JoeTheDestroyer's Risen review

I'm not sure how I missed this first time around (I caught it this time via a hyperlink on a draft in the production room) but it's a solid review for a game I have no small amount of affection towards. The best part about it is that I can finally say "Man, how awesome was it the first time you realised that you could go back and kill one of those bloody ghouls) and someone will finally know what I'm talking about.

I see more Risen's have, ahem, risen, but I'd want to go back and beat this one anew before moving on to the next and I'm never confident I have enough time tucked away to pull it off. Who else would cover already twice covered NES atrocities?

Thanks! I plan to play all of the Gothic and Risen games at some point, and review them all here, despite the lower marks that Risen 2 and 3 have garnered.

Going back and butchering things that kicked my ass the first time really was satisfying in this one. I especially loved that they didn't respawn, so it was like the beating they took was final.