Risen Reviews

Two more websites have penned critiques for Piranha Bytes’ Risen, and their general tone really couldn’t be farther apart.

GamerSyndrome deems it worthy of a 4.5/5:

My final judgment on Risen is a true masterpiece and one of the few games that deserve wasting your money on. Especially if you like action RPG’s and great stories. The game is just so good! There’s nothing you can say that will you excuse you for not playing it.

While TheGo also gives it a 4.5, but this time it’s out of a possible 10:

Risen is so uninspired and static that these “sinful” elements do nothing to make the game better or worse…the gameplay and story does all of that for you. Piranha Bytes promised dozens of hours of gameplay, but it’s all so slow and dull that it’s not really worth it to stick around. If you need a fix of RPG that actually does the genre well, Oblivion can be downloaded onto your Aussie hard drives for much less. But if you’ve played through Oblivion and really enjoy these kinds of games, give it an import. Don’t blame me if the government burns your house down over a second-rate game though.