PC Walkthrough

In fact, Ryse is all about sensory overload. It is an Ancient-Roman historical fantasy and a celebration of hypermasculine self-expression. As soldier-cum-commander Marius Titus, your primary directive is to lunge, block, and roll, driving your sword into every attacking barbarian’s chest and back. The result is pure violence porn. Almost every death is a big deal, a chance for time to slow and the camera to zoom in for close-ups of grimacing faces, gushing blood, severed limbs, and other shows of debauchery. This is the Roman Empire as it might have been brought to you by film director Zach Snyder: every battle is an uberstylized, balletic spectacle right out of 300, but with Spartans replaced with their Roman counterparts.

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Ryse: Son of Rome

19,99€

7.9333333333333

Graphic

95/10

GamePlay

65/10

Sounds

78/10

Pros

• - Incredible visual fidelity
• - Repetitive combat rhythms are sometimes satisfying

Cons

• - Repetitive combat rhythms are usually brainless
• - Lack of freedom is exasperating