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action role-playing game
Risen 3: Titan Lords
By Piranha Bytes, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
What it is
Risen 3: Titan Lords is an action role-playing game from Piranha Bytes, set in a world scarred by the Titans and abandoned by its gods. The player sets out to reclaim what has been lost, with three paths of destiny available. The game emphasizes freely exploring its world, taking quests at leisure and approaching them in different ways, with different outcomes. Players can travel through towns, mines and a supernatural shadow world, using swimming and climbing to get around. Combat uses a revamped fighting system, and crystal magic brings lightning, fire and ice abilities. Risen 3 is a single-player game for Windows, with Steam achievements, trading cards, captions, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing listed.
What players like, and what they don't
- Quests can have different approaches and outcomes.
- The world includes towns, mines and a shadow world.
- Swimming and climbing support exploration.
- Crystal magic includes lightning, fire and ice.
- Listed for Windows only.
- Single-player only.
- Partial controller support.
Who it suits
It suits solo RPG players looking for an exploration-focused fantasy setting with quests that can be approached in different ways. Its listed combat options include crystal magic and revised fighting mechanics.
Risen 3: Titan Lords puts exploration, flexible questing and a struggle against the Titans at the center of its single-player RPG. Its world and combat mix traversal, revised fighting and elemental magic.
