Risen 2: Dark Waters
Oh, just go on and read this, I've written everything there. Screenshots included.
For those of you who may know what I'm talking about...well, I'm talking about Risen 2. It looks brilliant and it got me really excited!
When TTG launched Tales of Monkey Island, people were talking about the possibility of having a MI RPG... this is as close as possible to that idea/dream! Let me hear your thoughts, let's get excited together!
...that sounded better in my head.
For those of you who may know what I'm talking about...well, I'm talking about Risen 2. It looks brilliant and it got me really excited!
When TTG launched Tales of Monkey Island, people were talking about the possibility of having a MI RPG... this is as close as possible to that idea/dream! Let me hear your thoughts, let's get excited together!
...that sounded better in my head.
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And the fact that this is a Monkey Island forum. They could pay you for such hype...
The main character/ lead turns me off to it any ways...
I'm just excited over this game and there are obvious parallels! Pirates and Voodoo Dolls? C'mon!
Thanks for sharing.
And I wonder what the voice acting is going to be like. In Gothic, the American version was voiced by German actors, and I cannot forget the lines 'What the hell are YOU DOING here' by Jacko in the cave near the new camp, as well as the 'I'm waitin' for m'friend to return from th' miine' by one of the diggers outside the old camp.
Indeed, that is very true. I might add a few things. The creators of Gothic have literally tried to recreate their franchise with the first "Risen". This game has turned out to be exactly the same as their previous games - a feast for those who wanted exactly that, but dead boring to everyone else.
I'm glad that they are now trying to head for "stranger tides", so to speak. Still, the ridiculous and counter-character "nameless hero" still prevails. Let's see if other characters get more of a face in this; unfortunately, this was exactly the weak point in "Gothic 3".
But since the "Armada of the Dead" RPG was canceled by Disney (and THAT had looked like my hopes and dreams), I guess I'll give Risen 2 a fair and honest chance.
By the way, in the aftermath of "Gothic 3", the rights of "Gothic" went to their publisher JoWood (who raped this licence for good). But it seems like those rights are expiring and will go back to Piranha Bytes. They will promptly make another Gothic, I can predict that with certainty.
I understand why you liked that game...buuuut I have to say that I'm pretty certain it would've sucked as an RPG.
The subject was brilliant...but the gameplay was not as complex as the one in Gothic. As far as I saw in the trailers... you could face situations in which you had two options:
For example: Please help me, my daughter caught fire, do you have any water?
Answer 1 - Yes, here you go, have fun!
Answer 2 - No, you're ugly, go away!
It's incredibly easy to guess which action is the "correct" one.
In Gothic 2, there is a part where
(not so big spoiler since it's the beginning of the game, but still a spoiler)
Later on, you find the merchant into town. He tells you to help him get his old spot in the marketplace back, since now a woman was selling her wares there.
You are supposed to incriminate the woman, aka lie to the guards about her and get her thrown in jail.
Now you had multiple options here:
1 - Help the merchant, after all he helped you.
2 - Tell the guards about the merchant's plan, and get him thrown in jail
3 - Don't take the paper from the merchant, don't go into the city at the beginning.
4 - Kill the merchant and take his paper.
5 - Steal the paper from the merchant without killing him.
6 - Work on a nearby farm and become a farmer. Farmers are allowed into the city.
7 - Work on a nearby farm without becoming a farmer, take earned money and bribe the city guards to let you into the city.
8 - Steal from the farm and bribe the guards.
9 - Kill the merchant, steal his stuff, steal from the farm and don't go into the city, hoping for the best later on.
Now THAT's what I call an RPG... not to mention that each of these actions influences the story in bigger or smaller ways.
You could face a revenging enemy later on or just a big XP boost, with guilt hanging over your head.
Let's hope Risen 2 works the same way.
Woohoo!!
Too bad my computer won't support those graphics. Oh, well...
Well, it runs most TT games without much trouble, but let's say with games post-2006/2007 she can't make it. For example, I bought BioShock some time ago and I couldn't play it because of the graphics. And in the end it ended up being too violent for my taste
However, I'll try Gothic 2. Maybe it could work? Let's hope so, because that description you made, made me droll!
Oh, and is the Kauff and Gustav game gonna be an RPG?
As for the Kauff and Gustav game... it will certainly be a point&click game
Your computer can't be THAT old. I think:
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP or Windows Vista, 1.2 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended), 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), Mouse, Keyboard.
'Course, it's probably just because Fable III is the only Xbox game I've ever played, being a hardcore Nintendo fanboy.
I like that in the interview, at one point, the dude says something simmilar to "If you ever wanted to be a pirate" hahaha!
True. Interesting story, I heard that Ron Gilbert and Disney both were inspired to create Monkey Island and Pirates of the Caribbean by the same source material - a book containing a hero, a ghost pirate and ghost ship and ghost crew, and a damsel in distress. Oh, and with the dog who holds the keys to your jail cell but is always just out of reach.
Okay, I haven't read the book, but the book I'm talking about is Tim Power's "On Stranger Tides." Ron Gilbert also admits to Monkey Island being inspired by Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride.
I find it all kind of cool.
Something else interesting I dug up (from Wikipedia, should you choose to trust the information):
"Cancelled film
In 2000, Lucasfilm together with Industrial Light & Magic were working on an animated film based on the [Monkey Island] series. Steve Purcell created the concept paintings and Ted Elliott wrote the story. However during development the film was cancelled. Concept art of the film was released via Purcell's official blog.
In 2007, fan site World of Monkey Island was contacted by an anonymous source who told them that Ted Elliot had written the script for the film who before then remained unknown to the project. Elliot would later go on to write the Pirates of the Caribbean film series which bears striking similarities to the Monkey Island series.[7]"
I'm honestly surprised it got this far. I didn't think Monkey Island would ever generate a movie - but would love it if it did!
http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1674&pk=46392&fk=92745&i=1
I really miss a good ol' RPG.
Which reminds me: In Oblivion, some enemies would tell you that you move like a pregnant cow. While fighting you. Does this remind you of something?
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-1-risen-2/724055
...well, I didn't. Still, I can't wait for it!
But it DOES look promising.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-2-risen-2/725195
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/uk-developer-risen-2/726483
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14jQqFZnOe4