You can't die in combat

[Sni]

I have 15 hours and I have never died in combat. I am playing on hard.

It was always easy, but now that I have magic fireballs and a skill that makes me do meele magic faster the combat is a joke. No enemy can even hurt me if I don't want to. I can spam groups of enemies and hit them all at once. Make the combat harder.

[Henry Ravenswood]

The roll is the problem. This stupid feature breaks the entire combat, as you can spam it and it makes you invulnerable. A simple cooldown on it would make combat 100% better.

[UncivilS3rvant]

Try not using them then...

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by Si_W:

Try not using them then...

Indeed! As long as you have riposte, you'll almost never have to roll.

Evidence(slash shameless self-promotion):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRrHGHSc3Fw

[joxertm22]

Riposte won't help against a group of fast mobs, so invest also into a blade dancer skill. Or spell dancer if mage...

But yes, the combat is too easy. Say thanks to Angry Joe. He's the reason - Risen 1&2 combat was too hard for him.
Sadly, he says the combat is too hard even in Risen 3. You don't have to believe me, check his youtube channel.

[Doomerang]

Wait, are you serious? Joe complained about difficulty in THIS one too? this game is so easy that it completely detracts from the gameplay and I play it for the experience alone. Seriously, Joe is like a bully picking on certain series.

Risen 1 and 2 were not too hard, I like hard and deep rpg games.

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by Feathers:

Wait, are you serious? Joe complained about difficulty in THIS one too? this game is so easy that it completely detracts from the gameplay and I play it for the experience alone. Seriously, Joe is like a bully picking on certain series. Risen 1 and 2 were not too hard, I like hard and deep rpg games.

Yep, and since Joe declared the game "too hard," "unfair" and all-around "sh**ty," guess what? His massive legion of disciples have taken it upon themselves to spread the word around the entirety of YouTube, pretending to have played the game themselves and warning everyone at how terrible/imbalanced/unfun the combat is, and how the game reuses everything from Risen 2 with almost nothing to add itself. One particularly less-than-savvy chum claimed he had played Risen 1-3, and that all of them were "insanely linear" and therefore terrible games. Risen 1 and 3. Linear.

Yep.

God, the video gaming community sucks today :'( .

[Doomerang]

I watched the video, how can a guy like this be popular. He said "I don't want to play this anymore" not even 10 seconds in the game at the start of the intro? He purposely plays terribly and blames the game hoping for views. Judging by his views he can impact the game too. What a shame.

[gamer4life5714]

Originally posted by ydraig:

God, the video gaming community sucks today :'( .

Spot on! The problem is that all today's "gamers" (<-- notice the quotes) are overly concerned with review scores. If a game doesn't reach a 90% or higher metacritic, it gets thrown in the crap pile. Thus, developers adjust gameplay to try to boost sales. It sucks, and I'm sick of it. (Not every RPG needs to be Skyrim-like. Variety in worlds, characters, lore, combat systems, etc. is what keeps this genre alive, so developers should be striving for the opposite. Also, no more simplification/streamlining!)

Now back to the previous conversation. The combat in this game is fairly easy, agreed. The only times I have died were from accidental falls or inattentiveness to the health bar. The roll is a problem, but companions make the combat even easier. Bones will kill 90% of enemies w/o assistance and can heal. If he is KOed (i.e. fighting a shadow lord alone), you can just roll until he regains consciousness. Because of this, I've recently limited my use of companions.

Still, I'm having a blast taking in the characters, lore, and humor. ~ 35 hours in and I still haven't joined a faction. I've done most of the side content and will save before joining a faction to try all 3 factions from a single save. This has probably been the best role-playing experience for me in 2014. I hope PB is still interested in continuing the Risen/Gothic series after this title because of the criticisms.

[gamer4life5714]

Originally posted by Feathers:

I watched the video, how can a guy like this be popular. He said "I don't want to play this anymore" not even 10 seconds in the game at the start of the intro? He purposely plays terribly and blames the game hoping for views. Judging by his views he can impact the game too. What a shame.

That's the one thing I hate about his reviews. Sometimes he can be entertaining (i.e. microtransaction rant), but the rest of the time he is causing decent developers/publishers to lose money on their games. He didn't even give Risen 3 a chance after playing the first two. Why would you play a game and review it if you HATED the first two in the series?!?!

[Doomerang]

I don't know wargamer38, trying to get your alignment to demon with a different faction might be worthy of a second playthrough at some point. For me at least.

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by wargamer38:

He didn't even give Risen 3 a chance after playing the first two. Why would you play a game and review it if you HATED the first two in the series?!?!

Because he likes money.

"Bad" game reviews tend to net him more views than "good" game reviews, at least on average.

That's really the only reason.

[gamer4life5714]

Originally posted by Feathers:

I don't know wargamer38, trying to get your alignment to demon with a different faction might be worthy of a second playthrough at some point. For me at least.

I forgot about the alignment/karma system. I might have to consider that in the future, although I haven't even beaten the game once yet.

Originally posted by ydraig:

Originally posted by wargamer38:

He didn't even give Risen 3 a chance after playing the first two. Why would you play a game and review it if you HATED the first two in the series?!?!

Because he likes money.

"Bad" game reviews tend to net him more views than "good" game reviews, at least on average.

That's really the only reason.

I know. That was more of a rhetorical question with a pretty obvious answer. Sorry, tone doesn't transmit well through text.

[Drowning witch]

Originally posted by TheReal:

The roll is the problem. This stupid feature breaks the entire combat, as you can spam it and it makes you invulnerable. A simple cooldown on it would make combat 100% better.

its not the roll, its the fact that attacks do too much damage. by the time i joined mages as a cadet I was instantly unstoppable.

Lighting spell chains insanely and does too much damage.

you need 2 spell to win the game. lighting+fire rain. and thats going solo.

with a companion+ a summon, you could play blindfolded.

[kaay]

Please stop bumping this troll thread.
Too many people refuse to aknowledge the simple fact that not all players will chose that ONE perfect skill set that allows you to steamroll the game.
This game is not all about some stupid min maxers that play to win, its about the rest of us that play to have fun, a notion that you might consider.

[Trondesson]

Originally posted by Feathers:

I watched the video, how can a guy like this be popular. He said "I don't want to play this anymore" not even 10 seconds in the game at the start of the intro? He purposely plays terribly and blames the game hoping for views. Judging by his views he can impact the game too. What a shame.

Well, most people in the so-called community spread their own opinions around and hope that many others agree with them. Personally I couldn't care less if someone thinks a game is too hard or too easy; it's his own opinion, and we should all know what opinions are worth, right?