in der gleichen Welt spielt, durchaus teilweise recyceln darf. Das Spiel schafft es, dass ich mich nach langer Zeit wieder in eine Open-World verlieben durfte. Außerdem sind die Missionen und Charakter gut geschrieben und die Story ist auch ordentlich. Für Fans von Gothic undIch verstehe zwar viele negative Worte zum Thema "Recycling", aber muss auch sagen, dass eine Fortsetzung, die in der gleichen Welt spielt, durchaus teilweise recyceln darf. Das Spiel schafft es, dass ich mich nach langer Zeit wieder in eine Open-World verlieben durfte. Außerdem sind die Missionen und Charakter gut geschrieben und die Story ist auch ordentlich. Für Fans von Gothic und Risen ein Muss und alle anderen sollten dem Spiel wenigstens eine Chance geben. 5.8 ist viel zu niedrig für ein liebevolles Spiel, wie dieses.… Expand
  6. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    8
    Беремо Різен 2 і робимо все масштабнішим. Дороблено кучу ідей та задумок. Оцінка - 8.
  7. wiipetsto
    Feb 26, 2020
    10
    This game is like Wine it gets better with age. I remember back at its release I found it lazy because the islands are ripped off from Risen 2. Now I do not remember anything from Risen 2 so Risen 3 is the superior Version.
  8. Koyaniskaci
    Dec 5, 2019
    10
    Very good game. I really liked it. Thanks. But please do Russian voice translation
  9. GameCoffee
    Jul 11, 2019
    7
    While it is certainly not the best RPG I have played it holds up quite well and offers some enjoyable moments and some unforgettable gameplay. It's combat is clunky and it's characters have little more personality than a rock, but other gameplay elements and it's underlying story make this game a good pick up when you can grab it on sale. It's a good game to add to any RPG fans library.
  10. Gelaos
    Sep 20, 2018
    6
    Risen 3 is Risen 2 with some upgrades, nothing more. I'm long-time fan of Piranha Bytes but I couldn't force myself to enjoy this game, no matter how hard I tried.

    Story is incredibly stupid, dull, crappy - probably someone thought that more fantasy clichés = better fantasy story. Quests are mostly about fetching stuff and only 2-5 quests in the entire game feel at least a little bit    Risen 3 is Risen 2 with some upgrades, nothing more. I'm long-time fan of Piranha Bytes but I couldn't force myself to enjoy this game, no matter how hard I tried.

    Story is incredibly stupid, dull, crappy - probably someone thought that more fantasy clichés = better fantasy story. Quests are mostly about fetching stuff and only 2-5 quests in the entire game feel at least a little bit original. Combat was improved over Risen 2 but enemies still stun you very often and 99 % of fights have the same style: roll, attack, roll, attack, roll, ... Frustrating.

    Voice acting is horrible, soundtrack is forgettable and graphics looks plastic and cheap. World is a little bit more open than in Risen 2, but it's still mostly corridors.

    Skip Risen 3, you won't miss anything. And if you want to finish Risen series, prepare that this game will torture you with it's immense stupidity.    … Expand
  11. blakfayt
    Jan 22, 2017
    6
    The combat is **** and that's that. There's no defending it, there's no, "You get used to it" there's no, "It's like the other games so." If I wanted a game like the other games ... I would play them instead. The point of a sequel is to IMPROVE. Risen 3's combat is awful and it's awful for a single reason that could have been patched out. Your character INSISTS on twirling like a ballerinaThe combat is **** and that's that. There's no defending it, there's no, "You get used to it" there's no, "It's like the other games so." If I wanted a game like the other games ... I would play them instead. The point of a sequel is to IMPROVE. Risen 3's combat is awful and it's awful for a single reason that could have been patched out. Your character INSISTS on twirling like a ballerina at her first recital FOR EVERY SWING. This isn't how a sword fight works. This isn't how it should play. The fact that a swing takes three+ seconds to come out is completely stupid, especially when enemy attacks are instant and sometimes drag the creatures across several feet of ground to hit you. It feels like they wanted to mix turn based combat and real time combat, but kept the worst of both. And dodge rolls don't always save you. I have been hit out of so many "dodges" AWAY from enemies because the game teleports them to me. On top of this, the most common healing item is a VERY SLOW regen. I don't mind that, except it should actually be useful. Just make it heal ... three times faster when I'm not in combat. That way I can heal without standing in a field FOR FIVE MINUTES while I wait to recover. I'm not kidding, it's too slow. You're better off just drinking alcohol (potions), except they cost a lot more money, are hard to find in the wild, and are better saved for the middle of a fight.

    So, combat boils down to using a companion to distract the thing you want to kill, hitting it in the back til it dies, then standing about while you eat a sandwich to recover HP at a rate of 1 point per 2 seconds, and then going to the next fight. This doesn't sound bad, until you realize that it makes playing without the AI impossible if you come across more than 2 enemies of any type, and fights drag on for 10+ minutes until you get overpowered via spells. There's literally one build that makes you essentially invincible for the whole game.

    Everything else, the graphics (passable), the story (passable), the voice acting (cheesy), the world (interesting) works very well. I enjoy the game for the most part, but the combat is a chore that doesn't get any better until you get powerful enough to essentially skip it. And that's not good in a game where combat is a majority of your time spent playing.    … Expand
  12. drzeyd
    Dec 20, 2016
    8
    It is a decent successor to Risen 2 and returns the magic that was present in the original Risen. I like the open world and the story, but the combat is suboptimal. I had an enjoyable 50 hours in this sequel.
  13. karlmarx12
    May 20, 2016
    10
    Loved it like all Risen games before. Since its compusery to write something but i don't want to spoil, this is about enough said. Oh dear, still not 150 characters. Her we go!
  14. PutCashIn
    Mar 13, 2016
    6
    This game starts out well, but quickly descends into the same issue all the Risen and Gothic games have so far had - almost zero interesting characters (except maybe Bones in this games case), almost zero incentive to continue any mission other than the ignorance of sunk costs ('I paid for this game so I should spend more of my time playing it' - when economically, if you don't like it, doThis game starts out well, but quickly descends into the same issue all the Risen and Gothic games have so far had - almost zero interesting characters (except maybe Bones in this games case), almost zero incentive to continue any mission other than the ignorance of sunk costs ('I paid for this game so I should spend more of my time playing it' - when economically, if you don't like it, do something else), essentially a well crafted world that completely alienates the player from any sense of feeling or immersion.

    Combat tries to be Witcher-like but comes off Witcher-lite, move sets are limited and dodging/rolling is haphazard at best.

    I stopped playing after the 10th time falling off an edge due to the weird amount of momentum your character has, in fact, most movement feels a lot like your character is 3 times a heavy as any other model in the game.

    Essentially, Gothic 1 was great *at the time* - every game by this company since has had this weird 'stuck in 2002' feel to it, So much so the fan base for this company even admit to being 'cult'.

    Risen 3 is no comparison to The Witcher 3.    … Expand
  15. EmperorSultan
    Dec 24, 2015
    3
    I enjoyed Risen 1, kinda liked Risen 2. I read nothing about Risen 3 because I wanted to be surprised when ever I get the game. So what does Piranhna Bytes you say... They give a new hero who was never mentioned before and you dont give a damn about and copy most of the islands from Risen 2 and improving nothing on the horrible combat system, Piranhna Bytes please learn something from yourI enjoyed Risen 1, kinda liked Risen 2. I read nothing about Risen 3 because I wanted to be surprised when ever I get the game. So what does Piranhna Bytes you say... They give a new hero who was never mentioned before and you dont give a damn about and copy most of the islands from Risen 2 and improving nothing on the horrible combat system, Piranhna Bytes please learn something from your polish neighbors CD Projeckt RED.

    The last chance I give the german studio is with ELEX, hopefully it doesn't disappoint.    … Expand
  16. wladdim
    Nov 1, 2015
    0
    Terrible combat mechanics, terribly boring dialogues which are worst interpreted from all games i ever played since 2003 , horrific loot picking . Worst of all ,the game is BORING at all.
  17. VittorioCs
    Oct 22, 2015
    10
    I really like the Gothic series and Risen 1 and I tried this game first when it came out and I rage quit and unistalled it. Then there was a discount on steam and I bought it to give it a second chance. I did not regret it!
    The game is very deep and addictive. The scenery of Calador with the green fires and lava is amaizing.
    The developers made a huge mistake with the intorduction of    I really like the Gothic series and Risen 1 and I tried this game first when it came out and I rage quit and unistalled it. Then there was a discount on steam and I bought it to give it a second chance. I did not regret it!
    The game is very deep and addictive. The scenery of Calador with the green fires and lava is amaizing.

    The developers made a huge mistake with the intorduction of the game. It forces you into the pirate theme, they drop you into action in a linear introductory story immediately without properly explaining fighting and the possibilitea to improve it, and it does not show you the depth and beautiy of the game in the first hours. HUGE DESIGN MISTAKE! Because the game itself is really good once you manage to develope your skills and understand the Gothic like game system. If the game started on Calador with a more like medieval theme and more armor and clothes customization with a better stoury indroduction the Game would have gotten better scores. I wish they made another real Gothic like RPG with a classic orc-human-monsters fantasy based world with this or better graphics, AAA voice acting Gothic 3 sized world.... Witcher 3 is not even close to this in terms of exploration/rewarding system, game mechanics.    … Expand
  18. ncrazy92
    Aug 28, 2015
    8
    I loved it.. very good RPG.. i dont get the hate towards this game! very well optimized game.. only thing can be said bad about this game is, "ordinary" graphics... then again anyone who doesn't have high end PC can also play this game.. they also released the "enhanced edition" which has better graphics...... Story is fine.. and there are lots of side quests... really fun to play...
  19. Alser21
    Aug 3, 2015
    10
    Great game, to people that say this game is horrible....sry but it's not me who's wrong, i played a lot of best rpg ever; Baldur's gate 1 & 2, Icewind dale 1 & 2, Neverwinter night 1 & 2, knight's of old republic, Oblivion, Skyrim, Gothic 3 and yes... Risen 1, 2 and 3 and much more. Piranha Bytes know how to do a good game, they know very well how to do a great open world rich of things toGreat game, to people that say this game is horrible....sry but it's not me who's wrong, i played a lot of best rpg ever; Baldur's gate 1 & 2, Icewind dale 1 & 2, Neverwinter night 1 & 2, knight's of old republic, Oblivion, Skyrim, Gothic 3 and yes... Risen 1, 2 and 3 and much more. Piranha Bytes know how to do a good game, they know very well how to do a great open world rich of things to do and treasures to find.
    Thanks a lot guys to give us another of your treasures.
    I love u.
    Bye and see u soon on another work    … Expand
  20. CoolDadTx
    May 4, 2015
    7
    Basically more of Risen 2. The biggest issue is the end boss(es) pretty much make all the previous experience you've gained with the combat system and skills useless. Pretty anti-climactic compared to the rest of the game.
  21. Aquilemon
    Apr 22, 2015
    10
    (sigh) I feel like I am tossing needles INTO a haystack. This is pointless. People that are hating this game, complaining about how hard it is, how unbalanced combat is, or how bad the graphics and voice acting is, They are missing the point. For me personally, if graphics are not so bad they interfere with game play, then I don't care about them. For people comparing this to other RPGs(sigh) I feel like I am tossing needles INTO a haystack. This is pointless. People that are hating this game, complaining about how hard it is, how unbalanced combat is, or how bad the graphics and voice acting is, They are missing the point. For me personally, if graphics are not so bad they interfere with game play, then I don't care about them. For people comparing this to other RPGs like Skyrim and Dragon Age Origins, I have played several of these to completion, and Risen 3 is among my favorites. The combat is actually better than games like the Elder Scrolls, where you mash buttons until someone falls, or throw in a spell. Here, you have to time your attacks and block when necessary, especially if you get the riposte ability, which I assume a lot of you haters didn't even get far enough to unlock. If you mash the attack button, your attacks are waaaay slower, so try timing them one after the other. And the voice acting? If it bothers you so much because you need something to whine about, then toggle something called "subtitles" to on and mute your computer. Because if the dialogue is horrendous, you can easily just read along instead. When people complain about pirate games, I don't understand why. I loved Risen, Risen 2, Black Flag, and Sid Meier's Pirates! even if they all had a few cheesy pirate moments. So don't turn down a game because there are boats, muskets and cutlasses in it. Lastly, the game world. People don't seem to like how the developers divided up the world into islands, but it is more or less a way of providing real contrast to the world, which is good. If you hate that so much, even though you can fast travel to your boat at almost any given moment, then you may choose to hate on loading screens. Seriously guys, try to get good at a game before shooting it down for being difficult.… Expand
  22. DecryptedGaming
    Jan 19, 2015
    6
    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 ofAlthough, 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
  23. DrugsMeazureTim
    Jan 10, 2015
    4
    the combat sucks. gameplay feels like risen 2, the franchise had problems since the day of risen 1. but risen 1 was great but not on the xbox 360. risen 2 wasn't bad but still was **** and risen 3 was bad. i don't hate this franchise. but the combat sucks, story is cliche. and deep silver. why all the voice actors from your library sucks ?.
  24. admad
    Jan 3, 2015
    7
    Well, it's not the best game, but ain't that bad either. I kind of enjoyed the time playing (at the end it got really booring). The combat system was really bad, same moves from the begining to an end, there isn't an increasing difficulty with better weapons as you play. So at first the game is fun, but later on, my character was so good that no enemy could kill me... I really miss theWell, it's not the best game, but ain't that bad either. I kind of enjoyed the time playing (at the end it got really booring). The combat system was really bad, same moves from the begining to an end, there isn't an increasing difficulty with better weapons as you play. So at first the game is fun, but later on, my character was so good that no enemy could kill me... I really miss the difficulty from Gothic, the combat system, better weapons with new chapters. Here I got the best weapon practically at the begining, the game posed some kind of challange for first hours, but then the main character gets so much better that it's ridicolous, and opponents stay the same. Try harder PB...… Expand
  25. tian2matt2
    Nov 27, 2014
    0
    Just bought this game and installed it on my PC. As soon as played it for an hour, it bores me. It did not meet my expectations, thought it could surpassed Skyrim or other games like it, but sadly it did not. Waste of money and time. I could have gone for Farcry4 which is on my 2nd list when i bought it. If this game sucks bigtime, how much more the other 2 which came before it.
  26. Caligamy
    Nov 22, 2014
    2
    I really wanted to like this game. Found the world to be interesting and felt compelled to explore it, however.. this game has some really REALLY terrible controls and feels clunky as hell at every turn, and I had it setup for use with the XBox controller..

    The voice acting is pretty bad, to the point where it was just annoying to listen to less than an hour into this, and why did it    I really wanted to like this game. Found the world to be interesting and felt compelled to explore it, however.. this game has some really REALLY terrible controls and feels clunky as hell at every turn, and I had it setup for use with the XBox controller..

    The voice acting is pretty bad, to the point where it was just annoying to listen to less than an hour into this, and why did it seem like "Bones" voice changed suddenly after being obnoxious for 20 minutes? While I did feel compelled to explore what world was presented to me in this title, I wont.. because it just feels like a terrible chore to even play this.    … Expand
  27. Zackwell2nd
    Oct 31, 2014
    8
    The Good: Large Open world, combat that requires actual effort, multitude of side quests.
    The Bad: Combat can be sluggish, voice acting, graphics are so-so, the hot female lead is your character's sister.
    Who will like this game: Anyone that has followed Risen and Gothic games, Anyone who wants an RPG that gives a sense of accomplishment killing all enemies. Who will hate this game:    The Good: Large Open world, combat that requires actual effort, multitude of side quests.
    The Bad: Combat can be sluggish, voice acting, graphics are so-so, the hot female lead is your character's sister.
    Who will like this game: Anyone that has followed Risen and Gothic games, Anyone who wants an RPG that gives a sense of accomplishment killing all enemies.
    Who will hate this game: Those with low attention levels, those with high graphics expectations and those who expected a hack and slash.    … Expand
  28. DRiVER_helsinki
    Oct 23, 2014
    6
    pffft, what can i said, you said everythign already O.o - Hmmm - This game made me personally feel disappointed , and i went back to COMPANY OF HEROS 2 to heal my heart, at least there are OTHER epic solid games to patch the wounds from disappointing purchases :(
  29. Razor66
    Oct 9, 2014
    10
    I really don't understand all the hate that surround this game. If I may, I suggest anyone to give it a try. It's a fun game, with great graphics, a lot of freedom and tons of quests and attention to the detail. Don't let generic hate and arguable reviews make you skip this game.
  30. Andante
    Oct 3, 2014
    3
    I will try to summarize it. In general Risen 3 was a mediocre/bad game, especially considering that it came from the Gothic developer.

    Graphics: Definitely low quality for a 2014 game, even Risen 1 had better looking graphics Sound/Music: Pretty generic, nothing memorable Story: Messed up, too many elements put together without proper explanation. Questions from Risen 1 never got    I will try to summarize it. In general Risen 3 was a mediocre/bad game, especially considering that it came from the Gothic developer.

    Graphics: Definitely low quality for a 2014 game, even Risen 1 had better looking graphics Sound/Music: Pretty generic, nothing memorable

    Story: Messed up, too many elements put together without proper explanation. Questions from Risen 1 never got answered, instead they added extra story elements that only managed to confuse as more.

    World Design: Weak. It doesn't feel realistic and unique. Multiple islands and invisible walls spoil the "open world" feeling. Too many empty areas without the proper content, only filled with randomly placed enemies. There is not a single town in the whole game.

    NPC's: Again, weak. Voice acting is below average, there are many NPC's and companions but the fail to immerse you in the game world. They have no strong personality. Too many dialogues that become boring. I would prefer less, and more meaningful ones. Speaking gnomes turn the game into a parody destroying the "mature" feeling.

    Combat: Better animations than R2, but still it doesn't feel right especially in the beginning. Enemies have a unnatural long attack range causing you headache and extremely bad AI. As the game progresses combat gets easier but also repetitive and boring. Magic is a good addition, but it doesn't seem to fit in the pirate/caribbean setting.

    Inventory: Same from Risen 2. Extremely unpractical, I would prefer Risen 1 inventory instead.    … Expand
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65

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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