History VideoGame / Risen

* BoobsOfSteel: Patty's a much more capable fighter than she's been in the previous games, and [[BreastExpansion her breasts grew accordingly]].

* AlluringAnglerfish: The sand devils in Risen 2 are disgusting creatures that look like a mix between an anglerfish and a cricket. They have a lantern appendage above their heads and they hide in sandy beaches to ambush the curious, quickly overwhelming them with numbers and shredding them with sharp, vicious teeth.

The sequel, titled ''Risen 2: Dark Waters'' continues the story from the first game with the same protagonist. This time he tries to stop Titan Lords from awakening Titans who lay the world to waste. It takes place in a tropical setting (read:WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon) and introduces several new elements, like firearms. ''Risen 3: Titan Lords'' was released in 2014, starring a new protagonist.

* WelcomeToCorneria: Usually averted although Steelbeard on Tagarigua has one [[TalkLikeAPirate pretty colourful]] line he repeats every time PC comes near him.

Developed by German developer Piranha Bytes, ''Risen'' is a third-person WesternRPG released in 2009. It is '''very''' similar to the games of the ''VideoGame/{{Gothic}}'' series made by the developers before they left their former publisher and lost the rights to the franchises name. One of its signature elements is the combat system: You can parry weapons, dodge, and break the enemy's guard. The game is somewhat similar in nature to that of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', but instead of using [[DynamicDifficulty level scaling]]), every enemy is hand-placed by the developers, and leveling is accomplished by paying trainers to slowly raise your stats. This approach in execution makes leveling up feel more like a real accomplishment rather than flipping a flag that gives you [[PossessionImpliesMastery instant mastery]] over all types of weapons, as is usual in this genre.

Developed by German developer Piranha Bytes, ''Risen'' is a third-person WesternRPG released in 2009. It is '''very''' similar to the games of the ''VideoGame/{{Gothic}}'' series made by the developers before they left their former publisher and lost the rights to the franchises name. One of its signature elements is the combat system: You can parry weapons, dodge, and break the enemy's guard. The game is somewhat similar in nature to that of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', but instead of of using [[DynamicDifficulty level scaling]]), every enemy is hand-placed by the developers, and leveling is accomplished by paying trainers to slowly raise your stats. This approach in execution makes leveling up feel more like a real accomplishment rather than flipping a flag that gives you [[PossessionImpliesMastery instant mastery]] over all types of weapons, as is usual in this genre.

* {{BFS}}: If you invest a lot of points in the Sword skill you will eventually be able to wield double-handed swords in one hand. And wave them around like they're made of styrofoam.

*** Technically you can explore 90% of the island before joining any faction and clear out all monsters and loot (including weapons) from there, you don't have access to advanced training (which is crucial) and armor (even more so) though so accomplishing this requires exploting all the tricks you can think of and even then it is a truly masochistic task.

* CorruptHick: Di Fuego has all traits of one.

* ElementalPunch: The main spells cost nothing and can be chained in combos like melee attacks. The only difference to melee is that you can't block but hit multiple targets.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: By far the easiest game in the ''Risen'' (and also ''Gothic'') series. ''Risen 3'' is vastly more generous to the player in terms of both EXP and money rewards, has easier combat mechanics than all its predecessors, and even gives the player an AI-companion with a potent healing spell in the first hour of the game, making it the by far most forgiving game in this franchise.

* RememberTheNewGuy: The new MainCharacter comes out of nowhere, but almost everyone treats him as if he's always been a big part of the Risen universe.

* AnAdventurerIsYou: There are three classes depending on what faction you join: [[TheMario Bandit]], [[SquishyWizard Mage]] and [[MagicKnight Warrior of the Order]].

* QuicksandBox: A big problem with this game is that it gives you tons of stuff to do at the very beginning, even though you're in no way equipped or leveled enough for them. It also gives you not much backstory about the Titans, the Titan Lords etc. which is problematic if you're new to the Risen franchise. Ironically, these are the same mistakes ''VideoGame/{{Gothic}} 3'' made.