Risen 2: Dark Waters – Makings of Risen 2 – Episode 3of6

Risen 2: Dark Waters – Makings of Risen 2 – Episode 3of6

Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes today released the third episode of the six part making-of series that will become available over the course of the next months until the release.

In this installment the developers from Piranha Bytes speak about the new animation system that was created for Risen 2:

  • Why the old animation system was completely replaced and what that
  • meant for development
  • That two to three thousand new animations had to be created especially for Risen 2
  • How different combat animations are combined to create a combo attack
  • and that Risen 2 features full face animations for the first time in a Piranha Bytes game.

In Risen 2: Dark Waters, the Inquisition dispatches the hero to seek a remedy against the monstrous sea creatures that are interfering with the shipping lines, thus cutting off the islands’ supplies. The pirates seem to know how to deal with these critters … but they are hardly cooperative.

New gameplay elements add to the diversity of Risen 2; for example, players can also use firearms now. And, being pirates, adventurers can also employ special new skills called Dirty Tricks, allowing them to confuse or attack enemies in combat.

Deep Silver will release Risen 2: Dark Waters for the Xbox 360, Windows PC, and PlayStation 3.

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