UniversalWolf: Just out of curiosity, have you ever played the Gothic games? If you like Risen you'll probably like those a lot, since Risen is based on them and made by the same developer.

Big_Lou: It really is a great game, though, so hopefully the difficulty doesn't throw you off too much!

olnorton: Well I couldn't finish it.
The second part of the game was far too puzzle orientated for me.
I'll start Risen 2, hopefully it will be more like the first two chapters of Risen 1.

lemonadeserenade: I've been stalling too, lol. mainly because I'm to busy playing other new games. I am currently at main quest where you need to gather this disc pieces and deliver it to the inquisitor.

Avogadro6: If you'd like to try something similar, I had quite some fun with Two Worlds 2. It's perhaps a bit lighter on roleplay elements but it has more content than Risen, the combat system is solid, the music is charming and I don't remember any annoying puzzles getting in the way - with the sole exception of the final boss which, much like in Risen, can't be beaten by conventional means.

Big_Lou: I can definitely see why a magic-heavy playthrough would feel a bit cheated, or even an archery build (if those can even work in Risen).

In a sense, though, I also understand why it was done. Titans are supposed to be these huge, all-powerful creatures that could potentially end civilization entirely. If just any skilled swordsman, mage, etc. could defeat them, they wouldn't feel nearly as powerful. Especially if that skilled swordsman, mage, etc. was a complete novice castaway only a couple of months prior. It makes sense for the titan to require a very specific assortment of items to be defeated, and in this case, those items included a warhammer and full plate.

Story-wise, it makes perfect sense. Or, at least, as much sense as fantasy can make. Gameplay-wise, I can agree it could have been handled better. Perhaps make the titan weapon moldable, to fit the wielder's skills, or something like that.

Overall though, I don't think it was a let-down by any means. It was a unique boss, and I can appreciate that at the very least.

fista1.103: Personally, I like Risen 2 more than the first one. It may be because of how most of the people said that the game was bad, but after trying it, I was positively surprised. Also, the setting is interesting, since not many games are about pirates. Finally, I find the game super relaxing imho. I also like Jaffar :)

I haven't played Risen 3 yet.

ChrisSZ: Try it out. Since you like Risen 2, you will certainly have a lot of fun with Risen 3, too. It is VERY similar to Risen 2. All the controls, menu screens, will immediately feel familiar, but even more polished. Character development was streamlined, you get a mini-map instead of just a compass (can be turned off in the settings), you have real magic again as in Risen 1, some islands are already familiar, but you also get new islands (Calador feels almost like Skyrim, the island of death at then end is just amazing). The gold edition is about 20% longer than Risen 2, so you get quite a lot of content for your money. And you will see Jaffar and many other gnomes again!