Crytek In Deep Trouble – Adoption of CryEngine Not Good, Ryse Development Catastrophic (Update: Crytek denies claim)

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Scisca said:

 

It was done even earlier in Dead Island, not really a new idea. Still, whether they include it or not, an action game set in the Roman period is a recipe for success. I have no idea how they managed to mess it up, but a sequel done right would be massive. I can see why they don't want to get rid of the IP, if that alone won't save the company.

 

Didn't knew about the use of this mechaninc on DI, they were probably the first to do it. And not only being a action game on Roman period, but it was a graphical powerhouse and launch titles, two things that really help a title. But honestly, I think the report is BS. Ryse was exclusive, so it's highly likely that MS funded it. The game sold almost 1M (probably more with digital) in a few months. And unlike Crysis games were they were adding engine development costs to the budget, this one was made with their current engine. It's not a long game so it doesn't look that expensive to make.

Edit: Actually, I was wrong. Ryse started on 360 and changed from first to third person, changed to motion controls and then returned to regular controls, development was a mess. http://www.polygon.com/e3-2013/2013/6/10/4395790/ryse-seven-year-development