*** FINISHED ***
VISUALS:
+ Spectacular. Orgasmic. Ravishing. No other way to put it. The beauty dazzles you around every corner.
+ Mind boggling
Lightening.
Such Realism.
+
Detail level in Cinematics and the player & enemies' armor, next level stuff.
- Water could have been better.
- Visuals '
look' stunning, but the '
technical' achievement (water tessellation, dynamic shadows didn't seem to be there. (Not sure if its due to hardware limitation or intentional. Physics should've been a key aspect of this game)
- Hated the Console Resolution forced down our throat.
GAMEPLAY:
+ Easy to play. Mildly challenging.
+ My
absolutely favorite moment. "
Battle Formation". Loved it EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.
+ My favorite mission. Well, loved all of them, except the ones where there is no or less lightening or greenery.
-
Linear. A bit too linear, perhaps. Had this game been an open world, even if semi-open, it would have been twice the fun.
-
QTE (Quick Time Events) are killing it. When they said 'we don't need QTE and can play it anyway', i agree. We Can. BUT, we are forced to use them anyway, because ... Regenerative Health and Focus modes.
-
Focus Mode makes the game too easy.
-
Executions are bloody awesome
BUT, too short in numbers.
- The hardest difficulty is not as hard as it should be.
STORY/PLOT
+ "Legend" stuff is BS to me. So take it as a fantasy. Regardless,
i actually liked the story.
+
Death of Nero = PERFECT!! SATISFACTORY
+
So much death. So much blood. But visually held behind. WTF is this PG13?
-
Death of Marius and Vitalion, freaking UNNEEDED. But wait. Do you know whats better than a Hero? "A DEAD HERO". So yeah ... morons.
CHARACTERS:
+ Its funny and amazing at the same time to see that it has well thought out characters. Marius, Boudica, Vitalion and Summer.
+ Sexy Goddess of Revenge
Summer. What else to say, when 99% of her mammaries are hanging out.
Mysteriously Hot :looking:
+ That '
perfect @$$hole'. I am talking about that moron celebrating in the midst of '
naked b*tches' -_- (I must admit that moment took my by surprise. I didn't expect such a moment to be in the game.)
+
Voice Acting. Marius and Vitalion did absolutely terrific. Morale Boosting, High Motivation. Had its magic.
+ "
We gods play our games". "
But the games have rules". "
AWWW ... "
+
I am Damocles. I am Vengeance. You. Are. Next. :2cool:
SO ... MY FINAL THOUGHTS?
The fact that its a Console Port for PC, with a handful of touch-ups for PC (excluding the visuals), this obviously did not receive a special attention and catering it deserves. In many ways, its a tad worse than
Crysis 3. Due to too simple and linear gameplay, its production value is like a high budget movie, and its amazing in its own way.
It wants to be a benchmark for most beautiful game on PC to-date, and kinda achieves it as well ... but its like RYSE knows its not going that title any good, but still continues to dominate that title.
But deep down, i now kind agree with those people who will claim it to be a 'movie' and not a game. I mean, comon.
Auto Aim of that rifle arrow,
assisted blocking with shield, zero difference between right (yellow) and left (blue) click while fighting ...
thats Consolization right there. Not to mention that final scene
pursuing 'scumbag Nero' :tv: I never face palmed so hard at the level of 'bland QTEs' used there.
BUT, its Mind Boggling beautiful, and
I am a sucker for such Visuals ... and I adore CryTek :ninja:. RYSE has its problems, But guess what,
I LOVED IT. So screw the haters and the critics.
I am my own Critic.
8/10. I may proceed to play it once again, to find the missing Scrolls and other hidden Collectibles.