@@Toga_himiko66 yes its worth . IT HAS BETTER WATER GRAPHICS THAN 95% GAMES. ALSO ITS LIKE CHRONICLES FROM RISEN 2 . ITS CONNECTED. SO U MUST PLAY RISEN 1 & 2 TO UNDERSTAND MORE RISEN 3. ONLY NOT WORTH HERE IS YOUR COMMENT LOL.
risen 3 was a huge improvement after risen 2 , i really enjoed it& finished it for all 3 fractions. But i prefer that they would rather continue improving their great gothic-like setting with hand made world & emersive quest system that was in risen 1.
Very nice to see this almost 10 years after release. I wrote some of the charakters; lore and legendary items, when i worked at piranha bytes, long time ago :)
Risen 3 was probably the only Piranha Bytes game that I genuinely enjoyed the combat. The exploration is also quite fun. They have a talent for making the world of the game really inviting for you to explore.
@@gothicfan52 I actually liked the combat in Gothic 1 & 2. blocking in the first game did feel a little floaty though which was improved in the second game though. You would be hard pressed to find many if any action RPG's that had as good of a combat system as Gothic in 2001 & 2002 respectively. Morrowind came out a year later and it's combat was laughably bad almost to the point of becoming a little meme.
I'm still playing Risen once 1-2 years. Risen (1) is absolutely the best game of the trilogy, it imparts the true Piranha Bytes game-philosophy and I dare to contend that in some point it's even better than Gothic 2. Regarding voice acting (engl) - the first dialog with Luis is legendary :), that's voice acting at highest level imo.
@@Charccy yeah in a lot of ways apart from maybe atmosphere Risen 1 is superior to gothic but its obviously much more compact with empty chapter 3/4. It needed an addin badly but never recieved one.
I was confused when I first played Risen 3, thinking that will be only pirates but after finding the Dark Warriors and their faction lore, I fell instantly in love with that faction. Risen 3 has its charms and its an improvement from Risen 2.
I have a problem with the game,can you explain to me how to i use magic,i choose the parrot flying scroll with R1 and with X put it to quick menu but nothing happens,i have pushed all the button from my joystick but nothing,how can i activate the quick menu to use spell,what button I need to use to activate it?
I really liked the maps in Risen3. What I didnt like was that you couldn't man the ship (except for some battles later on) and go to the different islands on the map yourself...maybe put marine monsters along the way or NPC ships that attack you. That would have been a great mechanic.
I love Risen 3! Had a few bugs but nothing a save and quit didn’t fix. I mean still had less bugs than any Bethesda game. There is so much to do in Risen 3, so many ways to go about things, so many places to explore. I played it and Greedfall recently and they are my two favorites RPGs without a doubt. Go buy this game! It’s so worth it and funds the developer for making more.
It has good combat, I recommend you fight with first officer you meet, and keep fighting him just with swords practicing blocking mechanic, which is seems strange but when you master it, you'll see it is very good combat system.
I enjoyed the combat in Elex quite a lot but there were places where Risen 3 genuinely outdid Elex, although Elex's combat is generally better. What I really liked about Risen 3's combat mechanics was as the guy mentioned, the seamless ability to switch between targets. In Elex if you turn off auto focus (for obvious reasons), then target switching is next to impossible and the aiming is downright broken. You really need to face an enemy to actually hit it, even if you're locked on to it. And ofcourse some enemies in Elex had those frustratingly annoying stun locking animations from Gothic 3. But I'm quite sure you'll still enjoy Risen 3 even though Elex is still the superior game in spite of these issues
Currently doing an Elex playthrough for the first time and my first PB game and I gotta, say, I'm very hyped to go through their backlog. I've always heard the hype around the gothic games, but they really didn't age well (at least visually), so I never really jumped into them. However, after playing Elex, I gotta say, I love their work and I'm very excited to see both Gothic and Risen. PS: Also, I see that Elex 2 seems to be a thing, so I guess it's all great timing :D
Okay Gothic. I’ve only played the original one but it’s one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The freedom and dynamic nature of the game is truly incredible
It's their handmade worlds and the progression system. It makes one actually feel when they get stronger after learning a few new abilities from the Teachers out in the world. You see, having Talent Trees like in many other games is ok, but you won't find another system with the Teachers who actually TEACH you how to fight or use magic, or crafting etc. This is a winning formula for me.
I just started the game, 5 hours in. I must say i am surprised. Actually i like it very much. As a die hard Gothic 1 and 2 fan, i was caught in the feeling that Risen2 and 3 are garbage. But If You get past the stupid beggining, IT actually opens up in The right way. Also i found out something about the melle combat: when you left click on the right time, your blade will have a blue "aura". This can help a lot for timeing combos better. Is very similar to Witcher 1 combat, but The mecanic is not explined in The game.
I am thankful to my friend for inviting me to play the Risen trilogy. Even if I played Gothic, Elex and am a great fan of them, I was already been blocked for other games due to the lack of free time or just didn't want to play new games ( I mean ones I haven't play before ) .
I can't even play Risen 3... got it on my PS pro and after about 30 hours gameplay, the game bugged out and corrupted my save so i tried it on my other playstation and made sure to turn the autosave off so i can make sure not to save whilst its bugging out, same thing happened again though
I remember playing this game on ps3 and that is the first time that I've played an rpg game before, pretty crazy that it all started here and now rpg's are one of my favorite genres of games
I’ve cleared the game three times already, once as the voodoo pirates and twice as the guardians. Why? The third time I was dead set on becoming a demon hunter, but holy shit their armor looks so bad I just couldn’t bear it.
@@Styles_Breez nope, but the first Risen gives me nostalgia. Everytime I play through the first game I just grit my teeth and play through the second and third game back to back :)
I was enjoying the game but then the known bug with the ship cutscene happened and i couldnt get the game to load up. New saves didnt help game would not progress.
Good video, I remember finishing the game many years ago and enjoying it but other than that I can't recall anything about the game, definitely gone play it again.
Ah, you dragged another skeleton from my rpg closet. I started the game several times and always somehow lost the steam to finnish it. Would be nice to see Risen 3 mechanics in Elex 2
I love Pyranja Bytes and their Games. Gothic, Elex, Risen I played and liked them all. For the voice acting: You dont hear that often, but in Risen 3 the german voice acting is better than the english one.
My Risen 3 game is bugged after the third seafight the game crashes on my ps4 and my char stands in the ground of the map if i load it again. This happend 3 Times after i started a new game.
I do not know why people shit-talk Risen2 so much. I personally preferred risen2 over 1 and 3. 3 was great, but damn, the maps were just too huge, couldn't find my way around. The story was also inferior to Risen2 in my opinion. I really like the pirate theme of risen2, much more than the (however we want to call the) risen1 theme
I bought risen 2 and 3 on pre-order back in days. I was uber hyped for R2, and big dissapointed especially when we talk about combat. Clunky, not responsive, stuns on ur hero but ur enemy is not stuned when u hit them. I just wanted to asap end game and never turn on. I was sad as a fan of PB, and after how good Risen 1 were. My friend told me R3 looks good so i after watched trailer i gave them another credit, and i have to say this game is rll good. Maybe its not masterpiece like Gothic 1 or 2, but its combat is unique, smooth, and magic system as u mentioned has rll good animations wich makes u feel better in game. It feels rll sad that they didn't made those improvements into Elex. Anyway expect story(not bad, but boring), game is rll good, and i can give it solid 8/10. Every skill is usefull so it depends on ur playstyle wich way u go, not some meta wich is another good thing. Good revievs
Risen 3 is a nice game by itself, but I only found the will to finish it after I installed the "Real Enhanced Edition" mod. It makes the game really challenging, the character progression really rewarding, like a good Piranha Bytes game should be. Besides that, it also improves the visuals and even makes Patty look like herself again. I mean, to each their own, but if you are a fan of past PB games, especially Gothic 1 and 2, try playing Risen 3 on Ultra difficulty, with this mod on, and disable the minimap and quest markers. There you have it, that old "Gothic feeling" all over again. Now if only they could make a mod to make the three factions really unique, instead of feeling like reskins of the same skill set... Oh well... Here is a link to the mod for the curious: www.nexusmods.com/risen3/mods/6
I remember trying this mod and it was tough, really tough, almost unfair I thought actually lol, enemies attacked all at once, which makes sense, but you barely have time to attack (due to the long swing animations) before getting attacked again. And followers were useless as well because they were not balanced with that agressiveness in mind and went down super quick (so no more distraction either lol). I also remember missing a lot of the skill checks in dialogue due to the lowered XP overall. Any recommendation for specific settings in the mod? (That you remember, since the commend is 1 year old hahaha).
If you know history risen 1 was not full medieval it was 1600 era when pirates started to get a bit of infamy, the buildings are early colonial spain or scicillian arquitecture and lastly powder firearms did exist already but they were not used because they were very unreliable, so they still used armors and crossbows and swords. So my point is; it wasn't out of nowhere with pirates. P.s forgot that the ruins in risen 1 were heavily inspired by South American carrinbean arquitecture like taino,mayan,aztec and inca.
Rise 3 bugged at the end for me . Got aö weapons 105 attributes and and and but on the last island my Game resets to progress to the tutorial . Means im on the last island but all the npcs act like first conversation so i cant finish
Same, although I do like how the third game brought back crystal magic and made the combat better. The characters and little side stories in the second game where great though.
Never played 2 or 3. 1 was actually pretty good. Don't think I ever completed it just remember the island and weather changes where alway good. See the storms coming in looked awesome for its day!
I still find it baffling how all of the stuff they did right in Risen 1 they just abandoned for the sequels. It still has the best UI, art style, world, really, everything of their post-Gothic games. All they had to do was copy that ad nauseam, but nope. The small details are really inexplicable, comparing Risen 1's UI & inventory & character system to Risen 3. Just... why. Why, over and over again.
Coming from risen 2 i remember that i rly loved this game, these days i hate it not because it is that bad of a game but because pb just chose to try and fix the broken combat and gameplay of risen 2 rather then go back to the systems that worked in risen 1. A lot of the time i get the feeling that the guys at pb are trying to proofe that every change the make is a good one by sticking to it rather then making the best game they could.
Short answer for the title, just get AC. Black Flag if you want real pirates with much more realistic naval battles. And for a similar price today the best deal is quite obvious.
@@czapla1024 My comment was about playing a pirate theme game, you play Edward as you would Spiderman in a Spiderman game, your character is a full pledge pirate from the start, as for role playing, building a character is my favorite thing to do but what good is it if the rest of the game is bad? If you want to be a pirate play the best pirate game, that's all. Strictly speaking role playing games, it's very easy to find something better than Risen 3.
@@piratecat5113 The rest of what game is bad? Name a better: - pirate-themed RPG or - semi-open-world exploration-heavy action RPG (other than Gothic or Risen) than Risen 3. Also, if you claim that AC 4 is the only pirate game ever made worth playing I'd hope you played all of Sid Meier's Pirates!, Port Royale, Monkey Island, Claw, Pillars of Eternity 2 and Raven's Cry. Otherwise your opinion would be worthless... but that can't be right, you are a sensible and experienced gamer, right?
@@czapla1024 I feel we will end up in a endless and fruitless debate about RPGs and thematic stuff, we all have our favorite games don't we? Black Flag isn't the only pirate theme game on the ps3 but it's the best one, try as you will you'll never change my mind. Your role playing obsession is irrelevant against my point. The games you named are not bad choices, but not my first ones that's all, besides, my first comment was inspired by Risen 3 namely the title of this video, between these two I know where my money would go if I had to buy again.. Even the naval battles in AC 3 are more fun :) Fun, that's my number one argument.
@@piratecat5113 The argument is not about my or your individual tastes, it's about you telling people not to bother to even check the game out despite it being completely different genre than Black Flag. You completely undermine others' preferences, to the point where you don't need to know anything about a game to place it on "not bad but worse than AC 4" shelf (I can tell because Raven's Cry was such a flop it was delisted from digital markets). There are people for whom the most fun they can have is role-playing a character (it's not just "my obsession", my particular preferences are irrelevant in this argument), for others interacting with friends, for others yet - building cities. They don't need you saying over and over that bLaCk fLaG iS mOrE fUn because for them it's simply not the case. And you should either respect that or take a break from the Internet
Been replaying trough the Risen games for the last two months now, almost done with Risen 2 now, so I will replay Risen 3 very soon. Risen 1 is def. the best in the trilogy, 2nd being the worst and 3rd being like some sort of a mixed bag to me. It was def. more of Risen 2 than it was more of Risen 1, so I was def. not super happy with the game on it's original release. Does not help the fact the game reuses a lot of crap from the 2nd game, even locations. Both 2nd and 3rd game might not be top quality RPG's, but they offer a lot of fun to me personally and ofc they have that PB charm. Speaking of them, are they delaying a new game that was supposed to come out this year? I heard nothing from them the entire year, and back in december they said they will announce a new game this year and even release it. I know covid happened, but where are the updates? Anyway, great video as always friend from the neighbor country ;) (croatian here).
This is exactly how I feel about the whole series actually. Risen 1 came the closest to that "original gothic feel". Risen 2 was indeed the worst in the series. They changed the theme of the game quite substantially, but they did it unsuccessfully. I though that Risen 2 is going to be even better then Risen 1, but it is what it is. Like you said Risen 3 is somewhere in between all of this, that's why I described it as a mediocre game in general. It did manage to fix a lot of things that was wrong with Risen 2, and it's a fun game as long as you don't expect it to be on the same level as Risen 1 and old Gothic games. Pozz za tebe ^^
Not a huge fan of the pirate setting, but I dont mind it. Drastic change made no sense, but if only that was the only problem with the sequel lol. They could have just improved upon the first game that did many things right and overall was a good game, but they decided to start from scratch and do what they did xD
I finished Risen 2 and started Risen 3, just finished the main quest and now i'm hunting the few achievements that i'm missing, i need to say that i'm having a blast with Risen 3 I enjoyed a lot Risen 2 but Risen 3 it's my favorite, Risen 3 is a huge improvement from Risen 2 and the combat is so much better than the Risen 2, combat was my only problem with Risen 2.
lets say you don't want to finish the game in all factions what faction do u recommend for the first run and maybe only not sure but I'm enjoying it tho
Playing Elex currently as my first PB game and realized PB only makes one game over and over based on this and the two other Risen games. The berserkers look like a direct rip off of one of the factions in this game based on the copy paste armor in this video.
Yes, they do basically make the same game over and over again but that's why we fans love them because we always know what we're getting. The wonderfully diverse worlds and the exploration feel new each time, but the game play, faction requirements and the leveling system never change. Compare it to other RPGs like Dragon Age 2 being so completely different from Dragon Age Origins that it angered half the fan base. Some devs try to change everything so much between installments that it ends up having nothing in common with the original except for the name. PB doesn't, they invented an RPG system in the first Gothic game that really works and they keep using it no matter what the settings is. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The only thing they really change is the melee system, often completely revamping it between games. I love all 7 PB games but only 3 of them have satisfying melee combat (Gothic 2, Risen and Risen 3). The rest I just take range weapons or magic and play them like third person shooters.
The problems I had with the risen games was the lack of quest waypoint/markers I felt too much time wasting trying to figure where you trying to get from A to B.
@@blackgold63 I just finish risen1 and never got lost in most quest because of quest map put a dot where to go. But some quest don't give markers like teleport stones quest or that nelson ring where you have to figure out yourself where they are located.
@@blackgold63 yes combat is clunky specially the warrior build and so frustrating when fighting Lizards. That is why I pick mage and had fun blasting them with fire and summoning Fred the skeleton who is surprisingly useful in distracting enemies. Yes I will be playing 2 & 3 even though there is not much improvement in gameplay and story is mediocre.
Risen 3 is still my fav after Gothic 3. Interestingly enough I didn't really like R2 that much, and really liked R1. Risen 3 holds up and is totally worth playing, not only for hardcore RPG fans.
I see that you're playing using a controller. How is combat on mouse and keyboard? I never, ever use a controller (which leaves me out of racing games), so I'm curious if combat translates well to mouse and keyboard?
the thing that Piranha Bytes i really really really good at is creating a believable world... with all its characters, quest and the enviroment. you can find people or items behind and under every stone basically! so their biggest strengh is world building, the reast is more like "meeeeeh" but i love them, played the shit out of Gothic 1 and 2 back in the days!
"The game is really consistent with its quality of voice acting" did crack me up, Haha! And damn, now you made me want to play Risen 3. I basically skipped the whole risen series after I played a bit of Risen 1 and didn't like it. I then played Elex and liked it a lot (vibes of good old PrianhaBytes). But the stamina system there is not well implemented (balanced?) and making combat less fluid by forcing you to disengage and recover very often (especially at the start, where you can't perform more than like two or three attacks in a row).
@@click4gameplay I just rewatched it and you're right. But to my defense you kinda swallowed the "in" and pronounced the "c" much more. Now you stole the chuckle from me. D:
I finished all risen games and elex. If you play risen 3 use Risen 3 Real Enhanced Edition for better graphics. Never played gothic series because of lack of controller support. (play on couch)
Damn defiantly not buying then. It's on sale for like $4 but I keep running into people who say that the game crashes and corrupts after like 30 hrs on ps4.
I played it in 2015 and hated it so much... I love the first Risen. Finished the second one but absolutely hated the pirate theme. The 3rd still has way to many of this pirate theme for my taste.
I loved 1 but couldn't progress. Couldn't find something in chapter 2. I skipped 2 because of the pirate theme. 3 I didn't know had the pirate them till I downloaded it on PSnow. Such a shame. Not sure if I want to play it.
I really can't make myself get into the pirate theme. Even meeting pirates in gothic took a few points away from the game in my eyes but playing the whole game as one... Rough.
Personally my problem with Risen 2 and Risen 3 is the pirate theme. It seems PB tried to mix pirate theme with german - Ruhr area society/mentality. And it just feels too cartoonish because of it. What i mean is pirates in these games are much nicer probably than your neightbours. In reality pirates are people who robbing/killing others to survive. You can also feel this "cartoonish" style of desing in characters and dialogs. I just cant take these games seriously even if they are not bad at all.
Just started risen 3 in 2021, was a huge fan of first hated 2nd. But this one i think it has its own charm, janky as hell but it adds to the game some how. Its got some really ambitious machanics, spells and use of some items are unique. So far im impressed. Its like a janky fable thats some how addictive. Lol
Not a particular RPG lover here. Previous week i finished my first Piranha Bytes game, Gothic 2. It was actually my first RPG that i played it through the end. And i tried many of them. Now i am deciding which will be my next. Heard some negatives for G3, so wanted to get R1. Now that i watched your vid, R3 also seems rather interesting. 😀
@@Lucivius27 actualy idk if i will finish it. I got all 5 armour pieces but Eldric doesnt forge it for me. Althought the quest is complete in journal. Idk where i stucked and what to do now?
hello man!! love your videos, im a huge fan of rpgs too, do you plan on dedicating something to neverwinter nights? im not sure if you have a video on it already but i consider it to be a very good old rpg, i consider it to be a personal favorite and one of the reasons i love rpgs so much!
To be honest, RISEN 3 never really grabbed my attention. Strangely enough, I enjoyed RISEN 2, it was a good break from RISEN 1 and focused much more on Narrative and skill-based combat (sometimes for the worse). I will be looking forward to what PB has in store next.
I’ve always had a interest in this game. I have quite a few games in my backlog. It looks like my type of game though! I really like the power fantasy, whether medieval or Sci-Fi games. Maybe time to give it a try.
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no, it is not worth playing it
@@Toga_himiko66 yes its worth . IT HAS BETTER WATER GRAPHICS THAN 95% GAMES.
ALSO ITS LIKE CHRONICLES FROM RISEN 2 . ITS CONNECTED. SO U MUST PLAY RISEN 1 & 2 TO UNDERSTAND MORE RISEN 3.
ONLY NOT WORTH HERE IS YOUR COMMENT LOL.
only worth playing if you have cheats activated.
Is going too come back too xbox one?
@@Toga_himiko66 oh it does very much
Save your game in 3 files right before you choose a faction and then you can have a file for each faction.
They have grown considerably from Risen 2 to Risen 3. Patty's milk jugs have grown.
risen 3 was a huge improvement after risen 2 , i really enjoed it& finished it for all 3 fractions. But i prefer that they would rather continue improving their great gothic-like setting with hand made world & emersive quest system that was in risen 1.
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Very nice to see this almost 10 years after release. I wrote some of the charakters; lore and legendary items, when i worked at piranha bytes, long time ago :)
Bro! not ONE reply or like from anyone to the comment of yours?!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK WHILE AT PB!! 🫶🏻
@@4everhumbl36thanks 👌🏼 people care more about rumors, than true insides. I’m making a podcast since roughly a year and nobody cares ^^
Risen 3 was probably the only Piranha Bytes game that I genuinely enjoyed the combat. The exploration is also quite fun. They have a talent for making the world of the game really inviting for you to explore.
Gothic combat system may have been frustrating but at least it involved some skill unlike for example the most basic elderscrolls one
Have you ever played Risen 1 ? 😂
@@gothicfan52 I actually liked the combat in Gothic 1 & 2. blocking in the first game did feel a little floaty though which was improved in the second game though. You would be hard pressed to find many if any action RPG's that had as good of a combat system as Gothic in 2001 & 2002 respectively. Morrowind came out a year later and it's combat was laughably bad almost to the point of becoming a little meme.
@@FlatEarthChud-cell I only played Gothic 1 but the combat was super satisfying
Too bad the story, the factions, and the characters for the most part - are ass...
I actually just started risen 1 for the first time yesterday, so far I'm enjoying it a lot.
It's the best game in series, imo.
well after playing risen, I still have to play the 3 gothic games, can't understand why I never touched them
I'm still playing Risen once 1-2 years. Risen (1) is absolutely the best game of the trilogy, it imparts the true Piranha Bytes game-philosophy and I dare to contend that in some point it's even better than Gothic 2. Regarding voice acting (engl) - the first dialog with Luis is legendary :), that's voice acting at highest level imo.
Risen was an awesome game. Never played 2 or 3 but 3 is on psnow so may give it a go at some point.
@@Charccy yeah in a lot of ways apart from maybe atmosphere Risen 1 is superior to gothic but its obviously much more compact with empty chapter 3/4. It needed an addin badly but never recieved one.
I was confused when I first played Risen 3, thinking that will be only pirates but after finding the Dark Warriors and their faction lore, I fell instantly in love with that faction. Risen 3 has its charms and its an improvement from Risen 2.
Bought it for 5€ on PSN. Played like 15 hours and really liked it. Gotta get on it again.
I'm thinking bout buying it now for 5 lol
@@jagerbopp6196 go for it. For that value the game offers plenty, if you are into these kinds of games.
I have a problem with the game,can you explain to me how to i use magic,i choose the parrot flying scroll with R1 and with X put it to quick menu but nothing happens,i have pushed all the button from my joystick but nothing,how can i activate the quick menu to use spell,what button I need to use to activate it?
I had a good time with the game. It's clunky for sure, but it kept me coming back to it.
I really liked the maps in Risen3. What I didnt like was that you couldn't man the ship (except for some battles later on) and go to the different islands on the map yourself...maybe put marine monsters along the way or NPC ships that attack you. That would have been a great mechanic.
I love Risen 3! Had a few bugs but nothing a save and quit didn’t fix. I mean still had less bugs than any Bethesda game. There is so much to do in Risen 3, so many ways to go about things, so many places to explore. I played it and Greedfall recently and they are my two favorites RPGs without a doubt. Go buy this game! It’s so worth it and funds the developer for making more.
Should I go for Elex or Risen3?
Risen 3 was my first game rpg and you now I love it
Recently started playing this and man am I loving it. Pb are so good at what they do cannot wait for elex 2
It has good combat, I recommend you fight with first officer you meet, and keep fighting him just with swords practicing blocking mechanic, which is seems strange but when you master it, you'll see it is very good combat system.
Dodging should always have invincibility imo. I died so much in Elex trying to dodge out of the way and being hit mid dodge.
the backstep in elex 1 had invincibility, the window was a bit small tho. the roll was more prone to being hit
not everything is soulslike sadly :(
Sounds like a skill issue
I bought this awhile ago but never finished the tutorial. I need to go back and start again because I really enjoyed ELEX.
I enjoyed the combat in Elex quite a lot but there were places where Risen 3 genuinely outdid Elex, although Elex's combat is generally better. What I really liked about Risen 3's combat mechanics was as the guy mentioned, the seamless ability to switch between targets. In Elex if you turn off auto focus (for obvious reasons), then target switching is next to impossible and the aiming is downright broken. You really need to face an enemy to actually hit it, even if you're locked on to it.
And ofcourse some enemies in Elex had those frustratingly annoying stun locking animations from Gothic 3. But I'm quite sure you'll still enjoy Risen 3 even though Elex is still the superior game in spite of these issues
Currently doing an Elex playthrough for the first time and my first PB game and I gotta, say, I'm very hyped to go through their backlog. I've always heard the hype around the gothic games, but they really didn't age well (at least visually), so I never really jumped into them. However, after playing Elex, I gotta say, I love their work and I'm very excited to see both Gothic and Risen.
PS: Also, I see that Elex 2 seems to be a thing, so I guess it's all great timing :D
Dude, I hope you already played G1+2. greetz
Okay Gothic. I’ve only played the original one but it’s one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The freedom and dynamic nature of the game is truly incredible
PB games have a certain magic about them.
Its hard to discribe, but there's hardly anything like it.
It's their handmade worlds and the progression system. It makes one actually feel when they get stronger after learning a few new abilities from the Teachers out in the world. You see, having Talent Trees like in many other games is ok, but you won't find another system with the Teachers who actually TEACH you how to fight or use magic, or crafting etc. This is a winning formula for me.
I would say join a faction as soon as possible. No quests are locked off if you join a faction, and joining a faction gives you access to spells.
For some strange reason I loved Risen 2 way more - even every PB fan hated it. And I could not finish Risen 3 either.
Same here. I like Risen 2 & 3 for atmosphere alone.
loved risen 3 i remember it being very tough or janky at first but once you learn a few movies the combat gets really fun
I just started the game, 5 hours in. I must say i am surprised. Actually i like it very much. As a die hard Gothic 1 and 2 fan, i was caught in the feeling that Risen2 and 3 are garbage. But If You get past the stupid beggining, IT actually opens up in The right way. Also i found out something about the melle combat: when you left click on the right time, your blade will have a blue "aura". This can help a lot for timeing combos better. Is very similar to Witcher 1 combat, but The mecanic is not explined in The game.
Risen 3 is an amazing game, i just finished it. If you like gothic games, all risen games are a must to play.
I am thankful to my friend for inviting me to play the Risen trilogy. Even if I played Gothic, Elex and am a great fan of them, I was already been blocked for other games due to the lack of free time or just didn't want to play new games ( I mean ones I haven't play before ) .
I can't even play Risen 3... got it on my PS pro and after about 30 hours gameplay, the game bugged out and corrupted my save so i tried it on my other playstation and made sure to turn the autosave off so i can make sure not to save whilst its bugging out, same thing happened again though
I remember playing this game on ps3 and that is the first time that I've played an rpg game before, pretty crazy that it all started here and now rpg's are one of my favorite genres of games
that ps3 version was ROUGH
I’ve cleared the game three times already, once as the voodoo pirates and twice as the guardians. Why? The third time I was dead set on becoming a demon hunter, but holy shit their armor looks so bad I just couldn’t bear it.
It's that fun? I just tried it on psnow & thought it was good enough to d/l, but wasn't sold on the early-game combat.
@@Styles_Breez nope, but the first Risen gives me nostalgia. Everytime I play through the first game I just grit my teeth and play through the second and third game back to back :)
My favorite PB games :
1 Gothic
2 ELEX
3 Risen 3
What do you guys think of my top 3 ?
It should be
1. Gothic 2
2. Gothic
3. Risen
4. Elex
5. Risen 3
6. Gothic 3
7. Risen 2
gothic 2 was the best for me
then cothic 1
then elex
but in german the games are way way better then in English
@@TheKingofbrooklin what about NotR ? Or do you prefer Vanilla G2 ?
@Rostek Maytba thanks!
@@SaucisseMerguez I think Gothic 2 counts as both.
Been using Opera since like 2006-2008 when not that many people knew about it. Never stopped using it since.
Never played Risen 3. After watching this...I'm curious!
Risen 3 - Enhanced Edition, it’s on sale right now for around $5 on the PS4.
I was enjoying the game but then the known bug with the ship cutscene happened and i couldnt get the game to load up. New saves didnt help game would not progress.
Good video, I remember finishing the game many years ago and enjoying it but other than that I can't recall anything about the game, definitely gone play it again.
Ah, you dragged another skeleton from my rpg closet. I started the game several times and always somehow lost the steam to finnish it. Would be nice to see Risen 3 mechanics in Elex 2
This is for free with PlayStation Now in case anyone is thinking of trying it out.
I love Pyranja Bytes and their Games. Gothic, Elex, Risen I played and liked them all.
For the voice acting: You dont hear that often, but in Risen 3 the german voice acting is better than the english one.
Yea it's always like that in their games, because german is their primary language obviously.
PB games are way better to play in german. (if u understand it)
@@click4gameplay Yeah I know I am german too.^^ Ruhrpott-Fantasy^^
What I always liked about piranha's games is that the exploration feels very rewarding.
I like Risen 3 it was my first RPG
My Risen 3 game is bugged after the third seafight the game crashes on my ps4 and my char stands in the ground of the map if i load it again. This happend 3 Times after i started a new game.
Just play it on pc. Games from Piranha are not really made for consoles. Btw. the best way to play it is to use Real Enhanced Edition mod.
Thus is what did it for me. I couldn't do the pirate theme. Loved G 3 but gave up after risen 1 for elder scrolls.
I do not know why people shit-talk Risen2 so much. I personally preferred risen2 over 1 and 3. 3 was great, but damn, the maps were just too huge, couldn't find my way around. The story was also inferior to Risen2 in my opinion. I really like the pirate theme of risen2, much more than the (however we want to call the) risen1 theme
I think I'll give this game a chance again, last time I played and couldn't keep up was back in 2018
I bought risen 2 and 3 on pre-order back in days. I was uber hyped for R2, and big dissapointed especially when we talk about combat. Clunky, not responsive, stuns on ur hero but ur enemy is not stuned when u hit them. I just wanted to asap end game and never turn on. I was sad as a fan of PB, and after how good Risen 1 were. My friend told me R3 looks good so i after watched trailer i gave them another credit, and i have to say this game is rll good. Maybe its not masterpiece like Gothic 1 or 2, but its combat is unique, smooth, and magic system as u mentioned has rll good animations wich makes u feel better in game. It feels rll sad that they didn't made those improvements into Elex. Anyway expect story(not bad, but boring), game is rll good, and i can give it solid 8/10. Every skill is usefull so it depends on ur playstyle wich way u go, not some meta wich is another good thing. Good revievs
Risen 3 is a nice game by itself, but I only found the will to finish it after I installed the "Real Enhanced Edition" mod. It makes the game really challenging, the character progression really rewarding, like a good Piranha Bytes game should be. Besides that, it also improves the visuals and even makes Patty look like herself again.
I mean, to each their own, but if you are a fan of past PB games, especially Gothic 1 and 2, try playing Risen 3 on Ultra difficulty, with this mod on, and disable the minimap and quest markers. There you have it, that old "Gothic feeling" all over again.
Now if only they could make a mod to make the three factions really unique, instead of feeling like reskins of the same skill set...
Oh well... Here is a link to the mod for the curious: www.nexusmods.com/risen3/mods/6
I remember trying this mod and it was tough, really tough, almost unfair I thought actually lol, enemies attacked all at once, which makes sense, but you barely have time to attack (due to the long swing animations) before getting attacked again. And followers were useless as well because they were not balanced with that agressiveness in mind and went down super quick (so no more distraction either lol).
I also remember missing a lot of the skill checks in dialogue due to the lowered XP overall.
Any recommendation for specific settings in the mod? (That you remember, since the commend is 1 year old hahaha).
If you know history risen 1 was not full medieval it was 1600 era when pirates started to get a bit of infamy, the buildings are early colonial spain or scicillian arquitecture and lastly powder firearms did exist already but they were not used because they were very unreliable, so they still used armors and crossbows and swords. So my point is; it wasn't out of nowhere with pirates. P.s forgot that the ruins in risen 1 were heavily inspired by South American carrinbean arquitecture like taino,mayan,aztec and inca.
You are correct.
it's currently 75% off on the playstation store which makes it £3.99, an absolute steal.
risen 3 was actually my first pb game lmao, it's pretty good, specially the combat.
Rise 3 bugged at the end for me . Got aö weapons 105 attributes and and and but on the last island my Game resets to progress to the tutorial . Means im on the last island but all the npcs act like first conversation so i cant finish
i liked risen 2 more ngl, it was just fun
Same, although I do like how the third game brought back crystal magic and made the combat better. The characters and little side stories in the second game where great though.
@@FlatEarthChud-cell i had the most fun gathering gold by abusing the pistol minigame in the pirate camp
Never played 2 or 3. 1 was actually pretty good. Don't think I ever completed it just remember the island and weather changes where alway good. See the storms coming in looked awesome for its day!
I still find it baffling how all of the stuff they did right in Risen 1 they just abandoned for the sequels. It still has the best UI, art style, world, really, everything of their post-Gothic games. All they had to do was copy that ad nauseam, but nope. The small details are really inexplicable, comparing Risen 1's UI & inventory & character system to Risen 3. Just... why. Why, over and over again.
Are you fond of RPG's and can you understand the slightly awkward humor of German / Central Europe then it is a good one
Coming from risen 2 i remember that i rly loved this game, these days i hate it not because it is that bad of a game but because pb just chose to try and fix the broken combat and gameplay of risen 2 rather then go back to the systems that worked in risen 1. A lot of the time i get the feeling that the guys at pb are trying to proofe that every change the make is a good one by sticking to it rather then making the best game they could.
Short answer for the title, just get AC. Black Flag if you want real pirates with much more realistic naval battles. And for a similar price today the best deal is quite obvious.
How is Assassin's Creed supposed to satisfy one's need for role-playing?
@@czapla1024 My comment was about playing a pirate theme game, you play Edward as you would Spiderman in a Spiderman game, your character is a full pledge pirate from the start, as for role playing, building a character is my favorite thing to do but what good is it if the rest of the game is bad?
If you want to be a pirate play the best pirate game, that's all.
Strictly speaking role playing games, it's very easy to find something better than Risen 3.
@@piratecat5113 The rest of what game is bad? Name a better:
- pirate-themed RPG or
- semi-open-world exploration-heavy action RPG (other than Gothic or Risen)
than Risen 3.
Also, if you claim that AC 4 is the only pirate game ever made worth playing I'd hope you played all of Sid Meier's Pirates!, Port Royale, Monkey Island, Claw, Pillars of Eternity 2 and Raven's Cry. Otherwise your opinion would be worthless... but that can't be right, you are a sensible and experienced gamer, right?
@@czapla1024 I feel we will end up in a endless and fruitless debate about RPGs and thematic stuff, we all have our favorite games don't we?
Black Flag isn't the only pirate theme game on the ps3 but it's the best one, try as you will you'll never change my mind. Your role playing obsession is irrelevant against my point.
The games you named are not bad choices, but not my first ones that's all, besides, my first comment was inspired by Risen 3 namely the title of this video, between these two I know where my money would go if I had to buy again..
Even the naval battles in AC 3 are more fun :)
Fun, that's my number one argument.
@@piratecat5113 The argument is not about my or your individual tastes, it's about you telling people not to bother to even check the game out despite it being completely different genre than Black Flag. You completely undermine others' preferences, to the point where you don't need to know anything about a game to place it on "not bad but worse than AC 4" shelf (I can tell because Raven's Cry was such a flop it was delisted from digital markets). There are people for whom the most fun they can have is role-playing a character (it's not just "my obsession", my particular preferences are irrelevant in this argument), for others interacting with friends, for others yet - building cities. They don't need you saying over and over that bLaCk fLaG iS mOrE fUn because for them it's simply not the case. And you should either respect that or take a break from the Internet
Damn I feel invested with the original character. Why they have to change? I will still play this eventually.
Been replaying trough the Risen games for the last two months now, almost done with Risen 2 now, so I will replay Risen 3 very soon. Risen 1 is def. the best in the trilogy, 2nd being the worst and 3rd being like some sort of a mixed bag to me. It was def. more of Risen 2 than it was more of Risen 1, so I was def. not super happy with the game on it's original release. Does not help the fact the game reuses a lot of crap from the 2nd game, even locations. Both 2nd and 3rd game might not be top quality RPG's, but they offer a lot of fun to me personally and ofc they have that PB charm. Speaking of them, are they delaying a new game that was supposed to come out this year? I heard nothing from them the entire year, and back in december they said they will announce a new game this year and even release it. I know covid happened, but where are the updates? Anyway, great video as always friend from the neighbor country ;) (croatian here).
This is exactly how I feel about the whole series actually. Risen 1 came the closest to that "original gothic feel". Risen 2 was indeed the worst in the series. They changed the theme of the game quite substantially, but they did it unsuccessfully. I though that Risen 2 is going to be even better then Risen 1, but it is what it is. Like you said Risen 3 is somewhere in between all of this, that's why I described it as a mediocre game in general. It did manage to fix a lot of things that was wrong with Risen 2, and it's a fun game as long as you don't expect it to be on the same level as Risen 1 and old Gothic games. Pozz za tebe ^^
Not a huge fan of the pirate setting, but I dont mind it. Drastic change made no sense, but if only that was the only problem with the sequel lol. They could have just improved upon the first game that did many things right and overall was a good game, but they decided to start from scratch and do what they did xD
I'm also 100% with you
I finished Risen 2 and started Risen 3, just finished the main quest and now i'm hunting the few achievements that i'm missing, i need to say that i'm having a blast with Risen 3 I enjoyed a lot Risen 2 but Risen 3 it's my favorite, Risen 3 is a huge improvement from Risen 2 and the combat is so much better than the Risen 2, combat was my only problem with Risen 2.
I bought it for 4€ on eneba and I must say I'm having fun with it.
It's not the best but it's an enjoyable experience.
I have finished Risen 1 some time ago, now playing Risen 2, the first one is really good. Soon i will get to Risen 3.
lets say you don't want to finish the game in all factions what faction do u recommend for the first run and maybe only not sure but I'm enjoying it tho
I play risen 3 every year. After the witcher 3 this game is the best of all time , piranha bytes realized the best games I think
Playing Elex currently as my first PB game and realized PB only makes one game over and over based on this and the two other Risen games. The berserkers look like a direct rip off of one of the factions in this game based on the copy paste armor in this video.
Yes, they do basically make the same game over and over again but that's why we fans love them because we always know what we're getting. The wonderfully diverse worlds and the exploration feel new each time, but the game play, faction requirements and the leveling system never change. Compare it to other RPGs like Dragon Age 2 being so completely different from Dragon Age Origins that it angered half the fan base. Some devs try to change everything so much between installments that it ends up having nothing in common with the original except for the name. PB doesn't, they invented an RPG system in the first Gothic game that really works and they keep using it no matter what the settings is. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The only thing they really change is the melee system, often completely revamping it between games. I love all 7 PB games but only 3 of them have satisfying melee combat (Gothic 2, Risen and Risen 3). The rest I just take range weapons or magic and play them like third person shooters.
The problems I had with the risen games was the lack of quest waypoint/markers I felt too much time wasting trying to figure where you trying to get from A to B.
Didnt it have quest map. It will point where to go, most of the quest that is.
@@Lucivius27 From what I remember it was up to you to figure out the directions of the quests
@@blackgold63 I just finish risen1 and never got lost in most quest because of quest map put a dot where to go. But some quest don't give markers like teleport stones quest or that nelson ring where you have to figure out yourself where they are located.
@@Lucivius27 I thought the combat was a bit clunky? Anyway glad to hear you complete risen 1 you planning on no 2?
@@blackgold63 yes combat is clunky specially the warrior build and so frustrating when fighting Lizards. That is why I pick mage and had fun blasting them with fire and summoning Fred the skeleton who is surprisingly useful in distracting enemies. Yes I will be playing 2 & 3 even though there is not much improvement in gameplay and story is mediocre.
Risen 3 real enhanced edition mod is a must,changes combat,no more one mob at time waiting in a cue to fight you
REE is a mess and not worth even checking out.
3:20 Nope, it is not subjective.
This game looks really cool. I can’t believe I never played it.
Risen 3 is still my fav after Gothic 3. Interestingly enough I didn't really like R2 that much, and really liked R1. Risen 3 holds up and is totally worth playing, not only for hardcore RPG fans.
I booted it up again and want to play it this times. Is it really bad to join factions early?
I see that you're playing using a controller. How is combat on mouse and keyboard? I never, ever use a controller (which leaves me out of racing games), so I'm curious if combat translates well to mouse and keyboard?
the thing that Piranha Bytes i really really really good at is creating a believable world...
with all its characters, quest and the enviroment. you can find people or items behind and under every stone basically!
so their biggest strengh is world building, the reast is more like "meeeeeh"
but i love them, played the shit out of Gothic 1 and 2 back in the days!
Here cause it's 5$ on ps4, im intrested cause it looks like you'll really feel the power progression of your char, i think im getting it
How is it? I'm in the same boat
@@sa1ntluke i got the game but haven't played it yet, i decided to start from risen1 and i absolutely loved it, on to risen2 now
@@caesarbarwary8620 Nice bro hope you enjoy it
"The game is really consistent with its quality of voice acting" did crack me up, Haha!
And damn, now you made me want to play Risen 3. I basically skipped the whole risen series after I played a bit of Risen 1 and didn't like it. I then played Elex and liked it a lot (vibes of good old PrianhaBytes). But the stamina system there is not well implemented (balanced?) and making combat less fluid by forcing you to disengage and recover very often (especially at the start, where you can't perform more than like two or three attacks in a row).
Pretty sure I said "inconsistent".
@@click4gameplay I just rewatched it and you're right. But to my defense you kinda swallowed the "in" and pronounced the "c" much more. Now you stole the chuckle from me. D:
I'd be curious to know your overall opinion of this vs. Elex. Which would you say you preferred as a whole package?
Between Elex and Risen 3? Elex without a doubt. Between Risen 1 and Elex? Risen 1 without a doubt. It's not that simple though. 😅
I finished all risen games and elex. If you play risen 3 use Risen 3 Real Enhanced Edition for better graphics. Never played gothic series because of lack of controller support. (play on couch)
Good review. I just finished Arcania and I was recommended Risen 3.
I actually pre ordered this when it came out and loved it, was really into the risen series.
Sounds like its set up like Gothic but the whole pirate theme just puts me off
Greer review. It’s $3.99 right now and was thinking of getting it as a what the heck kind of purchase.
I could buy this for 4 € i played the demo on my xbox 360 back in the day and i liked it alot but i am older now and dont know if it is worth it
Has to be better than "Gothic 4," which had nothing in common with Gothic besides the name.
I'm thinking of getting this on the playstation store on sale for 3.99
Warning, PS4 version crashes every time during the ship section mid game and you cannot progress. To my knowledge it hasn’t been fixed
Damn defiantly not buying then. It's on sale for like $4 but I keep running into people who say that the game crashes and corrupts after like 30 hrs on ps4.
Just saved me from buying it, thanks
I enjoyed risen 1 and 2 alot ,but I tried risen 3 twice and I couldn't get into it sadly.
I played it in 2015 and hated it so much... I love the first Risen. Finished the second one but absolutely hated the pirate theme. The 3rd still has way to many of this pirate theme for my taste.
I loved 1 but couldn't progress. Couldn't find something in chapter 2. I skipped 2 because of the pirate theme. 3 I didn't know had the pirate them till I downloaded it on PSnow. Such a shame. Not sure if I want to play it.
I really can't make myself get into the pirate theme. Even meeting pirates in gothic took a few points away from the game in my eyes but playing the whole game as one... Rough.
I picked it up on a psn sale in 2018 or 19 was surprisingly good.
Subbed, I liked, I'll try this game now xxx cheers friend
I started this game for the first time arround 2017, never got too much into it though
Personally my problem with Risen 2 and Risen 3 is the pirate theme.
It seems PB tried to mix pirate theme with german - Ruhr area society/mentality. And it just feels too cartoonish because of it. What i mean is pirates in these games are much nicer probably than your neightbours. In reality pirates are people who robbing/killing others to survive.
You can also feel this "cartoonish" style of desing in characters and dialogs. I just cant take these games seriously even if they are not bad at all.
You can get the game for 2€ on PS4 so now is the best time ever to give this game a go
Just started risen 3 in 2021, was a huge fan of first hated 2nd. But this one i think it has its own charm, janky as hell but it adds to the game some how. Its got some really ambitious machanics, spells and use of some items are unique. So far im impressed. Its like a janky fable thats some how addictive. Lol
Not a particular RPG lover here. Previous week i finished my first Piranha Bytes game, Gothic 2. It was actually my first RPG that i played it through the end. And i tried many of them.
Now i am deciding which will be my next. Heard some negatives for G3, so wanted to get R1. Now that i watched your vid, R3 also seems rather interesting. 😀
Just finished Risen 1 today. I had fun since I'm playing on easy and just enjoy the story. The protagonist is surely likeable than this guy in 3.
@@Lucivius27 i am half through the game (risen 1), just finished chapter 2
@@gigidasha4475 Have fun and hope you don't have that jump ledge glitch. Cause you will be doing it a lot on last chapter.
@@Lucivius27 actualy idk if i will finish it. I got all 5 armour pieces but Eldric doesnt forge it for me. Althought the quest is complete in journal. Idk where i stucked and what to do now?
dasha Maybe its a bug. Try to attack him and then use the joke spell. Maybe it will refresh him or something.
You should really install a difficulty mod to make it harder. It's the worst scaling I have ever seen.
I just finished risen 3, i loved it, but i'm according to you about the most of the issues
hello man!! love your videos, im a huge fan of rpgs too, do you plan on dedicating something to neverwinter nights? im not sure if you have a video on it already but i consider it to be a very good old rpg, i consider it to be a personal favorite and one of the reasons i love rpgs so much!
you said drink every time you hear quest and now i gotta pee every 15 minutes -.-
I can't believe they fcked it up in Elex after this.
To be honest, RISEN 3 never really grabbed my attention. Strangely enough, I enjoyed RISEN 2, it was a good break from RISEN 1 and focused much more on Narrative and skill-based combat (sometimes for the worse).
I will be looking forward to what PB has in store next.
I’ve always had a interest in this game. I have quite a few games in my backlog. It looks like my type of game though! I really like the power fantasy, whether medieval or Sci-Fi games.
Maybe time to give it a try.
The Risen 3 mainchar has a good Voiceactor in German