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Ryse: Son of Rome - Damocles Trailer

Take a look at the legend of Damocles, a Roman centurion who was betrayed and murdered at the hands of corrupt Roman generals, and then returns from the underworld to seek vengeance.

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Bigpappy3845d ago

Just a little back ground story.

theWB273845d ago

I wonder if this kind of confirms the story isn't totally grounded in reality. Should make for some great looking locales if that's the case.

Bigpappy3845d ago

He is more Halo than Super man. He is part of an army but is just several levels above the average solder. Still human, just has extra abilities.

FamilyGuy3844d ago

Okay first they have god powers and say that it's only for the multiplayer but now they have a guy that "returned from the underworld"?

Why not just say it's fantasy an be done with tip-toeing around it? People like fantasy in their games, I know I sure do.

They originally made it seem like it was going to be more realistic, maybe they were hiding this stuff as a surprise?

2cents3844d ago

Interesting! I hope there is some supernatural aspect to the game.

The trailer was beautiful.

Cable2kx3845d ago

Hints of God Of War but seems like an interesting story

Fireseed3845d ago

You do know the Romans and Greeks were two seperate civilizations... right? And that the story of a man on a path of vengeance involving the gods has been done like.. a couple thousand times before God of War... right?

mhunterjr3845d ago

Do you think god of war invented the tragic hero concept? It's pretty much the staple of both Greek and Roman lore..

Irishguy953844d ago

If the only thing you know of is God of war then sure.

God of war is completely unoriginal.

Xsilver3844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

You wanna know why GOW always comes to mind is because they did it the best what Greek Mythology game do you know that was more appealing than the GOW please let me know. Kratos revenge story was awesome

Irishguy953844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

So what Xsilver? Never disputed that.

FamilyGuy3844d ago

I think there was a tv aired movie that was better than God of War at the time of its release. It was The Odyssey, I don't know if my taste were simple back then or what but when it came out it was completely engrossing, probably the best made for tv movie I ever saw. Had to of been in the 90s so I'm guessing it was this one http://www.imdb.com/title/t...

GOW were fun games and the story is great but everything about that movie defined the word "Epic" at the time of its release/when I saw it. Maybe 1997s "state of the art graphics" blew me away? Maybe it was the sirens that caught my attention, being a horny teen an all.

Xsilver3845d ago

Let me predict the Story your character bitches out and Damocles will come after u and the only way to save yourself is to redeem yourself but damocles does seem a little OP so expect to run from like the prince when Dahaka shows up in prince of persia http://static.gamesradar.co... scary guy.

hyabusha3845d ago

My excitement for Ryse just kicked up a notch!!!

Brix903845d ago

Game doesn't interest me but it would be pretty cool if they added a battle against Spartacus considering how much of a problem he was for the Romans.

Regis3844d ago

How about this I will play the game and record it for you and then you can watch it when i'm done hows that?

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15 Best Ancient Rome Games of All Time

From underrated Xbox One launch titles to absolute emperors of the strategy genre, history heads will love these games based around Ancient Rome.

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Leeroyw363d ago (Edited 363d ago )

There's fifteen ancient Rome games?

LG_Fox_Brazil363d ago

Shadow of Rome was so freaking good

Sashamaz363d ago

I'm still waiting for the sequel.

HyperMoused362d ago

Ryse was awesome, i have no idea why it wasnt recieved well and why we havnt seen another, Rome conquered so much, you could take the action anywhere, and it looked great when xbox one came out, now would be even better.

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Ryse: Son of Rome Deserves a Second Shot

Ryse: Son of Rome was an Xbox One launch title that has been left to collect dust, but Crytek should set aside Crysis and give Ryse another shot.

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AngainorG7X618d ago

It was a great game, it had issues but it can only go up from here.

crazyCoconuts618d ago

It was just ok. Looked really good for an Xbox game though

Snookies12618d ago

"for an Xbox game"

Way to subtly throw shade there. It looked amazing compared to any game at the time it was released.

Never played it myself though, wasn't really interested in it personally. Plus it came at a time when I didn't own an Xbox console. But it was at least different than the usual copy/paste games we get. So I hope it gets another chance sometime soon.

Crows90618d ago

It was a crytek game though

1nsomniac618d ago (Edited 618d ago )

It was a stunning game on all basis. One of the standout games for Xbox as a whole. I ended up buying on pc as well… and yes nothing looked better than it in PC at the time either. Nothing just ok about it, definitely needs a sequel.

fr0sty617d ago

@snookies12, don't pretend like the Xbox One didn't struggle with being gimpled by its tiny pool of ESRAM as a frame buffer. It was significantly weaker than the PS4.

crazyCoconuts617d ago

Metacritic 60, user score 6.4. I'm not alone in putting it into the "ok" category...

VenomCarnage89617d ago

@snookies
Haven't played it but at least you know enough to defend Xbox over it. The game did look good, for an Xbox game. That's not some "subtle shade," it's full on reality.
I remember it being nearly the only graphically decent game on the Xbone for like the first two years after launch, and graphics were that games strength

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CrimsonWing69618d ago

I really enjoyed it. Bought it at launch even.

ManMarmalade617d ago (Edited 617d ago )

The qte's were disappointing though. God of war was doing it back in the ps2 days. As gorgeous as the game was, the gameplay needed to be updated.

annoyedgamer618d ago

I really liked the original Ryse but Crytek doesn't have the funds. The mismanaged their properties and let EA raid them with Crysis for the duration of their relationship. Right now they are working on Crysis 4, I doubt they can spare resources to work on a Ryse sequel.

gamer7804618d ago

It would have to be funded by MS, I really liked Ryse sure it got repetitive but the setting visuals and story were good

moriarty1889618d ago

MS should have funded a sequel to Ryse and Sunset OD. Two good franchises they definitely needed last gen.

annoyedgamer617d ago

MS is too busy trying to become the next EA, Ryse wont be on their list of titles to finance unless it gets a hipster makeover with lootboxes.

darthv72618d ago (Edited 618d ago )

I recently bought it for the steamdeck and have to say... 60fps is a game changer. I really wished MS had gotten a one x patch or series boost mode option but sadly, nope. Other games that definitely deserve a second chance (esp on steamdeck/pc) are quantum break and sunset overdrive. Both deserved 60fps support on one x / series but you have to go to PC for that.

Rumor has it Crytek had plans for a Ryse 2 but due to the low turnout for XB (at the time) it was shelved. They really should give this another shot. i dont care if its multiplat on PS and XB and PC and Switch... just so long as part 2 gets made.

babadivad617d ago

The game is automatically boosted on Series X

darthv72617d ago

sorry... but it's not. It still runs at the same fps the XBO did.

lelo2play618d ago

Game was good enough, not great.
Graphically it was top notch. Still holds well till this day.

Crows90618d ago

It only needed more enemy variety and few more movesets or weapons to use. That would have made the experience tons better.

MadLad618d ago

It was a good game.
Only time I saw quick time events actually make me feel engaged.

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Here are the new Xbox Game Pass Quests for August 2022

Xbox Game Pass Quests recently reset for the month of August. So if you try to collect as many Microsoft Rewards points as possible, there's a new set available now.

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anast624d ago (Edited 624d ago )

This is not what I would call value for money spent. They give you quests in liveservice games to get you "re-engaged" with the monetization schemes or to get you hooked or so you at least spend some extra on skins and loot boxes. Then they dole out paltry points after you have already paid extra for whichever liveservice within a liveservice that you are already paying for. My worry is people can't actually be that stupid to fall for this, can they?

littletad623d ago

Absolutely nothing in this comment makes sense. At all.

anast623d ago (Edited 623d ago )

How does it not make sense? O thy god of reason, shine some evidence upon us. Ryse of Rome, ESO,and AC: Origins are all live service games, between them you can get 275 points. Liveservice games are made to keep people spending. Therefore, Gamepass is a live service and the points are for playing live service games.

It is not my problem that this does not make sense to you, it is absolutely your problem. I mean it is all your problem.

Julion0715623d ago (Edited 623d ago )

Hate Xbox but comments in every Xbox article 😂 without making sense smh

anast623d ago

Bring the evidence and then your emoji might make sense.