Confirmed: Damian O’Hare voices “Olf” in “Risen”

The rumour addressed in a previous post has now been confirmed all over the gamer-place:

Risen Voice Talent Cast Revealed

Damian’s in excellent company:

Serkis, Rhys-Davies and Headey are joined by a lineup of some of the most recognisable British TV actors; Fincher is played by Torchwood actor Burn Gorman, Larkrise to Candleford star Brendan Coyle takes the role of Commandant Carlos, Damian O’Hare who starred in medical drama The Royal plays Olf.

Developed by Piranha Bytes and releasing on Xbox 360 and PC, this epic role playing game is set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island. The“Risen” story unfolds over four chapters and will offer multiple ways to develop the story depending on the player’s actions and decisions. An innovative and intuitive user control interface will support both casual and hardcore gamers. With full world streaming support, Risen offers a seamless experience while playing in a fully simulated game world with authentic characters.

Risen will be released for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Windows® PC. More information about Risen at http://risen.deepsilver.com.

Damian O’Hare to voice character in “Risen”?

There’s a question mark up there because the only source for this information is IMDB, which is about as reliable as The Sun. But just in case it’s true and it might brighten up this Sunday for the gamers and role players among you:

According to IMDB, Damian will voice a character called “Olf” in the UK version of “Risen”, to be released on 2 October (in Germany) and brought to you by Piranha Bytes and Deep Silver.

Risen is set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island, The story unfolds over four chapters and will offer multiple ways to develop the story by his own actions and decisions. An innovative and intuitive user control interface will support both casual and hardcore gamers. With full world streaming support, the player experiences no tedious loading of areas while playing in a fully simulated game world with authentic characters.

Risen will be released for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. More information about Risen onRisen is set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island, The story unfolds over four chapters and will offer multiple ways to develop the story by his own actions and decisions. An innovative and intuitive user control interface will support both casual and hardcore gamers. With full world streaming support, the player experiences no tedious loading of areas while playing in a fully simulated game world with authentic characters.

Risen will be released for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

More information about Risen plus a demo of the game on the official website (warning: background music autoplay!):

DEEP SILVER AND PIRANHA BYTES PRESENT “RISEN”

You can watch the trailer and some clips by clicking on the link below:

“By clicking this link I confirm that you’re at least 16 years of age”

There’s text in German, but the clips are in English.

More information can be found on wikipedia.