Joystiq Impressions: Risen's Second Chance

Piranha Bytes' RPG Risen is getting a second chance in America. Originally released in Europe on October 2009, reviewers slammed the game as "unfinished and unrefined" and "a technical mess" -- for good reason, too. The original retail release of Risen on Xbox 360 was largely a "beta" version of the game.

Four months later, Piranha Bytes is putting the true finishing touches to the game, and the improvement is immediately noticeable.