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57 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Risen 2 just about avoids becoming a disaster, but it's a game very badly in need of editing - if it were somehow possible to release a director's cut that lost some of the bloat, rebalanced the combat and made the stealth and conversation skills more ...
Abstract: These days, when you play through a role-playing adventure, you're playing as some spectacular spellcaster that can really dish out major damage, or a sword-carrying hero who has to form the ultimate battle party to save the world and what not. With Risen...
Abstract: Risen 2, despite its attempt to bring the pirate world to gamers, is a game that has a lot of potential on paper. However, its boring and unfulfilling combat combined with a poor leveling system leaves you wondering whether the game is even worth it. Fort...
Flexible character-building system. The game frequently autosaves, so if you fail a mission you aren't set too far back. Solid voice acting.
Buggy combat. Robotic character movement. Annoying fetch quests
Risen 2: Dark Waters delivers does a decent job of creating a pirate-fantasy adventure, but it feels flat at times and has trouble overcoming some of the more annoying RPG tropes....
Abstract: Risen 2 has the best jumping animation in all of gaming. Press space and your plumvoiced pirate raises one leg and skips forward. Not only is it the cutest thing I’ve ever seen done by a hairy man in shorts (and I’ve seen Graham play badminton), but i...
Array of quests that make you feel like a true adventurer, Voodoo and dirty tricks spice up battles, Great island atmosphere, Fun attitude that doesn't rely on tired pirate cliches.
Frustrating combat scenarios, Some annoying bugs, Not as freeform as the original Risen.
Kevin returns to the time of pirates, buried treasure, and voodoo in this review for Risen 2: Dark Waters....
Abstract: ReplayI don’t see much reason to play Risen 2 again since I doubt the story will change much, however, I am sure it would be just as fun on the second playthrough as it is the first....
Abstract: Gears of War mastermind Cliff Bleszinski once said that "if you're going to make a shooter, you better make sure that those 30 seconds that you do over and over again are more fun than anything else in the game." As it happens, Risen 2 isn't a shooter;...
