Risen 2: Dark Waters Preview

Hooked Gamers is the latest publication to offer a preview for Piranha Bytes’ sequel to their first non-Gothic title, the pirate-themed Risen 2: Dark Waters, and they seem to be pretty positive about it. Sampling ahead:

A pirates theme pleases practically any audience, unless of course you are on the receiving end of their looting, pillaging and general grog endued antics. In Risen 2, you play as the now broken hero of the first game who has since turned from a hardened military skin head into a dashing rouge down on his luck. Those familiar with the first game will know that the Inquisition are bad news for everyone but themselves. Strangely enough, our unjammed hero starts out as an Inquisition soldier in Risen 2. With the ‘help’ of an old friend, he gets kicked out of the army and sent on a mission to infiltrate the pirate factions of the tropical region of the Risen world.

Left in the port of Puerto Sacarico with nothing but a pair of trousers, an eye patch and trusty pirate wench Patty, you are left to your own devices to explore the island, one of many that you will encounter in the game. While the main goal is to find Patty’s father, a pirate captain by the name of Steelbeard, the main story seems to open up when they are reunited. As a reward, you are accepted aboard Steelbeard’s ship, ready to loot and pillage your way around the seven seas.

With tropical islands, rampaging savages and slavery abound, the world is vast and pretty much how you would expect the Caribbean to look like during the time old Black Beard was roaming the seas, even if it has a nice fantasy twist. You’ll have to deal with a number of factions who either love or hate the pirate lifestyle, and with a slew of fantasy abominations that range from lowly goblins to a giant, four story tall colossus. All is fair when ye be a pirate.