And I spent no point on firearms so I went voodoo path - and so far I like it. Stealing the ship has some nice chitchat involved while in voodoo business, I really laughed there.
If you want to play an average pirate game, grab Sea Dogs. Or it's spin-offs, doesn't matter. Now that's something I'd call average although I love all of them (except the bugfest inside). Risen 2 is above average. Disappointing? To whom? Sorry, but in my case I got even more than I've expected. And since I'm not working today and tomorrow, I'm playing it all the time, can't remember when was the last time I've been so hooked on a game that I can't leave my PC alone. Um… Yea, I remember, last such game was The Witcher 2. Even Skyrim and ME3 didn't do this to me. And you say this is an average game… Yea. Right.