But I thought it was all about gameplay, and the games that push visuals and linear cinematic experiences aren't very good?
Game Informer: "Ryse: Son Of Rome Is As Fun As Dialing Phone Numbers" (ouch)
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DragonSworne
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That only applies for multiplatform games.
Bingo..this is nothing like god of war..definitely not in the sense of scale or combat. Ryse combat is a janky and a more boring version of Batman...then again maybe Assassin's creed might be a better comparison
Magic Mushroom
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They are not mutually exclusive. RE4 and Half Life are lineair and cinematic, but have excellent gameplay.
This however, seems shallow as a puddle.
LowerLevel
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Clever marketing can sell almost anything...
WordsintheWater
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True on both accounts, I was reading the thread on the new Ryse gameplay video and saw so many positive reactions, then went home to watch it and the game looks graphically beautiful, but the gameplay looks horrendous. I don't understand what they changed since E3, instead of the quick time events showing the button on top of their heads they just glow the color of the corresponding button. How is that any different? And why in the world can executions not be failed, you just get a lower score instead? That is beyond stupid.
Zatoichi's Cane
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why is everyone surprised, it's a "AAAAA" title after all...
I feel like we can make that joke again, now that it's officially shit
Nice.
Yeah, looking back at Hindle's past tirades on why games like Uncharted and Heavy Rain were "damaging" the industry with their focus on cinematic gameplay and high-end graphics, his current stance towards these type of games is a little extra embarassing to read.
Tallshortman
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Not surprising, I remember a lot of early impressions saying it was a pretty generic god of war clone. Footage has similarly looked very uninteresting gameplay wise. Seems like this thing was patched together for launch as more of a tech demo than anything else.
I'm not talking about any console power differences, or game design in general. I'm specifically addressing Hindle and past comments he's made starting he won't even try games like this (usually in reference to Naughty Dog games) and how he's all about gameplay.
Now that stance is fine and I can understand where someone with that opinion would be coming from. But when the show is on the other foot and it's a Xbox exclusive game designed in a way he's derided several times, it's fine?
eddfromtheriver
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Ok, that doesn't sound exciting.
The guy is more hypocritical than Adam Sessler.
Imperfected
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Nah. Marlowe Briggs is a God of War clone. Ryse doesn't quite aspire to such lofty heights.
WordsintheWater
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lol my mind was already made up on getting this game at launch, so there's almost nothing that any other person or website can say to not make me not excited about this game.
Nice try, Gameinformer, but it's a swing and a miss!
No one here is surprised you're getting this game no matter what, but how exactly is this a swing and a miss for Gameinformer?
TrojanBlade
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Yeah most likely 8-8.5...unfortunately
What was everyone expecting from Crytek...a solid fighting game with real depth? They are just great for making tech show cases...that's all.
KillerDark
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Pretty brutal, especially from GI. Rare to see them rip apart a big game.
Prince Vultan
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Hardly a surprise, but anyone who was buying Ryse for gameplay reasons rather than for the pretties was doing it very wrong.
Lol, I don't know what anyone expected. There was no way they were going to change anything about what they showed at E3. That would have required them to go back to square 1 and it already sounds like they've had to do that at least two other times since the game was originally announced.
It's just a bad exclusive, oh well. It'll be interesting if it sells well at all (and if it does, oooohhh boooy people are going to be maaaaaad).
It's just a bad exclusive, oh well. It'll be interesting if it sells well at all (and if it does, oooohhh boooy people are going to be maaaaaad).
lol my mind was already made up on getting this game at launch, so there's almost nothing that any other person or website can say to not make me not excited about this game.
Nice try, Gameinformer, but it's a swing and a miss!
Swing and a miss? They aren't trying to dissuade you from buying the game, they're just stating how they felt the game was (and many other share the same opinion).
Apparently GameInformer hatched a cunning scheme to try and dissuade potential buyers from Ryse by writing a very negative preview, while in secret, Ryse is actually game of the year material. They just don't want anyone to know it. SenjutsuSage cracked the code.
maquiladora
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If it's just about the pretties then I can get that watching a playthrough on Youtube.
Green Mamba
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Sounds about right based on the videos. Game has always looked awful outside of the pretty graphics.
Chance Hale
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You really can't, youtube compression is abysmal.
lol my mind was already made up on getting this game at launch, so there's almost nothing that any other person or website can say to not make me not excited about this game.
Nice try, Gameinformer, but it's a swing and a miss!
I honestly envy your unbridled optimism for both Ryse and the Xbox One. I wish I could but looking at everything coming in about them I can't muster up any excitement. I genuinely hope you aren't disappointed.
Chance Hale
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Go watch the latest trailer, check out the latest screenshots, etc? Some aliasing on badly calibrated tvs doesn't really say much.
ShootingB1anks
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Lol, nice.
MilesWebber
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I bet if this game had QTEs with a half naked lady protagonist you guys would be calling it 'fine' as well. But since it's just a bunch of button mashing with buff men in armor, it has little value to GAF.
I'm onto you...
Zatoichi's Cane
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the game was slated to be a kinnect game, they changed it the last minute so Tim Dog can say xbawks haz all da gamez
Kazuma Kiryu
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Ryse is killing the industry!
Chance Hale
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Oily buff men in skirts are far superior so I don't know about that.
And wasn't this changed from a kinect game long ago and the original version scrapped? One can see the animation transitions are a bit rough but I see nothing that indicates this would have been a kinect game. Executions are just slightly more involved versions of what you get in a God of War game.
BadAss2961
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Not surprised. I can easily believe these impressions since Crytek has no benefit of the doubt with me. Their games are always buggy and kind of amateur in their mechanics.
From the start, I figured there was no way they could go from FPS (their comfort zone) to a third-person action game without it being a disaster.
From the start, I figured there was no way they could go from FPS (their comfort zone) to a third-person action game without it being a disaster.
Psycho_Mantis
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I called this shit day one it was announced. This is going to be the worst launch title next gen.
The combat looks utter shit. For a fighting game your combat needs to be solid.
Where is the depth:
where is the stamina bar to prevent spamming?
where are the combo systems, are there any combos?
where are the different weapons with unique move sets?
upgrade system?
armour variations?
This game is a linear fighting game with a bad battle system. Now news comes out that the story is cliche too lol.
The only thing this game has going for it is its graphics. Oh its made by Crytek. What a coincidence.
The combat looks utter shit. For a fighting game your combat needs to be solid.
Where is the depth:
where is the stamina bar to prevent spamming?
where are the combo systems, are there any combos?
where are the different weapons with unique move sets?
upgrade system?
armour variations?
This game is a linear fighting game with a bad battle system. Now news comes out that the story is cliche too lol.
The only thing this game has going for it is its graphics. Oh its made by Crytek. What a coincidence.
I take back what I said. The games combat actually looks decent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO4gd70Zkho
If it truly is a button masher, obviously it will reflect in review scores. Seeing this just make me excited about how good a GoW game will be a few years from now. By then I think I'll be ready considering that I haven't played one since 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO4gd70Zkho
If it truly is a button masher, obviously it will reflect in review scores. Seeing this just make me excited about how good a GoW game will be a few years from now. By then I think I'll be ready considering that I haven't played one since 3
Later Alligator
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this reminds me of the game conan for ps3/360 early into current gen's launch. decent enough but flawed game, except with better graphics
dgrdsv
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Since forever. Crysis 1 is hardly a good game, it has so much flaws that you're losing count on a second level. Beautiful though.
"Actual In-Game Footage!"
no shit. lol.
I feel like Ryse will be this gens Lair, not so much because of the control, but because of the lack of any real.. UMMPHhh to the genre. It looks cool, but as everyone has said, the actual gameplay options/design leaves a lot to be desired in 2013.
Even if they implemented Rocksteady's fighting system (Arkham asylum type), would have been awesome.
Whats being sold is that you're participating in Maximus style battles, but that autonomy as a player doesn't appear to be there, or the game world around it.
Looks like I made the right decision for what X1 games to get this month.Let's make this thread complete with all his impressions in short form:
Pre rendered cut scenes, I remember being called out for suggesting that after the direct feed footage was 1080p native.
bigboss370
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he could never touch the game and he still wouldn't be disappointed
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that being said, I liked this game since the initial reveal as well, my only worry was that there wasn't much variation beyond sword+shield limited combos and javelin moments. I still wanna try it out for myself, I never listen to reviewas >_>
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