First Risen 2: Dark Waters details emerge

Risen 2: Dark Waters is in development and the first bits of info involving the game has emerged thanks to a user who has a copy of PCGames magazine being kind enough to share it.

Here’s the whole thing, courtesy of GAF:

Story

You are again the same nameless heroes of Risen
He is now living in a small harbour village called “Caldera”
You are now wearing the Ocular of the inquisitor (story relation not known yet)
The game is now spread about multiple islands
There is still the inquisition located on one of the islands
The story is more complex and will have different consequences depending on your choices
You will meet familiar faces like Carlos, Gregorius Steelbeard

Setting

Pirate setting
It’s no longer on Faranga from Risen
You can travel to different islands by ship (if you can have an own ship is not known yet)
In the sea lives different sea monsters who attack ships
It will also have an fast travel system on the islands
The islands will have different climate zones with different settings and monsters
Guns,canons and othe fire weapons in the game
There is still magic
Skill system same as Risen
Should feel more realistic than Risen (for example chests who are empty or have rubble in it, but to every chest is a story)
The world is bigger as in Risen
Side quests should be more complex than in Risen

Graphic / Technic

Animation is now motion captured
NPCs and monsters more detailed
Bump mapping, realisitc relatime clouds instead of a skybox
More realisitc faces
No loading times on the islands and invisible walls only short loading by changing the island
NPCs talking with each other (for example you can hear a conversation between too NPCs when the treasurer leave his treasure)
Every NPC has a daily routine like in Risen
In the night different monsters than on the day like in Risen

Monsters