Hello dear reader of this guide,

I have only been playing Risen 3 for a few hours at the time of writing this guide. 14.1 hours to be exact. What I want to say is that I am far from having a walkthrough for this game or anything like that. I just want to share a tip that I experienced in the first few hours of the game.

But now to the so-called tip: It's about the order in which you travel to the islands. If you own all the expansions, there are exactly 9 islands. You start on the "Crab Coast". After finishing the tutorial there, you have a free choice.

I recommend (especially if you want to play a mage) to sail to "Taranis" first. I have only had this experience so far, but I would like to explain why I found it very pleasant:

- The start on the island is very slow and you have enough time to get your bearings.
- As someone who has not played the second part of the Risen series, the story of the game is well explained by the different characters.
- The island has beautiful scenery.
- There are a lot of quests that are well intertwined. They are interesting, fun and you discover a lot of the background of the story.
- There is good equipment, so you get good armour, weapons, earrings, rings, amulets and prisms, which are very helpful for astral vision.
- There are many merchants and many teachers who teach you various fighting, thieving or magic talents.
- There are many treasures and interesting and hidden places to discover.

These arguments should be enough to convince you.

After you have been to Taranis, I recommend visiting Antigua next. I won't tell you why, but you will find out. Furthermore, the people of Taranis will send you to other islands.

I hope that some of you have now received a nudge in the direction of the choice of island and can now make a better decision.

Whatever you decide, have fun playing!