Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes' new RPG Risen is getting a helping hand from some famous voice acting talent. The publisher released details today saying that Lord of the Rings actors Andy Serkis (Gollum) and John Rhys Davies (Gimli/Treebeard) have been signed up to voice the characters of The Inquisitor and Don Esteban respectively.
One of the busiest actors in the UK, Andy Serkis takes the role of The Inquisitor. Serkis, who has had a long and varied acting career, is best known for his CG character representations Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong in the movie of the same name. Veteran British actor, John Rhys Davies, who has starred in countless blockbuster movies such as Indiana Jones and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, performs as Don Esteban.
Also joining the voice talent cast is Lena Headey (300 and Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles.) Check out new images from the game below.

Now with decent voice work. Click for new shots.



Bryn says: Risen is looking like it might be a good old RPG romp. Those new images we posted yesterday don't look half bad, and now, with this news of some great voice talent, it's becoming harder to ignore this title.

Are you interested in Risen? Does voice over work really matter to you as a gamer, or would be equally cool with unknown voice talent performing the work?