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[robertsan21]

Since I first saw this I was far from impressed with its gameplay. Graphics look great but the rest is just boring.

 

[shinobi602]

But IGN told me...

We played a near-final build of Ryse: Son of Rome, and the news is all good.

 

[BigDug13]

Could this be why the technically deficient multiplayer mode that wasn't even made by Crytek has been making the rounds more often at the shows? Because despite looking way worse visually, it's way more fun than the single player game?

 

[Jezbollah]

"With my left hand completely off the controller, I was able to slice and dice through tons of enemies simply by inputting the same sequence ad nauseum"

I played what I assume was the E3 build at a Game lock-in event last month. I can relate to the above quote. The combat was quite repetitive, and I should imagine would get old quickly. The demo I played had you in an arena decided into areas where you went in, hacked and slashed through a number of enemies and then pull levers and manipulate objects to open up the next area - and repeat until the Arena was complete.

I hope the rest of the game doesn't carry on in the same way, otherwise I can't see it being received well when it lands.

 

[Gadirok]

hey man, rotary phones are fun to dial.

I'd rather play Ryse.

 

[Ocelott]

But.. But.. IGN said there's no worries about QTE combat and there's plenty of depth. Oh IGN...


http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/08/20/dont-worry-about-ryse-son-of-rome

Read who wrote the article...other IGN Staff have stated that Ryse is not that good. Mitch even said it

 

[Hero of Legend]

Burned to a crisp.

Ryse Krispies.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

That title has to sting.

 

[Nightengale]

If this game sells more than DR3 I will be very sad. DR3 might not be pretty but man does it look fun.

Amazon seems to put DR3 > Forza > Ryse atm.

Forza deserves to be higher than DR3, but MS fucked up by not launching in more European countries, so DR3 will likely outperform Forza at launch.

Read who wrote the article...other IGN Staff have stated that Ryse is not that good. Mitch even said it

Urgh, Ryan.

Even as far as IGN fanboy editors go, he's the worst of the bunch.

 

[Y2Kev]

Ign loves it. I wouldn't worry.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Really starting to look like Lair mark 2. Pretty, with horrible game mechanics.

I still remember trying to control the dragon with sixaxis, nearly put me off the PS3.

 

[Dragon1893]

Hardly surprising based on what we've seen. The game's reveal was the most underwhelming I've ever seen for a highly antecipated game.

 

[sith ewok]

Ouch. I wasn't expecting it to get 10's, but I didn't think it would be *that* bad.

 

[AlphaK]

Crippling?

If DR3 and Ryse(two heavily marketed exclusive titles) turn out to be bad/sub-par games, then what advantage does the X1 have at $100 dollars more?

Multi-media features?

 

[fred]

No surprise, the combat has looked shite right from the start.

 

[Marvel]

It's a crytek game... so no surprise for me, all of their games I've found boring and soulless.

 

[Jeels]

There was definitely something off about some of the hyping this game had been getting all of a sudden out of this press event. It looks like Game Informer isn't buying it though...

 

[NullPointer]

Sounds like a Kinect game without Kinect.

Which is... what it is, right?

 

[TheHornedBeast]

Not surprised at all.

 

[Guymelef]

One question, has the game non fighting elements??? because we are seeing only fights, and if this part fails....

 

[cyberheater]

You have to wonder how it was humanly possible to have a game playing a Roman soldier hacking at other people with those amazing graphics suck. It should be a blast. What the hell went wrong?

 

[Heretic]

Mixed reactions. Hm... Will have to try for myself.

 

[Chezzymann]

I was playing through Arkham asylum yesterday and I was surprised at how simple the actual combat was. it was basically "press X and Y over and over to beat up 10 guys". But everyone seems to praise its free flow combat.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Game Informer editor Dan Ryckert has shared his thoughts after spending a couple hours playing Xbox1 Launch Title Ryse: Son of Rome

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/r...-rome-is-as-fun-as-dialing-phone-numbers.aspx







Not surprised based on the E3 demo.

Doesn't sound good for MS and Crytek. Game Informer can be pretty forgiving by most standards.

Sacrifice to the Gods if old.

Someone get Jeff Cannata on the phone!

 

[nib95]

Other outlets loved it. Odd. Seems to be a polarizing game. May rent it.

Which one's loved it?

 

[Nightengale]

Ryan loves it. He wouldn't worry. We should worry.

Fixed.

 

[CrazyDude]

One question, has the game non fighting elements??? because we are seeing only fights, and if this part fails....

They would have shown them by now if there was any.

 

[Apoc87]

What about higher difficulties?

 

[Derrick01]

I don't even know how anyone could be doubtful by this, or say "mixed reception". All you have to do is watch footage and you can see just how terrible the gameplay looks.

That being said this is game informer. Can I pencil in Ryse at an 8 after seeing this thread? That is as low as AAA games go over there after all.

 

[That1BlackGuy]

Damn, he went in.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Is anyone surprised by this?

 

[BloodMoney]

Ign loves it. I wouldn't worry.

Ryan McCaffery loves it...
I suppose this article is part of the Xbox One "blowout" he tweeted about.

 

[Sathsquatch]

Gamespot had a pretty positive preview. Kevin Van Ord seemed cautiously optimistic, but it is worth noting that he hated it when he played it a few months ago.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ryse-are-you-not-entertained/1100-6415901/

 

[Booya_base]

I spent two hours with the Xbox One title, but it felt like I was entering random numbers into a computer rather than actually playing a video game.

Oh man, I can't wait! I love The Stanley Parable!

 

[brickarts295]

First thing to come to my mind, i dont know why.

 

[iammeiam]

Really starting to look like Lair mark 2. Pretty, with horrible game mechanics.

I still remember trying to control the dragon with sixaxis, nearly put me off the PS3.

Lair was straight-up bordering on unplayable, though. Ryse could have been Lair, if they left it Kinect-only and it had Steel Battalion caliber Kinect recognition. Ryse edges out Lair by (apparently) being shitty and easy, as opposed to shitty and broken.

 

[Cragvis]

Press X to Jason...and the Argonauts.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Sounds like a Kinect game without Kinect.

Which is... what it is, right?

Pretty much. Though I am not sure how long it was in development as a Kincet game, but yea after a certain point a lot of the design decisions made for Kinect would be hard to erase once the decision to go to controller was made.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

 

[Elginer]

Let's make this thread complete with all his impressions in short form:

Well, he sure isn't pulling any punches.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Crytek hasn't made a genuinely good game since Crysis 1 so I'm not surprised.

I'd argue they never made a genuinely good game, but hey, opinions.

 

[Dead Prince]

Let's make this thread complete with all his impressions in short form:

i'm going to assume Project Spark is rough but has potential. going by the way he wrote the comment.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Pretty sure I wouldn't enjoy this game after playing 3rd person Action masterpiece Dark Souls

Hard to downgrade from that

Casuals love this kind of stuff and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with that i guess

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Which one's loved it?

IGN and err...

 

[VanWinkle]

WOW. I mean, I figured the game wouldn't be INCREDIBLY well received, but I'm surprised at how negative that (and Joystiq's preview) was.

You have to wonder how it was humanly possible to have a game playing a Roman soldier hacking at other people with those amazing graphics suck. It should be a blast. What the hell went wrong?

Well, you can take a cool theme and great graphics engine, but that doesn't automatically make a great game.

 

[BronsonLee]

Jesus! That's really damning.

I mean, I hated the multiplayer demo, but...

I guess I see why everything was embargoed so hard?

 

[MDSLKTR]

That's the impression I got from watching the gametrailers combat video.

 

[SniperHunter]

Looks like another crappy crytek game. I told you guys not to get hyped. Crysis 3 fucking sucked

Never again

 

[Zalman]

IGN and Gamespot seemed to like it.

Ryan McCaffrey?

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

This was apparent early on, was it not? QTE events, combat that looked entirely scripted, etc. Surely no one is surprised by this? IF I was picking up an Xbox One at launch I would not have given Ryse a second glance. DR/Forza are the only two exclusives that really matter.