Risen 3: Titan Lords

[Zombra]

Then again it's also true that giving the developer 20 bucks instead of 49.99 is exactly 20 bucks better than giving them nothing.

That's if you want to support a developer for making a crappy game. I'm sure PB are nice human beings and I don't want them to starve, but big picture, I feel like supporting bad games is bad for the industry. Buying a game you have no intention of playing (much less enjoying) is nothing more nor less than charity, and frankly there are much better charities to donate to.

If we get another decade of decline, I could see myself playing it in like 2020

Haha. Good point.

 

[DalekFlay]

Yeah. I'm always confused when I see this on here ... "Looks horrible, I won't buy until it's cheap" ... I'm like, are you so desperate to pad out your free time that you have to play EVERY game? Just send me the $10 instead and I'll give you advice on a good game you already have that would actually be fun to play again.

Assuming money wasn't an issue I would probably play every RPG on the PC, yeah. That doesn't mean I would finish them, mind you.

 

[Zombra]

Assuming money wasn't an issue I would probably play every RPG on the PC, yeah. That doesn't mean I would finish them, mind you.

I guess I can dig it, kind of. I like to try a lot of demos ... or at least I did when demos existed.

But with so many indies and small projects available now, and store shelf space no longer limiting my choices, there are just too many games in the world, even too many RPGs, for me to reasonably try them all. And I have a ton of free time and play lots of video games. I don't know how you diehards do it

 

[DalekFlay]

I guess I can dig it, kind of. I like to try a lot of demos ... or at least I did when demos existed.

But with so many indies and small projects available now, and store shelf space no longer limiting my choices, there are just too many games in the world, even too many RPGs, for me to reasonably try them all. And I have a ton of free time and play lots of video games. I don't know how you diehards do it

Well I hadn't played a game in almost six months until just recently. I go in phases. I won't actually play every RPG but I think the point is PB have earned a place higher in the queue, even if they suck now. Nostalgia's a bitch (also I love their dialog).

 

[Raghar]

But with so many indies and small projects available now, and store shelf space no longer limiting my choices, there are just too many games in the world, even too many RPGs, for me to reasonably try them all. And I have a ton of free time and play lots of video games. I don't know how you diehards do it

Play game one day then lose interest.

 

[taxalot]

Pirate everything.

 

[Elwro]

I like some some parts of this game so I'm continuing. But... I just persevered through the Morgoloth fight, which was simply tedious, and then got my first sea fight which I quit after 10 minutes. Just horrible. The controls section of the menu tells me nothing on how to fire the various cannons etc. I googled of course but I have my own custom controls with 'E'= forward. Hefta experiment, just wanted to vent regarding how unneeded this addition was.

edit: alright, turned on the tutorial messages and made it

 

[Cyberarmy]

Also lowering difficulty to easy in sea monster fights really helps, it ends reallly quick

 

[cvv]

So the game is finally half the price but I'm still not convinced. First, the idiots still haven't released a single patch, update or rebalance. And from what I've read this game is far from flawless. Plus I've already spent like 50 euros on a handful of shit so I think fuck it. For now.

 

[toro]

So the game is finally half the price but I'm still not convinced. First, the idiots still haven't released a single patch, update or rebalance. And from what I've read this game is far from flawless. Plus I've already spent like 50 euros on a handful of shit so I think fuck it. For now.

It's pretty polished.

The performance was really good on my rig but your mileage could vary.

 

[DalekFlay]

So the game is finally half the price but I'm still not convinced. First, the idiots still haven't released a single patch, update or rebalance. And from what I've read this game is far from flawless. Plus I've already spent like 50 euros on a handful of shit so I think fuck it. For now.

Buy it immediately... so you can tell me whether I should.

 

[cw8]

Buy it immediately... so you can tell me whether I should.

Bought it launch. One of the games I had to force myself to finish. Feels way too much like Risen 2, while having spells again is good, everything is on CD and is insta-cast. Combat is piss easy even on hard. For some reason, I can't be bothered with the plot and sidequests like in Risen 2, maybe even more so here. At least in Risen 2, the main antagonist had some minor form of character development. In Risen 3 the antagonist appears out of nowhere. Everything about the overall plot feels rushed. The ending is laughably abrupt and is surprisingly worse than Risen 2.

 

[Elwro]

I'm enjoying the game, but I understand nothing about the main villain. Nothing at all.

Some levels. like the castle in Calador, were nicely designed and I'm enjoying exploration more than in Risen 2 (but less than in Risen 1).

 

[DalekFlay]

Buy it immediately... so you can tell me whether I should.

Bought it launch. One of the games I had to force myself to finish. Feels way too much like Risen 2, while having spells again is good, everything is on CD and is insta-cast. Combat is piss easy even on hard. For some reason, I can't be bothered with the plot and sidequests like in Risen 2, maybe even more so here. At least in Risen 2, the main antagonist had some minor form of character development. In Risen 3 the antagonist appears out of nowhere. Everything about the overall plot feels rushed. The ending is laughably abrupt and is surprisingly worse than Risen 2.

I'm mainly asking because while Risen 2 was very disappointing and flawed I still enjoyed it and played 40 hours of it to completion. I just love that PB dialog and style, and the musket combat was unique.

 

[Tigranes]

Better than R2, but an improved R2 rather than a Gothic game. If you liked R1 and you thought R2 was a possibly fun game this is worthwhile, if you thought R2 was fundamentally irredeemable in many ways, skip.

 

[Metro]

Will be something I pick up eventually but not for $25.

 

[DalekFlay]

Better than R2, but an improved R2 rather than a Gothic game. If you liked R1 and you thought R2 was a possibly fun game this is worthwhile, if you thought R2 was fundamentally irredeemable in many ways, skip.

Great summary, thank you.

 

[Glaurung]

The fact that Risen 3 hasn't had a single post in over a month, while Faggot Age Circumcision is over 500 pages long speaks volumes of RPGCodex's true level of decline.

Played Risen 1, abandoned half-way through due to game-unrelated reasons, haven't played Risen 2, now thinking of Been thinking of getting this game. . Is it worth it? Obviously, it's not another Gothic 2, but is it a good title for some who's sick and tired of bloated AAA title SJW-infested cockware?

 

[Emily]

Depends. Risen 1 is the best one, and Codex talked it over to death now. Same as with gothic 1 and 2
Risen 3 is kinda meh, there is not much to say. It is better then Risen 2 but that dosent mean much...
I would just replay gothic or risen better.

 

[cvv]

Prresent PB is the same harbinger of decline as Bioware. Welcome to 2012.

 

[Glaurung]

What specifically is worse? I remember Risen 1 being a fairly solid but otherwise unoriginal Gothic remake in Caribbean isles, a bit tired for someone who blazed through Gothic 1, Gothic 2, Gothic 2: DER NACHT DES RABENS , Gothic 3, and even a tiny bit of Arcania: We're Not Allowed To Mention Gothic Anymore . Are there any new ideas in Risen 3 whatsoever?

 

[Mastermind]

The fact that Risen 3 hasn't had a single post in over a month, while Faggot Age Circumcision is over 500 pages long speaks volumes of RPGCodex's true level of decline.

Nobody has anything to say when they find out their favorite uncle died of a heart attack while fucking a five year old. It's awkward silence all around.

Everybody OTOH has a lot to say when they find out their most hated enemy died of crystal meth overdose while taking multiple dicks up the ass from homeless bums lined up behind him fifty men deep.

 

[Turjan]

The fact that Risen 3 hasn't had a single post in over a month, while Faggot Age Circumcision is over 500 pages long speaks volumes of RPGCodex's true level of decline.

Hate is a much stronger emotion than disillusionment.

 

[RK47]

Hate is a much stronger emotion than disillusionment.

Joined:
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[adddeed]

Risen 3 is an excellent game and very underrated.