I didn't play the Gothic series but I know that there are dedicated fans of who compare it with Elder Scrolls series. I've also heard that Risen is like Gothic II, the most praised one in that title. So, I decided to give it a try, since Risen was relatively modern. I suppose I had my expectations high, because Risen was very, very disappointing for me. Boring, repetetive fetch quests and very bad writing with an unoriginal story was all I got from this game. I won't say anything about the combat because I knew that Piranha Bytes was infamous for clunky combat. I don't know if I would play it again, probably not, but who knows. The only thing that might be considered good is its open world, which is not enough to save the game.

To my understanding, Piranha Bytes used the same formula in all of its games, so I guess none of their games are my cup of tea.