Ryse looking gorgeously crappy

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Player1x3 on 28 June 2013

pezus said:

Player1x3 said:

zarx said:

DirtyP2002 said:

Gaming journalism...

"When it comes to combat and gameplay aesthetics, one of the early misconceptions has been that Ryse is nothing more than a QuickTime events free-for-all. The developers on hand assured us that the game was built on an intuitive system where players have the option to either button mash simultaneously or use the QuickTime prompts as directed. Both actions lead to different attack variations and precise timing can lead to bonus XP (experience points) and health boosts."

http://thekoalition.com/2013/06/ryse-son-of-rome-preview-brutally-satisfying/

So if you don't like QTEs or aren't good at them, just button mash?

Kinda like Witcher?

Huh, have you played it? I'm assuming you mean The Witcher 2?

No I haven't, thats why theres a question mark at the end.

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Andrespetmonkey on 28 June 2013

pezus said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

pezus said:

kowenicki said:

Carl2291 said:
I havent read a positive preview of the game, if someone could link me to one Id appreciate it.

I dont think it looks fun at all.

yeah I think Ryse and Knack are the launch games sent out to die this gen. Both look unworthy of our cash.

It's funny how you can't seem to post something negative about anything to do with Xbox without including a shot at the competition as well. While this thread isn't about Knack, I do like it so far.

I have quite a unique viewpoint apparently. I thought Ryse looked incredible (total war from the soldier's POV? that's awesome) and knack looked like PS4's fun but soulless answer to Jak, Sly and Ratchet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_Rome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartan:_Total_Warrior

We haven't seen much from Knack, so I'm not sure I'd call it soulless just yet.

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Which is mediocre going by gaming's inflated score standards and they both came out 8 years ago lol.

Maybe I'm being quick to judge with Knack. Artistically I find it very pretty but very generic aside from Knack himself. It's supposedly "story-focused" (1.5 hours of cutscenes), and we've seen little of the story so far, so maybe we'll see a little personality from there.

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Euphoria14 on 28 June 2013

Screw the concern about QTE's and button mashing. When are we going to see a legitimate reason to have Kinect shoved down our throats?

Why can't I just buy an XBox One without being forced to buy that... well, I won't say it because the word might actually somehow offend people.

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S.T.A.G.E. on 28 June 2013

Andrespetmonkey said:

pezus said:

kowenicki said:

It's funny how you can't seem to post something negative about anything to do with Xbox without including a shot at the competition as well. While this thread isn't about Knack, I do like it so far.

I have quite a unique viewpoint apparently. I thought Ryse looked incredible (total war from the soldier's POV? that's awesome) and knack looked like PS4's fun but soulless answer to Jak, Sly and Ratchet.

Knack isn't an answer to Jak, Sly and Ratchet. Its a possible new mascot for a new generation and my, my does Sony need some new Action/Adventure Platformers since all their other teams have moved onto other genres. Cerny says it plays like a hybrid of God of War (fixed cameras, action adventure style) with Crash Brandicoot (light hearted, Pixarlike and approachable fun).