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• gamedeal user

  Oct 12, 2015

  Ryse: Son of Rome is a third person hack and slash adventure game. It was initially released in November of 2013 as an Xbox One exclusive launch title, but was later ported onto PC in October 2014. The game is set in an alternative version of Rome history. You play as a centurion named Marius Titus as you battle through the game as you seek revenge for the killing of your family. The main gameplay element in Ryse: Son of Rome is the hack and slash combat. This feels very similar to other action games such as the Batman series, a very simple but fluid action system means you have no problems taking on hordes of enemies, as you weaken your foes, you get the option to perform an execution on them - this prompts for a small quick time event as you have to press the corresponding mouse button with the colours on the screen, carrying out an execution every time you can tends to make the gameplay feel very repetitive though; it's nice for the first few times but it soon becomes the same over and over again. You are able to learn different variations of executions through the upgrade menu, allowing you to purchase upgrades using the experience points you have earned, ironically though performing executions. On top of being able to upgrade the executions, you can also add the points into more passive talents such as straight health upgrades, or adding a multiplier to the amount of experience points you earn. If you are like me and you don't really like learning combos and such, the passives tend to be more the attractive options here. There is a hint of strategy involved in Ryse: Son of Rome too; a couple of battle scenes allow you to command orders to squads of men, such as ordering archers to cover a flank, or ordering the catapults to aim on different targets - these are few and far between however so don't go into this game expecting a really in depth strategy element. The larger scale fights are really impressive though, one scene which stands out the most to me would be where you have to defend a castle against an oncoming barbarian army, whilst it is completely reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings scene in Helms Deep but has some really action packed gameplay as you avoid incoming fire bombs, preventing enemies from scaling the walls by kicking off their ladders and tackling any enemies which make it through. Ryse: Son of Rome has some excellent graphics - this is one of the first "next gen" games released, and it really does look next gen; it looks almost photo realistic, the characters look real and the environments which the game is set in look absolutely stunning. There are a couple low quality textures but nothing you will really notice unless you go out of your way to find them. All of the animations are perfect too; the fluid combat system allows for some exciting fight scenes as you string together plenty of combos. It is safe to say that the PC version of Ryse looks so much better than the console given the amount of options you can change to ramp it up to full glory. The game is also voice acted to an almost perfect level as well, and the ambient battle sounds draw you further into the immersion of this game. I cannot fault the game one single bit on the audio performance. One of the disappointing aspects of Ryse: Son of Rome is that it is an extremely easy game; since the combat system is so simple, hordes of enemies pose no threat once you master the controls; allowing you to cleave your way through armies of barbarians with ease. The boss fights do offer a little bit more of a challenge but I still did not manage to die once on them. Come to think of it; I can count the amount of times I died in this game on one hand. The only saving grace is that once you finish the game you unlock a legendary mode which will test your skills at the highest level; the three previous difficulties are all very much the same and any veteran gamer will not find this game to be a challenge to complete. The game is split into eight chapters, each chapter has a couple of different areas in which you will find yourself in and each chapter is split into further sections with cut scenes aiding transitions between them all. Throughout each of the chapters you will find your self-hunting for various collectables which whilst they offer no gameplay benefit, they will grant you little unlockables which is always nice. The game is very linear though; there is only one route through each of the levels allowing you very little room to roam off the single path, you are very much funnelled throughout the whole game. The second disappointing issue with Ryse: Son of Rome is that it is unbelievably short; I finished the game in just over five hours and due to the completely linear single player you can uninstall the game as soon as you complete it as there is no reason at all to play again. There is a multiplayer element which may interest some; a sort of two player co-op mode in that you are pitted against waves of enemies in a challenge modem each wave has increasingly difficult enemies to encounter - sadly you can also find yourself some annoying microtransactions in this mode too; allowing you to use your real life money for items in game. Ryse: Son of Rome will require you to have a pretty beefy rig if you want to play it on full graphical settings; I was playing on a 4k resolution and sometimes struggled to keep up with the 60 fps. I also had to configure a different profile for the game in my nVidia settings for it to work with my SLI setup properly (using nVidia inspector). I tested out 1080p settings and this allows the game to play on almost 120 fps with v-sync turned off - leaving this option on locks the gameplay at 30 fps too. Given that this game was initially released on Xbox, the Xbox controller works perfectly, however I had much more success playing with the keyboard and mouse, and I would recommend you try that option out first before opting for the controller. My final thoughts on Ryse: Son of Rome is that it a finished product which will give you an evening’s worth of entertainment - I finished it in one sit through and was satisfied with the end results, however I picked up this game when it was on sale in the summer for less than £9. I cannot recommend Ryse: Son of Rome when it is priced anything more than the £10 mark, simply because it has a short single player story mode and no levels of replay ability. If you find it on sale for £10, you should seriously consider picking this game up as it is the entry point for the next generations of games we are going to be seeing in the next few years, the graphics and story alone make this game a worthwhile play through. Tom's Score Card 1) Stay away 2) Not Recommended 3) Only recommended when on sale 4) Recommended 5) Highly recommended 6) This is a must play If you found this review helpful, please consider giving it a thumbs up. You can also find more reviews over at http://www.completingthebackloggroup.com/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/302510/
• gamedeal user

  Oct 20, 2020

  Not that anyone is really going to be reading my review in 2020 lol, but I really enjoyed this game. The campaign was a little short as I finished it in about 6 hours, but it had such a good story that I didn't really mind at all. I bought it for 3 dollars and at that price it is an absolute no brainer. Overall, I definitely would say that it is worth the time and money!
• gamedeal user

  Aug 9, 2020

  Ryse: Son of Rome feels like a Call of Duty single player campaign taking place during the Roman era, which may tell you everything you need to know. Insane production value, gorgeous visuals (even by today's standards), cinematic music, and a straight forward narrative with even more straightforward mechanics. The simple timing based Arkham-esque fighting style can get a tad repetitive, however the stylish executions ensure things never get stale visually, and played on the highest difficulty setting the games challenge never wavers throughout the entirety of its run time, so even if not very robust, the combat will test your ability. It's a simple, focused vision executed very well. And for 10 bucks you're getting a solid 6 - 9 hours of gameplay depending on your difficulty of choice. It's dumb, bombastic fun, and I'd recommend at what is now full price, and on sale I'd say it's a must buy if dumb fun is your thing. Certainly not for everyone though.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 8, 2022

  nice game, nice graphy,nice story
• gamedeal user

  Jun 29, 2017

  Ryse: Son Of Rome * 7/10

  This game coud have been an easy 8/10, if only...

  INTRO. What is Ryse about?

  Ryse is a third person Action game Developed by Crytek (hence the "Y" trick in the title as in most of Crytek games... Ho-ho-ho). You play as Marius, A Roman soldier with good heart and a strong sense of honor and loyalty to the Roman Empire. Of course the game won't be perfectly following historical events but it will tell you a good story during the time of Emperor Nero and the attempted conquest of Britain. Without any spoiler I can say that the story is quite simple and predictable yet is being told and directed really well with very good taste during cinematic scenes, fights, dialogues.

  GRAPHIC. Engine And Artistic aspects.

  Cryengine is doing a really good job, as usual. And as usual it is quite resource demanding as I've been playing with mid-high settings at around 30-40 FPS with few minor drops down to 20 FPS in the most demanding situations. However the details level in models and locations is really good even nowadays, and many locations show a very good level of attention and artistic touch.

  SOUNDTRACK. Themes and Accompaniments.

  The entire game is accompanied by a beautiful symphonic OST that will improve the feel during the most epic or challenging situations. The most notable and memorable is the menu theme of course, which can be found few times ingame as well as some kind of encore.

  GAMEPLAY. How does it work?

  As an action game Ryse introduces some interesting mechanics. First, the "Reward system": when you fight enemies they can be executed. If you do (through a QTE) you will be rewarded with health, XP, damage bonus or focus, a preventive choice that can be done at any moment of the game so you can execute your first enemy for some health, then you can go to the next one for some XP. Second, Command your soldiers. Nothing too fancy, in particuar situations you can choose what kind of suport to get from your soldiers. in two ways battlefields you can ask for some ground support on one side while you take care of the other one, in other situations you can ask for archers suport, and in some parts (the best, IMHO) you can call your soldiers in formation and command to proceed, throw pikes or raise shields along with them. This is something so simple yet there's nothing that makes you feel like a Roman Soldier more than this!

  MULTIPLAYER.

  There's obviously a Multiplayer section but it doesn't allow classic PvP fights but (more important to me) cooperative modes. Cooperative modes allows you to play with a friend (through steam invite) or via automatic server pairing to different modes, all of them set inside different and colorful variants of the Coliseum which are meant to represent a "story" to entertain the Roman public, such as barbaric invasions, Ancient Gods defense and so on. Particularly funny (in a good way, I just love it) the commentary during fights in the Gladiator arena mode. At the end of each fight you will add up the experience and "money" to level up you character's abilities and MOST IMPORTANTLY something you don't have during the single player campaign: inventory. You can buy random packs with ingame money value (never to be paid with real money, just playing) which may contain pieces of armours, swords, shields, potions and all of them can boost your Health, focus stats and more. Very interesting, very underestimated. Underestimated because I wish I could see this piece of gameplay during the SP campaign... Too bad

  LAST NOTES. What doesn't work?

  What didn't work for Ryse to prevent an 8/10 and deserve a low 7/10? Few little things. One of the most annoying things is key binding. Or better, non-key binding as you can only choose between 2 o 3 keyboard+mouse presets which can't be edited to set your own. Luckily they're not too... strange so it was quite easy for me to get used to it. Yet it's pretty ridiculous at this time... I only use Kb+Mouse so I don't know if the same trouble can be found for joypad users. The story is going towards a precise direction and it's pretty clear as you play. This doesn't mean it's a bad story, nor a bad game as it still is very epic and a pleasure to follow anyways. It's just simple, hence predictable, that's all. Gameplay gets quite simple as enemies are predictable and can be faced without too much trouble. Going ahead with the game you will meet different new "classes" to face in different ways but they're not that much. Boss fights represent the only real challenge in the game, yet only the last two are noteworthy. The worst sin of the game however is the main campaign lenght. I've completed it in about 6/7 hours. Definitely short. Good thing the Multiplayer coop mode is fun enough to entertain after the SP campaign.

  TL;DR. Pros And Cons

  +++PROs+++

  <*> ROMAN EMPYRE. Following Marius' story is a pleasure, well directed, epic situations, Good voice acting Good soundtrack. Everything works well. <*> CRYENGINE. You can't be disappointed by the details and the environment in Ryse, High quality and amazing locations will be constantly shown during the campaign. <*> GAMEPLAY. The Reward System, executions and ordering soldiers are mechanics that really give a good touch of variety to a classic acton gameplay. <*> COOP ARENAS. I wasn't expecting much yet it's quite fun to fight especially The Gladiator Arena mode. Very creative and particuar variants of the coliseum, Funny commantary and an inventory section to handle. In a certain way it has more to offer compared to SP campaign

  ---CONs---

  <*> SP CAMPAIGN. Too short. The main campaign is definitely too short, and unfortunately the story is simple and predictable. <*> GAMEPLAY. The poor enemy class variety makes the game quickly boring until you see some piece of story, or you get to command a fistful of soldiers or you meet a boss to fight. <*> NO KEY BINDING. Seriously? I played this game on this machine: Intel Core i7-4970 16Gb RAM DDR3 GeForce GTX 660 Windows 10 Professional x64 You can follow my reviews through my curator page: Everybody's reviews You can also join my Steam group: Everybody's reviews You are welcome to join and post your own reviews, we can support each other!
• gamedeal user

  Sep 3, 2015

  Short & brutal // Recommended only if on sale

  + Executions are cinematic and fluid + Multiple, simulataneous executions are possible (and look great) + Visuals are absolutely jaw-dropping, and do well to showcase some truly spectacular set design + Voice-acting is top shelft; every major and supporting character was voiced expertly + Myriad unlockables scattered throughout + Combat is superb and feels very polished + Writing for dialogue is very well-done, and complemented the voicing talent so well as to fit like a glove + Facial animations so well done they will leave the player totally floored; seemingly every nuance of twitches, quivers, and muscle movements are captured - Moving in formation and giving orders during battles do little to affect the events that unfold, and the entire experience is largely dumbed down for the player's convenience; all choices are essentially hollow padding - Precious little mob variation; there doesn't seem to be more than 8 or 9 enemy models throughout the entire campaign - Historically, the game is not only inaccurate, it is entirely nonsensical; the writers essentially took all the famous names they could find in Roman history and plastered them on fabricated characters, many of them jarringly stereotypical - Executions, which rely heavily on Quick Time Events (QTE) follow through and succeed even if the player fails the QTE; this is blatant hand-holding in the extreme, and does absolutely nothing to challenge the player - Little is done to spruce up the combat throughout the campaign, and it therefore ends up feeling dull and repetitive by the game's conclusion - Short campaign; I clocked in at just under 6 hours for a full playthrough - Massive over-reliance on QTE; makes the entire game and playable combat feel scripted and low-effort

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• gamedeal user

  Sep 28, 2020

  This is a very good game, nice story, good looking even in 2020. What an underrated game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 23, 2016

  AT A GLANCE

  (Full review follows below) <*> Game Name: Ryse: Son of Rome <*> Original Release: 2014 <*> Genre Tags: Cinematic; Story-Driven; Aesthetic; Atmospheric; QTE Action; Sword & Sandal Violence; Cooperative Multiplayer <*> My Overall Grade: A <*> Estimated Playtime (Campaign): 7-12 hours <*> Multiplayer Aspect: Auxiliary <*> Recommended To: Established fans of the genre; Aesthetes; Strong narrative advocates; Game atmosphere enthusiasts; Fans of cinematic gaming; Action gamers

  REVIEW

  The campaign of Ryse: Son of Rome is very story-driven. And, as with many of the modern, graphics-intense, high-budget games these days, it is very cinematic. There are many cutscenes before, after, and during every level. This cinematic experience is arguably the main aspect of the game, even taking the lead over gameplay. So if you’re someone who clicks through cutscenes, you would be missing out on a major aspect of the game. But if you enjoy gaming experiences that are aesthetic and movielike, this is a great choice for you. As someone who is a huge fan of cinematic games, the first thing that jumped out at me while playing this was how noticeably intricate the facial expressions were during the cutscenes. The advanced animations bring the immersive experience to a much higher level and really allow you to empathize with characters’ emotions at a level you would normally find only in film. This feature greatly elevates the overall quality of the cinematic experience, and allows the game to find a unique identity through its characters. The stunning graphics and effects also contribute to elevate the quality of the cinematic experience, and allow for an awesome visual experience during live gameplay. The bloody, gore-filled animations during combat will satisfy anyone’s desire for graphic sword-and-sandal violence. And the various gorgeous landscapes provide ambient, vivid, and diverse settings for the different levels to create an enjoyable atmospheric experience while you traverse through the campaign. The narrative is decently interesting, well-written and well-acted. The story itself is admittedly pretty cliché with the Roman warrior tropes and it was extremely easy to see the “twists” coming. Nonetheless, I found many individual scenes throughout the campaign to be extremely well done. Overall, it is an enjoyable narrative experience and most fans of the genre should find it easy to appreciate the story in Ryse. And the actual gameplay is pretty fun, especially at first, but it does get repetitive eventually. A lot of it has to do with timing, and patience; you’ll often be outnumbered, so you’ll want to defend-and-counter most of the time. After a few well-timed hits on an enemy, you will able to finish him off with a QTE execution. That is more or less the total depth of the combat; so while pretty entertaining, you can see how it could have benefitted from a little more complexity. Nevertheless, the spectacular animations and intricate execution sequences are pretty sweet to witness. Ultimately the combat is very fitting with the cinematic soul of the game. Ancillary to the campaign, there is “Gladiator Mode”. You can play some maps solo, but it is really designed with multiplayer in mind. Luckily, the multiplayer mode in Ryse only requires 2 people to play, so you only need to find one person to join you. You and your partner work in concert to complete objectives or survive a horde mode for as long as possible. It is actually pretty fun. So, this is one of the rare cases where the multiplayer mode adds some significant value to an otherwise singleplayer focused game. So Ryse is a really good game, but it definitely fills a niche. It has a lot going for it if you are into cinematic, visually intense games with reactionary combat. But if you hate cutscenes and like fast paced slasher gameplay, you will likely be disappointed. If you are the former, then this is definitely worth your consideration. Follow my curation page to see more of my recommendations!
• gamedeal user

  Nov 18, 2020

  A very underrated game. Gameplay is really good, graphics and scenery is great, but atmosphere... atmosphere is absolutely AMAZING! You feel like you are IN the game or great movie! 8/10 ( add +1 extra point if you are a fan of Roman history like me) :) btw. This game have only 61 metascore ?!? Why??? This game is GEM!
• gamedeal user

  May 21, 2022

  ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10