Ryse: Son of Rome
Ryse: Son of Rome is a stunning action-adventure that follows Marius Titus on a heroic quest to avenge the death of his family, and preserve the honor of Rome, at all costs.
Ryse: Son of Rome is an adventure developed by Crytek, released 22 November 2013 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $3.11 at GameBillet. The main story takes about 7.7 hrs to finish.
What Ryse: Son of Rome is
Ryse: Son of Rome is an adventure game developed by Crytek and released in 2013. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on CryEngine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Embark on a journey of revenge, betrayal and divine intervention: Ryse: Son of Rome tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge. Quickly rising through the ranks, Marius must become a leader of men and defender of the Empire on his quest to exact vengeance – a destiny he soon discovers can only be fulfilled much closer to home.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 73 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ryse: Son of Rome holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 27% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 68, across 344 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 7.7 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $3.11, that works out to about $0.40 per hour of the main story, or $0.52 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual core with HyperThreading technology or quad core CPU (4+ logical processors), 4 GB RAM and DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB video RAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 26GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $3.11 at GameBillet, 69% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Ryse: Son of Rome launched on 22 November 2013, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition and XCOM: Enemy Within. All of them reviewed better. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, XCOM: Enemy Within.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ryse: Son of Rome yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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