Risen new video ... it looks like it improved alot!

[Slimebeast]

Lafiel said:

@ Slimebeast )

I don't think comparing it to The Elder Scrolls (or better Oblivion, as that is the only TES game I really played) does Gothic justice.
The aim of TES devs is to create an open world in which you make your game yourself like (the story is just there out of necessity) "i want to be at the top of that guild" etc. (I'd call it a sandbox game), while in Gothic the main focus is on it's story and it's characters, although you do have a certain degree of freedom and a good amount of side-quests.

You are right. Elder Scrolls is on the other extreme, while Gothic/Risen is in the middle. But even if they're story driven, many other RPGs are too (Baldur's gate, Neverwinter Nights etc), so thanks to the open-world thingy I think they're closer to Elder Scrolls than Fable. Especially Gothic 3 was quite close to Oblivion.

 

But yes, the unique thing about Elder Scrolls, including Oblivion, is that not only is it open world, it's even 'sandbox open world'.
Which is so damn great. ^^