Game News Risen Announced

[Jason]

Tags: Piranha Bytes

Hot on the heels of their slightly disturbing <a href="http://www.deepsilver.com/en/header/news/newsdetails/article/deep-silver-and-game-life-announce-the-release-of-baby-life.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1218030498&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=13&cHash=ba9523d014">Baby Life</a> announcement, Deep Silver has <a href="http://www.deepsilver.com/en/header/news/newsdetails/article/risen-the-new-video-game-by-piranha-bytes.html">revealed</a> the title of <a href="http://www.piranha-bytes.com/">Piranha Bytes'</a> next RPG: <b><a href="http://risen.deepsilver.com/">Risen</a></b>.
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<blockquote>Deep Silver, the video game label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of di-gital entertainment products, and the Piranha Bytes team announce the name of their joint role-play project: Risen.
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With Risen, Piranha Bytes introduces a fresh, new setting. The game’s protagonist is ship-wrecked after a storm and finds himself on a mysterious island. An active volcano domi-nates the scene. Ancient temple ruins recently have risen from the ground, and bizarre creatures infest the island.
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"Piranha Bytes have already proven their enormous talent for creating both enthralling and profound role-playing worlds. With Risen, the team presents a new exciting scenario providing a great variety of adventures, which will keep players glued in front of their monitors– like before." says Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media.
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Further information about Risen will be presented at the Games Convention.</blockquote>
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In other words, enjoy another countdown.

 

[Texas Red]

Risen ancient temple? Ancient evil wanting to take over the world?

 

[JarlFrank]

No ancient evil yet, and I hope there won't be one. Just creatures wanting to eat the player. That would be enough.

 

[mondblut]

Mysterious volcano... Active volcano... Ancient temples... Bizarre creatures...

Can you spell "Morrowind"?

 

[Trash]

Can you spell "Indiana Jones"?

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Can you spell?

 

[Antagonist]

Mysterious volcano... Active volcano... Ancient temples... Bizarre creatures...

Can you spell "Morrowind"?

Can you spell "Ultima 8: Pagan"?

 

[Shannow]

moarovwynnt...I tried, I failed. The lesson is, never try.

Anybody else dislike the Risen font? *g*

 

[Data4]

Or Morrowindl, a creation of Terry Brooks from years ago, seen in The Elfstones of Shannara. Oddly enough, it was a volcanic isle occupied by a certain race of elves.

Just discovered this recently and thought it was interesting.

-D4

 

[Bradylama]

With Risen, Piranha Bytes introduces a fresh, new setting. The game’s protagonist is ship-wrecked after a storm and finds himself on a mysterious island.

izzat so?

 

[Fez]

Another boring countdown. Great job, guys. Just what I wanted to see after an announcement.

 

[ghostdog]

They could also make the protagonist amnesiac , to make it even more fresh

 

[LCJr.]

Hot on the heels of their slightly disturbing Baby Life announcement

Preparing the next generation for genetic engineering I see. Gattaca! Gattaca!

 

[Carrie Underwood]

With Risen, Piranha Bytes introduces a fresh, new setting.

A generic one-word ambiguous title? It looks like the "fresh new setting" is off to a great start.

The game’s protagonist is ship-wrecked after a storm

Daggerfall.
Link's Awakening.
Most FPS games have a variant of this.

and finds himself on a mysterious island.

Roughly 76% of all games.

An active volcano domi-nates the scene.

Morrowind.

Ancient temple ruins

Roughly 80% of all games.

bizarre creatures infest

Roughly 99.99% of all games.

With Risen, the team presents a new exciting scenario providing a great variety of adventures, which will keep players glued in front of their monitors– like before.

As opposed to "an old and boring scenario providing only a few similar dull adventures, which will make players want to destroy their monitors with a sledgehammer."

Further information about Risen will be presented at the Games Convention.

You've got to be a top dog before people start caring about the mere concept of a new game from your company. This, Pirahna Bytes, is an epic fail.