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I know I'm way late to the party, but I picked up the game awhile back and since I've put down Skyrim until the DLC comes out, I decided to give Risen a shot. And I gotta say, it's a great RPG! It's very deep and satisfying so far. I really like the dialog and how it's all interconnected, and the interface, loot, and combat is all great. Kudos to Piranha Bytes for making an RPG in this style with this much depth. And I'm playing on the 360, which I've read horrible reviews for, yet I haven't had any problems with it yet.
Any advice (spoiler-free, please) for a new Risen player? So far I've invested in Open Locks, Alchemy (might have been a bad move? I have no vials and I only invested in it because I wanted to brew beer to get Luis to give me information. However, I then found the guy who sells beer, so it was an epic fail on my part. Does alchemy become useful though? I'm guessing it does.) I haven't invested in Sword or Crossbow, because I really want to use a Staff. The staff combat was really cool in the beginning of the game. But I'm not sure which way I want to move yet. I've only discovered the bandit camp thus far, and I'm still collecting pieces of the sword for the Don.
So any advice for a new Risen player?
Also, a few questions. Does a staff has better range than a sword? I'm guessing this is so but I haven't seen anything confirming it. Also, does a shield become more useful later in the game? Because I find the best strategy to kill things is just to swing away and mash the attack button, and not worry about blocking.
Any advice (spoiler-free, please) for a new Risen player? So far I've invested in Open Locks, Alchemy (might have been a bad move? I have no vials and I only invested in it because I wanted to brew beer to get Luis to give me information. However, I then found the guy who sells beer, so it was an epic fail on my part. Does alchemy become useful though? I'm guessing it does.) I haven't invested in Sword or Crossbow, because I really want to use a Staff. The staff combat was really cool in the beginning of the game. But I'm not sure which way I want to move yet. I've only discovered the bandit camp thus far, and I'm still collecting pieces of the sword for the Don.
So any advice for a new Risen player?
Also, a few questions. Does a staff has better range than a sword? I'm guessing this is so but I haven't seen anything confirming it. Also, does a shield become more useful later in the game? Because I find the best strategy to kill things is just to swing away and mash the attack button, and not worry about blocking.