The Return of the "Spirit" - Who is Risen? Not specifically for Gamer.ru, specifically for you!
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The review of Risen came a bit late. Partly because I am somewhat lazy. Partly due to the copy-paste wars that culminated in a complete victory... well, you know. Partly also because I was curious to look at and evaluate the activities of the former Piranha Bytes without any emotional influence. I played the game in one go, and that, you know, leads to misunderstandings and long arguments in the comments. But now the sensations have settled, all that's left is the important and necessary. The core question will be this — what is this Risen? A successor or a imitator, a revival or final death?

I think all fans of the «Gothic» series know that Risen was conceived as an ideological and historical continuation. For those who are not fans, I’ll explain — the developers lost the rights, but they didn’t leave the storyline, so the influence of the entire series on Risen is very significant. However, to consider Risen solely in the light of its predecessors is not very reasonable, as the audience consists not only of “gothic fans”, as I barely remember them now. Therefore, in this review, although I will dedicate a cozy corner to nostalgia, I will try to give a sober view not from the fan of either «Gothic» or TES.

Let's Go

The first small piece of nostalgia is the beginning of the game. Our nameless hero is floating on a ship, suddenly a storm hits, some guy with a stylish ruby monocle sees a giant something in the distance, and in a moment a gigantic wave covers the boat. What the hell happened here, what was the character doing on board — nobody says. In short, the wreckage of the ship and crew washes ashore. The stylish guy with the monocle has wisely vaporized in the literal sense of the word. This is how the game begins — a beach on some island, wild nature around and drowned sailors. Where to go — unknown. What to do — also unknown. Getting off the island is not destined — storms are raging outside. Because of one such storm, we ended up here. By the way, this is also a small nod to the series — in the first «Gothic» there was a dome, and here — a piece of land surrounded by deadly water.

Behind is the sea, around are jungles. I sense a hidden threat. On the shore lies some stick, I’ll take it for now. Climbing onto a wild beast with a bare heel, to put it mildly, is detrimental to