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Rupert Drake
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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: Risen 2 - The Pirate Game by Piranha Bytes |
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I can't wait for this one. Piranha Bytes made my beloved Gothic games!
This is hands-on preview and interview:
Risen 2 will be hitting the shelves in the first half of 2012… buy it, or you’ll be walking the plank! Risen 2 will undoubtedly be my top RPG for 2012.
whole story here:
http://www.gaminglives.com/2011/08/23/risen-2-dark-waters-hands-on-preview-and-interview/ |
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CAPTAINcredible
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The Aberdonian
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Risen 2 - The Pirate Game by Piranha Bytes |
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Looks like there are monsters or unnormal creatures to fight. Not my type of game then... |
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, lots of giant crabs, giant spiders and the like. I too prefer to have my pirate tales fantasy free. A pirate's life was interesting enough without having to battle monsters and black magic.
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CAPTAINcredible
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 3:43 am Post subject: |
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I guess the console version of this game comes out in July. I'll wait til you can get it for $10 used on amazon which probably won't take long. Fighting alligators does look pretty badass.
Youtube vid of a player getting snapped in half by a gator!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMfSInTWnrA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I want my escapes from reality to be realistic as possible!!! |
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CAPTAINcredible
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| davyjones wrote: | | Yeah, I want my escapes from reality to be realistic as possible!!! |
LOL. Don't get me wrong, I can dig fantasy and sci-fi games/movies etc, just sick of the trend of Pirates genres and Fantasy genres always being mixed. It's not always bad, PotC 1 pulled it off well. The sequels took it too far and it seems like most Pirate video games have a huge fantasy element. Pirates did cool enough sh*t in real life without having to mix in sea monsters and wizards and stuff. In my humble opinion of course.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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I wasnt taking a dig at you... I totally agree. That was the only fault with POtC. Had it kept the humor and adventure of the initial Port Royale scenes without getting ghostly, would have been a top 10 for me.
I am not a SciFi guy, though I had no problems playing d&d. Just dont want to mix the two... |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| davyjones wrote: | I wasnt taking a dig at you... I totally agree. That was the only fault with POtC. Had it kept the humor and adventure of the initial Port Royale scenes without getting ghostly, would have been a top 10 for me.
I am not a SciFi guy, though I had no problems playing d&d. Just dont want to mix the two... |
Agreed.  
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| Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| CAPTAINcredible wrote: | | LOL. Don't get me wrong, I can dig fantasy and sci-fi games/movies etc, just sick of the trend of Pirates genres and Fantasy genres always being mixed. It's not always bad, PotC 1 pulled it off well. The sequels took it too far and it seems like most Pirate video games have a huge fantasy element. Pirates did cool enough sh*t in real life without having to mix in sea monsters and wizards and stuff. In my humble opinion of course. |
Truer words were never spoken! This is exactly how I feel. All of it but especially the bold part. |
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Just picked this game up yesterday (I had actually played a preview version a long time ago, and apparently have owned the game itself for a long time as well, as it was on my Steam account and I didn't have to buy it in order to "pick it up").
Very enjoyable little RPG and the pirate theme is definitely there - it is a bit of a shame that it takes place in a fantasy land, however, with monstrous creatures. Several period inaccuracies are also present, such as the player having a choice between a cutlass and an epee(!), the latter of which is a much later period sword. Would have been better to just call it a rapier.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| ZeroTheHero wrote: | | CAPTAINcredible wrote: | | LOL. Don't get me wrong, I can dig fantasy and sci-fi games/movies etc, just sick of the trend of Pirates genres and Fantasy genres always being mixed. It's not always bad, PotC 1 pulled it off well. The sequels took it too far and it seems like most Pirate video games have a huge fantasy element. Pirates did cool enough sh*t in real life without having to mix in sea monsters and wizards and stuff. In my humble opinion of course. |
Truer words were never spoken! This is exactly how I feel. All of it but especially the bold part. |
Resoundin' AYE! mates; exactly how I feel.
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