Since it was first shown off, Crytek’s Ryse has been getting flak. It’s a giant collection of QTE’s, some said. Then it was discovered the game only ran at 900p, which caused another uproar. Recent previews have said that the game was as fun as dialling phone numbers, and Gavin said that the later embargo for the game signalled trouble. It looks like he was right.
Critics have called the game pretty, but pretty damned dull; pretty much like most Crytek games.
Eurogamer – 5/10: There’s no brains, no muscle, no fibre beneath Ryse’s extravagantly engineered good looks – this game rings loud but hollow. Crytek likes to contrast Marius’ moral strength with the vanity and cruelty of Nero and his made-up sons, but Ryse feels like a product of their dying empire. It’s just empty decadence.
Joystiq – 2.5/5 : Ryse: Son of Rome falls into the trap of your typical launch game: it does well to show off the power of the system, but it’s slim on substance. Production value aside, Ryse is short, easy and lacks the punch of other action games. For all of it’s pomp and flash, Ryse: Son of Rome is a shallow bore.
Polygon – 6/10: It’s a gorgeous, dark and bloody tableau. But all that visual beauty and dramatic gravitas goes to waste with an aimless plot and a monotonous combat system. Ryse has all the guts of next-gen — often quite literally — but none of the glory.
IGN – 6.8/10: Ryse has an entertaining story and sky-high production values. The gameplay that’s there
isn’t bad – it just stops in its tracks before it gets anywhere near close to demanding. The multiplayer mode has some neat ideas, like a deadly, shifting Colosseum, but it’s hamstrung by the same combat issues that affect the main campaign. But if spectacle is what you want,Ryse: Son of Rome will keep you entertained.
Shacknews – 5/10: Ryse: Son of Rome had potential, but Crytek did too little to expand upon its repetitive combat. While I ran through the campaign in about five hours, it honestly felt like 20. And with the formula becoming more and more boring with each by-the-numbers execution, the addition of throwaway collectibles, like vistas and scrolls, couldn’t save this game. Ryse doesn’t come close to living up to Roman standards.
That sounds dull. Once again, Crytek’s proved that they’re wizards when it comes to graphics, but not especially good at actually making games. This was one of the Xbox One’s big 3 launch titles..and it’s a big dud.
Last Updated: November 21, 2013
Kensei Seraph
November 21, 2013 at 13:28
I wonder if they’ll make a Ryse II?
I wonder if Ryse II will be any better?
ProtestTheMossel
November 21, 2013 at 13:37
Ryse Again?
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:38
Yeast DLC.
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:40
Ryse and repeat! 🙂
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:41
His Ryse is not so hard!
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November 21, 2013 at 20:24
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Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 21, 2013 at 13:29
Man, saw this one coming a mile away. This game was touted as the XBox One’s “big thing” with Titanfall.
The curse of the launch title strikes again.
Rock789
November 21, 2013 at 15:37
So, XB1 launch exclusives so far:
2 out – Forza and Ryse.
Forza = mostly good (my bias makes me drool over it!).
Ryse = pretty but sucky.
So… Titanfall, it’s up to you. No pressure then…
Charles Du Plessis
November 21, 2013 at 13:29
Ouchie
iAmWeasel
November 21, 2013 at 13:30
Only thing surprising here is that Polygon didn’t give it 10/10.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:32
I was thinking the same thing, maybe they’ve caught on that their shilling has been exposed and Ryse is a throw-away. Something to tell the critics, see.. see.. we’re impartial!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:38
Although, in lologon’s land Ryse still outscores Killzone, and therein lies the shill. Maybe that’s why they gave Killzone such a ridiculous score?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:31
Wow, shilologon didn’t give it a 9/10… Colour me surprised. I mean if Gies’ MS marketing firm struggles to praise it (and they get paid to shill), then you know you’ve got a stinker.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:37
lol good ol’ shilologon http://n4g.com/news/1397964/polygon-caught-lying-about-ps4-on-their-xbox-one-stream
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:38
LOL… Peskie trolls tarnishing his image 😛
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:41
How dare you insult loligon…? BAN! BLOCK!! BAN! 😛
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:42
RYSE and KNACK, together in perfect harmony!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:45
By the way, this is actually a pretty decent interview by Francis’ sane alter ego, Boogie2988. For a change, Major Nelson doesn’t look so scummy. He actually comes across as a decent fella.
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:47
I watched the video this morning and I thought, we should all just make nerd rage videos and collect free consoles .Boogie and Major Nelson have this alliance going on. Angry Joe will uneearth the evidence!
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:48
He will! Angry Joe for President!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 14:02
No! Boogie for Galactic Overlord Emperor Deluxe!
Hammersteyn
November 21, 2013 at 19:22
He’s right. There is no wrong choice.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:52
I think after Major Nelson grabbed his mic, Angry Joe has been pretty icy towards the Major. You don’t touch a brown man’s mic!
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 14:56
boogie has gotten soft and malleable with the Major. The Major likes touching things and peoples o_0.
Admiral Chief Duke
November 21, 2013 at 13:35
Ow ow ow ow ow, right in the marketing nuttsack
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:37
Port it over to PC now will ya’
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 21, 2013 at 13:48
No thanks.
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 13:37
I saw this coming, and reminds me of this…
Great Idea! not so great outcome!
Admiral Chief Duke
November 21, 2013 at 13:44
I won’t mind friggin lasers out of my fists, the other, not so much
Deano
November 21, 2013 at 13:37
I think we all saw this coming!
I’d still pick up Forza 5 and Killer instinct for launch, if we you know kind of had a release date here.
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:38
I call… RYSE AND REPEAT! BOOM!
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:41
RYSE AND FYALL.
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:41
HAHAHAHA!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:46
The Scheiße Ryse
Admiral Chief Duke
November 21, 2013 at 13:47
O_O
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:47
Very nice 😉
Gareth L
November 21, 2013 at 13:43
The Disappointment Ryses.
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:47
Nice 🙂
FoxOneZA
November 21, 2013 at 13:55
Nyce 😛
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:40
lol even Adam Sessler doesn’t like it, maybe he didn’t get his monthly Doritos and mountain dew…. http://n4g.com/news/1398384/revision3-ryse-son-of-rome-video-review
CypherGate
November 21, 2013 at 13:42
Ryse had so much potential. Pity it fell flat.
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 13:44
Moral of the story: You can’t build Rome in a day
CypherGate
November 21, 2013 at 13:47
True. Most launch games fail because there deadline is way to tight. The only games that do well at launch are games like Resogun, Wipeout, Lumines etc etc those are more simple games. Dont have major depth and story behind it.
RyseandRepeat
November 21, 2013 at 13:48
No, but you can ruin its reputation in one! 😉
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 13:55
Oh so true!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 21, 2013 at 14:09
That’s the truth. Think that’s what’s causing problems with the new consoles too – all rushed to be out before xmas.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 21, 2013 at 13:45
10 points to Gavin.
Lardus-Resident Perve
November 21, 2013 at 13:46
I was hoping this would be cool. Once the XBone finally launches locally, there will hopefully be more games to choose from. Thank you ‘murica for Beta testing for us 😛 *both consoles*
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:49
Dead Rising 3? Titanfall? I think the xbone will be fine for South African adopters, and who knows maybe in 2018 we’ll have new Gears of War and Halo games.
Lardus-Resident Perve
November 21, 2013 at 13:56
Titanfall is mos online only, so it does not register on my want-list. Never played Dead Rising, so have not been keeping tabs on it. I mostly play sports and fighting on my console though, so I am probably not the best judge of the releases lol
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 13:57
I’m anxiously waiting for a new Tekken or Virtua Fighter title… 🙁
Lardus-Resident Perve
November 21, 2013 at 14:02
Virtua Fighter (technically the most accurate fighting game), Soul Calibur (swoooords!!) and Dead or Alive (beeewwwbbbsssss!!). Once they release, I will also get the latest NBA at that time.
Dooza
November 21, 2013 at 13:55
Must say I’m disappointed, I really expected better
Johan Fourie
November 21, 2013 at 13:55
I will stand by this. FarCry 1 and Crysis was their best. But now that they bought over the guys from Vigil Games, things might look more promising for future games.
tocBox
November 21, 2013 at 14:03
Ryse against the machine.
Rikus
November 21, 2013 at 14:03
I hate to do this, but I told you so. Just as I predicted. I couldn’t agree more with Geoff. This is why I don’t like Crytek or their games.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 21, 2013 at 14:07
I’ll just leave this here…
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 14:09
http://i.imgur.com/aA1lHqj.gif
iAmWeasel
November 21, 2013 at 17:10
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!!!
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 14:11
awww 🙁 But come one, who didn’t expect this?
raceReady
November 21, 2013 at 14:12
so its crap and not in full hd 🙁
Kensei Seraph
November 21, 2013 at 14:20
Would you really want to look at crap in hd?
raceReady
November 21, 2013 at 14:26
hehe as with Microsoft’s lies I mean “marketing policy”:
You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
November 21, 2013 at 14:28
Well the Mythbusters actually proved that you can in fact polish a turd, but in the end it’s still a piece of shit…
Weanerdog
November 21, 2013 at 14:38
Yes but it was shiny and surprising quite aesthetically pleasing, but I don’t have smellovision so can’t comment if the aroma would dampen the ambiance. But this actually sucks because, Roman warfare should be epic.
Rikus
November 21, 2013 at 14:28
Looks like we can add GameSpot to the list as well: 4/10
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
November 21, 2013 at 14:38
Sounds like they need some help to, uh, Ryse…
Mabenito
November 21, 2013 at 14:51
Polygon and Verge said XBox (not yet launched) had great launch line ups and used this as one of their criteria to give XBox a greater score over the PS. The PS suffered criticism from lack of great launch titles and hardware complains (after launch) they reported. Now that (didn’t—>) Ryse received disappointing reviews, XBox ratings will still read the same regardless of this. Some reviews even say the side-USB-ports on the XBox are used for recharging the controllers.. (seriously). There are many distortions, fabrication and ill-patterns I’ve picked up when it comes to console/game review, and considering the amount of time we spent reading these, it’s just (disappointing)..
(Update: Ignore everything above..) Ryse might be after all. I’ll decide when I buy my XBoxOne in 2015.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 21, 2013 at 15:10
lol follow Jeremy Conrad (ManaByte) on twitter, he absolutely crucified Polygon for their livestream – which essentially counters their own review of the xbone. During the livestream the console just doesn’t work as it should. Voice commands don’t work, transitions are sluggish etc.
Deano
November 21, 2013 at 15:40
Xbox still has the highest average score exclusive game Forza 5 🙂
Yes Ryse was a flop but we all saw that coming.
Mabenito
November 21, 2013 at 16:27
If XB_Forza = 8.2 and PS_Killzone = 7.8 then XB wins?
Rock789
November 21, 2013 at 15:35
Ag nee man… Crytek – wat maak julle?! Another good game idea turned into a mediocre playing experience. Oh dear.
Jonah Cash
November 21, 2013 at 15:55
This actually makes me sad!! This is probably realistically the game that would have enticed me to buy a XBONE, and now it is just crap….. I don’t play Halo and I am done with Gears, so what else does the BONE have that I would want? Very very little…
Hammersteyn
November 21, 2013 at 19:19
WWGD, he was right. Cancel those preorders!
Zubayr Bhyat
November 22, 2013 at 07:16
Crysis 2 was excellent. Wish I could’ve said the same about the first. Maybe Ryse 2 will be decent if it gets made 😛
SaintsRowNigri
November 22, 2013 at 08:19
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