Deep Silver reveals Risen 2™: Dark Waters

by: Russell - posted: 2/21/2011 11:25:00 AM

Deep Silver has officially announced Risen 2: Dark Waters, the sequel to Risen released in 2009 on the PC and 2010 for the Xbox 360.  While the official press release simply says it'll be for consoles and the PC, from what I've gathered on the official forums Risen 2 will be released on at least the Xbox 360 and the PC, with a possibility for a PS3 release, but that hasn't been confirmed at the time of this post from what I've read.  Read on for the official press release.

LARKSPUR, CA – February 21, 2011 – Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes today officially revealed their new game Risen 2™: Dark Waters, the successor of the popular role-playing game Risen™. With an expanded setting, a fresh story and characters and an all-new technical foundation, Risen 2 will expand the success of the Risen franchise worldwide.

Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt. The hero, now a member of the Inquisition, is sent out to find out how to stop the chaos caused by these creatures from the deep.  His quest begins with rumors that the pirates who frequent the southern islands are the only ones who know a way to get rid of the creatures once and for all and end their reign of terror.

With an all-new pirate-based theme, Risen 2: Dark Waters aims to combine the most loved classic RPG gameplay mechanics of the original Risen with a fresh theme and setting on a huge variety of themed island locales. A third-person role-playing game set in a dark and gritty universe, Risen 2: Dark Waters maintains the most immersive features of the original Risen, with multiple approaches to every challenge allowing players to shape the game world based on their own decisions. These choices will serve to unlock new paths, features and additional skills for the character. Together with a highly interactive environment and a full day/night-cycle affecting countless aspects of the game world, Risen 2 will be set in the most immersive RPG game world so far.

The eagerly-awaited successor of Risen will set sail worldwide for consoles and PC.  For a first immersion into Risen 2: Dark Waters, three illustrations giving a first glimpse of the beautiful new game world can be found on the official game teaser site at www.risen2.com.

Official website: http://www.risen2.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/risengame
Community: http://forum.deepsilver.com

About Deep Silver
Since 2003, Deep Silver has developed and distributed interactive games for all leading videogame platforms. In all, the company has published more than 100 games. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to a wide audience, from kids to adults. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com.

About Piranha Bytes
Piranha Bytes are based in Germany's old industrial heartland, the Ruhr region. They were founded in 1997, while approximately 20 team members have been working together since 2002. Piranha Bytes have acquired fame with their RPG successes „Gothic" (2001), „Gothic II" (2002), „Gothic – Night of the Raven" (2003) and „Gothic 3" (2006) that have so far sold several million copies worldwide. In 2007 Piranha Bytes have started a new RPG series - Risen. The first part was released in 2009 internationally for Xbox 360 and PC. www.piranha-bytes.com

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