Quote Originally Posted by AlphaJohn View Post
Risen is very similar to Gothic in gameplay, in fact many people see it as the true Gothic 4 instead of Arcania. Risen 2 is just a bit more up to date ala FX and gameplay. I did read somewhere that now that Piranha Bytes own the Gothic IP again they plan to tie them in together.

In short if you hated Risen do not even think about playing the Gothic saga, if you loved it you will like the Gothic series.
I really enjoyed risen 2. Story was great, interesting characters and even the combat was fun, although it was quite difficult. Maybe I should give the gothic series a try