Regret Truth
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Ryse: Son of Rome |OT| Are You Not Entertained?!
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Watching now...thanks
Easiest difficulty and didn't search for jack shit most likely. When I play I smash everything and poke every corner.
Argh, I was putting all my valor in the little things, and somehow ignore the biig box for executions. So far I haven't really had a valor/gold problem either, no temptation to buy into real money perks.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
After playing through KZ and Forza Ryse is definitely the best looking game of the bunch but damn is it boring. Anyone that mentions this thing in the same sentence as GOW, Batman or hell even Assassins Creed is delusional. We were laughing and hollering the first hour. 1 hour later.....Time for some more Forza
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Whilst these look seriously impressive, they still don't match the level of fidelity seen in some of the cut scene screenshots such as this one.
You're comparing high quality pics to low quality... There are zero differences between cutscene models and gameplay models for all characters. That's what makes these kinds of statements so strange. They will simply be more expressive in cutscenes because they need to be. That said, the executions show off some pretty solid expressions, too.
Obviously. It was an observation based on what I had. I'm happy to be proven wrong once you guys get some direct feed captures going.
Wishmaster92
Member
Whilst these look seriously impressive, they still don't match the level of fidelity seen in some of the cut scene screenshots such as this one.
They do
Also, i'm not on Dover yet, but i will keep comparing.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Well, that's true. It's just your observation based on what you were provided. Man, I'm tired. Headed off to bed. I want to play this game so bad
Well, that's true. It's just your observation based on what you were provided. Man, I'm tired. Headed off to bed. I want to play this game so bad
By the way, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Don't know the exact details, but just want to let you know my thoughts are with you. Chin up and all the best.
LukasTaves
Member
Whilst these look seriously impressive, they still don't match the level of fidelity seen in some of the cut scene screenshots such as this one.
I don't see it. Seems the same fidelity to me...
And quite above any other game I've seen too.
Wishmaster92
Member
Getting close-ups on people is very hard in this game, but i just compared Marius's father and they look the same. Next up is vitallion.
Don't lose hope man, you will get it sooner than you think.
Well, that's true. It's just your observation based on what you were provided. Man, I'm tired. Headed off to bed. I want to play this game so bad
Don't lose hope man, you will get it sooner than you think.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
The devs at Rocksteady weep.
I caved and bought it, actually really enjoying it. I'm about half way through the story so far, if this doesn't take a nose dive soon, this got very harshly received. The setting and story are cool, the facial animation and voice acting some of the best i've seen in a game. The combat is fun and challenging on the harder difficulty and its beautiful.
Seen the first two chapters of the game on a good samsung panel, and not as impressed as a lot of you, folks. The ennemies' models are quite low poly, the animations average -at best- and some areas look rather bland. Not going to comment on the gameplay since the console's owner held to his pad like a prisoner to a lamp in the darkest of pits, but from the look of it, it's bad...
I knew it would draw a comment.
Ryse is no where as deep as the flow in Arkham, but it is similar.
This title has potential I feel though. What if Ryse 2 was like AC2.
lastflowers
Banned
Ive been pleasantly surprised by this game. Only an hour and a half on, but centurion is a good balance between hard and not too hard. We'll see if I get bored of it, but I'm liking what I'm seeing thus far as a blend of visuals, audio, and story.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
It would be a 1000 times better than it is now but being that Crytek is awful at crafting engaging experiences I don't think its likely. I would love that though.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Playing on hard really keeps you on your toes. Also is there a way to take screenshots with Xbox One or no?
SEGAvangelist
Member
Just beat this. Solid launch title. Game got tougher towards the end.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Yeah, that GoW reference has its limits. GoW set standards for action games, thus making it a milestone. All I see and hear about Ryse is how the combat goes nowhere. Granted I don't own an XB1. This is the first time I've skipped getting an XB console on launch. I'm pretty sure the console will get its "action game" just how Xbox got Ninja Gaiden.
How's the story? Does it go into nonsense territory or does it stays more grounded?
I have not been able to figure this one out.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Story is decent and sets up easy sequels, and it stays grounded for the most part. There are some mystical elements, though.
Never gets to God of War level, but yeah they get more brutal in some cases. The general tendency is to be more spectacular, especially the double executions. If you really want gore and deeper mechanics you should play Shadow of Rome on ps2.
and yet you are a guy with a Killzone avatar who doesn't have the game and comes in here to stir trouble. Your opinion should also be taken with a grain of salt.
In case you didn't notice the thread got split with a review-dedicated one because this thread got saturated with fanboys who came here with the only purpose to bash the game. Play Ryse and give us your opinion, or get out.
Bogus. There's plenty of people and connection is good. You get into multi fast and lag, considered the game gives wide windows of button pressing and player responsiveness, lag is present but doesn't impair the mechanics. The only situation when lag becomes an issue is if you want to repel every single arrow xD
Around the same for me. I will admit that I go look for collectibles, though not obsessively. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like you actually can browse those collectibles (I don't know why). Vistas, scrolls... you would think they unlock panoramas and texts but... they don't. I think they just give you Valor points.
I have first place on almost all of the combat maps on Arkham City on PS3 and the top three on basically every map on 360 (with Batman, Robin and Catwoman, Nightwing is glitched so I gave up on him). I also had first place on most maps on Origins (PS3), but I haven't checked in a week. You can look for Tsukumo76 gt/sen id.
I think I'm qualified to say this game is Arkham City level of perfection in terms of fighting mechanics. It's also more challenging.
So there's that. If you like the Arkham games you have to have this game.
uncledonnie
Banned
The combat is actually quite a bit better than I thought it would be, and when you get into a flow it feels pretty awesome. Not quite Arkham good but it's not bad at all.
And man is this game beautiful. Best looking game so far on either system.
Anyway, glad I gave this a chance. Between this and Knack, reviewers were way too damn hard on these launch games.
And man is this game beautiful. Best looking game so far on either system.
Anyway, glad I gave this a chance. Between this and Knack, reviewers were way too damn hard on these launch games.
JordoftheDead
Member
Agreed. It's repetative and not particularly memorable (outside of looking absolutely stunning) but it's hardly worth the scorn heaped upon it.
I have played much much worse games that don't earn half the of the scorn.
N7Commander95
Member
Currently writing this whislt snapped playing Ryse! Im having a lot of fun with this game, its definatley not a 6. I would say around a 7-8.
Unity2012
Member
I am really enjoying the game. I would definitely give it a 7 or 7.5. It is a launch game; it suffers from "learning curve of new hardware" vs "time."
Learning to tie combos took me a while, hard enough to make me go from Centurion back to Soldier. I also want to learn how to use Focus and Gain better. I have only played a couple chapters but I can see myself coming back for more at a higher difficulty where perks and other features are reduced and the enemies harder.
Add the MP Gladiator mode and co-op and I'm happy to own it
Plus, Good Gee, this game is Stunning.
What if it was like an early game from last gen? Never thought we'd be fondly remembering the gameplay from AssCreed. :/
abracadaver
Member
How do you get the day one exclusive map if you dont buy the day one version of the game ?
Is it included in the season pass ?
Is it included in the season pass ?
nelsonroyale
Member
For some strange reasons, some sections i cannot record. I took some off-screen camera shots to compare, i guess these are better than nothing until they patch in a screenshot feature:
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/ijUqM8yxQtSyD.JPG[/IMG]
Nero looks absolutely the same as in the cutscenes.
Marius looks the same too, i don't know why people said he is different?
They look a bit dissatisfied...Probably wish they had a deeper role to play as well.
Hey, it's nowhere near as nuanced as the best in the genre but it plays well and, unlike Ryse, delivers incredible variety in level design. It's a well made series.
Someone needs to post some combo videos. I thought it was mindless square, square, square, triangle until watching one of those videos. It's absolutely crazy what you can do.
You have capture card god dammit. Take some 1080p screenshots! Preferably textures, blood on wounds and close up on faces
dragonelite
Member
I finished the game yesterday one 7 hour sitting.
No snow level :'(
Delt31
Member
I'm really glad I bought this game. Ended up picking it up right at launch. Maybe because I love 300 and this type of setting but are people crazy? Yes it's straight forward but man is the story been well played out this far including some amazing motion capture both speaking and action and the music,etc. It feels like a movie. Prob give it a high 7.
It's def a launch title but ms has a solid foundation to build on.
I'm into chapter 4. For those that are getting legendary rating on kills any tips? Same with perfect chains as the combat although relatively straight forward is still challenging yet rewarding when you time right.
It's def a launch title but ms has a solid foundation to build on.
I'm into chapter 4. For those that are getting legendary rating on kills any tips? Same with perfect chains as the combat although relatively straight forward is still challenging yet rewarding when you time right.
Lowlander2
Banned
I'll have a review up for Save/Continue shortly-ish, but suffice to say...
dang! I knew my armchair analysis skills never fail me, but reading this...
now I am EVEN MORE PISSED AT AMAZON FUCKING UP MY WEEKEND!!!
I'll be joining you guys on Monday! swords up! 8)
I don't think anyone was criticizing the combat mechanics, rather the level/game design. If it's just wave killing after wave killing, that's not really a fair comparison to the Arkham games which had a lot of puzzles, gadgets and different ways of killing enemies. The Arkham games would have been terrible if the entire game was Batman going to a new room and only doing physical attacks over and over.
yes, its pretty obvious that ryse is an old-school brawler. I mean, anybody with even one semi-working eye can see that.
my only worry was that the fight mechanics were FLAWED and BROKEN as it was tooted thousands of times. you saying <<I don't think anyone was criticizing the combat mechanics>> means you where not reading these boards the past few months....
watching various videos I could never find it to agree to that, but Tsukumo above just puts the things about where I expected them to be.
next week is going to be so low on productivity, its not even funny 8)
my only worry was that the fight mechanics were FLAWED and BROKEN as it was tooted thousands of times. you saying <<I don't think anyone was criticizing the combat mechanics>> means you where not reading these boards the past few months....
watching various videos I could never find it to agree to that, but Tsukumo above just puts the things about where I expected them to be.
next week is going to be so low on productivity, its not even funny 8)
SlasherJPC
Banned
Not sure how to get bigger amazing screenshots with my capture card. They usually turn out looking compressed versus the video. Here are a few though.
Wishmaster92
Member
How do you share a file on skydrive? I experienced a problem recording yesterday, but i think it's fixed now. I have a closeup of Marius.