Look up self deception. It's a behavioural bias that's relevant to this point.
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Ryse: Son Of Rome |Reviews| It's going to be a bloodbath!
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Look up self deception. It's a behavioural bias that's relevant to this point.
FC2 was Ubi, though, right?
TheRedSnifit
Member
It's fucking Crytek, guys. What did you expect?
Shitty games will get called out.
I'd pick this up at some point. I enjoy trying to get through crap games.
It's not fair to paint everyone with the same broad brushstroke.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Are you freaking kidding me here? Have you even played the game or are you just talking out of your ass here?
I don't get why people here are so invested in what other people buy. Who gives a shit if people buy Ryse and *gasp* actually enjoy it!
You sound ridiculous.
Proelite
Member
PsihoPerihelion
Member
After the Digital Foundry video, I'm even more excited to play Ryse at some point. I know people love some "90+ on Metacritic; GOTY candidate" games, but I prefer to do my own opinion about a game.
Alpha Protocol has like a 60 on Metacritic and I adore the game. I'm sure I'm not the only one who does here on GAF. Just like that game, there's many examples of poorly reviewed games that are actually really enjoyable. In some cases, even misjudged (not that Ryse might be that case tho)
Try to tell that to the COD audience. Who cares at the end of the day.
If it sells, that would maybe make a sequel possible and they can fix everything wrong with the first game on that one. On the other hand, Crysis 2 exist...
Alpha Protocol has like a 60 on Metacritic and I adore the game. I'm sure I'm not the only one who does here on GAF. Just like that game, there's many examples of poorly reviewed games that are actually really enjoyable. In some cases, even misjudged (not that Ryse might be that case tho)
Try to tell that to the COD audience. Who cares at the end of the day.
If it sells, that would maybe make a sequel possible and they can fix everything wrong with the first game on that one. On the other hand, Crysis 2 exist...
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
There might be at least a couple of standard deviations compared to their mean score.
Some of them have said it's awful. Some have said it's okay but bland. Some have even said it's *GASP* pretty good. It isn't universally seen as awful. So please take this self righteous garbage elsewhere.
So you played it?
Holy shit. You guys are taking this way too personally. Go enjoy your games and let people enjoy theirs. It's none of your fucking business.
Good lord, it's like the very possibility of someone enjoying Ryse will kill your mother and run your dogs over or something.
Fuck, what a STUPIDLY RIDICULOUS post
No, but what does that have to do with anything?
GreenTornadoX
Member
Don't you think you're being a bit over the top?
Blood Diamonds
Banned
lol
You're taking this way too personally.
ipukespiders
Member
Sure, I'll form my own opinion too. Not gonna blindly lay down $60 to line the pockets of a publisher without doing a little leg work though.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
He has a point and I don't think it's over the top. Try reading through this whole thread.
Brianimaniac
Banned
I'm surprised by the scores. The reviews actually remind me a lot of Knack reviews, where it seems like a completely middling game that's getting reviewed lower than it probably deserves.
This is bordering on meltdown.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
I don't think that people will buy anything no matter what. However, there are various valid reasons why people would want to buy Ryse, just as there are various valid reasons why people would want to buy LocoCycle, Knack or any other game with mixed or poor reviews. From my experience, the hours spent with some games with metascores in their 60s or 70s were among the best gaming experiences I've ever had (and likewise, I've played quite a few turds or mediocre games that got amazing review scores across the board, even some games considered classics by most people). So from my point of view, everyone should be encouraged to make those kinds of decisions themselves, and there's absolutely nothing shameful about that. Quite the contrary, I'm ashamed of comments such as the one you've just made.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Have you been reading through some of the ridiculous posts in this thread from people who have never played the game? It's not a meltdown, just pent up frustration at the amount of ignorance going on in this thread. If you've played Ryse and think that it's shit that's one thing but for people to come in here and bash the game just based off of a silly number some random dude they've never met assigned is stupid.
You're not helping.
Rex Griswold
Member
I wonder what would happen if I told some people on this thread that I actually kind of liked Fable 3...
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Run!
Thatonemoor
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Idk why but Knack comes to mind. (Says man with a PS4)
Unknown Soldier
Member
The original Crysis was a PC game designed for PCs.
Every other Crytek game since has been a console game designed for consoles.
It's obvious that Crytek would have been a good PC game developer. They're awful at console games though.
dragonelite
Member
They should give the sequel to the darksiders guys or atleast them do the world concepting and combat.
Be prepared to lose faith in humanity then. It's their most promoted title, and since it's a launch title it's bound to get more sales than it normally would anyways.
Phat Michael
Banned
LOl at this thread. If u don't like it don't buy it. Simple. Why complain about a game you have no interest in buying?
I'm having loads of fun with it. Like a big popcorn blockbuster movie. No thought, looks good and is fun.
I'm having loads of fun with it. Like a big popcorn blockbuster movie. No thought, looks good and is fun.
dragonelite
Member
Why, games looks awesome gameplay is a bit under par same with story length.
But the setting and art style is something i like and its something new crytek can build upon.
MoH did over 5 million. Faith lost.
That's the only reason I wanted the game: The setting. It's something more games should explore (Rome 2 FTW!) but the gameplay made me hesitate on this one since it's a lot to ask for just for the setting alone. This game is going to sell simply because of the marketing and being a launch game. I just hope Crytek doesn't interpret decent sales as an overall success for the game and makes more of the same instead of overhauling the gameplay and making it the blockbuster it SHOULD be.
Of course, it's a very "Hollywood-esque" Rome but it captures enough with such beauty that it has me excited to at least watch a playthrough of it on YT or something.
Crytek can build upon it but it sounds like it won't be using the same setting if that rumor is anything to go by. I just hope they actually build upon the gameplay instead of just another engine upgrade. They really need a mindblowing game to prove themselves as a game developer instead of just an engine developer. Crysis was very much it for me but they lost all that magic as time went on.
I really wanted this game to be amazing. Regardless of how it does, I hope it opens up a floodgate to more unique settings in games and anything Rome-related would be amazing.
Dreams-Visions
Member
dragonelite
Member
Same here i love the roman time setting not a big history buff but from the hardcore history podcast over the roman empire they had like the best army in the world even outdoing medieval armies.
They should give the sequel to the darksiders guys those guys have experience with combat and open map rpg gameplay. Please don't make it an metroidvania game don't think it will work if they want to keep it grounded a bit with the combat mechanic.
To a Degree, yes.
There are a finite amount of mechanics in any game, so there is obviously going to be repetition. If this repetition is fun, if the mechanics are varied, if the story and atmosphere and all the other elements work together ni the right ways, the game doesn't feel like a repetitive set of mechanics, it feels like an adventure, or a thrill, like more than just the sum of its parts.
Saying something feels repetitive is saying it just feels like a set of boring mechnics strung together. Great games don't feel repetitive, they feel fun.
Time to wake up and smell the ashes.
DeadRockstar
Member
Is Kotaku suggesting the best way to enjoy Ryse is to own it but have no way of playing it?
Yeah. They must think console gamers have short attention span or something, because their PC games were fairly open while their console games are becoming more and more linear...
Why do you think we even have reviews?
Of course they're just opinions, of course sometimes a person wil enjoy a game despite its metacritic average, but the fact is they are a good baseline reference point, and its very rare for a game that's got such a low average to be anything more than that.
Also, with years of experience and the ability of deduction, we can look at all the footage and feedback and make an estimate that will likely be pretty accurate.
Sometimes we may be surprised by somethign that exceeds these expectations, but I very much doubt Ryse will be able to do that. I, and many others, can say that with confidence.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
The Ryse reviews please me greatly.
Middling shallow combat should be given low to mediocre reviews no matter how good the story and graphics are.
When the typical Ninja theory game has better combat than your game, you fucked up.
When the typical Suda51 game has better combat than your game, you fucked up.
Hell, Xblades has better combat.
They should of flown in Tragic from Crytek Austin and got him to sort out that mess. BELIEVE it or not their are plenty ways you can have realistic combat that also has depth.
Middling shallow combat should be given low to mediocre reviews no matter how good the story and graphics are.
When the typical Ninja theory game has better combat than your game, you fucked up.
When the typical Suda51 game has better combat than your game, you fucked up.
Hell, Xblades has better combat.
They should of flown in Tragic from Crytek Austin and got him to sort out that mess. BELIEVE it or not their are plenty ways you can have realistic combat that also has depth.
I just came back to say that I really joined this forum as a place to share my love of video games, but didn't feel compelled to post anything until I saw how many people were unfairly bashing Ryse without even having played the game. I just wanted to let people know it's really not that bad a game, and if the subject interests you, to give it a try, because you might enjoy it, just because it's a simple game, and is repeditive doesn't mean it's not engaging. But the amount of self righteousness and vitriol of some of the members in this thread alone has made me realise this isn't really a community I want to be a part of.
There's a bunch of great guys here with common sense, I don't know how you put up with this rubbish
and hey, maybe give Ryse a chance one day, you might like it....
There's a bunch of great guys here with common sense, I don't know how you put up with this rubbish
and hey, maybe give Ryse a chance one day, you might like it....
jim-jam bongs
Member
Just to clarify, the comment to which you replied was in response to someone saying "fuck the haters" as a reply to a post which said "reviews are bullshit". I don't think that there's anything wrong with liking games other people don't think are very good. Obsidian are my favourite developer, but some people can't stand them because their games are usually incredibly janky and often very buggy. What I don't agree with is dismissing people who level any criticisms at a game as "haters", particularly when the person doing the dismissing has yet to even play the game in question.
PoweredBySoy
Banned
Does he still put 'A Cevat Yerli Game' during the title credits?
TheLegendary
Member
Really wanted to get this game but just can't justify $60 yet. I'll wait to see if there are any BF deals.
Triggerhappytel
Member
To be honest I don't think just being on consoles was to blame for the poor design decisions of Crytek's post-Crysis games. Crysis on consoles was nowhere near as impressive as the PC original, but it was still fundamentally a great game, just with a few necessary shortcuts. I would say that they're simply not as capable as designing great and memorable games any more.
I just came back to say that I really joined this forum as a place to share my love of video games, but didn't feel compelled to post anything until I saw how many people were unfairly bashing Ryse without even having played the game. I just wanted to let people know it's really not that bad a game, and if the subject interests you, to give it a try, because you might enjoy it, just because it's a simple game, and is repeditive doesn't mean it's not engaging. But the amount of self righteousness and vitriol of some of the members in this thread alone has made me realise this isn't really a community I want to be a part of.
There's a bunch of great guys here with common sense, I don't know how you put up with this rubbish
and hey, maybe give Ryse a chance one day, you might like it....
Yeah, the whole "I've no interest in this game but I'm just here to slag off Crytek and MS anyway" is a bit tiresome.
Storm Chamber
Banned
Well, have you played it?
I've said a few times, I think there's a heck of a lot of scope for an open world game, either a GTA-style one or an AC-style one.
Any game that isn't COD outselling COD should increase your faith in humanity.
