![]() ![]() The addition of magic after a certain point opens up your combat options significantly, which is great! Conjuring undead minions and blasting away enemies with magic beams is awesome, but it takes some time to gain access to these powers. The opening hours of the game are a little bit of a slog, mostly due to the game’s combat. Especially when you consider the places its story goes and how strong the voice-acting performances are. A self-insert character is nothing new for an RPG, even one from this era, so Risen can be forgiven in this regard. The fact that the character is also devoid of any kind of personality doesn’t bode well for the game’s 60+ hours of content it advertises, though the game is fully voice-acted, and quite well at that. In Risen, players will take control of an unnamed hero who falls into the “generic male protagonist” category that was so popular in the late 2000s. But, for players who have no prior experience with the original Risen or any of its sequels, is this re-release worth picking up? It’s a very old game, and this release is clearly aimed at those who enjoyed it in its time and are looking for that hit of nostalgia with just a few modern conveniences to sweeten the pot. So then, this version of Risen is essentially the same as what players received on PC and Xbox 360 back in 2009. "The opening hours of the game are a little bit of a slog, mostly due to the game’s combat." This includes things such as a reworked UI, full gamepad controls, and “fully seamless world streaming support”, which allows you to traverse the vast island of Faranga without ever facing a loading screen. In a time where games from that era are getting full-blown, ground-up remakes (like the recently released Dead Space), THQ Nordic has decided instead to essentially re-release Risen in its original state with only a few slight changes to enhance that original experience. ![]() This 2023 port of Risen is notably not a remaster. But sometimes, things we loved before are better left in our memories. Risen is an action RPG from 2009 that was developed by Piranha Bytes and has developed a reputation for being something of a cult classic in the years since its release. It’s all the rage these days to bring back games from years long past, and THQ Nordic is now on that train with their recent release of Risen. ![]()
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