Ryse: Son of Rome

 Xbox One
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1780 Ratings

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  1. TurboViper
    Aug 18, 2020
    9
    fighting was fun. graphics were awesome. story had a twist. chopping off limbs, always fun. good variety of combat...
    what it needed was more story development, more cutscenes, so i can be more invested. and maybe longer, more expansive maps. even tho map design is linear, i dont want it to feel linear.
    short game, maybe a few days to beat. it was good for what is was. i dont understand    fighting was fun. graphics were awesome. story had a twist. chopping off limbs, always fun. good variety of combat...
    what it needed was more story development, more cutscenes, so i can be more invested. and maybe longer, more expansive maps. even tho map design is linear, i dont want it to feel linear.
    short game, maybe a few days to beat. it was good for what is was. i dont understand why the reviews are below average from the critics, when 16k+ ppl on steam say its 9/10    … Expand
  2. Funder
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Do not pay attention to the rate.

    I was pre-judgmental on this all these years, but LOVED it after giving it a try. There has never been a game where I felt the weight of the character this much, I enjoy controlling it. Even after 10 years, the gameplay and visuals don't feel old at all. Interesting thing I would like to point out ; In the every other game I've played, whenever an    Do not pay attention to the rate.

    I was pre-judgmental on this all these years, but LOVED it after giving it a try. There has never been a game where I felt the weight of the character this much, I enjoy controlling it. Even after 10 years, the gameplay and visuals don't feel old at all.

    Interesting thing I would like to point out ; In the every other game I've played, whenever an action cutscene plays your character performs killing moves that you can not do in the actual gameplay. But in this one you can actually execute most of Marius' cutscene moves and this greatly increases the immersive feeling for me, makes watching the cutscenes even more enjoyable.

    I also understand why some compare it to gow. Only thing missing is more variety of gameplay. In many other ways I found it more successful than the new gow games.
    There are rumors that the sequel is in development, I hope it's true.

    It also looks very good even without oneX improvement. It is admirable that they were able to give these visuals even on Xbox One, which is weaker than the PS4. I thought these images were only possible in racing games on this device.

    When I look at it, One's launch games are really solid games. Way better than ps4's launch titles.
    But unfortunately, these games did not get the attention they deserve due to the kinect-loving managers and terrible pr.

    Must-play!    … Expand
  3. Dannyboy31805
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    It’s a great game, I played it originally on gamepass then I played god of war 2018 and I was just wondering how this game was so much more fun. It made me like it even more when I found out it was an Xbox exclusive. If you like good combat games give it a shot, it also has a story I really liked.
  4. sergrahi
    Jun 8, 2023
    8
    After 10 years, technically is brilliant. Very enjoyable gameplay representing the Rome empire. Give it a try!
  5. Abood828
    Jun 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow”””sjsidjdjdjdhdhdhhfhfhdhdbdbdhdhshshshhddhshdhdhdhdhdyduduyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyggggggggyyyydkydkydykzktzizi… Expand
  6. RTCWFAN
    May 5, 2023
    8
    I love and hate Ryse at the same time. It was the first game I bought for the Xbox One and first I was stunned of the great graphics and setting. After some hours it all became a bit repetitive - especially the finishing moves. Nevertheless a very funny game. Overall rating: 7,5.
  7. Evil_MC
    Apr 23, 2023
    9
    Amazing game. How can people give this 6. Beautiful, brutal action. Its a Roman soldier action/fighter. Very story driven and feeling like the gladiator movie.
  8. spockivi
    Mar 22, 2023
    8
    When I finished playing this game, I felt like I wanted more. That’s the mark of a good game.
  9. Myst1Que
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Cool game. Now it's 2023, how are there not enough games like this on Xbox. Phil, give us games!
  10. Kitoalarco
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Lo juegue hace 10 años y al día de hoy es una maravilla visual, la jugabilidad pudo ser mejor pero la historia es increible
  11. GhostKill
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    Ryse Son of Rome was truly a next gen title for Xbox One at the time. Unfortunately, Xbox gamers only seem to like COD and Fortnite. Take this game and put it on Sonys platform and it would be an 85 all day long. I throughly enjoyed it -it was different and we needed different at the start of a that Gen. Definitely one of my favorite Xbox One titles.
  12. Thiagodc
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Gráficos perfeitos Só recebeu hate pq era do xbox, história impecável Jogabilidade muito boa Deveria ter sequência, a dublagem nem se fala, incrível
  13. xaviar_nl
    Jan 19, 2023
    8
    The game looks great, and keeps you going at a nice pace.
    Minus points are that it crashed multiple times on me while playing it. Also, not all things (such as the d-pad keys) are explained very well. And the final boss (not N.) was rather "frustrating".
  14. HalalPork
    Dec 14, 2022
    8
    This game was great it was a fun few hours and it’s a fun break from all this battle royal crap and all the microtransactions. Just I bit of good old hack and slash. I would recommend it.
  15. ustunab
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Amazing story with superior graphic design. Atmospher is beautiful in this game and it gives feeling of gladiator.
  16. adlo
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    Advance in a phalanx and raise shields with my fellow soldiers. Kill hundreds of barbarians with deadly combos. Yes, that is my cup of tea!

    The game is easy, combat is very basic - block, roll, strike. For that, that's perfect. I only play occasionally so I don't want a game where I have to learn the controls all over again after not playing for a week. This one is just grab the remote    Advance in a phalanx and raise shields with my fellow soldiers. Kill hundreds of barbarians with deadly combos. Yes, that is my cup of tea!

    The game is easy, combat is very basic - block, roll, strike. For that, that's perfect. I only play occasionally so I don't want a game where I have to learn the controls all over again after not playing for a week. This one is just grab the remote and start killing.

    Also, the graphics look great even after nine years. Better than Fallen Order I would say.    … Expand
  17. Jorrge
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    O jogo maravilhoso, precisa de uma continuação com melhorias no combate e campanha maior!
  18. CamyVero
    Sep 25, 2022
    8
    Tenía muchas ganas de entrarle a este juego desde hacía mucho tiempo. He sido usuario básicamente de playstation desde hace años. En mi casa siempre ha habido una Play, por lo que los exclusivos de xbox siempre han pasado por debajo del radar, aunque siempre ha habido alguno cuyo tráiler o imágenes de presentación llamaba mi atención. Ryse: Son of Rome, pertenece a esa categoría.

    Ryse:    Tenía muchas ganas de entrarle a este juego desde hacía mucho tiempo. He sido usuario básicamente de playstation desde hace años. En mi casa siempre ha habido una Play, por lo que los exclusivos de xbox siempre han pasado por debajo del radar, aunque siempre ha habido alguno cuyo tráiler o imágenes de presentación llamaba mi atención. Ryse: Son of Rome, pertenece a esa categoría.

    Ryse: Son of Rome es básicamente un hack and slash. Cuyo gran potencial reside principalmente en su poderío gráfico, el juego es sencillamente espectacular en este aspecto. Una verdadera muestra de poder no solo del desempeño de la consola, sino también del motor gráfico obra de la gente de Crytec. Incluso casi 10 años después de que saliera a la luz, no tiene nada que envidiar a otras producciones actuales ejecutadas bajo Unreal Engine, es asombroso.

    Otro punto a destacar es su historia. Una verdadera película del género peplum donde se nos narra una historia de venganza encarnada en un joven soldado, Marius Titus, perteneciente a una familia acomodada de la capital del imperio, al que un día de buenas a primeras, le asesinan a toda su familia en un asalto a su vivienda, perpetrado por unos bárbaros. Aprovechando su condición de soldado y excelentes habilidades para el combate da muerte a los invasores y posteriormente se alista en la campaña de Britania, donde espera obtener su venganza encontrando a aquellos que ordenaron la invasión de su casa y el asesinato de su familia. Lo que encuentra allí no es precisamente lo que él esperaba. El viaje de Marius nos llevará por escenarios muy diferentes, llenos de enemigos, trampas y peligros, además de jefes desafiantes que nos pondrán, en ocasiones las cosas muy difíciles.

    Aparte de desvelar la historia y el disfrute de lo espectacular de su combate, Ryse ofrece algo de exploración para conseguir sus coleccionables, entre los que destaca un precioso cómic digital en el que se cuenta con mucho más detalle el contexto de la historia. Lo que le da a la campaña un aliciente importante para re jugarla en una dificultad mayor si el juego te ha parecido corto. Ojo, esta es una de las principales críticas que ha recibido el juego, a mi me ha parecido que es la duración estándar para este tipo de aventuras, no siempre un juego tiene que pasar de las 20 horas ni mucho menos para ser bueno o reseñable. Me ha durado unas 8 horas de partida jugando con calma y muriendo algunas veces hasta entender algunas mecánicas de combate que se encuentran durante la partida. Conociendo lo que te vas a encontrar y yendo a saco, pues sí te durará menos de 5, pero en la primera vuelta veo esto complicado.

    Desvelar la historia, disfrutar de los espectaculares gráficos, ambientaciones y animaciones del combate, desbloquear los extras que la campaña nos ofrece y mejorar al máximo las habilidades de Marius, nos llevará un puñado de horas interesantes, pero si eso no es suficiente, el título se alarga con los combates de gladiadores de su vertiente multijugador, que no hemos probado, pero que seguro que le puede arañar unas cuantas horas más.

    En definitiva, Ryse: Son of Rome es un gran videojuego. Un excelente exclusivo de Xbox que merece la pena jugar y disfrutar    … Expand
  19. Pablo4a0
    Sep 18, 2022
    10
    Increible que este juegazo sea del 2013, tiene mejores graficos que el 90% de los juegos actuales, la historia es increible, me lo he pasado 10+ veces desde que ha salido y nunca cansa.. Juegazo, no puedo creer que tenga un 6,4, realmente la gente no valora los buenos videojuegos! ojala salga una secuela porque sin duda alguna se lo merece!!!
  20. cchenders40
    Aug 25, 2022
    8
    I skipped this game back when the Xbox One launched and went with Titanfall instead. I just finished this game on my Xbox Series S thanks to game pass, and I’m actually really surprised. This game is no masterpiece, and it does not stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the more well known exclusive titles like Halo or Gears of War. But this game is an actual blast to play! I had so muchI skipped this game back when the Xbox One launched and went with Titanfall instead. I just finished this game on my Xbox Series S thanks to game pass, and I’m actually really surprised. This game is no masterpiece, and it does not stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the more well known exclusive titles like Halo or Gears of War. But this game is an actual blast to play! I had so much fun with it, the combat is fun, the story isn’t an Oscar winner but it is pretty epic at moments. It feels like a cheesy action movie that knows what it is and embraces it, and I dig that for the same reason I like (weird comparison incoming) fast and furious movies, it’s just good action and fun. The graphics are really good on my series console. There are still people playing the multiplayer, the achievements are fun to get and there are a bunch! It’s also a short game which I love. Don’t get me wrong I love long open world games but ima till a fan of a linear and cinematic 8 hour campaign. I played this for a change of pace after sinking 100+ hours into elden ring , and it was perfect to change things up. If you have game pass or a couple extra bucks when the game is on sale, download it and play through it, you will have fun! There is also fun co-op too, this would be a great guys night game! This is a good Xbox exclusive that more people should check out especially if you have game pass!… Expand
  21. fiftythree
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    Story is nice, graphics awasome, gameplay is very fun, there is a big problem, 30 fps in xbox series
  22. Nahna
    Jul 8, 2022
    8
    Minha primeira experiência com o xbox, jogado no Series S pelo GamePass.

    O jogo tem história e gráficos bacanas, apesar de ser bem curto.
  23. J101
    Apr 29, 2022
    8
    A great game with a stunning graphics also the story is great, but the gameplay which is the most important thing in any game needs more variety
  24. mohamadrajabi73
    Feb 22, 2022
    9
    Amazing game Great graphics great story Great game play i love it ....,......
  25. yangfanhong
    Feb 11, 2022
    8
    This is a simple and satisfying game. It provides fun gameplay and intriguing story.
  26. pricecaptain104
    Jan 11, 2022
    8
    Great game. The gameplay is amazing, the story is decent and the game boast some of the best graphics for a Xbox one game. The phenomenal graphics and the gameplay makes this game great.
  27. BlazinT
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    Gets lots of bad reviews but I actually enjoyed going through it. Game is basic but reminded of games like Dante's inferno. I think Kinect was just too far ahead of the time and this game just was hit by the xone release too hard. Look now at Alexa and people wanting to control their tv with voice and hand motions
  28. ErickSvieira
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráficos lindos, divertido, história muito boa, jogabilidade boa, muito fluída. Joguem sem medo… Expand
  29. HuskerNation
    Nov 13, 2021
    8
    Incredible story. Amazing graphics. Overlooked game. Just short. Hoping for a sequel.
  30. AngelTecashi
    Sep 11, 2021
    9
    Lo único malo es que su modo de combate es repetitivo, lo demás es 10/10...
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#14 Best Xbox One Game of 2013
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#1 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2013

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60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 77 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 77
  3. Negative: 9 out of 77
  1. Critical Hit
    Sep 8, 2014
    75
    Ryse is a bit of a marmite game, if you are looking for a great gaming experience that takes forever to perfect then Ryse is not for you. If you are interested in a Roman interactive movie with a solid story line then I’d say give it a shot.
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  2. Gamereactor Sweden
    Sep 7, 2014
    40
    Beautiful but stale, boring, shallow and lacking in variation.
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  3. Level7.nu
    Sep 4, 2014
    50
    Ryse: Son of Rome is a really good looking game, but at the same time incredible stupid. Thanks to the graphics and the amount of brutal combat the adventure managed to entertain, at least for a bit. If you find Ryse on sale it can be worth a closer look, but for a full price game it’s a disappointment.
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