This approach feels appropriate and fits with the fiction, though the humor is occasionally unintentional thanks to exaggerated, overused animations and rare instances of awful voice acting. Conversations, even with completely non-essential characters, are often tinged with humor, usually in the form of direct, merciless insults. You'll run into peculiar characters like a raving mad doctor with a soul split between worlds and a gnome who learned to speak by listening to pirates and incessantly swears, assuming it to be perfectly socially acceptable. While no character's story arc is particularly gripping, and the ultimate end boss is actually one of the most boring characters in the entire game (and a bore to fight), there are several standout personalities. The stories told blend well with the setting and tone, but the tasks and quest structures are mostly simple and forgettable. There are no idealistic heroes in the world of Risen 2, only the ignorant, crude and the lazy. Talk between NPCs is often obscene, full of profanity, fierce selfishness, and unapologetic racism and sexism. You'll unearth buried treasure, track down ghost ships, drink heavily and shout at NPCs until they wilt and comply with your often unreasonable requests. Though the quest structure for the main story is genre-standard, Piranha Bytes does a good job ensuring your tasks and adventures mesh with the pirate theme. This time you're on a quest to defeat an inadvertently awakened water creature, which, naturally, means various artifacts hidden around the game world must be retrieved and assembled. A deep knowledge of the events that transpired on the island of Faranga is not required to appreciate Risen 2's story. The story still follows the nameless protagonist from the first game, though feels like more a fresh start for the franchise than a continuation. Bows are replaced by muskets, elemental magic by voodoo dolls and skull-capped sceptres, and heavy armor by high collared coats and ascots. Perhaps as a way to more easily distinguish the series from its fantasy role-playing peers, Dark Waters swaps out Risen's high fantasy for pirate fiction.
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