New screens for the PC/360 title Risen. Where's the hype for this? *56k*

Ok, it looks interesting, I enjoyed gothic 2 and 3 a lot (after they were patched). I just hope the experience is smooth right away, and not destroyed by endless amounts of bugs. I can deal with a certain level of gameplay bugs when a game like this is released, but please, whoever the publisher is, give the developer enough time to at least deliver a playable experience!

Ok, it looks interesting, I enjoyed gothic 2 and 3 a lot (after they were patched). I just hope the experience is smooth right away, and not destroyed by endless amounts of bugs. I can deal with a certain level of gameplay bugs when a game like this is released, but please, whoever the publisher is, give the developer enough time to at least deliver a playable experience!

ferran82

Various sites.

Have said they have the Beta build and haven't run into bugs yet.

Well they've been in Beta stage since July ish.

So hopefully it should have miminal bugs.

Looks like it will be as good as Two Worlds. Which was crap.

I think it looks pretty cool. I was also wondering why there wasn't any hype for this when I read the article about the ban in Australia.

Looks like it will be as good as Two Worlds. Which was crap.

shutdown_202

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.whatisazerg

I'd bet heavily that you've never played Fable II.... or at least not longer than 10 min.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"] You just can't take people disagreeing with you can you? It doesn't look interesting to me either.

Chutebox

reminds me of two worldsmonson21502

You just can't take people disagreeing with you can you? It doesn't look interesting to me either.

Because his opinion is the law, and he is the law. But seriously... :P aaronmullan

QFT!

Some much better screens!

Some much better screens!

kings574

I don't know, the textures seem very blurry.

The screenshots alone tells me I wouldn't be interested in this game.

I'm tired of the steriotypical RPG game world, how about a little variation from developers?

Looks baaad

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

This is by Pirhrana bytes yes?

Yah

Spiritual successor to Gothic 3?

Kind of since JoWood owns the rights to the Gothic Series.

I'm interested, pity its *banned in my damn country*

Thanks flawed ****fication board.

kings574

Import it!!

Banned? the heck why? Whats so bad about the game? Which country is this anyway?

Back to topic : If its made by the old devs of Gothic 1/2, then thats just awesome! I hope it is as good as G1/G2 were, if not better.

Knowing Piranha Bytes though, their games are...usually a lil...buggy. But its usually overshadowed by the awesome storyline/world/gameplay.

mirgamer

Right now any sign of change is messed up in a bureaucratic cluster ****, and the ratings board is extremely inconsistent in judging video games.

The screenshots alone tells me I wouldn't be interested in this game.

I'm tired of the steriotypical RPG game world, how about a little variation from developers?

AnnoyedDragon

There are so many ways developers could spice up a fantasy theme, take Arcanum for example. Based in the days of steam engines and blimps but also with fantasy races and magic, something simple like that can make a steriotypical fantasy more interesting but developers just aren't willing anymore.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.Chutebox

Errr, it's a fantasy RPG.

Maybe they should put it in Killzone or Gears environments. The masses would flock to it.

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.BioShockOwnz

Errr, it's a fantasy RPG.

Maybe they should put it in Killzone or Gears environments. The masses would flock to it.

I am kind of getting tiered of almost everyone setting their RPGs in a fantasy world. It is kind of sad that RPGs are so synonymous with fantasy settings. This is the main reason I am more excited about Alpha Protocol than any other RPG coming out , hell I will take an RPG set in the Killzone or Gears invironment over more fantasy RPGs.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.Philmon

Errr, it's a fantasy RPG.

Maybe they should put it in Killzone or Gears environments. The masses would flock to it.

I am kind of getting tiered of almost everyone setting their RPGs in a fantasy world. It is kind of sad that RPGs are so synonymous with fantasy settings. This is the main reason I am more excited about Alpha Protocol than any other RPG coming out , hell I will take an RPG set in the Killzone or Gears invironment over more fantasy RPGs.

[QUOTE="Philmon"]

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

Errr, it's a fantasy RPG.

Maybe they should put it in Killzone or Gears environments. The masses would flock to it.

kieranb2000

I am kind of getting tiered of almost everyone setting their RPGs in a fantasy world. It is kind of sad that RPGs are so synonymous with fantasy settings. This is the main reason I am more excited about Alpha Protocol than any other RPG coming out , hell I will take an RPG set in the Killzone or Gears environment over more fantasy RPGs.

Borderlands is an FPS (on a side-note why don't we every get Fantasy FPS'), but I will give you fallout (although it plays like an FPS and was not to my taste). Add Mass Effect and we get about 1 non-Fantasy RPG about every year or so, while we get inundated by a number of fantasy RPGs every year.

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="Philmon"]

I am kind of getting tiered of almost everyone setting their RPGs in a fantasy world. It is kind of sad that RPGs are so synonymous with fantasy settings. This is the main reason I am more excited about Alpha Protocol than any other RPG coming out , hell I will take an RPG set in the Killzone or Gears environment over more fantasy RPGs.

Philmon

Borderlands is an FPS (on a side-note why don't we every get Fantasy FPS'), but I will give you fallout (although it plays like an FPS and was not to my taste). Add Mass Effect and we get about 1 non-Fantasy RPG about every year or so, while we get inundated by a number of fantasy RPGs every year.

Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.aaronmullan

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.monson21502

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.whatisazerg

I'd bet heavily that you've never played Fable II.... or at least not longer than 10 min.

Ahh, good man, Bio. I have been getting more hyped for this one as of late as well. In fact, trying to get more people on board is why I put this sig up. World of Risen is about the best source of info for this game. PB updates and posts regularly over there as well.

I have always thought that it looked like it could potentially be decent, but after digging up more info and footage I found that it is looking a hell of a lot better than I had thought. Not saying it is going to be a mega AAA hit, but I think it definitely will sneak up and suprise a lot of folks. Early hands on reports indicate that it is looking very solid as well. Yep, this one will be better than many believe.

Looks very generic. Kind of reminds me of Fable II.aaronmullan

The Gothic series was also kinda 'generic', but it rocked.

This looks very similar to their older games, which is certainly not a bad thing. I can't wait.

This game just got banned were I live.

Marka1700

Eh, I'm sure we'll be able to buy it online through a digital download service.

By the way, these guys are just pure win-

Oh look, it's more viral marketing from Bioshockownz...

:roll:

By the way, these guys are just pure win-

ironcreed

I agree. Oddly enough, I saw pictures of those creatures and become interested. They just look so awesome. :)

Maybe they should put it in Killzone or Gears environments. The masses would flock to it.

BioShockOwnz

Add in truckloads of blood and gore, a push button cover system, and shiny explosions and it'd sell millions.

Looks like Gothic 3

Which I wasn't a fan of. I wish they wouldn't debut WRPGs in the most generic forest.

[QUOTE="mythrol"]Yeah I'm interested in the game. I'm interested in pretty much all WRPGs. We simply don't get enough of them. (Mass Effect, Oblivion, Two Worlds, Fallout 3) That's all we've gotten (I think) in 4 years and in the past 2 years only 1 of those came out. It's definitely time. Risen looks like a mixture of Two Worlds meets WoW with a little bit of Fable tossed in. If the storyline is halfway decent and the game is long, I'll pick it up.II_Seraphim_II

Yandere

What game is that?

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="mythrol"]Yeah I'm interested in the game. I'm interested in pretty much all WRPGs. We simply don't get enough of them. (Mass Effect, Oblivion, Two Worlds, Fallout 3) That's all we've gotten (I think) in 4 years and in the past 2 years only 1 of those came out. It's definitely time. Risen looks like a mixture of Two Worlds meets WoW with a little bit of Fable tossed in. If the storyline is halfway decent and the game is long, I'll pick it up.kieranb2000

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

By the way, these guys are just pure win-

I agree. Oddly enough, I saw pictures of those creatures and become interested. They just look so awesome. :)

Yeah I'm interested in the game. I'm interested in pretty much all WRPGs. We simply don't get enough of them. (Mass Effect, Oblivion, Two Worlds, Fallout 3) That's all we've gotten (I think) in 4 years and in the past 2 years only 1 of those came out. It's definitely time. Risen looks like a mixture of Two Worlds meets WoW with a little bit of Fable tossed in. If the storyline is halfway decent and the game is long, I'll pick it up.mythrol

The Witcher was within the past 4 years I think, was it not? II_Seraphim_II

BioShockOwnz

He looks like he has deep pockets? The dude is wearing what seems to be a burlap sack, I doubt he has enough money for "Lilly" here...

Anyway, yeah, Risen is looking pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but I'm interested nonetheless.

[QUOTE="mythrol"][QUOTE="kieranb2000"] The Witcher, Sacred 2, Gothic 3, Vampires The Masquerade: Bloodlines (Okay, that was 5 years, but still). And coming soon we have Borderlands, Alpha Protocol, Dragon Age Origins and Mass Effect 2. There is no shortage of WRPGs.

SparkyProtocol

How is ES not a WRPG? Bethsedia and Bioware basically Pioneered WRPGs.