Originally Posted by Tanno 
1) Fix the bugs, before releasing it. It was as if Bethesda was behind this.
I experienced very few bugs in Risen, and I played through it before even the first patch was released.
The only bugs I can remember were a minor sidequest that could break if you talked to certain NPCs in the wrong order, and something about the Archery/Crossbow skills not leveling up properly.