Before we posted this little thing showing off the brand new Risen 2 : Dark Waters screenshots, we didn’t come to the table feeling relatively enthusiastic for the game.

Risen 2 looked pretty, intriguing, fun and was clearly not set out to feature a good majority of old, tired role-playing game plot tropes, instead trying to carve out a little niche for itself. We knew that it allowed you to make decisions and we knew that it was coming from a developer (Piranha Bytes) who were willing to make up for past mistakes (players had some issues with Risen 1) so there were very few complaints from me in those departments.

No, the problem for me was the fact that the game’s entire premise was that of my archnemesis….pirates.

Pirates don’t wash, have scurvy and don’t usually translate to video games very well. Dragon Age 2’s Isabela is only loved by a minority and Pirates of The Caribbean’s Captain Jack Sparrow only converted well because a few of the PotC video games received the LEGO treatment – and let’s face it, unless it’s embedded deeply into the tender, naked skin of your bare foot – it’s really hard to hate LEGO.

Because of my ninja-rivalling distaste for pirates, I was apprehensive to cover Risen 2 : Dark Waters on the blog but I was wrong. I have never been more foolish in my life. Of all the RPGs to stand up to a laggy Skyrim and the piss-poor controversial ending of Mass Effect 3, Risen 2 : Dark Waters is the rightful heir to the thrones and I’ve detailed everything you need to know in anticipation of its release.

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