Revelations of Ryse : Yannick Boucher

Yannick Boucher is one of the Project Managers for Ryse. Games have always been his biggest passion, and with a funny twist of fate his hometown of Montreal became one of the main game development hubs in the world, paving the way for his videogame career. He then joined Crytek in 2012 because he wanted to be part of a team that really pushes the limits of quality in their games.

[mewhy32]

from the recent comparison between deep down and ryse...deep down won that battle easily. maybe it's the most detailed that crytek has ever done but deep down is much more detailed.

[Regis]

Do you realized that most "gameplay" of Deep Down is CG and not an actual representation of gameplay. They say it in the small fine print at the bottom of the videos.

Link Please

[GarrusVakarian]

Apart from the hands on 100% gameplay presentation from last week............

[darthv72]

judging from the look on the face of the character on the right.....you know deep down he wants to be like the Marius Titus.

http://www.playstationgang....

[abzdine]

If the game sucks in the end what does it help to have the most detailed character ever? And how desperate are they to say it when it's obviously the first game of a new generation of consoles.
But I still think inFamous Delsin blows Ryse main character when it comes to details, facial animation etc..
I'm on my phone I cannot it pictures of Delsin

[JokesOnYou]

"Marius Titus, is possibly the most detailed main protagonist in any game. Our character models are incredibly detailed, with some of the most advanced facial animations ever seen in video games."

-You tell 'em Crytek, folks denying how freakin sweet this game looks are full of it.

[gedden7]

Sorry I've seen gameplay and it blows me away..

Ryse does not..

[porkChop]

None of the Deep Down footage has been CG. Even the debut trailer was real-time. CG wouldn't have aliasing, inaccuracies, etc. If you can't tell what actual CG looks like that's pretty sad.

[BallsEye]

@Lukas_Japonicus

Which was so low res off-screen without actuall zoom on characters, you can't really see anything. Suprised you spotted amazing graphics there. Eagle eye.

[Bigpappy]

Ryse is the best looking game console so far (exclusive or otherwise). I understand that many believe the PS4 to be the more powerful console. I was told over and over that the PS3 was 2X as powerful as 360/ But when I saw the same games running on both, the 360 always looked better. Now hear the same with PS4 and X1.

Looking at launch titles, Ryse is the best look by a clear mile. So Sony now needs to stop some of the talk and just show the power it claims.

[JokesOnYou]

@mewhy32 Nah, Deep Down isn't nearly as impressive as the first CGI stuff, here ya go:

"Capcom also released a new teaser trailer for the game, which isn’t nearly so impressive as the first one"

"according to the Japanese announcement, the game is a “memory reading RPG.” Maybe it will be some mix of fantasy and tech more akin to a Shin Megami Tensei game."
http://www.forbes.com/sites...

[KillerPigeon]

@Bigpappy

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Microsoft are the ones doing all the talking, and failing to prove the power they claim/dispute.

[cellfluid]

Yeah and allllllllllllllllllllllllllll of the game play from Ryse was on pc Xflop done has yet to show any game running on actual hardware....

[SuperLupe]

Yeah dude whatever.

Best looking next gen game to me hands down no discussion on my side.

[PSVita]

Whoa whoa wait a minute!

So graphics are important all of a sudden again?

[LonDonE]

not directed to SuperLupe

Just my opinion about ryse
what's the point having the most detailed character ever when its running at a slide show, and at 20fps? LMAO!!! this is why crytek are known for mediocre games, sure they build some of the best looking graphics, but that's worthless if it plays like shit, they may as-well just do digital effects for films instead, which is just pretty graphics and nothing more!

Ryse so far looks garbage, all we have seen is quick time events, with rubbish animations and crappy game play! until i see some proper game play which is more then just pretty graphics i wont even bother looking at that game!

Fact is, i have seen some mind blowing character models on PS3, snake in metal gear solid 4 to this day looks better then 90% of today's character models! the texture work on his face,hands and his stealth suit is mind blowing!
Hell Joel from the last of us or Nathan drake in uncharted 3 still look amazing as does kratos from god of war 3, and these are all current gen games!

Crytek is a total joke, look at crysis 2 and 3, and even crysis 1 on PS3 and 360, they run like crap, why don't today's developers understand that its better to sacrifice visuals for a smoother gaming experience! NO point having amazing graphics at 20fps! this is supposed to be a next gen game on a next gen system, and its running 20fps to 25 fps at times? LMAO!!!!

[Computersaysno]

Although I disagree about Crytek's games being mediocre, I have to wholeheartedly agree about said games performance on the consoles.

All those games do perform poorly. Crysis 1 is shockingly poor and runs painfully slow at times, below 20FPS quite a lot.

Crytek prioritise graphics over performance on console for sure. I predict that Ryse will push Xbox one too hard and while it'll probably look pretty good I doubt it'll run without hiccups...

[starchild]

Sony fanboys are delusional. I'm sick of it.

You guys call Crytek's games "crap" or "mediocre" and then turn around and hype the Killzone games like crazy.

You guys are extremely biased. All the Crysis games are good games.

Crysis 1 = 91
Crysis Warhead = 84
Crysis 2 = 86
Crysis 3 = 76
Series avg. = 84.25

Killzone = 70
Killzone Liberation = 77
Killzone 2 = 91
Killzone 3 = 84
Killzone Mercenary = 78
Series avg. = 80

So going by metacritic scores, which is one of the few semi-objective measurements of subjective opinion we have to go on, the Crysis games are actually rated somewhat higher than Killzone.

Yet you guys have the audacity to act like the Crysis games are "mediocre" while you hype Killzone as an amazing AAA franchise. Most of you are so biased it's ridiculous. I have never in my life seen a group of people that is so irrational and unwilling to be fair. Nope, if it's not on the Playstation it gets downplayed and bashed, while everything on the Playstation gets hyped beyond what it deserves.

[elhebbo16]

@Starchild COD gets great reviews, whats your point?

[DigitalRaptor]

@ Starchild

as elhebbo said, mediocre recycled game like Call of Duty gets good scores.

Firstly, no one ever said Killzone 1 was a fantastic game. It had a good story, and characters but it's gameplay was sub-par.

Killzone: Liberation was a completely different game (not an FPS) and designed for a significantly less powerful system so, journalists (as always) held it to a different standard. Again, no one ever said Liberation was the dogs bollocks.

Killzone 2 was an absolutely excellent game and Killzone 3 was not as good but still great. Killzone: Mercenary is an absolutely awesome game and a marked achievement for a handheld - some people are sensible enough to give credit where credit is due, and others (like I mentioned earlier) hold it to a different standard.

I've held thoughts that Cytek were an overrated developer for years before Ryse was even announced. I didn't even know that Kinect version of Ryse was developed by Crytek until after we didn't hear about it for years. And then it reappears and still look pretty awful and soulless like Crysis has always been.

[KillerPigeon]

I agree with DigitalRaptor,especially regarding Mercenary. The problem there was definitely that a lot of reviewers were approaching that game with the console game mentality. Hence they were delivered something they considered the standard.

I bet Guerilla take that as quite a compliment though, to come out with a handheld FPS, have it marked to console FPS standards, and still come out with 78? Pretty decent imo.

[DoubleM70]

The Deep Down was not game play. Fucking Marius has wrinkles and stubbly hair on his face. You can actually see his teeth and tongue all game play. You can see his pupil right down to the Iris in his eyes. I can't believe Sony has tricked these fools once again...

[Nykamari]

I think Snake in MSG4 has the most detail in any game. Zoom in on him you could see pores in his skin, thread in his suit, and the wrinkles in skin with shadows in them. That's just my opinion.

[hellzsupernova]

Joel from the last of us has wrinkles and stubble wahts your point?

[NextGen24Gamer]

A friend of mine who is a hardcore PC Gamer ONLY, told me when he went and saw Ryse in Seattle a few weeks ago, that it was the best looking game he has ever seen graphically. He couldn't understand how a game could look so good on a console that has a core gpu block that only does 1.3 TFLOPS.

The amazing thing is all the games up till now have only been using the MONO development driver, MS has only recently sent out the Stereo drives to develolperss. Once they utilize the specialized features in the xbox one, the games will run at better frame rates and higher resolutions.

I will guarantee this...When the xbox one launches...every launch game will run at either 1080p 60 fps or 1080p 30 fps... The games will run smooth with no hiccups.

[JackStraw]

+1 funny.

[DoesUs]

LOL, no...just no. Like i say, i'll see you in November. Good day 8)

[saint_seya]

Harcore pc gamer on... fb?
Tell him to update his pentium I, and intel 2000 hd video card, and get more than 512mb of ram..

You are not a good friend if you let him live in ignorance!

[Studio-YaMi]

I guess your friend has a lousy PC rig then ? :\

[NextGen24Gamer]

My friend, as do I, make well over 100k a year kid. I have 4 custom PC's in my home. He is a PC only gamer. He builds his own PC's and he is serious about it. That's his hobby. I have tried to get him to buy a console and he won't. Even after seeing Ryse, he is still not buying a console.

I didn't get to go to the event in Seattle, but he was impressed with the graphics for Ryse. He said it was the best looking game he has seen to date.

[Volkama]

"stereo driver" lol.

The mono driver is named so because they refined and focused directX for the fixed hardware of the Xbox one. Single target, one purpose, that's the point of the name.

[Studio-YaMi]

You make $100,000 a year yet you have an attitude problem like little kids have AND you call yourself Elite24Gamer; you have 4 CUSTOMed PCs & with all THAT you have the time to make such a big salary.

Yeah,sounds legit .. guess what ! I'm a Knight that sells dragon eggs online and I make 500K a MONTH .. and I have a UNICORN.

See,I can make up stuff too & who are you calling a "kid" ?

I was born in 1983 boy,know your math ! :)

[hellzsupernova]

a friend of my cousins uncle told me that you are lying

[MagnusX]

Wow your fanboy is showing...Deep down did interest me when I saw the CG trailer but after seeing what little gameplay there was its not in the same ballpark as ryse...are you blind dude?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[2cents]

It always seems to be one or the other. Graphics or gameplay.

But... Bottom line the graphics of ryse are beautiful in places. The opening sequence of the original demo shown, when they ready for battle and jump of the ship, with other ships getting splintered was really stunning and I did have a jaw drop moment when I realised that it was in game. If that is the level of graphical power available to the Xbox one ON LAUNCH I am not too concerned about how games will look on the Xbox.

The real excitement for me is if something can look that good in game at launch on a weaker console, and the rumours are correct about the power differences then what the hell are games on the PS3 gonna look like at a highly promoted 50% power advantage!

Ryse opening sequence and forza 5 are the benchmark for me, I need to see something that is 50% better looking than them to be convinced that we will be getting a 50% visual increase. I don't care what tricks are employed to achieve these looks, matte painting, HDR reflections, baked etc etc. makes no difference. When you play the game how it's done is of no importance.

[Studio-YaMi]

I actually agree with the first poster even though he was trolling,seriously Marius Titus is just SO BORING !

From an artistic view and from a personality view,up until now you would just mistake him for one of the generic generals in any other war/roman games or movies !

People used to say that Marcus Fenix character was just generic,I DISAGREE with a heart ! Marcus had character,he had a very good personality/background and he had the "face" to support it.

Marius Titus on the other hand is NOT iconic or even half decent.

[BallsEye]

That was CGI trailer lol. Please see trailer teaser where you can view actual gameplay graphics. Here we go killzone 2 e3 fake gameplay all over again.

[trywizardo]

if you watched "deep down" gameplay demo last week you'll know what they are talking about ...

[WarThunder]

Crysis 3 x360
http://www.crysis.com/sites...
http://gaming.thedigitalfix...

Ryse Xbone
http://par30game.ir/wp-cont...
http://www.thekingslayer.co...

Seriously i see no difference...

this looks as good as ryse charecater (and its on a last gen platform)
http://abload.de/img/joelma...

xbones are calling Ryse best "looking next gen game"?

FACEPALM!

[windblowsagain]

Nice PC screenshot of CRYSIS3.

That is maxed PC ss.

Ryse still looks nice. But there are better looking games.

[GarrusVakarian]

Its a shame only the main character has so much detail, all the others don't look anywhere near as good, and some of the NPC's in battles are carbon clones.

[CrimsonStar]

well yea... duh lol . Its like in Kz I bet the main protagonist or main antagonist will be in much more detail then the other npc's as well .

[buynit]

C'mon... its kz! An exclusive to sony so that makes it ok...

[KillerPigeon]

Less likely.

It's usually typical to hide what the main character looks like, the partial exception sometimes being cinematics.

But you could argue that detail is bumped up in cinematics.

[Festano]

I can not wait to get my hands on this game and see if Crytek is right.

[thebudgetgamer]

Crytek games are like dating a hot chick that is super dumb.

[The_Truth_24_7]

That's a good thing.
"Anal? What's that? Well, if you say it's good then ok".

[T2]

Ya good for a minute ... Not exactly a quality to look for in a game

[Benjammin25]

Dude, that comment made you sound like the biggest creep ever.

[breakpad]

maybe is detailed but he looks like the grocer owner of the corner ...no imagination at all..

[windblowsagain]

So they are pushing xbox ones graphics. Good.

But it's a multiplat engine.

PC PS4 XBOX ONE.

[Alexious]

Yeah, on PC it could be a lot better.

[DoubleM70]

An engine that was made with Direct X.11. Which people keep forgetting. All the great engines are made off of DirectX 11. Unreal 4 Cry Engine Unity Frostbite. Boy I can't wait until these new machines hit the streets. It's going to be a different story.

[pyramidshead]

Keeping an eye on this, it's having a rocky development journey but my love for hack&slash forces me to look. Will be interesting to see if this builds up into a proper franchise. Already heard rumours it could be going down the Ass Creed route.

[Nekroo91]

yes great main character but from some reason the rest of the characters are taken from SW clone wars , because they all look the same!!! we re fighting an army of twins or what?!

[sashimi]

Its the clone wars man... didn't you get the memo?

[CrimsonStar]

lol the same can be said for every game out there . Gow ,GOW, KZ, Halo , Borderlands , Dark souls , BAttle field , Cod , Uncharted , Etc . All npc will look generally the same .

[buynit]

You missed his point! Hes talking about xbo.. shit like that is ignored when it comes to sony games.

No point in arguing anymore lets just wait till the game is out, lets just be glad he is not a developer.. name me one army that has all their guys dressed differently. Might have an extra thing here and their but for the most part they all wear the same shit..

[skydragoonity]

There's nothing special in this game. Basic QTE

[DoubleM70]

The QTE is now optional. Read up on the games. Go to Crytek website and find out about the game before you pass judgment on it.

[Hufandpuf]

Nothing special in this comment. Basic hate.

[buynit]

Says the guy that screams god of war every chance he gets.

And trust me I love gow I have every game made from the ps2 to psp and ps3. Imo qte is great when done right and from what I have read about ryse it seems to be doing great things with it.

[Fishermenofwar]

I didn't know Crytek was cool again..Go figure

[WarThunder]

Yea now every xbone fan is praising Crytek. lol And one of them is using metacritic! lol how stupid can they be....

[buynit]

They been "cooler" than gg.. I actualy enjoyed crysis more than kz and meta agrees.

[Fishermenofwar]

I'm not sure what GG has to do with this article..But ok...

PS: Crisis sucked

[rextraordinaire]

Okay so it's a detailed generic character. Wowie. It has not the slightest hint of style. It's the same roman warrior we've seen in countless comics, movies, tv shows and video games, except it is more detailed. Is that supposed to impress anyone?

[LightningMokey]

Sorry but Deep Down has way more detail. Ang guys these are LAUNCH GAMES meaning the lowest quality we'll get out of these consoles, So lets put this bickering aside. I'm a PS4 supporter and don't care bout Microsoft (I have love for Ninty to no shame here :) ).

Let people who want Ryse get it without bashing. I'm not interested in it at all it looks boring to me, but everyone has their own choice of games.

[MagnusX]

lol deep downs CG is great but gamplay looks like RE6(dosent actually look next gen) lets just hope it gets cleaned up by 2015

[elhebbo16]

doesnt look next-gen? the lighting, the water physics, the fluid flame effects, the randomly generated maps are all more next gen then some super detailed protagonist.

[DigitalRaptor]

You think this isn't gameplay?

http://i.minus.com/ibp2LYnm...
http://www.lightninggamingn...
http://www.abload.de/img/un...
http://i.minus.com/ibjxCz37...

Do you even know what Panta Rhei is capable of? You guys are in for a rude awakening.

[no_more_heroes]

To be fair though, almost all footage of Deep Down has been one dude traversing dark rooms with narrow corridors fighting one dragon. It's easier to get a lot of detail into what's been shown of it so far.

[WarThunder]

This is the game engine Deep down uses

http://youtu.be/FNATaUmaSng

Deep down trailer was all in-game and not CGI!
http://youtu.be/xbFBEjlKtpY

Cryengine can't do these good effects.

[Ko_Uraki]

Graphically it seems the best game nextgen. But I really can not judge it. I have not even understood wha type of game it is. Action adventure? Yes? Where are the exploring sessions? Hack&Slash? Where are the final bosses?
It could be the game to buy but even the biggest disappointment of xbox one launch line up

[abusador]

Thats your opinion, but graphically kz sf and def. Infamous look way better imo. Just bcus the protaganist is hogging up all the polygons and assets doesnt make it look better thnnanything. You have to taje into account what else its doing visually in terms of npcs, linearity or open world, performance, etccc and kz and infamoys seem to have it beat. Infamous just looks so much ahead of what I seen I cant see how someone woukd say ryse and its open world,

[Hercules189]

Not only does ryse have great character models, it also has the best looking grass that sways in the wind, and amazing lighting. I wonder what crytek couldve done if they made a futuristic game because its a lot easier to show off all the fancy lighting and special effects.

[Ko_Uraki]

Of course KZ seems excellent too. But I was more impressed by Ryse. But you are right. By now KZ and inFAMOUS are sure bets, while Ryse could be a complete disappointment.

[WeAreLegion]

Best grass? I'm giving that to either Assassin's Creed IV or The Witcher 3.

[DoubleM70]

Yes it's an adventure and it does have bosses in it. It also has over 100 execution kills. I'm not a fanboy I just wish people will read up on somethings before they voice their opinion.

[WeAreLegion]

I highly recommend going to an event where you can play these games. I got to try games from both systems. Ryse is absolutely gorgeous! The only thing that looked better was Killzone: Shadow Fall. That is launch titles, of course. inFamous: Second Son is the best looking game I've seen though.

I'm excited to see Quantum Break and Deep Down. I think both already look phenomenal and they are so far away from release.

Marius is definitely the most detailed protagonist, but overall, Killzone takes that top spot. I sat and stared at it every few minutes. So amazing.

[abusador]

Not a big feat when obviously other attention to detail suffers and gameplay takes a bashing. Any other dev. Can do the same exact thing if thy put most of thier assets into giving main character polygon counts but what would tht achieve? Short cuts elsewhere. It would be a big feat if everything frm framerate, to npcs, to gameplay didnt suffer so much but we all have heard how linear and boring this game is and of the framerate issues.

Crytek I learned my lesson with Crysis2, as devs you suck in terms of gameplay andperformance I console games, flashy paint doesnt make a gd game.

[wickedthumbz]

LOL IGN just did a story last week on how Sony's Deep Down was better in character design and graphics. What changed in one week?? Nothing which means this post is some crap!!! SMH Microsoft get it together, you guys are really sad.

[Xsilver]

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk...
Crysis 3
http://wallcapture.com/wp-c...
Ryse
i beg to differ Crytek.

[DoubleM70]

These mother Fuckers on here are some haters. I think they are in denial. Xsilver.

Here is the bad part DeepDown is an online only game. They in for a big surprise when they see it running in the real world.

[Xsilver]

lol im just saying that Crysis 3 looks more detailed shit, so i don't what crytek talking about. can u really deny those pics i linked come on.

[tigertom53]

looks like a bad picture of Ryse taken with a camera because the video footage i have seen is million times better then that.
http://www.bing.com/images/...

[CoLD FiRE]

Of course you posted a blurry picture of Ryse that was taken from a low quality compressed youtube video.

Try these:

http://s.pro-gmedia.com/vid...

http://s.pro-gmedia.com/vid...

[Belking]

Most detailed and not using all that gddr5 powah....lol Ryse looks better than any other exclusive out there.

[AnteCash]

And there goes your bubble....

[Golden_Mud]

Never under stood what bubble means ?

[ajax17]

Just wait until David Cage's next game.

[brettyd]

I don't get how anyone can be excited for this game, yea the graphics are phenomenal but the gameplay looks god awful. I have only heard bad things from people who have played it/we're shown demos.

[georgenancy]

ryse's gameplay looks awful to be honest

[RedSoakedSponge]

shame it has the most underwhelming combat mechanics ever then. lol

[gedden7]

OK sooo who gives a f^ck...

[Convas]

Obviously you, since you took the time to comment on this particular story out of the scores of other on the main page.

[robotgargoyle]

I didn' t care for Crysis 2 (only one I've played in the series,), but graphics were great.

Seems like a majority of folks are bashing RYSE's gameplay, but I have to admit, the game's graphics are impressive for a launch title. I'm waiting for reviews and also have a friend purchasing it too.

[horndog]

The game looks phenomenal no doubt about that. So why are some of you in here again if you have zero interest?? Oh right, just hating. Carry on I suppose, mods are on the same camp so go nuts.

[SCW1982]

You can have the most detailed characters ever but if they don't move realistic and have choppy animations it don't mean shit. Looking at you Ryse

[Omran]

The Dark Sorcerer Says Hello :)

[horndog]

Are you for real?? You are comparing a TECH DEMO to an actual in game playable character. Well......I guess ryse looks that good that it can be compared to a TECH DEMO. Yes it does .

[Omran]

yes i'm !

It's Real time tech demo ok then you can compare
the polygons in dark sorcrer with polygons in ryse !

and The Dark Sorcerer use current generation
engine imagne what they can do with next gen
engine !

Quantic Dream make it believe :)

[i3eyond the Circle]

How do you let these kids on the net rile you up? Just trolls... but I have rope and fold chairs available for you guys, just provide your own ceiling fans. I don't cling to false hope...I just know stuff due to my company. I'm no engineer I don't know what a flop even is but you can't hide anything from us if we're to endorse your product...

With that said...Ryse is definitely a beautiful game which could use a little dose of AC fluidity in between executions. It's possible and I'm sure these guys are working in and out to fine tune everything.

[FITgamer]

Glad to see they are focusing all there resources on one character.

[plaZeHD]

Looooooooooooooool
This is from a current gen and it looks alot better.
http://abload.de/img/joelma...

[thejigisup]

"...possibly the most detailed main protagonist in any game."
"...with some of the most advanced facial animations ever seen in video games"

Those right there...Article is now denied a passing grade. The title says "most detailed Main Character EVVVVVAAARRRRR"
side note:

" we are pushing the Xbox One’s graphics capabilities beyond anything that’s ever been seen" to be fair thats a loaded statement, do you mean no one has really seen the capabilites of the xbox ones graphics pushed so hard because that would make sense considering how new the tech is we havent seen much.

Its raining out does that mean the cloud is more powerful? I still dont get how that works.- but really i do, and its bs.

[Skate-AK]

"with some of the most advanced facial animations ever seen in video games."

Idk about that. LA Noire had me trippin sometimes.

[get_real]

The only thing that crytek is good at is making games that look pretty but when it comes to actual game play well....

[fsydow1]

Ryse looks like crap, and will play like crap as well. Its definitely not a reason for me to go out and get a xbone.$100 more for a supposedly on par system with the PS4. Microsoft can feed their little trolls that cool aid. The console cant even do 1080P 60fps and all the characters look like the same persons you are fighting, what a load of crock.