Ryse Son of Rome
“Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge. Quickly rising through the ranks, Marius must become a leader of men and defender of the Empire on his quest to exact vengeance – a destiny he soon discovers can only be fulfilled much closer to home…
About Ryse: Son of Rome
Journey to the heart of the Roman Empire and experience the brutality of battle like never before as “Ryse: Son of Rome” comes to PC with support for glorious 4K resolution. Continuing Crytek’s legacy for groundbreaking games, Ryse pushes PC hardware to its limits whilst drawing players deep into the bloody drama of ancient Rome.
“Ryse: Son of Rome” is an immersive action-adventure story of struggle, brutality and heroism. It follows a fearless Roman soldier named Marius Titus who joins the army to avenge the slaying of his family and emerges as a hero who must fight to save the Roman Empire.
“Ryse: Son of Rome” presents a cinematic re-creation of the Roman Empire, its people, conflicts and landscapes in breathtaking detail and brings the brutality and intensity of Roman warfare to life in visceral detail.
The complete Ryse experience
The PC version of “Ryse: Son of Rome” offers the full experience, bundling the original Xbox One launch hit with all its DLC.
Taking full advantage of the PC
4K gaming is another leap in graphics quality for PC gamers and Ryse is the perfect showcase for what’s now possible in high-end PC games. “Ryse: Son of Rome” leverages the power of Crytek’s CRYENGINE and the latest High-End PC gaming technology to present conflict in the Roman Empire like you’ve never seen it before.
Next-generation cinematic immersion
Marius’ tale of revenge comes to life through new advancements in performance capture, allowing players to interact with believably realistic characters
Ryse Son of Rome Review
For a 6 hour game (single player campaign without obsessing over collectibles) it is pretty good. I am not even sure that I would have wanted it to be longer because, the way it is, I am fairly sure that it would have stopped being fun relatively soon after 10-12 hours or so because it does get repetitive.
Combat is quick-time-ish – for best results tenderize the enemy a bit, then use finishers with the correct combination of left and right clicks as suggested by the blue-yellow color code. Dodge or attempt perfect parry on red color code. Repeat. That being said, it does look and feel badass. Still, you fight the axe/sword guy (who may or may not have a bow when you are far away), the axe/sword and shield guy, the big burly guy, the dual-wielder or a combination of some or all of the above. Even the bosses are slightly more challenging versions of one of the types I just mentioned. It does the job for up to 10 hours, I guess, but it was well on its way to getting old by the time I was done with it.
The story is really good. No complaints there.
The visuals are stunningly gorgeous. Voice acting and cinematic animations are top notch too. It does drop FPS quite a bit every once in a while which is particularly bad during the quick-time events when you miss the correct combination because the screen was stuttering, but the game was still awaiting the correct input in real time. My rig is pretty powerful and does not complain about many games, if ever, but it very much underperformed with this one. Not all the time. Just, you know, when it mattered.
I think it is worth the full price of about 20 Euro, but just barely because it is kind of short, especially if you are a single-player-only kind of person, so there may be some buyer’s remorse for some people. However, I do recommend grabbing it on sale when available.
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