Risen

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
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  1. Jt0429
    Jan 30, 2023
    6
    Good-
    Faranga is large and detailed; No loading screens; Great voice acting; Smooth framerate.
    Bad- Feels its age; No updates to graphics or gameplay; Freezing issues; Subpar combat. Thoughts- Overall, Risen is… fine. It’s a game that was influential and beloved in its time, but that time was long ago, and many other great games have taken its place since. So, unless you’re a    Good-
    Faranga is large and detailed; No loading screens; Great voice acting; Smooth framerate.

    Bad-
    Feels its age; No updates to graphics or gameplay; Freezing issues; Subpar combat.

    Thoughts-
    Overall, Risen is… fine. It’s a game that was influential and beloved in its time, but that time was long ago, and many other great games have taken its place since. So, unless you’re a die-hard Risen fan, your money is likely better spent elsewhere, though that’s no fault of the game itself. It just belongs to a genre that has been iterated and improved upon so much that going back doesn’t seem worth it, especially for new players.    … Expand

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  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Feb 2, 2023
    75
    Risen is still the same, great RPG with all the things that made Piranha Bytes’ first games so enchanting. What’s more, it still looks good (apart from faces) and is much less crude.
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  2. GamingBolt
    Jan 30, 2023
    60
    Risen is… fine. It’s a game that was influential and beloved in its time, but that time was long ago, and many other great games have taken its place since. So, unless you’re a die-hard Risen fan, your money is likely better spent elsewhere, though that’s no fault of the game itself. It just belongs to a genre that has been iterated and improved upon so much that going back doesn’t seem worth it, especially for new players.
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