After the credits roll, dialogue between the main character and Patty, the daughter of infamous pirate Gregorius Emmanuel Steelbeard, suggests that the two will travel to the mainland to fight the Titans. The ending suggests that Faranga has been spared from destruction, but that four more Titans continue to ravage the mainland. After that, he enters the chamber, subdues the Fire Titan and imprisons it once again. After assembling the Titan Lord's armor and acquiring the Titan Shield and Titan's Hammer, the hero returns to the temple and defeats Mendoza. The armor pieces were sealed in various ruins throughout the island, along with undead priests. The hero rebukes this course of action, and Mendoza seals himself in the chamber with the Fire Titan.Īfter the hero releases Ursegor from the curse binding his spirit to the temple, Ursegor urges him to find the Titan Lord's armor to imprison the Fire Titan, which will soon be set free by Mendoza. However, if the Titan is released from its prison, Faranga would become vulnerable to the mystical storms and would be destroyed, and there is no guarantee that Mendoza can really control the Titan. Mendoza seeks to control the Fire Titan and use it to defeat the other Titans. It is revealed that the Titan's presence has been protecting Faranga from the storms and the other Titans. Ursegor reveals the presence of a Fire Titan, still imprisoned below the temple. They find the spirit of Titan Lord Ursegor, who helped the Gods imprison the Titans thousands of years ago. The High Inquisitor tasks the main character with gaining access to the temple.Īfter the player has gathered five Crystal Disks, which activate the mechanism to open the entrance, the Inquisition enters the temple. Regardless of his choice, the player character becomes involved with the plans of Mendoza, who has discovered a temple leading into the heart of the volcano. He can become a bandit (by joining Don Esteban), a Warrior of the Order, or a Mage. Near Faranga, the ship is destroyed by a Titan, and he washes up on the shores unharmed.Īfter exploring the island and meeting its inhabitants, the player can choose a faction with which to align. The nameless player character is a stowaway on a small ship. Anyone caught wandering outside Harbor town is immediately captured and forcibly drafted. Mendoza rules the island with an iron fist, forbidding unauthorized people to enter or leave Harbor Town. They also begin exploring the ruins and collecting artifacts. They take over Harbor Town, driving Esteban's men out, and use the Monastery as a base of operation and to train recruits. The island is surrounded by constant storms, hindering attempts to enter or leave it, although the island itself is unharmed by the storms.īelieving Faranga holds the secret to defeat the Titans, High Inquisitor Mendoza leads the Warriors of the Order to the island. On Faranga island, ancient temple ruins spontaneously rise from the ground, providing access to a network of interconnected underground areas such as catacombs and dungeons. Dotting the islands are small settlements and farms, as well as lone dwellings of hunters and druids.Īfter mankind used magic to drive away the gods ruling them, they inadvertently unleashed the Titans, ancient beings previously sealed away by the Gods. There are two main settlements on Faranga: Harbor Town, under the rule of Bandit chief Don Esteban, and the Monastery, where mages and scholars study and research magic. The island is dominated by an active volcano and inhabited by a wide variety of creatures the island has buildings and suggestive names from the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily and the Norman period. The environment is mostly mountainous, with different climates and Mediterranean vegetation. Risen is set on Faranga island, the visual of which is inspired by Sicily. The series is continued by Risen 2: Dark Waters and Risen 3: Titan Lords. Risen received mostly positive reviews, with acclaim for its gameplay, graphics, and voice acting, but criticism for the poor Xbox 360 port. The temple is home to ancient beings known as Titans, which Mendoza attempts to control in order to strengthen himself. Mendoza knows about a temple that leads to the interior of an erupting volcano dominating the island, and the player character follows Mendoza's instructions to get entry to it. The game tells the narrative of an unnamed player character's adventures in Faranga, a mountainous fictitious island ruled by the ruthless High Inquisitor Mendoza. Ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in January 2023. The first title in the Risen series, it was released internationally for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in October 2009, with a North American release for Xbox 360 in February 2010. Risen is an action role-playing game developed by the German company Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver.
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