When Risen 3: Titan Lords released their first trailer at E3 2014 I was immediately interested. A dark, shadowy setting, filled with Stonehenge-like pillars and hellhound-looking beast was broken up by a fully armored hero walking out into the open, hands aglow with mystical energies as he hurls magic about. The only other games I have played in recent memory that allowed you to wander around in full armor while tossing fireballs or lord knows what else around, are Dark Souls II and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (I personally refuse to consider "The Elder Scrolls Online" an Elder Scrolls game, or really even a game at all). Then came along E3 2014 and there it was, a fancy looking knight rolling about as hellhounds were chomping at the bit and he tosses some sort of magical explode-y goodness; I was hooked. Over the coming months I spent a little more time paying attention to the press releases, page updates, screenshots and the plethora of videos that were provided on both the Steam page as well as the various news outlets. Even with all of the excitement around some of the titles this year (Rainbow Six: Siege!), Risen 3: Titan Lords was high on my list of games to watch out for. Now that Risen 3: Titan Lords is here, was the wait and anticipation worth it?
