Risen 3: Titan Lords Enhanced Edition Reviews
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When Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes' Risen 3: Titan Lords was released on PC and last-gen console systems, its reception was lukewarm at best. Unfortunately, based on this batch of reviews for the Enhanced Edition on the PlayStation 4, it doesn't appear that its reception has made much forward progress.
Destructoid gives it a 1/10:
Risen 3 is stunning, but not for the reasons the developers intended. Frustrating, ugly, broken, irritating, dull -- I cannot recommend this game to a single person. Even if you enjoyed it on PC, there is no way the busted PS4 version is worth a double-dip. If you want pirates, play Assassins' Creed IV. If you want epic fantasy, play Dragon Age: Inquisition or The Witcher: Wild Hunt. If you want a combination of the two, know that desire could lead you down a very dark road. Please do not buy Risen 3. It is a very bad game.
ZTGD gives it a 7.5/10:
Risen has had an interesting history of console ports, with the first game getting extremely downgraded in order to run on the original 360. When Risen 2 released, it stayed true to the original content more so, but still had issues. Risen 3 seemed to follow in its footsteps but with even more technical issues. Risen 3 enhanced edition is now the best console version of the game series, period. It looks great, has a unique theme, a fun world to explore, and is hilarious at times, all while offering a very solid, lengthy, and competent quest. Just be sure to know that sometimes it will make you feel like walking the planks with its handful of minor annoyances and issues.
ThisGenGaming gives it a 3/10:
As I said previously, Risen 3 is the worst game I've played of 2015 so far. There is just so many problems with this game. There's the technical issues that will never be fixed and the boring and terrible combat system both being the biggest offenders of Risen 3's problems. I just can't recommend this game to anyone unless you really want to play a game with a pirate theme, and if that's the case wait until it's really cheap.
PopBucket gives it a 7/10:
For others, however, it could prove a hard sell. There's plenty to love beneath a rough exterior, yet the obtuse combat, strange pacing and low-budget feel may put off some. A rough diamond, then polished up for the PlayStation 4, and keen to send you on an adventure of demon-slaying, rum-swilling and being a bit of a grumpy hero git.
PSNation gives it a 7.0/10:
If I had to sum up Risen 3: Titan Lords into one word it would be (generic). Everything about the game screams generic. The story, characters, and quests, there isn't really anything that is too new or fresh. Combat is easy to exploit, conversations have little emotion, and even the characters seem to be bored being in the game.
TheSixthAxis doesn't score it:
With all this in mind, I cannot recommend Titan Lords any more or less than I did this time last year. Sure, it looks great by comparison, yet in leaving the combat mechanics untouched, the developer has allowed them to fester and further damage what could have been a landmark role-playing game.
And PlayStation LifeStyle gives it a 5.0/10:
Yes, Risen 3: Titan Lords Enhanced Edition was remastered with care, and it shows, but should the game have even been remastered in the first place? Probably not. Thanks to a story that gets a bit confusing, boring combat, and poor animations, Risen 3 is simply not a good game. The huge worlds, beautiful visuals, and large number of character skills do fight hard to make the RPG worth your money, but in the end, I think it's a game that most likely should be avoided.
