Author Topic: Official Risen 2 Thread of Drowning in Euro-Jank and Pirates (Read 5125 times)

Great Rumbler · « **on:** April 26, 2012, 08:11:38 PM »

FIGHT WITH SWORDS:

KICK A GIANT CRAB:

SHOOT SOME GUYS:

HERE'S A SHIP:

WHATEVER THIS THING IS:

I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE:

DON'T BE A PUSS BY BUYING SOMETHING ELSE THIS WEEK.

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2012, 08:12:43 PM »

Got delayed to July for Xbox... will play something else instead

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2012, 08:16:06 PM »

Quote from: demi on April 26, 2012, 08:12:43 PM

Got delayed to July for Xbox... will play something else instead

That sucks, You CAN still preorder it this week, though.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2012, 09:05:48 PM »

I already made a thread

Didn't you see I called dibs in the Gaming OT Community OT Community Community Community Community OT Claiming ||||||| thread?

And you didn't even include the best pics

Bebpo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2012, 09:07:47 PM »

Will probably end up playing this before the first one since this has pirates and blue water.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2012, 10:17:56 PM »

I heard its getting pretty bad press so far, even for eurojank

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2012, 10:45:24 PM »

Good, it's time we get away from this idea that these Eurofilth RPGs are supposed to be good; they're not. They're supposed to be trashy as hell, with garbage plots, distinguished mentally-challenged voice actors, and 3rd World quality assurance.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2012, 10:48:39 PM »

Two World II was all the eurojank I needed- still, Divinity II + Expansion is worth playing imo

pilonv1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2012, 10:58:38 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on April 26, 2012, 10:17:56 PM

I heard its getting pretty bad press so far, even for eurojank

It hasn't been that bad, just the IGN review it the most noticed. Because of the map (smaller islands instead of one big world) there's apparently less exploration to do. It's still the sort of flawed gem you expect from Yurop.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2012, 11:15:35 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on April 26, 2012, 10:45:24 PM

Good, it's time we get away from this idea that these Eurofilth RPGs are supposed to be good; they're not. They're supposed to be trashy as hell, with garbage plots, distinguished mentally-challenged voice actors, and 3rd World quality assurance.

I would still pay around $30 for most of them, though. Due to exchange rates, that probably covers most of the dev costs I'm guessing.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2012, 11:26:13 PM »

I only paid $35 for Risen 2

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2012, 11:54:47 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 26, 2012, 11:26:13 PM

I only paid $35 for Risen 2

That sounds about like the sweet spot.

tiesto · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2012, 12:01:29 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 26, 2012, 09:05:48 PM

I already made a thread Didn't you see I called dibs in the Gaming OT Community OT Community Community Community Community OT Claiming ||||||| thread?

And you didn't even include the best pics

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Those are real screens? Hahaha if so.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2012, 09:41:45 PM »

Couldn't load this if I had my sound card set to 8 channels instead of 6

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:42:02 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 27, 2012, 09:41:45 PM

Couldn't load this if I had my sound card set to 8 channels instead of 6

Yurop

Bebpo · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2012, 11:00:41 PM »

In Europe,
game plays you.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2012, 09:51:52 AM »

Enjoying the first few hours so far. Not that different from Risen really.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2012, 10:07:19 AM »

It's been okay so far, combat starts out really simplistically but it does seem like it gets a bit more complex as you gain more sword skills. Not a great game, but people who enjoy Euro-jank [like me] will enjoy it.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2012, 11:54:36 AM »

I finished Gothic SNORE: Arcania so im sure I could deal with this.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 29, 2012, 07:03:09 AM »

The more I play this the more I hate the combat.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20 on:** April 30, 2012, 10:05:26 PM »

Well, I wouldn't say that Risen 2 is a great game, but it does a fine job of scratching the ol' Euro-Jank itch. The two issues I have with the game are the combat [which is just way too stiff and simplistic to be fun] and the optimization, which is pretty poor. There's flickering textures everywhere and glitching shadows and pop-in and this weird thing where the foliage is constantly getting bigger and smaller as you move around. I imagine the latter is the reason for the console version being delayed. Hopefully a PC patch comes out soon.

Still, I'm having fun.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21 on:** May 09, 2012, 06:08:35 PM »

Beat Risen 2 today, took 27 hours doing most of the sidequests and finding most of the hidden treasure and the like. It was a decent game, solid Euro-Jank [meaning it's got it moments if you can overlook some of the stuff that's bad]. Still needs a few patches though, but there's nothing fundamentally broken about the game, though, other than the combat falling apart when you have to deal with anything other than 1-on-1.

Damian79 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 09, 2012, 06:38:26 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2012, 10:05:26 PM

Well, I wouldn't say that Risen 2 is a great game, but it does a fine job of scratching the ol' Euro-Jank itch. The two issues I have with the game are the combat [which is just way too stiff and simplistic to be fun] and the optimization, which is pretty poor. There's flickering textures everywhere and glitching shadows and pop-in and this weird thing where the foliage is constantly getting bigger and smaller as you move around. I imagine the latter is the reason for the console version being delayed. Hopefully a PC patch comes out soon.

Still, I'm having fun.

I am guessing you got a nvidia graphics card?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2012, 07:20:30 PM »

GTX 460.

Damian79 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2012, 09:21:31 PM »

Yeah it happens sometimes with games that nvidia cards dont support. I had to wait days for the "indoors being completely black" bug in the original Risen. In the end it was Piranha Bytes that gave the bug fix i believe. Atleast you didnt get that this game.

http://forum.deepsilver.com/forum/showthread.php/43539-Foggy-and-too-dark-graphics-(Nvidia-6****-amp-7****-series)-HOTFIX-PUBLISHED

pilonv1 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 09, 2012, 10:12:56 PM »

THERES A PATCH

Quote

Patch notes

The changes include:

Features
- Players can now block most attacks by monsters
- Player has a "dodge" move in the fight - double press the arrow keys while holding the right mouse button

Balance / Tweaks
- Only a maximum of ten autosaves
- Improvement in the attack behavior of the monster AI
- Improvement in attack behavior when characters were attacked from behind
- Improvement in the representation of vegetation
- Improving the visibility of objects
- Improving the representation of the terrain

- Guns sabotage in Puerto Isabella is now much simpler
- Dealer of the Sword Coast now sells rum
- Exploit removed while shooting mini-game
- Increases hit points by Mara
- Steelbart's hat can no longer be sold

bugfixes
- Trees flicker in the distance is no longer on NVidia cards
- Solve problems with video cards in SLI
- Fixed crash when using a 7.1 sound system
- Fixed rare crashes occurring when climbing
- Fixed bug with "return to the ship" option
- Fixed an error when it rains indoors
- Crew members can no longer be killed by monsters
- Players will now receive the item-Foolsjuice after brewing
- Fixed an error in the learning of specific skills
- Various exploits removed

I can finally play this now .

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26 on:** May 09, 2012, 11:33:12 PM »

Yay, tree flicker fix!

demi · « **Reply #27 on:** May 10, 2012, 12:08:15 AM »

So how related is it to the first? I read it has the same hero, and it even acknowledges the whole island of Tatanga from the first.

Damian79 · « **Reply #28 on:** May 10, 2012, 12:29:51 AM »

Yes the guns sabotage is much simpler. I can play this now.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 10, 2012, 12:37:15 AM »

Quote from: demi on May 10, 2012, 12:08:15 AM

So how related is it to the first? I read it has the same hero, and it even acknowledges the whole island of Tatanga from the first.

It's related, but don't expect them to explain how with much depth.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #30 on:** May 10, 2012, 01:05:17 AM »

Quote from: demi on May 10, 2012, 12:08:15 AM

So how related is it to the first? I read it has the same hero, and it even acknowledges the whole island of Tatanga from the first.

It takes places after the original Risen and has the same main character, as well as a few side characters.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 29, 2012, 09:08:43 AM »

So I finally finished this. Sure you can nitpick it to death if you want...

The overall area is smaller than the first game
Some of the mechanics are streamlined
You can't go everywhere at the start
The graphics can be shitty
The combat sucked at launch, and even with dodge it's not much better

Every one of these is true. But I would say without question it's better than the original. And not just because I enjoy the pirate setting more. There's more interesting areas, more interesting characters, no shitty bosses, and most importantly they tell you when you're going to be locked out of one path. There's also stacks of loot, probably too much and a lot of it you'll never use because some of the secondary quest items are awesome. I really like the addition of the legendary items that you gradually found out about by reading books around the islands.

Some of the skill choices were better this time as well. I didn't go the Voodoo path so I have no idea how that worked but muskets/pistols were good fun once you upgraded them. Despite only using it 2-3 times the pistol skill that allows you to shoot someone mid conversation was well worth the 1000 gold. There were quite a number of situations you could talk yourself out of as well.

Probably my favourite Eurojank game in a long time.

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** August 29, 2012, 09:14:52 AM »

Are there any videos or impressions of how "awful" 360 version is?

I decided to play Two Worlds 2... I think it's probably even more jank than the first. Too funny.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #33 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:39:05 PM »

Here's a video of the PS3 version. I don't think it will be much different.

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Author Topic: Official Risen 2 Thread of Drowning in Euro-Jank and Pirates (Read 5125 times)