Hey, it’s official: Risen 2 is a video game. Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes confirmed the project earlier this week, shedding just a bit of light on the project. 

Risen 2: Dark Waters, as it’s being called, is a true sequel to the original game, taking place several years after the devastation caused by the titans. This title specifically will sport more of a maritime twist according to the PR, and will boast several islands instead of just a singular locale, as was the case in the first game.

Hey, it’s official: Risen 2 is a video game. Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes confirmed the project earlier this week, shedding just a bit of light on the project. 

Risen 2: Dark Waters, as it’s being called, is a true sequel to the original game, taking place several years after the devastation caused by the titans. This title specifically will sport more of a maritime twist according to the PR, and will boast several islands instead of just a singular locale, as was the case in the first game.

yay

finaly done with this quest

dude in risen was a pirate? 

yeah the pirate theme seems to be played up a lot more now...

You can take the name Gothic away, but you can't stop them making a great RPG. Loved the first Risen can't wait for this new one.    

Risen, Venectica and Two Worlds 2 have helped me realize that Im finally fed up with the Gothic lame-o fighting mechanics, so if this is more of the same I say screw that. I really hope they nail that though cause the other aspects of this game could be pretty good.

Fuck pirates. 

Considering the first Risen was mediocre, I'm not interested.

" Not to miss out on the hottest trends, Risen 2 will feature a moral choice system and the promise of multiple, game-changing decisions."
 
This isn't really noteworthy considering they were amongst the first to set this trend with the original Gothic. Duh, of course you'll be able to join different factions or decide who lives and who dies.

First risen was a fun game, people don't give it enough credit. It is quiet generic, but if you are a die hard RPG player consider it a gem.

I don't know anything about Risen, but this... sounds a lot like that Pirates of the Caribbean game that got canceled. Yay?

I don't know what Risen is. But this looks neat.

The first one was "meh" hopfully this one will be better.

First one was surprisingly fun game.

First one wasn't a great game by any means, but I did enjoy some of my time with it, so I am at least interested in seeing if they manage to improve some stuff for the sequel.

" " Not to miss out on the hottest trends, Risen 2 will feature a moral choice system and the promise of multiple, game-changing decisions." 
 
 This isn't really noteworthy considering they were amongst the first to set this trend with the original Gothic. Duh, of course you'll be able to join different factions or decide who lives and who dies. "

Images look good, will there be ninjas in this one?

I only care if they tie this into the Pirates of Dark Water Universe.

Should be called "Risen 2: Bong Water"

" @paulunga said:

" " Not to miss out on the hottest trends, Risen 2 will feature a moral choice system and the promise of multiple, game-changing decisions." 
 
 This isn't really noteworthy considering they were amongst the first to set this trend with the original Gothic. Duh, of course you'll be able to join different factions or decide who lives and who dies. "

Right........  But they're putting it back in Risen 2 because Bioware is bringing that trend back up with Mass Effect and Dragon Age.... "

" I only care if they tie this into the Pirates of Dark Water Universe. "

First game was alright, but not without it's faults. Hopefully they can make some improvements and make this game awesome. 

" yeah the pirate theme seems to be played up a lot more now... "

I really liked the first Risen. Hope this comes out soon, should be fun.

Awesome, cant wait for this

Woohoo! Awesoeme! Hope they have better character models this time around though

Risen was pretty good but really, really janky.

What killed the first risen for me were the textures. They were so fucking bland. The first hut is brown all over, all the furniture is brown, everything brown, everything the same texture. Then I quit the game and never booted it again.

i like game

Sweet! Enjoyed the first game a hell of alot, hope this one still has all the subtle quirks the original had; like being able to interact with various things in the enviroment. (and they actually have an effect unlike gothic 4..)
 
Not liking the pirate vibe the games giving off though, reminds me too much of Fable which isnt a good thing. Hopefully they dont do a Molyneux and streamline the shit out of it to the point where the gameplay's no longer a factor, and it just ends up as a bad monty python film.
 
On a lighter note, YAY Risen 2 ;p (i feel if i list all my concerns, someone, somewhere, who actually has any say in the matter, might listen and heed my wisdom..)

AWESOME.
 
 Risen was the last "fantasy" type RPG that really engrossed me since Oblivion.
 
Really looking forward to this.

" " Not to miss out on the hottest trends, Risen 2 will feature a moral choice system and the promise of multiple, game-changing decisions."  This isn't really noteworthy considering they were amongst the first to set this trend with the original Gothic. Duh, of course you'll be able to join different factions or decide who lives and who dies. "

" @Doctorchimp said:

" @paulunga said:

" " Not to miss out on the hottest trends, Risen 2 will feature a moral choice system and the promise of multiple, game-changing decisions." 
 
 This isn't really noteworthy considering they were amongst the first to set this trend with the original Gothic. Duh, of course you'll be able to join different factions or decide who lives and who dies. "

Right........  But they're putting it back in Risen 2 because Bioware is bringing that trend back up with Mass Effect and Dragon Age.... "

First Risen had plenty of game changing decisions and there's nothing new about moral choice systems, so I don't really know what Brad means by that. Oh well. "

screenies remind me of the island in farcry

Game will be released this year!!