![]() ![]() They may be offended by your actions briefly, but will quickly forget ever being attacked and robbed. Or, if you're good enough, stand your ground and defeat them. And don't worry if they catch you - run away for a bit and they'll forget they ever saw you. Guards and tradesmen are quick to attack unauthorized visitors, but once you know how to sneak (walking softly and slowly) you're practically invisible unless you walk into their line of sight. In fact, the economy is so lopsided in the early areas - treasure chests may give out a measly 10 gold pieces, but learning new skills from a trainer cost 500 to 1,000 gold pieces - that you'll have a rougher time of it if you don't increase your Cunning attribute quickly so you can learn the Sneaking and Lockpicking skills. Since you're a pirate most people think the worst of you already, so there isn't a reputation system to worry about, nor is there a downside to being greedy or bloodthirsty. ![]() It's a good setup for an entertaining pirate adventure that puts the Nameless Hero on a decidedly different path than the one he strode in the first game. ![]() But when a pirate ship is sunk by a Kraken off the coast of the Inquisition stronghold of Caldera, you're ordered to go deep undercover as a pirate to reclaim a mystical weapon held by a pirate captain that can kill the creature before it wipes out the rest of the Empire. Having killed the Fire Titan in the first Risen, you (playing as the Nameless Hero) are now a member of the Inquisition, the saber-rattling military arm of the Old Empire. As long as you know that from the start, and wholeheartedly accept the idea that there is virtually no long-term negative consequence to killing villagers or robbing a town blind, then you may have a lot of fun on this epic, if sometimes bumpy voyage. In this pirate-themed RPG it's wise not to leave any pocket unpicked or any treasure unplundered. If you're one of those bleeding-hearts who plays all RPGs like paragons of virtue that never steal from others and avoid killing, then Risen 2: Dark Waters is definitely not your cup of rum. ![]()
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