Îñíîâíîé ìèíóñ - ýòî íåäîñòàòîê ñëîæíîñòè èãðû. Îíà êàê áû íàõîäèòñÿ âñå âðåìÿ íà îäíîì óðîâíå (ÿ èãðàë íà Óëüòðå). Ñíà÷àëà - äà, òÿæåëîâàòî, ëþáàÿ ïñèíà ðâåò ïîïîëàì, ïðèõîäèòñÿ ìíîãî ïèòü è ïîñòîÿííî áðàòü êîìïàíüîíà. Îäíàêî óæå ÷àñîâ ÷åðåç 15 èãðû (ò.å. ïðîéäÿ ãäå-òî 1/3) âû óæå ìîæåòå ñïðàâèòüñÿ ñ ëþáûì ìîíñòðîì îòíîñèòåëüíî ñïîêîéíî. À íîâûõ ìîíñòðîâ íå ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ. Âñïîìíèòå, ê ïðèìåðó, ïåðâûé Ðèçåí - òàì â êîíöå âûëåçàëè ðåïòèëîèäû, êîòîðûå äàâàëè ïðî??????????ñÿ äàæå ïîëíîñòüþ óïàêîâàííîìó ïåðñîíàæó. À çäåñü òàêîãî íåò, âðàãè êàêèìè áûëè â íà÷àëå, òàêèìè è îñòàëèñü. Ïîýòîìó âñþ âòîðóþ ïîëîâèíó èãðû ïðîõîäèøü ïðîñòî êàê àñôàëüòîóêëàäûâàòåëüíàÿ ìàøèíêà. È ýòî íà Óëüòðå, ãäå äîëæíî áûòü òèïà ñëîæíî. ß óæå ïîä êîíåö ñïåöèàëüíî ïîëíîñòüþ îòêàçàëñÿ îò ìàãèè è õîäèë â ëåãêîé áðîíå, íà îäíîì ðîìå.
Òàêæå èç ìèíóñîâ ìîãó îòìåòèòü, ÷òî ñòàëî ìàëî íåáîåâûõ êâåñòîâ. Âîò ýòîò âîò ñàìûé ñìàê Ãîòèêè, êîãäà íóæíî áûëî âòèðàòüñÿ â äîâåðèå ê îäíîé èç ãðóïï, íóæíî áûëî ðåàëüíî ÷òî-òî èñêàòü, êðàñòü, ïåðåóáåæäàòü, îáìàíûâàòü è òàê äàëåå. Ñèòóàöèè ìîðàëüíîãî âûáîðà òîæå, â îáùåì, ïðîïàëè. Çäåñü, â òðåòüåé ÷àñòè, âñå òðè âîçìîæíûå ïàðòèè ñðàæàþòñÿ çàîäíî, âñå õîðîøèå. Õîòÿ íà êàêîì-òî ýòàïå òîæå ìîæíî ïðèìêíóòü ê îêîí÷àòåëüíî ñúåõàâøåé Èíêâèçèöèè è íåêîòîðîå ðàññòðåëèâàòü íåïðè÷àñòíûõ, ïîòîì âñå ðàâíî ïðèäåòñÿ èäòè ê îäíèì èç òðåõ "õîðîøèõ" íà ïîêëîí. Âîò ýòîò ìîìåíò òîæå ñïîðíûé. Ïî÷åìó íåëüçÿ ñäåëàòü òàê, ÷òîáû ìîæíî áûëî íè ê êîìó íå ïðèñîåäèíÿòüñÿ? Íåò, îáÿçàòåëüíî íóæíî âñòóïàòü â ãèëüäèþ. Íà ôèã ìíå ýòà ãèëüäèÿ?
Ìèíè-èãðû ïî ñðàâíåíèþ ñî âòîðîé ÷àñòüþ ñòàëè íàìíîãî ëåã÷å. Òåïåðü ýòî íå âûçîâ, à ïðîñòî ñïîñîá ñðóáèòü ìîíåò ïî-ëåãêîìó.
Äîáàâèëè ìîðñêèå ýïèçîäû - àòàêè ìîðñêèõ ÷óäîâèù è àáîðäàæè. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ïîêà ÷òî âûãëÿäèò ñûðîâàòî. Íàäåþñü, â ÷åòâåðòîé ÷àñòè äîâåäóò äî óìà, íî ïîêà íåóáåäèòåëüíî.
Äîáàâèëè êàðìó "ïëîõîé / õîðîøèé", â öèôðîâîì âûðàæåíèè, îò 1 äî 100. Òèïà, åñëè õàìèòå è êèäàåòå äðóãèõ - áóäåò ïëîõàÿ êàðìà, à åñëè áåðåæíî è ÷óòêî âñåõ âûñëóøèâàåòå è âõîäèòå â ïîëîæåíèå - òî õîðîøàÿ. Íî îñîáî âîïðîñ íå ïðîðàáàòûâàëè, òîëêó ñ ýòîé êàðìû ÿ íå çàìåòèë. Îäèí åäèíñòâåííûé ðàç áûë ñëó÷àé - îäèí ÷ëåí êîìàíäû ó ìåíÿ ñáåæàë, ïîòîìó ÷òî ÿ òèïà "ñëèøêîì õîðîøèé". Âñå. Äðóãèõ ýôôåêòîâ íå çàìåòèë. Ïî ñþæåòó, ÿêîáû, åñëè ïîíèçèòü êàðìó äî 0 - ñòàíåøü ìîíñòðîì è íàñòàíåò ãàìîâåð, îäíàêî ëè÷íî ÿ íå ïðîáîâàë, ýòî íàäî ìíîãî õàìèòü è ìíîãî êèäàòü.
 öåëîì, ñóòü èãðû âñå òà æå: áåãàåòå ïî ëåñàì / ïîëÿì, ðóáèòå ìîáîâ, èññëåäóåòå ñïîêîéíî ðàçíûå ïîòàåííûå ìåñòà, âñòðå÷àåòå ðàçíûõ çàáàâíûõ ïåðñîíàæåé, ïîäïèñûâàåòåñü íà ñëó÷àéíûå êâåñòû, êðàôòèòå îðóæèå / çåëüÿ, íó è èíîãäà ïî ñþæåòó ïðîäâèãàåòåñü. Ñþæåò â öåëîì ëèíåéíûé, íî åñòü âàðèàíòû. Ïî ìàñøòàáó, ýòî, êîíå÷íî, íå Ñêàéðèì. Òóò ñóììû íà ðàçðàáîòêó äðóãèå âûäåëÿëèñü, êðàòíî ìåíüøèå. Ðèçåí - ýòî ïî ñóòè èíäè-ïðîåêò, è äëÿ èíäè ýòî î÷åíü ïðèëè÷íàÿ è ïðîäóìàííàÿ èãðà. Ìåñòàìè, êîíå÷íî, ñèëüíî âèäíî, ÷òî âîò òóò äåíåã íå õâàòèëî, è âîò ýòî äî êîíöà íå äîâåëè, íî, åñëè Áåñåäêå ñ åå ÀÀÀ-áþäæåòàìè ÿ êîíöîâêó New Vegas íèêîãäà íå ïðîùó, òî òóò íóæíî áûòü áîëåå ñíèñõîäèòåëüíûì.
Êðàòêî äëÿ ðàçðàáî÷èêîâ / Shortly for developers:
1. Game becomes less and less hardcore. Played it on Ultra and after first half of the game I was like Terminator already. So the second part was just cleaning my way through weak enemies to see the ending. Ending was nice, thanks. No bla-bla-bla, no false drama. I liked that.
You need to harden the enemies, enter some new species or something like that, at least in the second half. Risen 1 was good in that part, for example. There were creatures who could finish you in 2 or 3 blows, even in hardest armour. Lizard-warriors, for example.
1a. Mini-games became too easy.
2. Game becomes more concentrated on battles and less - on dialogs and all that non-combat activity. And it's no good, because everyone loves Gothic and Risen for interaction with NPCs and free exploration, not much for their battle part.
3. You really should leave an option of NOT joining any faction. My character is strong enough with a sword, rum and painkillers alone. No need for magic or becoming someone's pet.
4. "Karma" in digits is not the best idea.
5. Sea battles - I love the idea, but realisation is weak. But keep moving, I hope there will be better implementation in 4th part. With ship repairs, supply management, weapon upgrades, engaging enemy ships on MY decision and so on.
6. Keep going, I liked the game a lot, after all.
