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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

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.

After a painfully generic story intro, the game began teaching me similarly uninspired combat mechanics. While it tries to sound like an in-depth action game with familiar elements like perfectly-timed blocks and focus meters, the actual experience is anything but deep.

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. On a couple of occasions, the game would shift to sequences that involved me defending an area with crossbow stations or ordering my men to block arrows with their shields. These were somehow even less exciting than the tedious swordplay.

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.

 

[fiyah]

Ryse: Son of Rome feels like all sizzle and no steak. It's a procession of CPU-controlled warriors lining up to fall on protagonist Marius' sword in a stylish slow-mo ballet of blood and dismemberment. Killing enemies feels less and less triumphant with each strike, which is kind of a problem when the main focus of the game is seeing just how high you can stack the corpses.

Joystiq

Brutal

 

[sense]

DIS GONNA BE GOOD?

 

[BloodMoney]

damn..... that's a 3rd degree burn.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

lol

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

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

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Ouch indeed. Expected though with the concentration on QTEs.

 

[Silky]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Damn, ouch. Sounds about right, though.

 

[johnny956]

Hey as I kid I would play "mary had a little lamb" with touch tone sounds. I was so bad ass

 

[brandonh83]

But it has really good graphics.

 

[Huggers]

Gameinformer. Are you not Entertained?

 

[Tucah]

Haven't seen anything on the game since E3, but given that presentation that's about what I expected.

 

[Barakov]

Oof. That sounds pretty rough. Not as rough as the animations but still pretty rough.

 

[jbug617]

Polarizing game. Some like it some hate it

 

[keit4]

Opinions.

 

[daxgame]

wow, now easy to hear that from Game Informer

 

[Alucrid]

Love Dan

 

[sixteen-bit]

Goddamn.

 

[Wes]

Hah. Nicely put.

 

[Tambini]

Hardly suprising, it looks pretty bad aside from the graphics..which is a shame.

 

[Impeccable]

It looks pretty though!

 

[jay]

But it has really good graphics.

I agree, it's an awesome game.

 

[Nokterian]

Why am i not surprised?

 

[bidguy]

nope. im gonna learn it the hard way and try it myself or ... i might like it

 

[Xater]

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

 

[Angelus Errare]

Not shocked, pretty much how it looks to me.

/shrug.

 

[njean777]

Not surprised , game looks boring and has since it's reveal.

 

[Diddy Kong]

#RyseFacts

 

[Hurf]

A game that has looked terrible since the first time it was shown is, in fact, terrible?

Well now isn't that a surprise!

 

[FairXchange]

Nothing against Crytek, or anyone excited for Ryse, but I could tell the game lacked a lot from the first time it was shown.

 

[Elginer]

Gameinformer. Are you not Entertained?

It seems no, they're not. Very pretty to look at but I think everyone has known the gameplay design wise is a bit of a stinker.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

As expected of QTE the game

 

[CrunchinJelly]

IGN and Gamespot seemed to like it.

Opinions?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

SOMEONE CALL SENJUTSUSAGE'S HOUSE

 

[MutonCommander]

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

 

[Kouriozan]

Well, that's not surprising. They can't change the whole game after that E3 build.

 

[ironcreed]

Like I said in the other thread, I don't need it to reinvent the wheel. I just want a fun hack n' slash game that is set in a beautifully realized ancient Rome. I think it will more than fit the bill with those sort of expectations. Besides, I eat stuff like that up.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

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

There is no bad press in this industry outside of no press.

 

[LiK]

Bargain bin shit

 

[Gadirok]

Dialing phone numbers is fun though. Its much better than waiting on the line when I'm put on hold.

Atleast this means Ryse will be as responsive as those call center machines though.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Gameinformer. Are you not Entertained?

.

 

[Majukun]

not surprised at all.

 

[baphomet]

This should have been painfully obvious to anyone after everything that has been shown of the game.

 

[Fried Food]

I don't think the preview coverage has left anything to the imagination. You are either OK with simplistic combat and pretty graphics, or your not.

 

[Bgamer90]

Sounds like this game is going to get very mixed reception.

Graphics look good but I'm definitely going to wait for full reviews.

 

[Marleyman]

Interesting; seems like a rent but it is pretty from previews and others have liked it.

 

[Gully State]

I'll never understand how enthusiast gamers could get hyped for this game. Even with all the fancy graphics, the gameplay looked so uninspiring.

 

[TriGen]

Dan Ryckert is generally a really positive person too. He even recently wrote an article about how people need to lighten up because games are so fun. So, it's very surprising to hear him blast a game.

 

[Reversed]

Should be renamed to DYAL.