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Ryse: Son Of Rome Draws First Blood In Live-Action Miniseries

by Isaac Perry on October 30, 2013 at 05:17 PM

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We’ve already heard about Ryse: Son of Rome’s story of revenge, but it looks like now we’ll get a more cinematic taste soon. The four-part live-action series The Fall begins November 5 on Machinima, leading up to the game’s release on Xbox One November 22.

Crytek and Microsoft Studios, the developer and publisher respectively, are premiering this bloody series. Like the Xbox One exclusive action game, The Fall is told through the eyes of Marius Titus. The game’s story follows Titus’s quest for revenge. The live-action series might show us what sets him down this bloody path. If you want to see some actual gameplay, you can check out the E3 trailer.

Our Take
I have always enjoyed watching well-crafted trailers for games (whether or not the games are good), and I can’t help but get interested in The Fall. A live-action miniseries does little to tell us about the game – outside the story. That said, the game’s story could be decent enough to show off. Ryse: Son of Rome will be set in the final days of Rome, which sounds awesome.

The key word here used by the author is, "sounds". Tons of games have sounded awesome only to be huge failures. Yeah sorry, I'm pretty jaded nowadays on what we consumers are supposedly seeing versus what we really get. This game looks real pretty graphically. It's right up my alley for setting but is it basically just a swipe and fight game with the Kinect or much, much more? I'm getting a PS4 but someday may get the BONE also for unique new IP's like this if there is actually any substance to them other than just being Mortal Kombat in Roman clothing. I've watched some of the gameplay videos but havn't seen anything showing depth beyond just fighting. If that's all it offers, then I can easily pass on it since we've already gone there so many times in the past. Next Gen IP's need to be much deeper than just fighting if I'm to be convinced to go out and buy an additional system to play them. Titianfall is in this same boat for me. If it's simple MP only I can pass but if it's more, it could be a system seller to me.

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by Samuel Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:23 PM

This game is set about 400 years before the final days of Rome, seeing as how Romulus Augustus (the final Western Emperor) wasn't dethroned until 472 AD. The sacking of Rome by the Vandal army also didn't happen until 455 AD. Both of these events are considered the final days of Rome, or at least the Western Empire (the Eastern empire lived on to become the Byzantine Empire, which then lead to the Ottoman Empire). So seeing as how this game takes place during 68 AD, the Roman Empire still has a good (or bad, depending on how you view it) 400 years left.
by Chris Car Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:25 PM

Sounds pretty cool. Reminds me of Forward Unto Dawn, which I thought was fantastic!
by Lost08 Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:31 PM

The Fall. Leading up to Ryse? See what they did there? Do you? DO YOU!?
by Stitch Jones Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:35 PM

I wonder if the video is in 900p.... LOLzzz.
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by Aaron Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:36 PM

I love The Fall! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iO0LYcCoeJY

Beautiful film with a subtle story, amazing performances, and stellar cinematography.

Wait what? Oh, sorry...
by xCSTxChaos Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:42 PM

This and Halo are the only reason I would consider getting an Xbox. In time I will get an Xbox but I'm getting a ps4 for Uncharted 4
by Samuel Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 05:52 PM

I wish we had more media based around Rome. The only decent releases that centered on Rome most recently are this and Total War: Rome. Imagine how cool it would be to have an Assassin's Creed in Rome! It was the Assassin's who killed Julius because of his Templar affiliation, or vice versa. Exploring Gaul, Macedonia, North Africa, and the Frontiers while having the sprawling cities of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandrea, and Carthage has hubs. Witnessing the Siege of Carthage, Battle of Adrianople, or the sacking of Rome by the Vandals would be amazing! There are so many possibilities for games/films during the Roman time period, it's a shame that we see so few.
by BrokenSin Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 07:38 PM

Starting to get a Lil more interest and curiosity into ryse . the reason for the button prompts during the gameplay showing was during a pre show look at the game. Some ms people were afraid people wouldn't believe what was seen on screen was actual game play so the buttons were added to clarify that and multiplayer was still in a ruff state. If all this is true then final product will be in my digital collection but I'll wait for the gameinformer review. Hope the game turns out great
by KirbyTheAlmighty Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:01 PM

Played this at the Area One Xbox event in Atlanta. Was much better than I expected. I will be buying it day one, and will tune into this miniseries.
by The Hylden Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 01:11 AM

This is amazing quality. Whoever shot and directed it, kudos to what we see here. This little bit looks ten times better than all of the MK: Legends series.
by Charlieholmes006 Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 10:12 AM

The key word here used by the author is, "sounds". Tons of games have sounded awesome only to be huge failures. Yeah sorry, I'm pretty jaded nowadays on what we consumers are supposedly seeing versus what we really get. This game looks real pretty graphically. It's right up my alley for setting but is it basically just a swipe and fight game with the Kinect or much, much more? I'm getting a PS4 but someday may get the BONE also for unique new IP's like this if there is actually any substance to them other than just being Mortal Kombat in Roman clothing. I've watched some of the gameplay videos but havn't seen anything showing depth beyond just fighting. If that's all it offers, then I can easily pass on it since we've already gone there so many times in the past. Next Gen IP's need to be much deeper than just fighting if I'm to be convinced to go out and buy an additional system to play them. Titianfall is in this same boat for me. If it's simple MP only I can pass but if it's more, it could be a system seller to me.