This is where the old school part kicks in, because in order to level up the right skills you have to find the right people. These points are in return used to level up your attributes, which are the prerequisites for skills like sneak, crossbow shooting, silver tongue, etc. For close to everything you do in the world of Risen 3: Titan Lords, you gain Glory points. Its skill system is old school, with a hint of the modern way of leveling up your skills. Risen 3 is a role playing game in the old sense of the word. The only character that has some acceptable voice acting is Bones, because his crazy lines and voice fits the overall crazy magician type of person he is. Every time the main character opens his mouth, you seem to lose feeling with the story and the same goes for the voice acting of Patty and other main characters. This however, is maybe the biggest letdown. But hey, it’s magic.Īside from the sound effects and the music, the third main criteria of our sound part is voice acting. The clashing of swords sounds realistic and the overall sounds of the newly added magic is good though it might sound a bit funky from time to time. Aside from the music, there are the sound effects of the combat and the environmental sounds which are also not bad. I have listened to it even outside the game when I am working and even if you don’t plan to play the game, take your time to listen to the official soundtrack because it is gorgeous. In all honesty, the music of Risen 3: Titan Lords is great. It might not be an important point of critique, but compared to the gorgeous and seductive Patty we have come to know and love over the first two Risen games, this one feels like a step down. The same can be said for other emotions that the characters should display, it just doesn’t work out. For example, the emotions Patty shows when you die are so mixed that you actually hear her crying but see her laughing. It’s the protagonists that feel like a letdown. ![]() are okay, because they don’t get too many stage time. The villagers, fishermen, druids, shamans, pirates etc. Like we already mentioned, the characters are the least in the graphical category. Some of the wildlife looks so good, it’s almost a shame you have to kill them for food. The buildings and characters are good, the former being better than the latter, but it’s the environment that really steals the show. The problem is that they sometimes appear chunky, as though they were badly optimized and in most of the cutscenes various environmental objects feel buggy because they don’t load fast enough and appear like rough shapes before fully showing. The environment is beautifully done and most of the animals are a work of art. In general, the world of Risen 3 is extremely big and has a lot of exploring ready for you. The graphics of Risen 3 are gorgeous… sometimes. This is one of the main problems in the game, because a good story can overcome flaws in gameplay, keep you from quitting a game that has outdated graphics or make you buy a game in a genre you normally wouldn’t even think about. There are plenty of side missions to make the world richer, but the way the quests follow each other up, it just stays really predictable and hardly moving.Įven though there is plenty of lore to tap into from the first two games and plenty of possibilities to diversify the storyline and the quests that revolve around it, the game sticks to a linear predictable plot that doesn’t do a very good job at keeping you attached to the game. The problem is, even though on paper the setting sounds right, the story never feels like it takes off. This will be the official start of your adventure. Bones, a magician of some sort who lives on the island knows that, digs you up and sees to it that you have a plan to get your soul back. ![]() Convinced that you are dead, Patty buries you and takes off, completely overthrown by sorrow. You and Patty board the island and after finding your way into the temple, you encounter a sorcerer of the Shadows who takes away your soul. You start off with Patty and the rest of your pirate crew at Crab Cove trying to find some ancient treasure. Risen 3’s storyline has every ingredient needed to make it an epic adventure. It is in this review that we will discuss the game that is built around the story of how our again unnamed hero tries to retrieve his soul. We all know Patty from the first two games, but now you play with her pirate brother. The game itself doesn’t exactly pick up where its predecessor Risen 2 left off. Piranha bytes, the developer of the Risen series have for the first time taken up the development of both the PC and the console version. With the moderate success of Risen 2, Risen 3 aims to be a more successful sequel. Risen 3: Titan Lords is the latest installment in the RPG series called ‘Risen’.
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