Yeah looking at muh unreal engine 5 games coming out and if the game isnt hiding behind a bunch of crazy colored LED lighting over wet asphault, it doesnt really look much better than this. The british forest levels and rome were beautiful
They didnt even get basic research right. Look at these ridicilous tiny shields. This game was meant to be something totally different and huge. Nothing what it became
I play this late at night when I’m tired. Suits me that it’s simple as that is all i want sometimes. Not everything has to be super in depth and 80 hours long.
That's what I'm saying. I replay this game, spiderman and the miles morales one a lot. Just love to mindlessly beat swarms of enemies with decent complexity in the moves I can use. Don't even get me started on the executions man oooh
doesn't look better than ghost of Tsushimas marvels Spideman God of war Horizon Forbidden West Horizon zero dawn Spideman Miles Morales Red Dead Redemption 2 Mortal Kombat 11 Injustice Demon's Souls and Ragxhet and clank rift apart 🤣😂😂 Not even close to one of the best looking games looks average it isn't even next gen🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤷
I bought this during a steam sale for like $5 about 2 years ago and I definitely didn't regret my purchase but I do remember thinking it was way too short. I think I was really into the story and wished there was more of it.
No kidding. Except I'd probably bother finishing that story. I gave up on this one a few moments after Mario's dad was killed. I just realized I didn't give a damn, didn't connect with the dude, so the game had lost me at that point.
That's because they were both made simply to show how good the consoles graphics were, the devs probably had no time to focus as much on anything else other than graphics
I was honestly willing to (and did) overlook almost all of its faults for the subject matter alone. I'm a huge history buff and ESPECIALLY crazy about all things Rome, so it was very refreshing to see a new take on the time period. Don't get me wrong there are many Rome themed games and some great mods, but most of them are either city builders, grand strategy or RTS. To truly get a story based Roman hack and slash was a breath of pure fresh air. I would be willing to throw ungodly amounts of money at "Skyrim in Rome" or "GTA: Rome (lol)" style games. And you know what, I don't think I'm alone in that. It's such a fascinating time period with sooooo much potential that its honestly heartbreaking how underused it is. It genuinely makes me wish I was either filthy rich or a developer so I could make my own projects happen, so many great ideas there. Imagine this: A Roman era RPG, where you can choose your character's social class, skills, personality traits, and then go be the next Caesar or see what life was for the average legionary, trade, wage campaigns, build your family's name. All that is easily, EASILY 100s of hours of gameplay.
So about your last paragraph, Expeditions: Rome does come pretty close to all of that. It has very solid mechanics, it doesn't have AS much freedom in creating your character as you put forth here, but it's a solid party-based and turn-based RPG title that doesn't have magic. It also lets you command a legion and take it into battle to conquer territory. I can highly recommend it, even if the story at times annoyed me.
I never tried it on the Xbox One, but boy was I blown away when I played it on pc at max settings. It was a fun time, not GOTY material but not close to being a bad game at all.
I remember when Xbone and PS4 just dropped and me and my best friend who's now passed away disagreed on which console to get. I remember him showing me this and I could feel the regret seeping through him. I wish he could've stayed alive to see the MCC fixed and Destiny/Destiny 2 in its prime. Miss you Russ.
I got everything in the game, like every single execution, double execution, all scroles, stories, beat the game on hardest difficulty, achievements, etc and I would definitely agree that this game gets hella old after but there is re-playability sometimes if your in the right mood. I used to thump imagine dragons in my headset and play the beach landing mission where you have to take down the ship barriers and storm the castle and that used to be mean asf
I made two and a half campaign playthroughs and dabble with the colosseum multiplayer, game is straightforward and enjoyable and something very different. It's ghost of tsushima 7 years early.
For people hating the combat : it's pretty much like the new GoW so why aren't you hating on that one too? I'm not saying that the combat is groundbreaking or anything, in fact it's pretty bland
The game has enormous potential should they ever decide to make a sequel. A fantastical version of Antiquity that doesnt go crazy with magic, with a simple yet fun combat system that needs a bit more variety, maybe have troop commands that actually matter like a serious version of the dynasty warriors formula.
Color-coded finishers matched in the color of the buttons is NOT a relic from kinect. In fact, one would argue that they are LESS OBTRUSIVE than displaying an "X", "A", "Y" on screen all of the time. But you had to somehow tie kinect into this
Massive respect for closing your Patreon. I made a comment on your live channel a few days ago about finding it weird to give money to someone who’s much more well of than you probably are
I wouldn't be surprised if the devs of god of war 2018 took a lot of inspiration from this game, the tight and close up views like the camera angles especially during cut scenes, the linear but vast scale of levels, the gameplay elements, the quick time events, the conveniently marked and placed climbable spots, and visual style of the graphics. It's just my thoughts though.
It was SOOO inceribly short but sweet. A very good flagship that was terribly marketed. The whole Damoceles thing should have been Pushed a lot more. The magic of a mythic figure come to life felt so intriguing when you did get there. The game was very much missing a great anatagonist as well as protagonist. Often felt like the set piece was the main character which will often turn into "now that it's on fire, what is my motivation? "
I remember picking up Ryse for $5 on the 360 and really enjoying it. Played it years later on GamePass and I'm still left wanting more. It's too bad they never made a sequel :/
Just because a game doesn't "sell well" doesn't mean it's a flop. What I consider a "flop" would be a game like Anthem, Payday 3 and Ride to Hell: Retribution 💯
The main problem with this game is that it's the only spectacle Fighter game that I have ever played that doesn't have combos or different weapons different abilities it's the most basic thing ever
Fair point, but I loved it before most anyone else! Graphics are awesome and you feel like Leonidas from 300 (even that's a separate movie and place and hero). I loved the formation sequences where you and your troops put shields up, march forward and throw spears. The combat was actually fun and impactful.
I've always thought of Ryse: Son of Rome as being the Xbox equivalent of The Order 1886. Very fancy graphics (especially for the time) with a focus on being cinematic, but quite short without a ton of depth or substance. Both feel like they were designed more to show off the new hardware than anything else
I played this game at the time. And I really liked it. I like being able to use the connect to verbally water my troops to shoot their arrows a certain direction or go in a certain direction. That was nice. Even after they removed the connect, you can still use the verbal prompts for your troops my plugging in your headset to your controller and using the mic.
Was it historically accurate? Marginally, honestly, no, not at all. Was it fun and did I somehow still feel like like a Roman Legionnaire? Hell yeah. Not every game needs to be a 10/10 with a massive story that challenges my philosophical and ethical beliefs, sometimes I just want to swing a sword at groups of enemies. It's the same reason Space Marine 2 is a good game to me, I don't always need eSports level multiplayer games or expansive RPGs with 100s of hours of content. Sometimes a 5-8 hour story is great.
Visually the game looked fantastic and although the gameplay was nothing sophisticated, it was simple enough for anyone to pick up and challenging to master. Ryse: Son of Rome is a very good game and I would love if it received a performance boost o next gen patch. It definitely deserves it!
decided to look into this game because AC Odyssey, a game i still play and enjoy - didn't provide us with the most fun aspect that I loved about Origins: shield using. and it the Roman age. yet all your enemies use one... it's nitpicking surely, but important for me. so, let's give Son of Rome a chance. It looks cool. now what I see here is cool. ladder kicking and so on, no thanks, I do not need reasons to kick less ass. bring it on! the more enemies the merrier. damn...the color stuff is not colorblindness friendly uh? haha im gonna have a challenge with that. still, gonna buy it on steam. 4 dolars now.
I loved this game. Playing it on hard didn't give you colour codes and you had to know the buttons and gameplay to do it properly. Actually was fun. The multiplayer in 2013 was fun when you had some people join in on the gladiatorial games. Obviously didn't age well but I still play it every now and then. So sue me lol also, as a Rome historian, the story was wildly inaccurate, but who cares lol
This game is an Xbox 360 game originally so the color coding buttons were perfect for the 360 controller. The entire buttons were colored unlike the new Xbox controllers
I‘m literally playing it now (for the first time). Yes, 10 years after release 😂. My verdict so far - for a 10yo game it‘s still very beautiful and cinematic. The gameplay is kinda simple, yes. Though I‘m kinda glad they didn‘t try to turn it into a „God of Dark Souls War“ xbox edition with absurd epic dark fantasy components. They kept it kinda historically and physically accurate, where the majority of warriors, including yourself, do not have a health pool of like three thousand tons (even the beefiest berserker would go down after like 3-4 accurate sword strikes IRL, right?). Also, while having a fighting system which is kept fairly simple, it does not overstay its welcome in terms of length, so it doesn‘t really get old as its quite short for that. Bottomline - it is fun, which is the main goal of any video game. And yes, sometimes short and relatively uncomplicated video games with simple but flashy and gory action is exactly what you need after a hard day, without having to commit yourself to a Darksoul-Witcherish open world behemoth with complex inventories, craftings, side quests, decision trees and like 150+ hour long main campaigns… :) PS: funnily, the gold ingame currency, as I found out, can be „bought“ for absolutely zero point nil real life currency in the Xbox store nowadays! Was kinda fun to get all the executions right away 😅 PSS: it is a bummer though, that they haven‘t fixed the bug with executions still going through if you hit yellow Y instead of blue X or vice versa during the execution Animation. Would have brought at least some challenge in the fighting system :) still fun though
I remember that people criticized the button prompts on screen and the combat having so many QTE, after the E3 gameplay demo. You can see the difference in that demo and then on release we had that collor coated enemys. I got this at launch and i had my fun...but it was some rough times for the xbox brand.
I completely understand the points you are making but often times I look in gaming for an immersive experience with a great setting and a good story and I think Ryse checks these boxes fairly well. I enjoy good gameplay and I wouldn't say its exactly bad, just a bit repetitive, which is a fine lining but they made it work. I may be easily impressed but I never could wait for next badass brutal execution to make these barbarians fall like dominos. Always felt like an overpowered roman warmachine sent by the gods, so good.
Getting this soon to play on my pc!! will be more than amazing!!! CANNOT wait!! Looks amazing even by 2023 standards...a true GEM to say the absolute least!
That was actually the original concept for it man it was gonna be a series set all through history, but the deal fell through. It’s a shame we didn’t get it.
Played this game when it first came out for pc and I absolutely loved it... it still looks great as far as I'm concerned. In fact I think I'll run through it again now... many thanks for this thread that's reminded me to visit it again!
Yo the MP is fun as hell! You really gotta find dedicated people to get games, because some can last for 40 mins and it has great gimmicks. I would especially recommend playing on PC, where it’s easier to organize lobbies. It’s regularly on sale for $2.50. I know for a fact there are some veteran players who can carry hard!
That is reminiscent of an actual nightmare to me. I played League of Legends for 8 years and the 40+ minute matches were one of the absolute *worst* aspects of that game.
Oh absolutely I personally would love to see a sequel, the thing is thankfully it is not up to Microsoft here as they do not own the IP, it is up to Crytek and it is theirs. Whether they bring it on or not will be on them. One I personally want to see more though is a Quantum Break 2, that one is unfortunately owned by Xbox and it looks like they don't have any intention on making a second one which is a huge bummer.
In a lot of ways though it's so refreshing. For a game that came out almost ten years ago it has many things that most games don't have now. Its a hybrid of both new and old school. Beautiful graphics and awesome cinematics and sequences that modern games have and they honestly hold up, combined with old school hack and slash fun. I like that it's short and linear too, that's so rare these days that you can get a pick up and play game that doesn't need endless consumption. This game still feels fresh compared to many other games now funny enough. Not everything gotta be open world imo
I remember there were a couple random things you could do with the Kinect in this game. It was pretty cool, but I remember thinking there was going to be a lot more to it lol. Like I wanted to be half fighting with the controller and half fighting with my hands and the Kinect. Maybe one day we will have such games friends. And the multiplayer in Ryse was awesome at launch when there were a lot of people playing the game.
For an Xbox One game in 2013, this looked awesome. Maybe we'll get a series x sequel, but I doubt it. Was cool to see a game that reminded me of that cancelled cod Roman wars game actually come to life.
The Kinect wanted to be VR. You could do the Kinect nowadays and have it work really well, but there's no point to tracking your body/movement unless you're seeing the world from your body, and not while staring at a screen somewhere.
this game is truly the definition of a launch title. Graphically impressive but mechanically shallow, a tech demo. Assassins creed kinda realized the potential of this game with odyseey.
Ryse was awesome from a presentation and cinematic pov, but just like The Order it released with a $60 and both were unproven property. Unlike Hellblade or a Plague Tale which were both priced accordingly.
The only thing my thirteen year old mind didn't like was the basic combat systems. I remember the story was decent the graphics were amazing other than that I can't really remember too many reasons I didn't like it.
This is a great game. loved the combat. blocking and engaging enemies felt fluid and natural. color coded finisher could have been more polished but overall, i wish more games were released with similar combat.
I like your videos and I usually agree with you, or see were you're coming from, but not on this one my man. All my friends that actually game have really different styles compared to me, but Ryse is the one game we can all say is just wildly fun. It makes you feel like a total badass, the other modes are awesome, and it's just an all around good time. If you want to ignore the colors you can, it just doesn't give you as good a score or look, and I mean there are only two colors... so it's not like hard to memorize. I just feel like the story was chill, but I've played it time, and time again, because of how fun it is, how simple it is to get, but a little tricky to master, online coop is fun n alive, and again, it just totally immerses you, and makes you feel like a total badass.
I love this game. The fighting and special moves never gets old, I can play this all day. I’d love more games like this, like the movie 300 or Vikings.
I think Ryse is underrated. It has a solid story, unique combat, and great graphics for an XB1 launch title. The multiplayer is a lot of fun too, I've been playing the multiplayer mode the last few days trying to get the rest of the achievements and reach Rank 150. Now is Ryse a Game of the Year worthy title...no, but I still think it's a game that's highly underrated. With that being said, Ryse imo is one of the most underrated Xbox exclusives of all-time.
good vid mate. but i strongly dissagree! i play this game since its release and just feels amazing to me! i love the combat and how cinematic it feels, it has a incredible story, a very cool plot, its epic as fuck! fun, great character. indeed its short, very short, but its good. hope they make a sequence in the future, a bigger game, maybe open world, larger story, and maybe some arcade modes and challenges, would be cool!
In contrast to most newer big budget games that have an unnecessary open world with endless fluff and pr managed storytelling Ryse is focused and a story with great characters. Awesome game!
I wish they would make a sequel, but focus it entirely on gladiator combat like the miltiplayer did. I cant help but feel like thats a super underrepresented gaming market.
This game remains a guilty pleasure of mine. If you like Arkham style combat where the goal is to block at the right time (I know in Arkham it's counter, not block) and just keep your combo going and going it's super fun.
I genuinely really liked this game and we need more like it. Really high production value linear self-contained experiences. I really wish this game got a sequel because the combat could be really fleshed out with new enemy types and such
Both xbox and PS wanted console demo games. That's all these games like Ryse or the Infamous Second Son type games were intended to be at least on the forefront
Remember that Last of Us 1 and Remastered has a multiplayer and I personally sunk probably 2k+ hours into it. Well worth the price before ps+ took over and I had to pay monthly for it with TLOU Remastered..
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This was a great game. On the wrong console?
This was the best game I ever rented from REDBOX.
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Oh f….. it’s even worse
Disagree with the creator of this channel
This game looks better than most modern games. It's crazy how good it looks even now.
Yeah looking at muh unreal engine 5 games coming out and if the game isnt hiding behind a bunch of crazy colored LED lighting over wet asphault, it doesnt really look much better than this. The british forest levels and rome were beautiful
Yeah playing it right now and still looks amazing
and runs great
I know
The gameplay is amazing also
I really loved Ryse Son of Rome. Made me feel like a Roman soldier. Yet to see a game that does Rome stuff other than Total War
try Shadow of Rome for the PS2, that game is still one of my favourites set in Rome
It's not really a game though, more an interactive movie.
Ac brotherhood set in Rome, very good game.
They didnt even get basic research right. Look at these ridicilous tiny shields. This game was meant to be something totally different and huge. Nothing what it became
spartan total warrior was the best one imo
I play this late at night when I’m tired. Suits me that it’s simple as that is all i want sometimes. Not everything has to be super in depth and 80 hours long.
That's what I'm saying. I replay this game, spiderman and the miles morales one a lot. Just love to mindlessly beat swarms of enemies with decent complexity in the moves I can use. Don't even get me started on the executions man oooh
@@Levi-ix5esand the story is amazing !
This was the quintessential launch title; a robust graphical showcase with entry level gameplay the whole way through. I loved it for that.
casual gamer is casual
Don't even have that this gen.Still waiting for an actual 'next gen' Series X game(not that PS5 is hitting the ball out the park with exclusives)
@@Coxy-b34 yeah there's still really nothing truly next gen since everything is just a last gen game shined up. Finally should change in 2023
Playing it now. I dig it
@@Coxy-b34Such an L take. God of War was amazing
9 years later, it is still underrated but still one of the best looking games of that last decade.
doesn't look better than ghost of Tsushimas marvels Spideman God of war Horizon Forbidden West Horizon zero dawn Spideman Miles Morales Red Dead Redemption 2 Mortal Kombat 11 Injustice Demon's Souls and Ragxhet and clank rift apart 🤣😂😂 Not even close to one of the best looking games looks average it isn't even next gen🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤷
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@@mattday7337 always little kids to overuse shit when it's already dead
Well it's Crytek
I bought this during a steam sale for like $5 about 2 years ago and I definitely didn't regret my purchase but I do remember thinking it was way too short. I think I was really into the story and wished there was more of it.
I think it was the perfect length and didn't overstay it's welcome, but it was and is fun as hell. Wouldn't have been mad at a sequel.
It's definitely worth $5.
just got it for $2.50 on the current steam sale, super stoked to try it at that price
@@Maxrepfitgm Yeah well... there's is actually rumour of a sequel in the works alongside Crisis 4
Just got it on eBay for 8 dollars I like roman history and thought this game looked cool. I just beat it and I really liked it
Unpopular Opinion.
I miss linear story driven games.
It’s basically the Xbox version of the Order 1886
Crap. You're right.
No kidding. Except I'd probably bother finishing that story. I gave up on this one a few moments after Mario's dad was killed. I just realized I didn't give a damn, didn't connect with the dude, so the game had lost me at that point.
That's because they were both made simply to show how good the consoles graphics were, the devs probably had no time to focus as much on anything else other than graphics
Exactly what I was thinking
Apt description haha
I was honestly willing to (and did) overlook almost all of its faults for the subject matter alone. I'm a huge history buff and ESPECIALLY crazy about all things Rome, so it was very refreshing to see a new take on the time period.
Don't get me wrong there are many Rome themed games and some great mods, but most of them are either city builders, grand strategy or RTS. To truly get a story based Roman hack and slash was a breath of pure fresh air. I would be willing to throw ungodly amounts of money at "Skyrim in Rome" or "GTA: Rome (lol)" style games. And you know what, I don't think I'm alone in that.
It's such a fascinating time period with sooooo much potential that its honestly heartbreaking how underused it is. It genuinely makes me wish I was either filthy rich or a developer so I could make my own projects happen, so many great ideas there. Imagine this: A Roman era RPG, where you can choose your character's social class, skills, personality traits, and then go be the next Caesar or see what life was for the average legionary, trade, wage campaigns, build your family's name. All that is easily, EASILY 100s of hours of gameplay.
So about your last paragraph, Expeditions: Rome does come pretty close to all of that. It has very solid mechanics, it doesn't have AS much freedom in creating your character as you put forth here, but it's a solid party-based and turn-based RPG title that doesn't have magic.
It also lets you command a legion and take it into battle to conquer territory.
I can highly recommend it, even if the story at times annoyed me.
Shut up and take my money!!!
Does Assassin’s Creed Odyssey scratch the itch for you?
You got to play Kingdom come deliverance if you haven't already
Roman’s don’t hack and slash though. They stab.
Funny as it never flopped the Xbox did in fact it is quite stongly liked on PC.
I never tried it on the Xbox One, but boy was I blown away when I played it on pc at max settings. It was a fun time, not GOTY material but not close to being a bad game at all.
Appreciate this comment as was on the fence about jumping in on the latest steam sale.. thanks 👍
@@michaeljohn2826 anytime, hope you like it :D
Yeah, i played this about 2 years ago on my PC on steam and i was blown away! I was like “i cant believe it got bad reviews!” A great game!
I remember when Xbone and PS4 just dropped and me and my best friend who's now passed away disagreed on which console to get. I remember him showing me this and I could feel the regret seeping through him. I wish he could've stayed alive to see the MCC fixed and Destiny/Destiny 2 in its prime. Miss you Russ.
He probably died due to that regret.
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Rip russ.
@@calebwood1663 It was a heroin overdose. Hope it doesn't happen to one of your loved ones.
@@chucktownattack My father blew his head off with a shotgun when I was 17, I was addicted to meth for about 6 years. Heroin is for pussies.
This setting is super cool! A remake or sequel with better exploration and more flushed out gameplay would be awesome I think
I got everything in the game, like every single execution, double execution, all scroles, stories, beat the game on hardest difficulty, achievements, etc and I would definitely agree that this game gets hella old after but there is re-playability sometimes if your in the right mood. I used to thump imagine dragons in my headset and play the beach landing mission where you have to take down the ship barriers and storm the castle and that used to be mean asf
I made two and a half campaign playthroughs and dabble with the colosseum multiplayer, game is straightforward and enjoyable and something very different. It's ghost of tsushima 7 years early.
The last section of you going through the hallway fighting a platoon of soldiers was such an incredible, unforgettable, and badass feeling.
That scene is F’in awesome
Yes, intensely awesome sequence 👍
For people hating the combat : it's pretty much like the new GoW so why aren't you hating on that one too? I'm not saying that the combat is groundbreaking or anything, in fact it's pretty bland
Because God of war spent the entire game expanding on that combat. If you only did light attacks the whole game, it's on you
The game has enormous potential should they ever decide to make a sequel. A fantastical version of Antiquity that doesnt go crazy with magic, with a simple yet fun combat system that needs a bit more variety, maybe have troop commands that actually matter like a serious version of the dynasty warriors formula.
I personally loved the story but the reason I loved Ryse son of Rome is how basic it is and all the bloodshed I can do, I like games like that
Color-coded finishers matched in the color of the buttons is NOT a relic from kinect. In fact, one would argue that they are LESS OBTRUSIVE than displaying an "X", "A", "Y" on screen all of the time. But you had to somehow tie kinect into this
Massive respect for closing your Patreon. I made a comment on your live channel a few days ago about finding it weird to give money to someone who’s much more well of than you probably are
I wouldn't be surprised if the devs of god of war 2018 took a lot of inspiration from this game, the tight and close up views like the camera angles especially during cut scenes, the linear but vast scale of levels, the gameplay elements, the quick time events, the conveniently marked and placed climbable spots, and visual style of the graphics. It's just my thoughts though.
It was SOOO inceribly short but sweet.
A very good flagship that was terribly marketed.
The whole Damoceles thing should have been Pushed a lot more.
The magic of a mythic figure come to life felt so intriguing when you did get there.
The game was very much missing a great anatagonist as well as protagonist.
Often felt like the set piece was the main character which will often turn into "now that it's on fire, what is my motivation? "
I remember picking up Ryse for $5 on the 360 and really enjoying it. Played it years later on GamePass and I'm still left wanting more. It's too bad they never made a sequel :/
$5 or less is definitely a good price point.
Didn't this not release on 360
@@mattday7337 yeah lol I meant Xbox One
"This game was the order 1886 of xbox".
Just because a game doesn't "sell well" doesn't mean it's a flop. What I consider a "flop" would be a game like Anthem, Payday 3 and Ride to Hell: Retribution 💯
The main problem with this game is that it's the only spectacle Fighter game that I have ever played that doesn't have combos or different weapons different abilities it's the most basic thing ever
It's Simon Says, but very expensive looking.
I tried this game and absolutely loved it for cinematics and story. I found myself enjoying being a roman badass. Definitely playing it again.
Fair point, but I loved it before most anyone else! Graphics are awesome and you feel like Leonidas from 300 (even that's a separate movie and place and hero). I loved the formation sequences where you and your troops put shields up, march forward and throw spears. The combat was actually fun and impactful.
I've always thought of Ryse: Son of Rome as being the Xbox equivalent of The Order 1886. Very fancy graphics (especially for the time) with a focus on being cinematic, but quite short without a ton of depth or substance. Both feel like they were designed more to show off the new hardware than anything else
This game was essentially a tech demo for the Xbox One. I would love an open world game set in Rome *cough Assassins Creed.
I played this game at the time. And I really liked it. I like being able to use the connect to verbally water my troops to shoot their arrows a certain direction or go in a certain direction. That was nice.
Even after they removed the connect, you can still use the verbal prompts for your troops my plugging in your headset to your controller and using the mic.
Was it historically accurate? Marginally, honestly, no, not at all. Was it fun and did I somehow still feel like like a Roman Legionnaire? Hell yeah. Not every game needs to be a 10/10 with a massive story that challenges my philosophical and ethical beliefs, sometimes I just want to swing a sword at groups of enemies. It's the same reason Space Marine 2 is a good game to me, I don't always need eSports level multiplayer games or expansive RPGs with 100s of hours of content. Sometimes a 5-8 hour story is great.
Dude I would love to hear your thoughts on the 2015 mad max open world game
Visually the game looked fantastic and although the gameplay was nothing sophisticated, it was simple enough for anyone to pick up and challenging to master.
Ryse: Son of Rome is a very good game and I would love if it received a performance boost o next gen patch. It definitely deserves it!
decided to look into this game because AC Odyssey, a game i still play and enjoy - didn't provide us with the most fun aspect that I loved about Origins: shield using. and it the Roman age. yet all your enemies use one...
it's nitpicking surely, but important for me. so, let's give Son of Rome a chance. It looks cool.
now what I see here is cool. ladder kicking and so on, no thanks, I do not need reasons to kick less ass. bring it on! the more enemies the merrier.
damn...the color stuff is not colorblindness friendly uh? haha im gonna have a challenge with that.
still, gonna buy it on steam. 4 dolars now.
I loved this game. Playing it on hard didn't give you colour codes and you had to know the buttons and gameplay to do it properly. Actually was fun. The multiplayer in 2013 was fun when you had some people join in on the gladiatorial games. Obviously didn't age well but I still play it every now and then. So sue me lol also, as a Rome historian, the story was wildly inaccurate, but who cares lol
I kinda loved it, the hack and slash gameplay was great. I'd also love to see your opinions on the Yakuza games and the Borderlands games!
Def want to see a Yakuza play-through.
Yakuza quickly went from wtf is this? To me owning all entries, fucking adore what ive played so far
@@MrDoggson could not personally get into yakuza, is it worth revisiting?
This game is an Xbox 360 game originally so the color coding buttons were perfect for the 360 controller. The entire buttons were colored unlike the new Xbox controllers
Came for Ryse, got 5 minutes of streaming channel advertisement and 5 minutes of Game Pass advertisement.
Playing this, today on pc, with a high end PC, the graphics are still better than MOST games. It's really incredible and I love the story. Underrated
I‘m literally playing it now (for the first time). Yes, 10 years after release 😂. My verdict so far - for a 10yo game it‘s still very beautiful and cinematic. The gameplay is kinda simple, yes. Though I‘m kinda glad they didn‘t try to turn it into a „God of Dark Souls War“ xbox edition with absurd epic dark fantasy components. They kept it kinda historically and physically accurate, where the majority of warriors, including yourself, do not have a health pool of like three thousand tons (even the beefiest berserker would go down after like 3-4 accurate sword strikes IRL, right?). Also, while having a fighting system which is kept fairly simple, it does not overstay its welcome in terms of length, so it doesn‘t really get old as its quite short for that. Bottomline - it is fun, which is the main goal of any video game. And yes, sometimes short and relatively uncomplicated video games with simple but flashy and gory action is exactly what you need after a hard day, without having to commit yourself to a Darksoul-Witcherish open world behemoth with complex inventories, craftings, side quests, decision trees and like 150+ hour long main campaigns… :)
PS: funnily, the gold ingame currency, as I found out, can be „bought“ for absolutely zero point nil real life currency in the Xbox store nowadays! Was kinda fun to get all the executions right away 😅
PSS: it is a bummer though, that they haven‘t fixed the bug with executions still going through if you hit yellow Y instead of blue X or vice versa during the execution Animation. Would have brought at least some challenge in the fighting system :) still fun though
Dude you have been on a tear of games that I love u are reviewing
Games I genuinely had a good time
But also knew why they failed
I just started it up again. It's so much fun a second time around. And it is gorgeous and you feel like a dude bro just tearing through stuff.
Ryse Son of Rome is the Xbox equivalent of The Order 1886. Both had a great deal of promise but were incredibly half baked in execution
I remember that people criticized the button prompts on screen and the combat having so many QTE, after the E3 gameplay demo. You can see the difference in that demo and then on release we had that collor coated enemys.
I got this at launch and i had my fun...but it was some rough times for the xbox brand.
I really enjoyed the multiplayer of this game playing with friends.
I completely understand the points you are making but often times I look in gaming for an immersive experience with a great setting and a good story and I think Ryse checks these boxes fairly well. I enjoy good gameplay and I wouldn't say its exactly bad, just a bit repetitive, which is a fine lining but they made it work. I may be easily impressed but I never could wait for next badass brutal execution to make these barbarians fall like dominos. Always felt like an overpowered roman warmachine sent by the gods, so good.
Getting this soon to play on my pc!! will be more than amazing!!! CANNOT wait!! Looks amazing even by 2023 standards...a true GEM to say the absolute least!
I wish this was a series of games set in different historical periods. I would love a Viking one.
assassins' creed exists
@@genericguy_ It's historically inaccurate and full of microtransactions.
That was actually the original concept for it man it was gonna be a series set all through history, but the deal fell through. It’s a shame we didn’t get it.
@@alarictheredboi276yearsago4 We have been robbed bruh
@@Slapnuts9627 good luck finding historically accurate third person action-adventure games
Played this game when it first came out for pc and I absolutely loved it... it still looks great as far as I'm concerned. In fact I think I'll run through it again now... many thanks for this thread that's reminded me to visit it again!
Yo the MP is fun as hell! You really gotta find dedicated people to get games, because some can last for 40 mins and it has great gimmicks. I would especially recommend playing on PC, where it’s easier to organize lobbies. It’s regularly on sale for $2.50.
I know for a fact there are some veteran players who can carry hard!
That is reminiscent of an actual nightmare to me. I played League of Legends for 8 years and the 40+ minute matches were one of the absolute *worst* aspects of that game.
@@brookejon3695 I would say, they CAN be 40 mins if you and your coop buddy want, but they can also be 5-10. It’s extremely flexible!
There is a diehard group of fans that want a sequel. I think a fully fleshed out and realized ryse sequel would be amazing
Oh absolutely I personally would love to see a sequel, the thing is thankfully it is not up to Microsoft here as they do not own the IP, it is up to Crytek and it is theirs. Whether they bring it on or not will be on them. One I personally want to see more though is a Quantum Break 2, that one is unfortunately owned by Xbox and it looks like they don't have any intention on making a second one which is a huge bummer.
I loved this game, replayed it on Steam deck also haha
It was a masterpiece in terms of gameplay and graphics,it felt too much "on rails" and no open world is what made it easily forgettable
In a lot of ways though it's so refreshing. For a game that came out almost ten years ago it has many things that most games don't have now. Its a hybrid of both new and old school. Beautiful graphics and awesome cinematics and sequences that modern games have and they honestly hold up, combined with old school hack and slash fun. I like that it's short and linear too, that's so rare these days that you can get a pick up and play game that doesn't need endless consumption. This game still feels fresh compared to many other games now funny enough. Not everything gotta be open world imo
I remember there were a couple random things you could do with the Kinect in this game. It was pretty cool, but I remember thinking there was going to be a lot more to it lol. Like I wanted to be half fighting with the controller and half fighting with my hands and the Kinect. Maybe one day we will have such games friends.
And the multiplayer in Ryse was awesome at launch when there were a lot of people playing the game.
Gamepass is shaping up to be what it's critics warned about: a dump of mediocre titles.
Just played it thanks to steam sale. Thought it was awesome. After a while
The gameplay made me glad it was only 4 hours
For an Xbox One game in 2013, this looked awesome. Maybe we'll get a series x sequel, but I doubt it. Was cool to see a game that reminded me of that cancelled cod Roman wars game actually come to life.
The multiplayer was really fun when it released, surprised me. And I enjoyed the game overall.
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Does the multiplayer still work every time I try to play it says the other player has left the match
@@Areureal999 no clue haven't tried since I played it on xbone late 2014
The graphics are still amazing to this day on the series X but the combat gets bland after a long time
The Kinect wanted to be VR. You could do the Kinect nowadays and have it work really well, but there's no point to tracking your body/movement unless you're seeing the world from your body, and not while staring at a screen somewhere.
Love this game But I would love a Kingdom come style game set in the same period.
This game still looks fantastic today
I played it long enough to beat the storyline. That seems like a good game to me.
this game is truly the definition of a launch title. Graphically impressive but mechanically shallow, a tech demo. Assassins creed kinda realized the potential of this game with odyseey.
Ryse was awesome from a presentation and cinematic pov, but just like The Order it released with a $60 and both were unproven property. Unlike Hellblade or a Plague Tale which were both priced accordingly.
hellblade is awful.
The visuals are still amazing. I thought it was probably a 7-8/10
The only thing my thirteen year old mind didn't like was the basic combat systems. I remember the story was decent the graphics were amazing other than that I can't really remember too many reasons I didn't like it.
This is a great game. loved the combat. blocking and engaging enemies felt fluid and natural. color coded finisher could have been more polished but overall, i wish more games were released with similar combat.
I like your videos and I usually agree with you, or see were you're coming from, but not on this one my man. All my friends that actually game have really different styles compared to me, but Ryse is the one game we can all say is just wildly fun. It makes you feel like a total badass, the other modes are awesome, and it's just an all around good time. If you want to ignore the colors you can, it just doesn't give you as good a score or look, and I mean there are only two colors... so it's not like hard to memorize. I just feel like the story was chill, but I've played it time, and time again, because of how fun it is, how simple it is to get, but a little tricky to master, online coop is fun n alive, and again, it just totally immerses you, and makes you feel like a total badass.
Agree with you as I'm playing it now for the first time and I think it's great for what it is, can even tell it inspired GOW as well.
The bizarre assassins creed iso super ornate looking Roman’s with megalithic city structures kinda killed it for me personally
Playing it on the steam deck is incredible! Amazing visuals and fun gameplay.
Omg that Todd Howard cutout creeped me out for a second before I realized what it was
I remember loving this game. It may be outdated, but it was good when it was released.
I don’t understand your gripes lol maybe I should play it all the way through
I love this game. The fighting and special moves never gets old, I can play this all day. I’d love more games like this, like the movie 300 or Vikings.
I think Ryse is underrated. It has a solid story, unique combat, and great graphics for an XB1 launch title. The multiplayer is a lot of fun too, I've been playing the multiplayer mode the last few days trying to get the rest of the achievements and reach Rank 150. Now is Ryse a Game of the Year worthy title...no, but I still think it's a game that's highly underrated. With that being said, Ryse imo is one of the most underrated Xbox exclusives of all-time.
good vid mate. but i strongly dissagree! i play this game since its release and just feels amazing to me! i love the combat and how cinematic it feels, it has a incredible story, a very cool plot, its epic as fuck! fun, great character. indeed its short, very short, but its good. hope they make a sequence in the future, a bigger game, maybe open world, larger story, and maybe some arcade modes and challenges, would be cool!
Fond memories, playing this, would love to see something similar again
In contrast to most newer big budget games that have an unnecessary open world with endless fluff and pr managed storytelling Ryse is focused and a story with great characters.
Awesome game!
It's an awesome game and a work of art. It is a success.
I wish they would make a sequel, but focus it entirely on gladiator combat like the miltiplayer did. I cant help but feel like thats a super underrepresented gaming market.
It flopped?…
A single player Ghost of Tsushima style rpg set in Rome would be kinda dope though, with the right story and gameplay mechanics obviously.
This game remains a guilty pleasure of mine. If you like Arkham style combat where the goal is to block at the right time (I know in Arkham it's counter, not block) and just keep your combo going and going it's super fun.
One of the best story lines I ever played
Is what I remember hearing at the time. That its does a whole bunch of remarkebly well, but very bare bones in actual gameplat.
looks better than the latest releases smh
This should of been what God of War 2018/Ragnarok is with a mix of the bloody gory violence that Conan 2007 had
Man this game looked so nice and the story potential felt solid. Wish they would try again with this game.
This actually remind me a lot of Sony games. It looks good, it has a decent story and very basic gameplay.
Basic gameplay is right.
I genuinely really liked this game and we need more like it. Really high production value linear self-contained experiences. I really wish this game got a sequel because the combat could be really fleshed out with new enemy types and such
No thanks
I just wanted to lead an army and be a badass, I didn't need the whole betrayed family thing going on
I'm playing this game currently and I wondered about the flashing colors at executions? Thank you for the explanation.
Both xbox and PS wanted console demo games. That's all these games like Ryse or the Infamous Second Son type games were intended to be at least on the forefront
I started playing this game on the Steam deck and it's a great fit for that platform.
I love this Game , if you master de Combat you feel like a God or Something i would really like a Ryse son of Rome 2 or a New Game set in Sparta
It flopping was an injustice, but I do understand it's cons and why folks love its pros. A Ryse sequel would be kool
Remember that Last of Us 1 and Remastered has a multiplayer and I personally sunk probably 2k+ hours into it. Well worth the price before ps+ took over and I had to pay monthly for it with TLOU Remastered..