Developer: Piranha Bytes , Wizarbox (PS3, Xbox 360 conversion)
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action role-playing
Mode: Single-player
Plot:
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The story begins in the Fortress of Crystal at the port of Caldera, last fortress of the Inquisition (a military/religious group last seen in Risen) and of the Old Empire. The mountains surrounding Caldera are aflame, as ancient gods called Titans (also last seen in Risen) assail the land to the north. Two of the Titans, Ursegor and Ismael, have fallen to fighting each other. This has relieved the pressure on Caldera, although parts of the city are on fire and have been abandoned. But one of the two Titans must soon fall, and the winner will then try to find a way to crush Caldera. Only the power of the mysterious crystal cave, located under the Fortress, gives the small depleted garrison some hope that they might keep the victorious Titan at bay. A more immediately pressing problem is a sea monster called the Kraken, which attack ships at sea and is under the command of the Titan goddess Mara. The Kraken attacks thus prevent Inquisition equipment, soldiers and supplies from reaching the last remaining haven of Caldera. The monster also prevents the Inquisition from fleeing from the Titans and the Old World, over the ocean to the New World. To add to the garrison's troubles, what little supplies Caldera has left are threatened by pirates who try to rob the storehouses.
One stormy night, Commandante Carlos (head of the Harbour Town garrison in the first Risen) spies a pirate ship on a course into Caldera harbor. Before it can reach safety, it is sunk by the Kraken. Carlos asks the hero to help any survivors. Among the survivors who are found washed up on the beach, there is a key character from Risen, the pirate Patty. Patty is always in search of her father, the famous pirate Gregorius Emanuel Steelbeard, and his treasure. Rumor says Steelbeard has found a way to sail the seas safely, using what may be a possible weapon that could kill the Kraken. Commandante Carlos decides that the Hero should infiltrate Steelbeard's pirates and try to learn any secrets they have. Patty and the Hero decide to team up, for the journey to the pirate's island of Tacarigua. The Hero is officially stripped of his position in the Inquisition, and sent on his mission.
The hero and Patty find Steelbeard on the far side of the island, and discover that he has discovered the location of the Titan Harpoon, which could potentially kill even the Titan Lords themselves. The trio set sail and head to the Sword Coast to confront the Harpoon's current owner, Captain Crow. However, Crow is safely protected from attacks, leading the hero to side with either the Inquisition or the native Moluccas for assistance. When confronted, Crow summons an Earth Titan to kill the hero, only for him to steal the Harpoon and impale Crow with it.
The Harpoon acquired, Steelbeard reveals that there are three other Titan artifacts that must be used in conjunction with the Harpoon in order to kill the Titan Lord Mara, the Kraken's master. Mara sends the Kraken to the Sword Coast and sinks Steelbeard's ship, as well as killing Steelbeard himself. The hero is then tasked with obtaining the three artifacts from their respective owners to kill Mara.
Gameplay:
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The player doesn't choose his character or his class. One gains glory points (XP) as rewards for fighting monsters and solving quests. When enough points have been accumulated, the hero levels up and ranks up several attributes which together with equipped items govern the actual skills of the character (lockpicking, blademastery etc.). The player can also invest gold with Trainers - special NPCs that are scattered around the game world - to refine his character with new skills.
The player can use a wide range of weapons, including, for the first time, guns. (Note the major revamp of the world also removes crossbows/bows from the game, in favour to guns/pistols, and that any type of shields and or two-handed weapons are not available in the vanilla game.)
Risen 2 offers the player a semi-open world: each island is a separate area that requires loading; but once the area is loaded, one can move freely without hindrance or pause for loading new items. At the beginning of the game, not all islands are initially reachable, but they become so as the story unfolds. Even though the game takes place in a faux-Caribbean pirate world, it doesn't include ship combat.
The magic system also received a significant change with voodoo being focused on mind control and curses instead of the traditional flame/ice/magic bullet system.
One major difference from the prequel is the less important impact of factions in the actual plot, instead of game defining as previously (with certain armours/skills/weapons and quest lines being available only to cerain paths) Risen 2 features a much more focused main questline with factions being only secondary and not exclusive as before.
looking a lot better than the first risen on x360. going to play it now... i just do not feel comfortable playing games on pcs anymore...sitting in front of the monitor etc.
I think this one got some sync / framerate drops...but at least it looks ok... risen 1 looked really bad on the xbox360 with blurry textures etc.
looking a lot better than the first risen on x360. going to play it now... i just do not feel comfortable playing games on pcs anymore...sitting in front of the monitor etc.
I think this one got some sync / framerate drops...but at least it looks ok... risen 1 looked really bad on the xbox360 with blurry textures etc.
well RIsen 1 on xbox360 .. used the Gothic 2 ENGINE and looked the same ...
some say this version is better the the PC version with fixed things that where fucked on the pc ?
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