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Abstract: The weeks immediately following a brand new console launch are the most difficult time to give a really authentic review of a game. The bar for what is expected of a truly innovative videogame and gameplay is skewed with ambiguity, and often as gamers we ...
Published: 2013-11-25, Author: Raymond , review by: chipchick.com
Great graphics that really show off what the Xbox One is capable of, The
Repetitive combat. Really short campaign. Dull multiplayer. Tacked on Kinect voice commands
Ultimately, Ryse is a visual stunner, but it lacks depth due to repetitive combat and a short single player campaign. The multiplayer is also someone lacking. For a launch title, Ryse is a little overambitious. As with most Crytek games, it's not much...
Ryse is incredibly boring. As Knack is to the PlayStation 4, Ryse: Son of Rome is to the Xbox One. It's a pretty game with a heap of promise that wound up as little more than an exercise in monotony....
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Published: 2013-11-21, Author: Nick , review by: T3.com
Ancient Rome, Wonderful visuals, Nos morituri te salutamu
Dumb, dumb DUMB story, Shonky mechanics, Bad game design
Beautiful graphics, technically impressive, realistic motion capture, believable characters, simple to play for the most part
Combat isn't particularly varied, quite a linear experience, little room for advanced battle tactics to be developed
In our playthrough, Ryse was still plenty full of visceral, arm-slicing, decapitating, exploding, brutal, castle-storming fun. It's just that we're more likely to load the game up again to show our friends how pretty next-gen gaming is, rather than how ...
Huge cinematic spectacle, Surprisingly engaging combat, A simple but entertaining story
No long-term depth, Shallow and repetitive, Gratuitously gruesome
Ryse is a big, dumb, shallow, mindless blockbuster of a game, yet one that hooks you with its epic spectacle and can be strangely compelling in short-ish doses. In the words of Maximus Decimus Meridius, “Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are h...
