Risen Guides & News - GameBanshee

Risen

Brother None
December 23, 2010

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Four

Day three of Valve’s holiday sale on Steam brought very little to the table for RPG fans, but today’s deals make up for it, bringing a rich set: ‘¢ All Mass Effect Titles (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass…

BuckGB
November 12, 2010

Risen For Less Than $15

If Arcania: Gothic 4 left you with a bad taste in your mouth, you may want to jump on this deal on Steam that will get you Piranha Bytes’ latest Gothic-inspired RPG for only $14.99. I never did get a…

BuckGB
August 17, 2010

Golden Joystick Awards RPG “Shortlist” Video

The 2010 Golden Joystick Awards are just around the corner, and members of the community are being asked to start casting their votes. To help us decide which role-playing game deserves top honors, they’ve even put together a video that…

Brother None
June 19, 2010

5 PC RPG Games That Shaped The Year 2009

Confusingly renamed from Defined to Shaped, GearGames continues its earlier editorial on RPGs that defined 2010 to go onto the RPGs that defined 2009. Those RPGs are: Dragon Age: Origins, Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Risen, Avernum 6 and Borderlands. From…

BuckGB
April 24, 2010

Risen Reviews

Two more reviews for Piranha Bytes’ Risen have hit the web over the past week or so, though their overall tones are considerably different. Gaming Bits comes across much more favorably, though they don’t leave us with a score: Games…

BuckGB
March 27, 2010

Risen Review

Aeropause is next in line with a semi-favorable review of Risen, during which they slap a score of 3/5 on the Xbox 360 version of the game. Their conclusion: RISEN is an enjoyable game if you are willing to be…

BuckGB
March 20, 2010

Risen Reviews

A few more reviews for the Xbox 360 version of Risen are up on the web, though they all come to quite different conclusions. Game Critics finds it worthy of an 8.0/10: I could go on, but over the course…

BuckGB
March 18, 2010

Risen v1.10 PC Patch Released

Deep Silver community manager “Hornet” has announced the release of a v1.10 patch for all retail PC versions of Risen. Grab it from the official website while you scan the notes: ‘¢ Placement of various objects in the world revised…

BuckGB
March 11, 2010

Risen Reviews

The Xbox 360 version of Risen doesn’t appear to be winning over a whole lot of new fans, as demonstrated by the latest three reviews. Gaming Union goes with a 5/10: Overall the game holds little for anyone looking for…

BuckGB
March 9, 2010

Risen Reviews

If you’re still not sure about purchasing the Xbox 360 version of Risen, you should know that there are a few more lukewarm reviews online. First up is ZTGameDomain with a score of 6.0/10: A strange dichotomy exists within Risen.…