RYL: Path of the Emperor

 PC
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 21
  3. Negative: 7 out of 21
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  1. GameSpy
    40
    Try Guild Wars if you want guild-versus-guild content, or "Everquest II" or "World of Warcraft" for a quest-driven MMORPG. Unless you're absolutely after that million-dollar prize, RYL is an easy pass.
  2. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    Individual combats are fast-paced but extremely repetitive, resulting in a truly brutal leveling grind. [Sept 2005, p.70]
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  3. My Gamer
    36
    The ability to play as a non-human Ak’Kan is interesting, but other MMOs have already gone there, and those games don’t lock you into playing just that race for any other character that you make on that server- the developers really need to figure out a way to let me make different raced characters in my other character slots and not make it an all-or-nothing affair.
  5. Computer Gaming World
    30
    Next time, use the million-dollar PVP cash prize to improve gameplay. [Oct 2005, p.78]
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  6. Game Revolution
    25
    Just playing RYL for a week made me want to die. If the game had emotes, my character would have been weeping constantly.
  7. Detroit Free Press
    25
    Online world games should be many things... They should not subject you to hours upon hours of tediously repeating the same tasks with no hope for reward in proportion to that pain. Which is why I say to online world gamers everywhere: Stay away from "Ryl."
  8. Gaming Age
    16
    A boring game with uninspired gameplay, mediocre graphics, stupid controls, and a community that resembles a junior high homeroom. Congratulations R.Y.L.

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#68 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 105
  3. Negative: 6 out of 105
  1. KirkS.
    Jul 9, 2006
    2
    Pretty much sucks. Read teh bottom three reveiws and you get a true idea og what the game is about. No million dollar prize that was canceled Pretty much sucks. Read teh bottom three reveiws and you get a true idea og what the game is about. No million dollar prize that was canceled after the first three weeks.… Full Review »
  2. KyleB.
    May 11, 2006
    10
    I love this game im always playing it 24 seven from the moment i get home from school to the time i go to sleep and on weekends im on from I love this game im always playing it 24 seven from the moment i get home from school to the time i go to sleep and on weekends im on from the moment that i wake up to the end of the weekend.… Full Review »
  3. ThiagoO.
    Oct 10, 2005
    10
    I totally disagree with what has been said by those websites. RYL is indeed one of the hardest games to master but once you do it you will I totally disagree with what has been said by those websites. RYL is indeed one of the hardest games to master but once you do it you will never leave it. I had to stop playing this game because I cant afford paying the monthly fee, so Im playing GuildWars now but everyday I wish I had those few dollars to pay for this game. I've played Risk Your Life for almost 6 months, everyday, and you feel so free while playing this game, the wars are so real, the controls are so easy, you wont ever fall asleep while playing. The graphics may not be so good as GuildWars, it may not be so well built as WoW, but its the best on what it has to offer. And you're reading this from someone who cant afford playing it anymore.… Full Review »
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