Real Gamer: Risen Review

Up against such revered and critically acclaimed competition, Risen cannot help but come across as a shabby, underdeveloped pretender with none of the polish or insight shown by much older games. The core idea is sound (if unoriginal) and the idea of being shipwrecked on an island is a good one (a medieval Lost, if you will) but this is unfortunately left unexplored after the initial opening FMV. What follows is the worst kind of gaming experience- part shameless copy of what has been done (much better) before, part outdated design and presentation, all bad. One to avoid.