Risen (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Piranha Bytes |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Director(s) | Michael Rüve |
| Writer(s) |
Mattias Filler Michael Hoge Stefan Kalveram Björn Pankratz |
| Composer(s) | Kai Rosenkranz |
| Series | Risen |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 77.57% (Win) 63.44% (X360) |
| Metacritic | 77/100 (Win) 60/100 (X360) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 (X360) |
| GameZone | 7/10 (X360) |
| IGN | 8.6/10 (Win) |
| PC Zone | 85/100 (Win) |
| Xbox Evolved | 8/10 (X360) |
Risen is a single-player fantasy-themed action role-playing game, developed by the German company Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver.
The series is continued by Risen 2: Dark Waters and Risen 3: Titan Lords.
Risen Risen is set on Faranga, an island of fantasy inspired by Sicily: the environment is mostly mountainous, with different climates and Mediterranean vegetation. The island is dominated by an active volcano and inhabited by various fantastic creatures; the island has buildings and suggestive names from the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily and the Norman period.
Recently, ancient temple ruins have risen from the ground, providing access to a network of interconnected underground areas such as catacombs and dungeons. As a result, the humans have put in place an Inquisition, forbidding anyone from exiting their city or the island.
In the intro cinematic the player's main, nameless character and a gypsy named Sara can be seen sneaking around on a small ship in the middle of stormy seas. As they get to deck, they see the Inquisitor, calling out to a Titan in the seas. The Titan is invisible to all others on the deck; only the Inquisitor can see it, owing to a crystal monocle he wears. The giant Titan rises through the waves, shrieking at the Inquisitor. The Inquisitor tries to battle the creature, but he realizes that the battle is lost and teleports off of the boat. Seconds later the Titan smashes the boat into little bits, sending Sara and the unnamed protagonist into the depths. The player character wakes up on the shores of Faranga in the midst of the storm, surrounded by dead bodies. Both he and Sara are unharmed.
After exploring the island and meeting other people, the player can choose a faction with which to align. Don Esteban (a group of bandits which had previously controlled the island until the Inquisition exiled them from town), the Inquisition (a group of soldiers who have come to the island in order to explore the mysteries of the rising ruins), or the Mages (the former protectors of the island, now commanded by the Inquisition). Soon after, the player becomes involved with the plans of the High Inquisitor Mendoza, who has discovered a temple leading into the heart of the volcano. He plans to gain access to it, but requires the assistance of the main character in finding five Crystal Disks, which function as keys for the temple.
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