Risen 2: Dark Waters Announced

Hot off the tails of Two Worlds II comes the story of another RPG that no one thought we would ever hear of again. Deep Silver has announced Risen 2: Dark Waters, a sequel to the 2009 RPG developed by Piranha Bytes.

Piranha Bytes will be back on the job for Risen 2 which takes place several years after the ending of the first game and will have an " all-new pirate-based theme." If that's the case I better be fighting a Kraken at some point or I may have to stomp around in a sully mood.

See the full Press Release and scree shots below.

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Deep Silver reveals Risen 2™: Dark Waters

Piranha Bytes team to explore uncharted territories with sequel to Risen™

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.