Mr. Durden
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Risen | Official Thread (PC/PC/PC/360) -- RPG from Gothic creators
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brain_stew
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Mr. Durden said:
So you haven't played it then? The character models are standard/lower end PS3/360 level, sure and the environments are low geometric detail, but apart from that its comfortably beyond what any console game is pushing.
Technosteve
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he just trolling.
on another note did anyone at the start of the game try to walk in to the sea and get a big surprise =D
on another note did anyone at the start of the game try to walk in to the sea and get a big surprise =D
CabbageRed
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Seeing as there are a few 4870x2 owners in this thread, I though I should mention again that ghost_w32.exe gives you the same profile boost as crysis.exe and allows you to force AA through the CCC.
The environments are better than even the most modded Oblivion (believe me, my Oblivion installation is at its mod limit). The lighting is way beyond anything Oblivion does (in fact, it's beyond most games in general, even non-RPGs). The character models and animations are average in both games. I really don't see where you're coming from.Mr. Durden said:
(And this game has far better performance than modded Oblivion)
Anyway, I really love the game so far. I don't even understand the complaints about the combat, I actually like the system. Using strategy and care I was able to defeat enemies that could kill me in 2 hits and take 20.
paranoidfortean
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hamchan said:
If you enjoy this type of game, yes. If you love Madden, no.
SlasherJPC
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Anyone with tips on parrying?
Depends on what you mean. When I meet a new enemy type I just parry and observe its attack pattern to find out when there is a definite delay, and that's when I attack. Oh, and you should obviously immediately parry in case your strike gets parried or negated in another way (eg. simultaneous strikes).slasher_thrasher21 said:
Edit: One more thing: It's extremely useful to trap enemies in front of walls or cliffs so that they can no longer evade.
SlasherJPC
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brain_stew said:
Ok I have a nvidia card but having issues doing this. Anyone care to walk me through it?
Durante said:
Thank you!
brain_stew
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slasher_thrasher21 said:Ok I have a nvidia card but having issues doing this. Anyone care to walk me through it?
Thank you!
You've got nHancer installed already, right? Its pretty much the best part of owning an Nvidia card, I forget there's still people using the vastly inferior standard control panel.
Pretty easy from there, just search for Risen's individual profile, then on the right hand side choose the "compatibility" tab and the first option should be AA mode. Choose Vanguard from the drop down list, then go back to Risen's default "enhancements" tab and set your AA level from there.
Its a very easy program to get to grips with, much easier and more comprehensive than Nvidia's standard control panel.
Moses Donut
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syllogism said:
Yeah, but unless I'm doing something wrong I can't seem to use the mouse to look around or even click on things in my inventory. I can live without the clicking, but no mouselook and having to use the keyboard to turn around was a pain for me. That, coupled with the weird strafing, made me feel like I had very little positional control over my character. Still excited for Risen, though, as I found the controls in the demo to be very friendly.
Dwight Schrute
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Minsc said:
eXistor
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This game is heaven for me, I love exploring the caves and other locales. It's sometimes a bit rough around the edges, but no big faults. Combat is still wonky as shit, but you get used to it. The enemies can be quite brutal though. I tried a bit on easy but didn't notice any difference, so I switched back. I hate how smiths and alchemists are always using their workplaces so you can't reach them, so annoying. Some things could be a bit deeper, but all in all I appreciate the simplicity of the game, gives you more time to focus on exploring and that's definitely the games'strongest point.
I also love the graphics, I think it looks absolutely spectacular. I don't know what some of you don't like about it, it has one of the most lush looking worlds I can remember and the designs are amazing, even caves are bloody spectacular and thats a rarity in rpg's. This is one of those games that manages to suck you into its world and make you forget time altogether.
Definitely one of the best rpg's to come along in a long time, only Demon's Souls is the other truly worthwhile rpg this year.
I also love the graphics, I think it looks absolutely spectacular. I don't know what some of you don't like about it, it has one of the most lush looking worlds I can remember and the designs are amazing, even caves are bloody spectacular and thats a rarity in rpg's. This is one of those games that manages to suck you into its world and make you forget time altogether.
Definitely one of the best rpg's to come along in a long time, only Demon's Souls is the other truly worthwhile rpg this year.
SlasherJPC
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Just got to the swamp. Good god love the look and feel of this game, though I got ambushed by like 4 damn ratcupines as I like to call them lol.
Moses Donut
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syllogism said:
Hmm, guess I'll have to investigate why mine doesn't work. Thanks!
eXistor
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It takes a while.NIN90 said:
in Harbor City you get to do a ton of quests and you can decide for whom you want to finish them, for the Don or others. I think after you complete 4 quests for one or the other you get accepted in their respected ranks. It's always very clear whom you're doing the quests for it says so in the dialogue options. I wanted to get in with the Don, so I just did those quests and when I reported back I was accepted as one of them.
Dwight Schrute
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I have some questions :
- I've done quests for the Don, I now I have to go to harbour town. But I'm stuill barefoot an ugly looking. I asked Don about armor but he told me I had to earn it. So how to get an armor without having to wait for Don to give (sell ?) you one ? (I look ugly)
- I just encountered 4 or 5 sort of ennemis : wolf, rats, strange insects, worms, a strange man in the swamps... With the hero getting stronger, are they replaced with stronger ones ?
- Where did you all get the great shield with the two swords pictured on it ?
Thanks
- I've done quests for the Don, I now I have to go to harbour town. But I'm stuill barefoot an ugly looking. I asked Don about armor but he told me I had to earn it. So how to get an armor without having to wait for Don to give (sell ?) you one ? (I look ugly
)- I just encountered 4 or 5 sort of ennemis : wolf, rats, strange insects, worms, a strange man in the swamps... With the hero getting stronger, are they replaced with stronger ones ?
- Where did you all get the great shield with the two swords pictured on it ?
Thanks
JonStark said:I have some questions :
- I've done quests for the Don, I now I have to go to harbour town. But I'm stuill barefoot an ugly looking. I asked Don about armor but he told me I had to earn it. So how to get an armor without having to wait for Don to give (sell ?) you one ? (I look ugly
Thanks
Hawkins in the bandits camp sells worker clothes for 500 gold.
Dwight Schrute
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NIN90 said:
Sadly, He doesn't wan't to talk to me anymore...
Demo impressions:
Overall, after completing the demo, it seems Risen is all about immersion/exploration which I love, but the execution seems to be rather tepid especially considering the lack of a compelling art direction or strong narrative.
Maybe if they improve it down the road and drop the price substantially it will be worth a second look.
- Clunky clunky interface
- Hollow narrative
- Boring, uninspired combat that feels like a million other games
- Some really strong environment work and music
- Choppy performance (and audio stuttering) on a core i7/8800 gtx rig
- Immersive level of interactivtiy with the environment and ambience.
ex: Breaking off a tree branch and being able to use it as a club. - No real hint that the narrative will open up or become more exciting especially judging from the lack of it in the trailers.
- encourages you to explore, which l would like if the environments were better laid out.
Overall, after completing the demo, it seems Risen is all about immersion/exploration which I love, but the execution seems to be rather tepid especially considering the lack of a compelling art direction or strong narrative.
Maybe if they improve it down the road and drop the price substantially it will be worth a second look.
Confidence Man
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JonStark said:I have some questions :
- I've done quests for the Don, I now I have to go to harbour town. But I'm stuill barefoot an ugly looking. I asked Don about armor but he told me I had to earn it. So how to get an armor without having to wait for Don to give (sell ?) you one ? (I look ugly
- I just encountered 4 or 5 sort of ennemis : wolf, rats, strange insects, worms, a strange man in the swamps... With the hero getting stronger, are they replaced with stronger ones ?
- Where did you all get the great shield with the two swords pictured on it ?
Thanks
- You can steal seaman's clothing from Tristam's farmhouse, or buy worker's clothing from Hawkins in the swamp once you help him out. All I've found so far.
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When you get to Harbour City, find Weasel and do the mission where you follow Garth.
Im in chapter 2, level 10 and the enemies are kicking my arse now. Im desperate to get to the east coast because I hear thats where the 3rd triplet is, the problem is no matter what route I take I end up getting lost, hitting a cliff or in the middle of the map, argh! Anyway I have an NPC companion for the 1st time as part of a quest and I ended up getting lost and I am using him as cheap EXP mining. Stand back, shoot an enemy with an arrow and when they charge at me the NPC gets in a fight, then I smash em from behind and collect exp. nice.
I'll revise my question from the previous page, and I hope someone knows the answer since my OCD is hindering me from progressing.
I'm around the end of chapter 1, and when I talk to you-know-who (to start chapter 2), the quest from Fincher where you have to find the "eastern temple" (where you send the triplets) gets cancelled. I tried finding the temple, but the enemies around that general area are incredibly hard. Can someone tell me, sorta like a rough guideline, how to get there please? I need to finish this quest before starting chapter 2.
I'm around the end of chapter 1, and when I talk to you-know-who (to start chapter 2), the quest from Fincher where you have to find the "eastern temple" (where you send the triplets) gets cancelled. I tried finding the temple, but the enemies around that general area are incredibly hard. Can someone tell me, sorta like a rough guideline, how to get there please? I need to finish this quest before starting chapter 2.
Why would you do that?
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Ugh, I'm having problems with the demo crashing. I'm on a 9800 GTX+, and it runs really nice highest at 1280x1024, but yeah... Game seems pretty interesting so far... I hope it becomes my first loved WRPG.
Game seems pretty interesting so far... I hope it becomes my first loved WRPG.Ok something amazing and funny happened to me at the monastery.
I had made my way up to the roof of the monastery buildings exploring (see screenshot) when I accidently fell through a chimney down into a fireplace/cauldron killing me instantly.
As I lay dead two eyewitnesses to my folly have the following exchange of words (full voiceover):
Cook Harlok: "Stupidity kills!"
Novice Delmar: "Serves the fool right!"
Cook Harlok: "You gotta laugh - silly fucker"
Novice Delmar: "This is mine!"
...and then the novice precedes to take gold coins off my corpse! :lol :lol :lol
So basically they have recorded voice acting for when you foolishly plunge to your death in sight of witnesses! Wauw!
I had made my way up to the roof of the monastery buildings exploring (see screenshot) when I accidently fell through a chimney down into a fireplace/cauldron killing me instantly.
As I lay dead two eyewitnesses to my folly have the following exchange of words (full voiceover):
Cook Harlok: "Stupidity kills!"
Novice Delmar: "Serves the fool right!"
Cook Harlok: "You gotta laugh - silly fucker"
Novice Delmar: "This is mine!"
...and then the novice precedes to take gold coins off my corpse! :lol :lol :lol
So basically they have recorded voice acting for when you foolishly plunge to your death in sight of witnesses! Wauw!
I had completely forgotten about this game. I played through the demo and thought it was great, runs perfectly on max settings on my pc and the controls were easy enough to get used to. I'm not very good at the combat though, I haven't been able to parry any attacks and it seems like just blocking doesn't actually stop any damage. I'm definitely going to be picking this up soon.
Dineren said:
I dont think you can parry Animals,Insects as they are not using weapons, you can block their attacks with a shield.
Its amazing that this game has no loading times apart from when you start, can enter underground tunnels ect with zero loading.
somesang
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This game is stealing all my time, I love it so far.
Running on a AMD 3800+ with 2gigs DDR and a 8600gt with about 20-30 fps at 720p. I'll post screens if anyone is interested to see how it runs on an older spec.
Need some help from someone that's played it for a bit.
Where can I learn to pick locks?
I think Phil from the Don's camp did, but I "accidentally" got him killed. I'm at Harbor Town/City now. I might want to reload an earlier save, but that was hours ago. Should I reload or is there someone else somewhere?
Running on a AMD 3800+ with 2gigs DDR and a 8600gt with about 20-30 fps at 720p. I'll post screens if anyone is interested to see how it runs on an older spec.
Need some help from someone that's played it for a bit.
Where can I learn to pick locks?
I think Phil from the Don's camp did, but I "accidentally" got him killed. I'm at Harbor Town/City now. I might want to reload an earlier save, but that was hours ago. Should I reload or is there someone else somewhere?
Just so no one else feels as horribly stupid as I just did
Runes that you find or buy let you CAST SPELLS in addition to making scrolls from them
I'd been making scrolls for the last four hours, when I could have been casting spells directly from the runes I had
I really am quite stupid
Now, you can make scrolls from Runes that you don't have the Rune skill level for - eg, Create Skeleton is Rune level 3, but you can make scrolls from it immediately
As for the three main offensive magics:
Fireball does light aoe damage, charges slowly
Magic Bullet has no charge time, is single target, and lets you fire continuous left/right hand shots
Frost bolt charges slightly faster than fireball, and freezes its target
You're probably not going to have the points to invest in all three, so you'll have to pick one or maybe two at the most to raise. Enemies DO have varying resistances to the different elements, so there is some benefit to cross training.
The Rune thing was just... boy. I'm smert.
Some more hilarious reviews:
http://www.wonderwallweb.com/article/801/risen/
http://www.gameon.co.uk/game/review/xbox-360/risen-xbox-360-review
Gaming journalism, etc
Runes that you find or buy let you CAST SPELLS in addition to making scrolls from them
I'd been making scrolls for the last four hours, when I could have been casting spells directly from the runes I had
I really am quite stupid
Now, you can make scrolls from Runes that you don't have the Rune skill level for - eg, Create Skeleton is Rune level 3, but you can make scrolls from it immediately
As for the three main offensive magics:
Fireball does light aoe damage, charges slowly
Magic Bullet has no charge time, is single target, and lets you fire continuous left/right hand shots
Frost bolt charges slightly faster than fireball, and freezes its target
You're probably not going to have the points to invest in all three, so you'll have to pick one or maybe two at the most to raise. Enemies DO have varying resistances to the different elements, so there is some benefit to cross training.
The Rune thing was just... boy. I'm smert.
Some more hilarious reviews:
http://www.wonderwallweb.com/article/801/risen/
http://www.gameon.co.uk/game/review/xbox-360/risen-xbox-360-review
Gaming journalism, etc
This game is shaping up to be a real GOTY contender for me. I am exploring every nook and cranny, finding treasure. Agonizing over which skill to invest precious Learning Points on.
The only other game so far this year to captivate me this completly is ArmA 2. I still haven't played Batman: Arkham Asylum or Uncharted 2, two of the supposedly best games this year.
Metacritic score for PC Risen so far: 81%.....smh
I guess this game is a nightmare for reviewers on a deadline:
Its hard, you die often. Have to pay attention during combat.
It starts slow.
Exploring - the heart of the game - takes a lot of time.
No hand holding - Euro RPG.
The only other game so far this year to captivate me this completly is ArmA 2. I still haven't played Batman: Arkham Asylum or Uncharted 2, two of the supposedly best games this year.
Metacritic score for PC Risen so far: 81%.....smh
I guess this game is a nightmare for reviewers on a deadline:
Its hard, you die often. Have to pay attention during combat.
It starts slow.
Exploring - the heart of the game - takes a lot of time.
No hand holding - Euro RPG.