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Risen 2 - Play a Pirate that Learns Voodoo, Drinks Excessively and Trains Animals
Ganluan
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So, is anyone else playing this game?
I never played Risen 1 as it looked like a generic medieval RPG, but Risen 2 goes another direction with a setting heavily steeped in Pirates.
In this game, you can do the following things:
Carry around a trained parrot that will distract enemies so you can stab them in the face
Drink Rum or Grog to heal yourself with no side effects
Use Voodoo spells to cause enemies to kill themselves or attack each other
Solve any dispute with NPCs by kicking the shit out of them and then robbing them for good measure
You can't do the following things:
Fight non-human enemies with any methodology other than continually attacking and hoping for the best
Risen 2 was just released on the 360 and PS3 last week and seems to have gotten virtually no attention, which is a shame as aside from some mechanics issues it's a very fun game. It's been out on the PC a while, and the PC actually has dodge functionality included but I guess they figured Console players didn't care about well crafted battle systems.
Seriously, the combat system is pretty bad. You get parry, riposte, counter, etc. moves but only when fighting against human enemies. You can't even block or dodge non-human enemy attacks, which seems mind-bogglingly stupid. Fortunately you can get guns that make it less of an issue, but this game seriously needs a dodge added to the console versions. Plus, enemy attacks frequently stun-lock you while attacking them does not. I've been playing the game on Easy (which I almost never do), and that's made it much more enjoyable.
The story and dialog is actually pretty clever in parts, and the voice acting is above average. The animations are PS2-era but the environments are well done and feel like actual islands for the most part. I am having a surprising amount of fun with the game and am glad I picked it up, but it could be so much more.
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Was always curious about how this one compares to the first.
I sided with the Order but I used swords almost all the time. You got a staff at the beginning but it was just easier to use your fists and magic was almost useless.
I'm looking forward to this one. I named one of my pawns in DD Patty.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
I'm interested, but I'll probably just get it from GameFly, or wait til its like $10.
Thanks to the Steam summer sale, I now have Two Worlds II and its fantasy pirate DLC, though God knows if I'll ever get to playing them.
I got it from GameFly though, so I might have been more aggravated by the game if I paid full price.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
It's from an alpha.
Image gallery: http://worthplaying.com/article/2014/5/26/patch/92427/
Watch out! He has a gun!
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA