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Went over to Neogaf to check out their impressions and it was overwhelming positive. Seems about the average score from users is about a high 7, low 8 range. Very impressive considering I've noticed that forum will absolutely rip anything MS related. However Ryse does remind me of the typical sort of sony game that they buy into, good looks, less substance. They fall in love with that sort of combo, so it kinda makes sense.
 
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Is it worth the full $60 for this game? I'm thinking of buying it on disc so I can trade it in later because I have a feeling the replay value isn't there.
 
de3d1 said:
However Ryse does remind me of the typical sort of sony game that they buy into, good looks, less substance. They fall in love with that sort of combo, so it kinda makes sense.
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Haha, yes exactly that's the definition of some Sony's blockbuster games like UC, TLoU or B2S.

Vapor said:
Is it worth the full $60 for this game? I'm thinking of buying it on disc so I can trade it in later because I have a feeling the replay value isn't there.
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Again it's about 7 hours for the SP on hard, don't know about MP yet.

If you think about trading it in later I think you can't make a big mistake.
 
Vapor said:
Is it worth the full $60 for this game? I'm thinking of buying it on disc so I can trade it in later because I have a feeling the replay value isn't there.
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While I'm having fun with it, I don't think it will have much replay value. I would wait for a price drop or get a physical copy.
 
Flynn said:
Also, I'm sorry, but this clip looks better than anything PS4's got:

WARNING - MILD SPOILERS ... not much story is given away here... but some moments are from late in the game...

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Looks awesome. But honestly...i haven't played either Ryse or Killzone. Only seen a few videos of Killzone and haven't seen all the levels and graphics the game has to offer. Therefore i can't judge on that. In the Killzone launch trailer i saw some pretty spectacular stuff and i really dont know how later levels and it's graphics stack up to Ryse. Somewhere in 2014 i will find out. :)

Also i am not going to be expecting that the Ryse graphics will be the graphics we are going to see in any upcoming X1 games now, certainly not third party games. Maybe 343i. But it's Crytek we are talking about here, they know their s***.

Do you happen to know ANYTHING about Microsoft's plans for announcing the release date for the other countries?
 
Not sure if I posted here before, but yeah, I've had a lot of fun with Ryse. I'm not sure where all the negativity came from for this game. Combat isn't the deepest, but it is far from boring and is quite fun in a slightly old-school sort of way. The story has been interesting from what I have played so far, and the graphics are obviously top notch. At minimum, the game is a 7. Review scores in the 5's and lower are very harsh, imo. For me, personally, the game is an 8.

There are definitely things to improve upon. Boss fights could be a lot better. But the game is solid, and I would love to see what they could do with a sequel or spinoff in this franchise. There is a good foundation there. This has probably been the game I've enjoyed the most of the ones that I have right now.
 
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hrudey said:
I imagine I'll probably be more in line with you on this - I can sort of play these types of games but they're not my preference and I imagine I'd probably fail pretty miserably quite often. I'm still thinking at some point I'll give it a rental or try out the demo and see if it changes my mind. I am glad to see that people who do seem to enjoy these games are enjoying it for the most part, though, so that's a positive.
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the issue is the guy.. big boss chieftain
turns red, I can deal with that.. either deflect or get out of his way

but once I get his health down to 1/2 way
he charges up and turns yellow [yes yellow, not red] and attacks
I cannot deflect that, I cannot get out of his way
I can be on the other side of the map, and he kills me in two hits
remember I dropped to easy, just to get past him
I have no idea how to kill him.. I try the B button to dodge tried the A to deflect
does not work, at all.. tried x button etc
no matter I am dead in two hits.. there is no fun is that
 
starlight777 said:
the issue is the guy.. big boss chieftain
turns red, I can deal with that.. either deflect or get out of his way

but once I get his health down to 1/2 way
he charges up and turns yellow [yes yellow, not red] and attacks
I cannot deflect that, I cannot get out of his way
I can be on the other side of the map, and he kills me in two hits
remember I dropped to easy, just to get past him
I have no idea how to kill him.. I try the B button to dodge tried the A to deflect
does not work, at all.. tried x button etc
no matter I am dead in two hits.. there is no fun is that
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When he turns yellow you have to press the Y button.
 
theBADguy said:
When he turns yellow you have to press the Y button.
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Haha, yes, that yellow = Y is one of the game's basics ;)

A little extra tip: Once he charges you you can use that as an advantage - as soon as he turns yellow (not before!) press Y and follow up with 1-2 strikes - maximise your distance so that he charges you again - rinse and repeat until he is done
 
Just starter this today and the game looks amazing. Playing at Centurion difficulty and have died twice in the first 2 chapters. Game's not hard but sometimes I get the buttons mixed up and I get pummeled. Loving it so far hopefully it gets even better as it progresses.

Also my cousin came in and started watching me play and he was so amazed with the game. Had to pick up his jaw from the floor. :p
 
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Soldier Gryphon said:
Based on everyone's impressions, I'm wondering if poor expectations are what led to bad reviews.

After all, if you think the game is bad before you even play it, it makes sense you'd only focus on the negative.
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Absolutely. There was a definite hate trend towards RYSE from the beginning. I mentioned this in an earlier post. Reviewers just went along with the popular trend. I've read ridiculous reviews from gamers who have actually played the game and the over all opinion is that it didnt deserve the low scores it received. It will indeed be the first game I play on my XO.
 
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My locale Gamestop employees told me that the graphics on Ryse are nothing special and it would have looked the same on the 360 because it was originally going to be on that platform.

They are a laugh-a-minute.
 
Ok now that I figured out how to do the executions (which were shown pretty clearly in the tutorial:yawn:) I,'m going to have to up the difficulty.
 
Although I don't always trust or agree with reviews, like most of you I tend to look at the general consensus (e.g. Metacritic) to determine if it's worthwhile, and anything that gets below a 7 as an average is off my list.

The vibe heading into Ryse's release was abysmal, and so I'd pretty much written it off as a failure. But when I went to buy a game at Walmart ($49.95 opening day, thank you very much), none of the other launch day titles really grabbed me more than Ryse. Maybe it was its great graphics I'd seen on the web, or the videos, or its historic vibe that it gave off. I don't know, but at the last minute I decided to gamble and picked it up.

I'm glad I did. Ryse a great game. Amazing graphics with an excellent well-told story, great voice acting, beautiful score, a blending of game and cinema. Sure, it's light on game mechanics and linear, but what is there is fun if a bit repetitive. I never got tired of playing it, and I intend to go through it a couple more times to try for the achievements. Multiplayer is also fun. I found myself smiling a LOT in this game, so I'd give Ryse an 8.5, but I value the storytelling more than most.

Don't believe all the negative reviews. Sure, it may not be to everyone's liking, but whoever gave Ryse a 4 is just plain ridiculous. In so many ways, it's a AAA title.
 
de3d1 said:
Went over to Neogaf to check out their impressions and it was overwhelming positive. Seems about the average score from users is about a high 7, low 8 range. Very impressive considering I've noticed that forum will absolutely rip anything MS related. However Ryse does remind me of the typical sort of sony game that they buy into, good looks, less substance. They fall in love with that sort of combo, so it kinda makes sense.
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For the most part yes, but you still get a lot of s*** like this:

Not really wowed by this game, thought The Last of Us and Tomb Raider looked much better. Still waiting for great next gen graphics =(.
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Yes that is indeed a real post.
 
The last of us is a dead give away as to what kind of poster it is, throwing TR in there was probably just an attempt to mask it.
 
Tomb Raider definitely looked great for last gen, one of the best for a multi-platform game.
 
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MosquitoSmasher said:
Looks awesome. But honestly...i haven't played either Ryse or Killzone. Only seen a few videos of Killzone and haven't seen all the levels and graphics the game has to offer. Therefore i can't judge on that. In the Killzone launch trailer i saw some pretty spectacular stuff and i really dont know how later levels and it's graphics stack up to Ryse.
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Battlefield 4 has better graphics than Killzone 4, I owned both.... Killzone has some really nice characters and lighting, but the static environments and effects are not as convincing.

Battlefield 4's characters might not be as good but the world truly feels 3-d and the destructible environments add a level of realism to the gameplay that you give you an "OH Sh**" Feeling, imo there is no game like it, Amazing.

Now while I admit that Ryse does not interest me, I wouldn't mind picking it up later down the road when they possible add something extra to it and lower the price. Shame the developers couldn't do more with the features, but I will admit from the videos I seen the game does interest me and the low reviews really have not affected me at all....
 
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Battlefield 4 has better graphics than Killzone 4, I owned both.... Killzone has some really nice characters and lighting, but the static environments and effects are not as convincing.

Battlefield 4's characters might not be as good but the world truly feels 3-d and the destructible environments add a level of realism to the gameplay that you give you an "OH Sh**" Feeling, imo there is no game like it, Amazing.

Now while I admit that Ryse does not interest me, I wouldn't mind picking it up later down the road when they possible add something extra to it and lower the price. Shame the developers couldn't do more with the features, but I will admit from the videos I seen the game does interest me and the low reviews really have not affected me at all....
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I think KZ's lighting is incredible, baked or not, the character models look very average to me though. Ryse's models are just insane, shame neither game reviewed terribly well, but at least a fair amount of ppl are liking them it seems, especially surprised at Ryse's impressions.
 
Sheep Shagger said:
Anyone had issues with it failing to load at certain points and just staying on a black screen? It's never frozen, just failed to load the visuals, I can hear some ambient sound. Restarting the game fixes it, but it's happened 3 times now, just wondering if others have had this.
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Ive had this happen once.Did the same thing and everything was alright again
 
bigfnjoe96 said:
Ive had this happen once.Did the same thing and everything was alright again
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I haven't had it happen again since then, and I've put another 3+ hrs into the game. Man, am I loving it! I've been finishing about one chapter each time I play, taking my time. I keep getting better at the combat, so I'm not finding it repetitive at all.

The characters and environments are stunning! I constantly stop just to take it all in. So glad I picked this up, it's such a solid game.
 
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I got this game today from gamefly and got to play a little. I really liked it. I like the feeling of weight when you attaccked. I'm playing on the hardest level that is unlocked(centurian)Thought the game looked head and shoulders better than any other game I have played.
 
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I really like the impact with the shield attacks, some of these are just brutal. Sometimes after marius kills someone he'll still blast them with the shield off his sword embedded in them.
 
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I think if Crytek would have mixed up the variety of enemies in terms of looks and style of fighting, the game would be much more interesting. I'm starting to see what many of the reviewers saw.

The enemy progression is very shallow. Block this guys attack, then bash him with your shield to open him to damage. Block this guy three times to make him vulnerable etc.. and so on. Also I'm so tired of seeing the same four or five enemies.

The first real challenge was the barbarian princess and that encounter was too short. In a nutshell, I'm starting to get bored. I think the game was actually more interesting when I didn't use executions at all.

Very gorgeous game though. I mean stunning in spots.
 
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