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| 10 NOV 2009 at 10:19am |
| Deleted User | Thanks, Chris. Been wondering where you were, but glad to see you've just been busy.
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| 17 DEC 2009 at 5:23am |
DajjerIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 1 AUG 2009
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (5 NOV 2009 7:45pm)
I will admit that I had found the ending rather abrupt, and the final boss-fight not a fitting crown on your achievements during the game.
I loved Risen, just wrapped up the game about a month ago. I've been playing DAO since then. But the ending was absolutely horrible because you went from playing a great RPG game to some kind of FPS/plat former. I was totally unprepared for the twitchy game play. So for me, the end game knock the game rating down from an A to a B. I could recommend the game to anyone who likes RPGs but be prepared for a horrid ending.
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| 12 NOV 2010 at 9:02pm |
XerNosamSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 339
Joined: 3 SEP 2007
Location: US, California
Status : Offline | FYI for anyone that's been wanting to purchase Risen but has hesitated due to time, cost, etc:
Steam has Risen for $15.00 USD - good through Sunday.
(Now don't start a Steam Hate Campaign or anything, I'm just being a messenger here )
Playing: Skyrim: Dragonborn/Dawnguard; Torchlight 2; To The Moon; Far Cry 3
Finished: HomeFront; Far Cry 3; Dishonored
Always Playing: Half Life 2
Looking Forward To: BioShock: Infinite
Reading: BioShock: Rapture; SW: Revan
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| 13 NOV 2010 at 6:40am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | May I just mention that I loved Risen. If you liked any of the Gothic games, go for it.
Arcania is very pretty, but I'm finding it unplayable due to the choppy framerates it's giving me. Risen, on the other hand, had lovely graphics and a cool gameworld.
Yes alright the ending was a bit of a bummer, but I'd even forgotten about that because the rest of the game makes up for it.
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 13 NOV 2010 at 10:14pm |
DajjerIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 84
Joined: 1 AUG 2009
Location: US
Status : Offline | Just wrapped up Arcania about a week ago. Nice RPG but its "NO" Gothic (although it is technically Gothic 4). Unlike Traveller, I had no technical problems with Arcania at all. And Kudos to them for having the absolute best sunrise and sunset in gaming to date.
Still, this thread is about Risen and you should definitely pick it up, especially since it is at a reduced rate and the year old (?) game might run pretty well on your rig. But be prepared for a horrid game end.
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| 17 NOV 2010 at 2:17am |
elsielefeIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 28 OCT 2010
Status : Online | What I love about all the Gothic games and Risen too, is that they really use the full capabilities of the computer game genre to bring in wonderful visual worlds with beautiful detail and effects.
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| 4 FEB 2011 at 7:57pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Ray (4 FEB 2011 7:45pm)
Better than Gothic 3? A Gothic clone in a good way? Bad way? I'm interested in everyone's perspective.
Hehe - ok, see you found this thread. Post more questions once read.
Btw, looks like a spot of spam in the poster above me's post , huh? I mean the post with the shoes link in the sig.)
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 4 FEB 2011 at 8:01pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (2 OCT 2009 4:44pm)
Got it this morning. Only started just now. Looking pretty, but a LOT easier than the Gothic games. I'm already regretting I'd set the game on medium and not hard, since I thought it would be hard like the Gothics.
Ah well, - I'll just enjoy the ride for a change...
..and btw, sort of ignore my early post quoted above. Even though slightly easier than the earlier Gothic games, Risen is still pretty hard regarding combat. You still have to run away from beasties at the beginning. I think I did that post while I was still busy with the tutorial area - me and my big mouth...
PS. see P.5 of this thread for a mini-review of the game.
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 12 DEC 2011 at 4:08am |
TravellerGuild Master
Posts : 4040
Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Hmm, I think this is the Risen thread we should "keep" ; it's certainly the most informative one.
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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