With the Gothic franchise now in the hands of another developer, it seems the Piranhas are building something of a spiritual sequel with Risen. By the sound of it they're dialing back the epic scale of Gothic 3 and returning to the more tightly focused style of the first two Gothics, which in my opinion can only be a good thing. As much as I enjoyed Gothic 3 despite the bugs they definitely bit off more than they could chew. The game was spread too thin...

Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.

I'm incredibly eager to hear more about this game.  I'm currently going through the Gothic games again and being reminded of how great they are.

I don't know what in God's name it is, save for the few screens that are out; but if it's an open world adventure game that I can get lost in, then count me in.

It will most likely play a lot like Gothic.

I just watched the new trailer showing of the graphics and they certainly are nice.

Me. I love Gothic series. Too bad there won't be The Nameless Hero here anymore...

 As far wRPGs go, the Gothic series has always exuded a certain rugged elegance, an almost 'diamond in the rough' quality to coin a cliché. Even though Gothic 3 was a little buggy, it still retained a good portion of what made Gothic 1 and 2 classics. It is my hope that PB can bring what they've learned from the Gothic series and compile it through this new partnership with Deep Silver into a game that combines the escapist wonderment of a vibrant and open world ready to be explored and the mechanics and story telling techniques that made the Gothic series a treat to wRPG fans.  

I'll probably buy it if Alpha Protocol is indeed getting a 8 month bump. Not much else in early october for PC anyway.

Stop comparing it to Two Worlds, good sirs! They may look similar -- but Piranha generally makes good games. I know some people like Two Worlds, but compared to most other WRPGs - it was bollocks.
 
At any rate, I'm buying Risen on Friday. Cannot wait!

Had it on preorder for a while now. I'm a sod for rpgs especially wrps so with this, Dragon Age: Origins and Divinity II I'm one happy bunny.

Jeff and Vinny GOT to make a Quick Look on this. Just got a choice to go to two seperate places, one named Big Swamp, one named Harbour Town. 
 
This game is hilariously generic.

I AM NOW xD

I'll wait for the quick look.

" @Ertard: If names are all you're going by, then maybe. But you know what, in real life people are pretty lazy when it comes to naming locations. If they're on an island and there's only one "Big Swamp" they're not going to name it << insert generic fantasy gibberish here >> . If you want to see a generic game, try Oblivion. "

I thought it looked interesting, but the gameplay footage was unimpressive.
And I fail to understand why they keep making these immersive RPG's third person.
 
Might give it a shot if it gets good reviews, but right now the only RPG's I'm interested in are Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
Crystal Bearers for the Wii too, but it's unlikely to see a European release for the next eight years.

" Jeff and Vinny GOT to make a Quick Look on this.  "

" @Ertard: Hehe, fair enough. Personally I'm withholding judgement until I actually play it, but based on the first two Gothic games I'm optimistic. Are you going by the video footage they've shown or has the game already been released somewhere? "