Decent game but in three phrases:Frustrating combat,Lack of choices aesthetic or otherwise and a bad journal interface.

User Rating: 7 | Risen PC
By bill8239 | Review Date:
I have never written a review before but this game has compelled me to do so. It is a game that is actually fairly decent and such a letdown based on how good it could have been. Most of the game is fairly engaging in character interactions although fairly linear and inconsequential in the larger scope of the game. Trade skills while somewhat fun seem to serve very little purpose except(using smithing as an example) to get you a weapon ten minutes early you will replace within thirty minutes. You only get several sets of armor with very little difference, weapons aren't much more varied. Most magic can be produced from purchasable scrolls which become abundant roughly halfway through making its profession kind of useless.
Combat is very wonky and it seems designed to accommodate a controller and try to make up for its shortcomings. Not as bad as some games that are ported or double as pc/console games but still noticeable.
There are times where you will kill ten of eleven enemies and then take two minutes to kill the last one or die due to frustration causing you to recklessly attack. The left and right sidestepping feature seems akin to trying to circle strafe an npc in an mmo at times and other times functions like it should more like doing so in a pvp environment.
Character voices and actions while suffering a little lack of diversity are actually a little refreshing after spending a year playing two similar games *cough* Obliviout 3 *cough*.
All in all,as a fan of western,jrpg and mmorpg's still suffering WoW withdrawal after six months and not enjoying the direction most jrpgs have taken I was hard up for something to immerse myself in and this did the trick.
Whether you're an rpg fan or not you will more than likely enjoy this game and spend a decent amount of time with it. I wouldn't recommend shelling out more than thirty or forty bucks though.

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