Risen II
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I recently replayed the original Risen and posted here to say how much I enjoyed it all over again And now I'm playing Risen 2 and enjoying it just as much as the first !! [Both games offer the very simple combat format that I do so like : "Just unleash your weapon and click on the foe." No dreadfully complicated stuff to cope with at all ] For me they are two GREAT games
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Re: Risen II
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I have Risen II as well and plan to play it fairly soon. I liked Risen, though I kind of skipped the ending boss battle.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Risen II
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Oh, I often have to skip the end battles, hagatha. But I do sometimes win them. And it always shocks me no end when I do !! Marian, I think you would enjoy the Risen games. And happily they stayed very close to the format of Risen for Risen II. [Really nice not to have been plagued with huge "improvements" in the sequel. They so often turn out to be huge "disasters" instead ]
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Re: Risen II
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[Really nice not to have been plagued with huge "improvements" in the sequel. They so often turn out to be huge "disasters" instead ] Agreed. And the other thing I loved about Risen was its similarity to Gothic. I love Gothic, but I think I'm all played out, so it was wonderful to find a spiritual successor. I still play Gothic 2, though.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Risen II
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I think I enjoyed Risen II more than the original. Possible because the final battle in Risen one which I also had to watch on youtube. Anyway I rather enjoyed having the companions with me in Risen II.
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hagatha .... Do the Gothic games offer "difficulty" levels ?? [I always felt the series would be too difficult for me.]
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Re: Risen II
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Mad, I don't think there were difficulty settings. Gothic starts out difficult and gets easier as the game goes on. You just have to stay in the safer areas until you get stronger. You can go everywhere in the game, so it is possible to take out major enemies by climbing up on top of things. Your choice of skills is important, too. Once you've gone up a weapon tree or two and upped your stats, you're good to go. I always liked the magic/ranged combo in Gothic, with some sword skills thrown in for unavoidable close encounters. They're great games, I think.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Thanks, both of you !! I am still on the fence about the series though [Starting out "difficult" seems very weird ....]
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Mad, I would recommend starting with Gothic 1 just for the game flow. Gothic does allow for running away, killing bosses from ledges with arrows, allowing others to die in your stead, and other cheesy tactics.. No need for bravery.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I think the "Split Soul" quest has somehow got "broken" in my Risen 2 game .... I spoke to the Confused Ghost on the Isle of the Dead and also to his counterpart in the real world. But when I return to the Isle of the Dead to complete the quest, the Confused Ghost is nowhere to be found !! Even though his marker is showing on the map So I wondered if anyone else had this experience ?? [Got plenty of other quests active though so I'll just carry on with another and forget the Split Soul one altogether ]
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Re: Risen II
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I found this online about the Split Soul quest: There's probably other ways to do this, but this is how I finished the quest.
Should be noted that I went the Inquisition route and had no access to my own voodoo spells.
After getting bones to shut up by giving him a potion (from one of the voodoo women), he tells you about how he's still only half dead, and that his other half probably still resides in the underworld.
He then tells you something about if you were to find this other half, then you should remind him about something to do with a white scarf(can't remember the exact lines). He also joins your crew at this point.
When you go to the underworld later on, "Bones" is standing in the built up area somewhere in the northern sector. After some conversation options the "white scarf" line pops up. He'll then vanish.
When you return to the ship, speak to bones and tell him you found his "dead" self, quest complete. I found this discussion too: Confused ghost
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Re: Risen II
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Hi Marian - And thank you But I've already seen both those "articles" and already done the actions described in them - and unfortunately they don't help with my particular problem. To complete the quest the "confused ghost" has to be on the Isle of the Dead and in my game he isn't, even though the map marker tells me he is And I've re-loaded from different previous saves a couple of times and taken different paths back to get back to the Isle of the Dead but the ghost is NEVER there I think I'll just have to concede that the quest can't be finished Cheers. Mad
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Re: Risen II
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No, it doesn't appear to be a game stopping bug - and thanks again, Marian
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Re: Risen II
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Finished the game and absolutely enjoyed it !! Will definitely be playing it again in the future and, like The Witcher, I'll be able to support the "other side" next time if I so choose
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