Abstract: After the three incarnations of the succesful, if not universally accepted, Gothic franchise, Piranha Bytes starts a new page in their RPG history called Risen. What does this bring to new gamers and diehard Gothic fans alike? Can they still deliver t...
Abstract: Way back in March of 2001, a little PC RPG by the name of Gothic debuted in Germany, the homeland of its creators Piranha Bytes (PB). While in North America PC gaming began to quickly die out around this time, it's kept pretty strong in Europe, particu...
Abstract: Utvecklarna bakom Gothic-serien är tillbaka med ett nytt rollspel. Petter Mårtensson har testat på livet på den ogästvänliga ön Faranga, skördat vete och tagit livet av allehanda monster
Choices result in tangible consequences, Large cast of interesting, wellacted characters, A lot of wellconstructed, interconnected quests.
The combat is awkward and unsatisfying, Various technical glitches, Takes a long time to get interesting.
You'll enjoy this fascinating and intricate role-playing game in spite of its troublesome combat and scattered bugs. ...
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Published: 2009-10-14, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: If you judge Risen on its first act alone, you may be convinced that a better title for this complex role-playing game would be "Errand Boy." But while you spend many of the early hours as a shipwrecked message courier, you should stick with it, becaus...
Abstract: The skies are swirling with fury and there are beasts on the shore. As they approach, you're doubtful the slab of driftwood in your hand will be capable of swatting them aside. Shaking off the shock of waking up near-dead on the beach after the shipwre...
Overall, Risen is a tremendous step forward for Piranha Bytes and shows that they are capable of making the same old school PC RPGs that made them famous back at the beginning of this decade. While the landmass is small, there are only two factions, t...
Piranha Bytes hat viel aus den Fehlern gelernt und diese nahezu alle beseitigt. Die Spielwelt mag zwar etwas kleiner geworden sein, dafür bleibt man inhaltlich jedoch immer mit Freude am Ball und verliert trotz vieler Nebenquests nie den Faden. Die Gra...
des Resident Evils Tests war lange nicht so euphorisch wie der von Risen obwohl Resident Evil nur einen Punkt schlechter bewertet wurde. Ihr könnt doch nicht bei einem Punkt Unterschied einerseits eine uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung andererseits mehr...
