The epic role playing game is set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island, The Risen story unfolds over four chapters and will offer multiple ways to develop the story by his own actions and decisions. An innovative and intuitive user control interface will support both casual and hardcore gamers. With full world streaming support, the player experiences no tedious loading of areas while playing in a fully simulated game world with authentic characters.
The contents of Risen are already "code complete," and all voiceovers have been recorded. A total of three quality assurance teams are working on the game - one directly at Piranha Bytes, one at Deep Silver, plus an additional external studio.
Required Hardware Specifications:
- OS: Win XP
- CPU: 2.0 GHz
- GPU: Direct X 9.1; Pixel Shader 3.0; 256 MB (GeForce 7900 - ATI 1800)
- RAM: 1 GB
- Hard disk: 2.5 GB
Recommended System Specifications:
- OS Win XP / Vista
- CPU: 3.0 GHz Dual Core
- GPU: Direct X 9.1; Pixel Shader 3.0; 512 MB (GeForce 8800 - ATI Radeon HD 2900)
- RAM: 2 GB
- Hard disk: ~2.5 GB
Risen, targeted at a mature audience, is currently in development on Xbox 360 and PC, and is scheduled for a worldwide release on Oct. 2, 2009.
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