Risen 2 - Review After 100%

[@NightBibba]

with the speed you're pumping these out, we're eventually gonna get: "Real Life - Review after 100%" anytime now.

[@HamzaAli-lk5ul]

😂

[@NightOrchids]

Lol..

[@Sonmz]

You're reading my thoughts! 👍

[@CarlosDiaz-je1bg]

You have to get the achievement for death to get 100%. When he needs to do is make the video but have it set up to release after he dies.

[@maboilaurence8227]

"The 100% I gave up on"

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

The joke about the removal of magic reminds me of the Shadow Broker DLC in Mass Effect 2. While holding down a position to protect a door hacking device, Shepard comments "Remember when you could just slap Omni-gel on everything?" Liara responded "A lot of people were upset about that security upgrade." I just got a chuckle out of that.

[@ight_of_heart]

It's kind of hard to articulate, but part of me wishes that they pivoted and did more games like this. Like, this game has one of the best art directions of Piranha games, and with little more open world it could become something magical.

[@ight_of_heart]

@@bojcio Exactly. I can totally see where you're coming from

[@MortalReaver]

I played it at release. I remember I went full on maxed Vodoo. After maxing it out I then put 3 points in muskets and it was better to use that because it made game so much easier.

[@JunnaRH]

I remember picking up this game when I was in highschool without any expectations, and it was a really nice surprise. It filled the void that Skyrim left in me after doing almost everything that was available. Although Risen has a lot of issues, I think is an very fun rpg.

[@edbelly8826]

I applaud your timing of releasing a review of Risen 2 on Easter. Excellent troll job. 👏👏👏

[@Roler42]

It's a shame how as time goes on, older games become harder to run, feels like this game could really benefit from a remaster, if not a downright remake, cuz honestly? We don't have enough pirate themed games out there! Great 100% review as usual!

[@Juxxize]

Are the risen and the gothic games playable on pc these days ? Cuz i never played any of them

[@sandokan888]

@@Juxxize they are

[@DaedStarr]

@@Juxxize depends on how you define playable. If by that you mean do they run, then yes they do. If you mean are they even slightly like the way modern games control and what you're used to, then no.

[@kylemartin9215]

The gothic games, also made by piranha bytes, got a remaster for the switch

[@quanscorp]

​@@kylemartin9215not only that, on pc, gothic 1 and 2 have mods which improve graphics, stability, offer controller support and more. If you buy them on steam, you can simply install them through the workshop.

[@ArniesTech]

As a German and a huge PB fan, I must say that Risen 2 was a one-time playthrough for me. Risen 3 I didnt even finish. Only R1 has kind of a replay value. Otherwise I am a Gothic child 🙏💪

[@EyeOfTheTiger777]

I have never replayed a game in my life... 😂

[@Jolfgard]

3:40 I am kinda glad to hear that I was not the only one with these exact issues.

[@grey_wulf]

Hi Mortym! Happy Easter to all those who celebrate! I personally found Risen 2 pretty fun. Like I said in your first impressions vid of this game, if PB had tightened up the combat a bit, it would have been even better. Also, I like the art and graphics, and the idea of voodoo as magic was pretty unique.

[@MishaSalnikov]

I haven't played Risen 1, but played all other Pyrhana Bytes games. And Risen 2 is right below Gothic 2 for me, so almost a favorite of the bunch. Sad to see you mention the forgettableness of the companion characters, as I actually liked most of them. Patty, Bones, the "second" Steelbeard and the auri culci guy in particular :) That made the final scene super impactful and emotional, especially when Jaffar gets the hat

[@fafnyr2537]

Damn youre fast! Watched first impressions like two days ago. Thanks for the hard work, risen 2 is only piranha bytes game i didnt play.

[@regntonne]

Piranha Bytes makes me feel like.......home. Jank or not.

[@CrowleyisKing]

Yeah

[@EyeOfTheTiger777]

Now why does jank remind so many people of... Home. 🤔

[@vinniecorleone62]

I loved your detailed take on this game, very enjoyable! I recently picked up a special edition of this game for the Xbox 360 & am now anxious to play it.

[@YoreHistory]

THANK YOU for including Steam Deck support in your videos.

[@andrewstencel]

You are a god among men. To not only beat, but 100% a game in less than a week is crazy. Still, keep up the good work! My biggest issue with this game is that every time you save, it generates a new file, taking up hard drive space, so if you don't overwrite older states or delete them, you'll have them taking up more gigabytes than the core game itself.

[@Priimerra]

great vid. Some propisition of games to do review: TwoWorlds 1 & 2, vendetta: curse of raven's cry (speaking about risen 2)

[@Darkholow]

I played this game at release and it was a huge departure from Risen 1 for me. I enjoyed parts of Risen 2 and the whole "pirate theme" did worn out it's welcome towards the end, but I did have a good time with it. I still wanted Piranha Bytes to go back to Risen 1/Gothic style of games instead, because those are the ones I enjoyed the most but with Elex 1-2 and Risen 2-3 I don't know if that's going to happen.

[@JeanLucPicard85]

Risen 2 & 3 were just plain fun imo (everything else aside). I don't remember it crashing that much back in the day, it's prolly just not well adapted to modern systems.

[@janahoeningmusic]

Haven't watched the review yet but I remember from my time 100%-ing the game that achievements would reset after restarting the game and that being a huge pain in the buttocks. I was literally grinding out that one achievement where you have to kill a thousand (or more?) monsters and the game crashed right before I was there, I was never so mad at trying to 100% a video game. Can't wait to watch your review with that in mind. EDIT: Fun fact. The DLCs in Risen 2 were in the main game and owning the actual DLC only activated them. I owned all DLCs thanks to the collectors edition, but the people who only bought the main game back in the day quickly found out that by using the ingame cheating menu you could just unlock the DLCs with cheats. Probably also the reason why cheat consoles were missing in subsequent Piranha Bytes games lol

[@Jayswitch24]

Mortym, keep pumping these out man. Great stuff.

[@josephfernandez8015]

I guess Easter is a great day to review a game called “Risen”.

[@mrivarv17]

Happy to see you cover Piranha bytes games

[@WarlockofThorns]

The vodoo sounds fun imo. Also I love the Monkey.

[@pikpikyn]

I believe this was the first game I personally 100% on steam, the last achievement to open locked chests I believe, was a nightmare... kept reloading near 2 boxes for an hour but this is why I kind of have a more personal connection to this game, it wasn't as satisfying as risen 1 because they changed it dramatically but I think it was a bit better than risen 3 (waiting for that video as well)

[@BAJF93]

Are you considering to cover Arcania? It's a game I haven't played and I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on it. Afterall we're supposed to get a remake of Gothic somewhere in the future.

[@spaceghostohio7989]

166 + K !!!! Another great review ! Good job brother !!

[@wizardwhohasmorempthanhp]

Looks pretty refreshing for a PB game. I'm kind of burned out on the Gothic formula right now, but this looks different enough.

[@kaidorade1317]

Another one! You are a machine sir! Praise the Omnissiah!

[@LunchboxDrop-0uts765]

Just found your channel and subscribed.😀😀😊😊

[@MsVector666]

Yeah I agree with your opinion on this game, I kinda glad, that you enjoyed it for the most part, will wait for the third game)

[@coconutologist]

1:29 suffers the tedium so we don't have to. Onward to 200k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@mariuslackenbucher6696]

I am a huge fan of piranha bytes games. Gothic 2 was my first RPG and I fell in love with it immediately. I adore Risen 1 and got Risen 2 on release but somehow I couldn't get into it at the time. I only played 2 hours or so and it was only years later that I played through the game and liked it quite a bit, I would still say it's my least favourite of the Risen titles. Looking forward to hear your opinion on Risen 3. To me it feels like a mix between Risen 1 and Risen 2 and though it is fairly easy I still like it quite a bit.

[@scullyy]

I thought Risen 3 was extremely dumbed down, but my memory is very foggy on it.

[@mariuslackenbucher6696]

@@scullyy No you're right - it is dumbed down quite a bit and that's what I meant by "it's fairly easy" ("it's very easy" would have been better probably haha) and that is a fair criticism. I still enjoyed it alot. But Risen 1 remains my favourite game in the Risen series.

[@talahar123]

Looking forward to the "ranking all piranhabytes games" video once you've reviewed risen 3. pretty sure, from the sound of your reviews, i'm guessing elex 1 will be #1, unless risen 3 is the absolute killer game.

[@MortismalGaming]

Elex 1 is indeed still on top, but also whoa whoa whoa don't just call out what I'm definitely gonna do like that lol

[@danspencer4235]

The pirate theme was the attraction to this game for me.

[@moracomole8090]

really nice and objective review

[@jayhouston7054]

This one and R3 blend into my mind I forgot which was which until your review(you will see when you play 3 or like I called it 2.5). I don't remember lots of crashing but it was either this one or maybe R3 where when I got it the day it came out on steam back in the day it would not run on my brand new computer. I had to go into my bios and turn off half my cores to get it to run and this was day one of its release. Which is funny because on both Risen 1 and Gothic 3 my computer had a hard time running and it was a bit choppy and hella buggy\crashy. The things I put up with in PB games because I love them is kind of ridiculous(I could probably list a whole page of them).

[@eRiiik18]

is there any chance for a chronicles of myrtana archolos review? just finished it the other day and would love too see your opinion on it

[@MortismalGaming]

Probably not a review, I dont want to get into reviewing mods, but I'll probably check it out eventually

[@MichusubPl]

My experience with Risen 2 was that it was brutal when you are alone and super easy if you have a companion with you

[@fpavic2885]

They had pirates in Gothic's 2 expansion, Night of the Raven.

[@FunkyPunk1995]

Hey Mortium! While I hate to tell you what to do with your channel I do have a few suggestions for some games you might like to check out that I have been playing recently that might feel your speed. Serpent in the Staglands is a very flawed CRPG that I put up with because I liked the atomosphere and ended up really enjoying Everspace 2 - arcadey space sim meets RPG. not a roguelike like the first game. Chronicon - The BEST diablo style ARPG that isnt grim dawn. it feels great to do 500k damage per attack at later levels and watch the screen become a EDM light show concert lol -------- now were gonna get into some early access titles that I usually wouldnt ask you to potentially cover BUT IMO these are really worth keeping an eye on or even playing now. Death Trash - Weird action rpg/Crpg hybrid that feels truly fresh. Dread Delusion - open world first person rpg. Some people say it has morrowind vibes but IMO its even weirder. ********The Doors of Trithius********* Lastly is a game I truly want to gush over and profess my love for. its a bit different since its a traditional roguelike similar to ToME - BUT it has a save system, open world, quest, multiple build options, crafting, housing, combat and non combat skills, and great loot. It is called The Doors of Trithius. Mortium, I truly believe this game is something special and will go down as a classic in the coming years. It gets regular updates and is probably the only early access game I tell people is worth playing mid developemnt. Usualy i check out early access games once and put em down until the final release. Not The Doors of Trithius. I come back to this game CONSTANTLY because of all the build options and updates.

[@andrewnibirunnaki2562]

Two Worlds. Fable. Dragons Dogma. Gothic wrapped into one with a Pirates of the Caribbean time frame.

[@clintonfaucette7991]

Would be better as a stand-alone game,reminds me of Dragon Age 2 being a sequel to DA:Origins

[@HelloKolla]

YOU'RE DONE ALREADY?!? Bruh this man's built different.

[@BeF1990]

As you said Risen 2 is a really good game, but very disappointed sequel. I finished all Risen games few weeks ago and I didn't have almost any technical issues with them. Only few crashes. I played Steam version with graphics mods. In general Risen 2 is probably my favourite one. I love the atmosphere, art direction, even melee combat system I enjoyed a lot.

[@val1n]

The crashes you reported are interesting. I played the entire Risen series six months ago, and I had no crash whatsoever. Maybe those crashes you encountered are related to the resolution you played on. I did notice in the video there are some cut off value in the character screen. But perhaps it somehow shows different when playing with high resolution. But nonetheless, this is not an excuse for Piranha Bytes if they give the player the option to use those resolutions. I really enjoyed the game, but I have to say, I'm not the biggest fan of all this pirate related stuff. So, it was never such a big deal for me. Just a fun game to play, and definitely not one of my favourite games.

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah it could be a million things at this point, games that are 10+ years old act unpredictable to modern hardware, and all the various configurations anyone might have.

[@Magmakojote]

@@MortismalGaming finally it pays off to still use the same hardware I bought 10 years ago :D

[@caubert]

Wondering, does the GOG variant of Risen 2 crash as well - their versions are usually more patched.

[@Jolfgard]

25:10 Hey, this kinda mirrors my feelings on AI: Somnium Files

[@kon_radar]

I think it's necessary to limit the FPS either by turning on VSync or setting max FPS to 60 or 120, to avoid crashes.

[@GeoGyf]

Avast Ye Landlubbers! Mortismal has become a true sea dog (100% achievements). We Scallywags only need to know in what island Ole' Morty has buried his dubloons & his pieces of eight. Ahoy Morty, better spill the secret or we will make you Dance the Hempen Jig. Dont be a biscuit eater. Do that and we will be merry we swear mon Capitan, we wont hornswaggle you, run a rig or make you walk the plank, on our bucaneer's honor! We only need our fair share, our hardearned bounty and again dont worry, we wont cleave you to the brisket. X_X (I had too much fun). Morty did you like the setting? Were you inspired? What about the music? I guarantee Risen 3 will be an enjoyable experience, just what you expected from Helix etc.

[@jerryurbina6190]

26 minutes for R2? Let's do this!

[@alecbetz1611]

Would be cool to see a video of your process recording a video and script etc.

[@sasirut]

Sir, What did you think of the minigames in Risen 2? I.e. drinking and, I believe, shooting? Also for your Risen 3 review, go for Magic. Hilarity! Kind regards

[@MortismalGaming]

Drinking was fine, didnt care for the shooting one

[@officialgruber]

Will you try the funny Two Worlds game one day?

[@MortismalGaming]

At some point

[@expandifypro]

Damn what a great review

[@alex-uw4mm]

no mages.... i see why many ppl didn't like it ^^

[@justskip4595]

I would suggest Vampire Survivors for you. I think it wouldn't be hard to 100% as I have done it and it was surprisingly fun game.

[@zamphox]

Hey man, love your stuff, if I could throw in a bit of feedback. It'd be very cool if you noted a couple of achievements you found interesting/noteworthy, I'd really love that.

[@MortismalGaming]

I did

[@zamphox]

@@MortismalGaming unless I missed it you just went over if they all work or not, which is not what I meant, I was talking about fun ones that jumped out at you and maybe were entertaining/hard to do. But hey it's up to you I meant no offence.

[@hmod300]

Hey Morti thanks for the review like always! have you tried the Realms Of Arcadia remakes?

[@hmod300]

Edit: Realms of Arkania

[@MortismalGaming]

Can't say I have

[@trassage]

Perhaps the human companions are pretty generic and bland, Jaffar deserves 30 seconds of a review time. He is great. F*ck yes!

[@minze202]

I have to admit that Risen 2 was why I never played Risen 3. I was pretty much disappointed and from what little I saw from Risen 3, I felt like it wouldn't be much better. Shame, because I did enjoy Risen 1.

[@mick5779]

Just wondering about the tech problem's you had. Maybe it is a steam Problem i purchased the gog version and had no problems at all. And of course i love you're Review stuff thanks for the hard work :)

[@blazzmatazz9051]

This game has been in my Steam Library since 2013. I have no idea how it got here. But my dumbass was probably really stoned and thought it was Sacred 2

[@RetroPixelLizard]

They should have just dropped the Risen title If they were going full "pirates of the Khoribbean". (Now I'm tempted to try the licenced PIC CRPS to see how they compare.) Any plans for ArcaniA: Gothic 4?

[@MortismalGaming]

No plans currently

[@TomaisMac]

I don't remember it being particularly buggy, could it be new hardware trying to cope with old games? Three is great. I love the way you take a look at these older games that would have been my first games when they were released...rose tinted glasses? I'm playing a newish game that kinda harks back to older isometric games, Shadows Awakening, I think it's pretty awesome and incredibly underrated, but it's great to see that these kind of games are still being made...and very well. Beamdog have done sterling work on Baldurs, Icewind and NWN to bring them to a new audience. Thanks for these great reviews! ❤

[@kon_radar]

Mini Games. Compared to Risen 3, you had to decrease the difficulty in order to win all the mini games once. Without decreasing the difficulty they were almost impossible to finish.

[@madarchmage1151]

I like this. Thank you

[@elplayclown257]

Thank you

[@TheSselluos]

Just finished the second one and yeaa its kinda a letdown after the first one, but i do like the story and the little twists it had. You really dont see that kind of story telling from PB in any other of their games. They are more straight-forward, no plot-twists really. Shame about magic though, it would be fun if they made it as stupidly strong as firearms, that would make a great second playthrough. Time to start 3rd one :D

[@lloydy272]

Have you ever played Darkest Dungeon? I would love to see a review from you.

[@fellipecanal]

Strange, I played steam version last year and didn't have any crash, and played streamed into my notebook too

[@MortismalGaming]

Older games (10+yrs old stuff) like this are very hit or miss with new hardware

[@toobadimnotyourmom]

Your channel is so cool. I love everything you do here.

[@Lukyz69]

I was really disappointed whit R2 at time of release. I was expecting better version of R1 which was great successor to Gothic series with its factions and atmosphere and we got cartoony pirates and natives. Same with R3 but there were no expectations whatsoever.

[@Mandrake42]

Risen 2 is a tough one. I adore pirates and anything pirate themed will have me willing to give it a shot at the least. But as you point out its a bad sequel. This would have been a fine standalone game, but as a sequel to Risen its like........why build all that stuff up only to knock it down with the next one? At least with Gothic they iterated on what came before and they felt like genuine progressions. Risen 2 feels more like a spin off set in the same world than a direct sequel. I still like it but it just........feels like a wasted opportunity to build on the foundations they had already established.

[@erikskoog8415]

Good show sir

[@SilortheBlade]

You remind me of the Game what game? The game with the power what power? Power of voodoo who do? You do do what? Remind me of the game

[@dahkdm8787]

Risen 2 really feels like someone ran a published D&D campaign (Risen 1) and then completely went off the rails once the campaign ended and they had to do their own thing.

[@damiang1442]

Can you play this one without playing Risen 1? Considering it is so different to R1 would I have a better time going straight to R2?

[@MortismalGaming]

You don't need to have played the first one since they changed so much. You'll miss the background on some of the characters but otherwise it won't matter much.

[@onatgz]

free comment!

[@zentun544]

please review risen 3 as well :)

[@MortismalGaming]

It'll be a little bit, but I plan to

[@armelior4610]

so in summary it's the less piranha bytes of their games ?

[@MortismalGaming]

Seems so

[@DNDmaster29]

Pls review iron danger

[@Sandkasten36]

I think Risen 2's combat was a big step backwards. Risen 1 had imo perfect timings. They weren't too fast. After a couple hours you got a hang of it. It felt more like a first person game to me while in Risen 2 every movement felt clunky and disconnected. I mean it was basically just button mashing. Left click left click left click until the enemy is dead. You could never do that in R1. Dodging/parrying and timing was mandatory.

[@czapla1024]

the only reason you can get away with button mashing is because rum has no drinking animation. If you don't want to abuse it and still play melee-heavy you need to git gud

[@Sandkasten36]

@@czapla1024 it's not only about the drinking. It just feels clunky and I don't really know how to express it. Maybe hazy? R1 wolfs, rats or humans have short but clear time windows when I know I need to dodge or parry. In R2 the time window is longer, the animations take longer and you can't react as fast. You can't stop movements. I also prefer step dodges over long dodge rolls.

[@czapla1024]

@@Sandkasten36 have you tried to block quick attacks and wait for strong ones to parry instead of trying to parry the former?

[@Sandkasten36]

@@czapla1024 I did and I didn't like it. Fights against more enemies suck even more. Really aggressive auto aim, hard positioning and undodgeable range fighters are really frustrating...I played R2 at least 3 times just because I like piranha bytes world design. I really need to restrict myself to imo mediocre feeling sword fighting and ignore completely op pistols and drinking.

[@czapla1024]

@@Sandkasten36 what do you mean by positioning and what's the difference between aimlock in R1 and R2 (aside the ability to move camera in latter) also, I edited my previous comment, the syntax was unclear

[@giggity4670]

This looks like a better pirate game then skull and bones.

[@mhjmstultiens]

Looks... okay. Besides the somewhat interesting pirate theming, seems to miss most of the Piranha Bytes hardcore "magic". Perhaps R2 was made for people new to the RPG genre?

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah it's definitely a step away from the systems that made their games unique for sure.

[@brokenzealot7261]

Nice video the only game I 100% is red dead redemption 1

[@Giallorossi468]

Are you going to play Arcania?

[@MortismalGaming]

No plans

[@ivanbezer272]

Does it need any mods or can you just play it after you buy it from steam

[@ivanbezer272]

@@sixteen02 Thanks

[@Lucivius27]

no mods but there is console command to make it into dev mode.

[@ivanbezer272]

@@Lucivius27 Thanks

[@Lucivius27]

@@ivanbezer272 I accidentally discover it cause there is one mission there that got bugged on me. So I google a solution.

[@martinmaister3492]

I love this game 😅

[@mr.penguin4614]

we need more 3rd person pirate rpgs.

[@mage0killer]

Dead State when?

[@Demetrius900000]

What monitor do you use? I see the game is in 4K?

[@MortismalGaming]

I play everything in 4k where possible, monitor is an old ROG Swift

[@Demetrius900000]

@@MortismalGaming so it's DSR?

[@MortismalGaming]

@@Demetrius900000 No I just set the game to 4k in the settings, most games can scale to whatever your resolution is even older ones. Doesn't always look amazing depending on how the game was made. For instance here you can see the text cutting off in various places.

[@Demetrius900000]

@@MortismalGaming but that's what DSR is x) I play in 4K too, older games usually look better, expecially Unreal engine ones.

[@MortismalGaming]

@@Demetrius900000not quite DSR gives you a higher resolution on a lower native resolution

[@peterrjg6843]

You should like Risen 3 more as some of the issues present here have been addressed. Some. Still, I found it had a deeper story and was a more involving game than this one.

[@Sandkasten36]

You mean the most boring protagonist ever game?

[@jjforcebreaker]

It's fine but I don't dig the setting as much as in R1, and the game is not as well-defined and fleshed out as Risen 3. R3- great game!

[@Stoneforge1501]

Does anyone actually care about Steamdeck?

[@Stoneforge1501]

@Smidlee Huh I never realised it was that popular. I figured it was just a shitty handheld computer.

[@markula_4040]

I'm sorry but I'm beginning to question if these are really 100% reviews. Risen 2 is documented as a 50 hour game and you had a first impression video 3 days ago. Even if you were around 20 hours in at that time, that would still be 10 hours a day plus whatever time to put together a video. Just doesn't seem possible. Are you having other people continue your progression when you sleep or something and then give you notes?

[@hexalby]

First impression does not mean he started playing it three days ago. Just to make the first impression video you would need a day of editing.

[@MortismalGaming]

I started playing on Tuesday, impressions went up on Thursday. When something publishes and when I did it aren't always right in line with one another. Timing and embargoes have to be taken into account, for instance I've already made the video for this coming Wednesday. While not always the case, me being several days ahead of what you're seeing isn't publish isn't uncommon. This is why my steam profile is public so you can look for yourself.

[@bizzzzzzle]

You do know videos aren’t live? Lol

[@Ichigomusu]

Hey! Risen 2 is a bad sequel? I dissagree. Risen 2 is a great sequel to Gothic 2, the self-citing, that make people theory-craft about Risen being veiled-sequel of Gothic series, is a huge thing, that make this game and this theme work. Also, theme is fixed in the sequel, making Risen a good trilogy, like the Gothic was. God knows I hate pirates and everything related to them, and I love monastery from Risen 1, but this game made melee great, and is so related to Gothic 2, that i can't hate theme changing. Risen 2 is a good sequel if you count Gothic series (not as a direct sequel but as veiled sequel with self-citing)