One repeated bit has Marius huddling together with his legion of soldiers in formation. To its credit, Ryse departs from that formula for some memorable segments. Given that there's only maybe five or six enemy types throughout Ryse, the many combat scenarios quickly become reruns of the same tactics - dodge, shield bash, swipe with the sword, repeat, execution, over and over and over. Fast button presses earn bigger experience point rewards, but the animation will play out the same way and finish off the opponent even if you don't press anything. This signifies that you can perform an execution - the ultimate example of both Ryse's flashiness and its lack of actual substance.ĭid I mention that the executions don't actually take any skill to pull off? While it's true that you need to whittle an enemy down on your own enough to make an execution possible, once the execution has been initiated, you can set the controller down. Slice at an enemy enough times, and a skull icon appears above their head. The mechanics feel good at first you can smoothly leap between multiple opponents, swapping between regular sword attacks, shield bashes that throw enemies off balance, and blocks that prevent you from taking damage. In fact, a lot of Ryse is dull despite swordplay that looks exciting enough. The plot offers a handful of twists, reveals and new characters to try to keep things interesting, but nothing sticks, and it all builds up to a dull finale - though one that at least didn't try to shove hope for a sequel down my throat.
Some early scenes with his family hint at a gentler and more interesting character, but he quickly fades away, replaced by a screaming general-type who's loyal to his men but little else. After his life is torn apart by a barbarian invasion, Marius becomes one of the Roman legion's fiercest warriors, fighting on the front lines of the expansion of the empire into new territories.Īs yet another video game protagonist driven by revenge alone, there's not much to Marius. Set in a revisionist history version of ancient Rome, Ryse follows the story of Marius, a soldier-turned-centurion with a tragic past.
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