[Jackie Weaver]

Ryse: Son of Rome is an upcoming action-adventure game in development by German studio Crytek and to be published as an Xbox One exclusive game. The gameplay is based on the control of a Roman general named Marius Titus. It will feature working with Roman infantry by giving commands to them as well as quick time event controlled finishing moves during combat. While the historical component isn't entirely accurate, it takes place in an alternate time-line and the developers have drawn much of the inspiration for the game's combat and tactics from "...the innumerable Roman campaigns that led to the modern concept of total war".

The story follows Marius' life from early childhood to becoming a leader in the Roman Army. The story is described as an "an epic tale of revenge spanning an entire lifetime". Crytek has confirmed 15 hero level characters will be given full motion capture with the same detail as Marius. Players control Marius using the controller, while simultaneously controlling his legion through kinect voice commands.

There will also be a co-operative multiplayer mode, where players fight each other in a gladiator arena setting.

Here's the Gameplay footage shown at E3:



And also a closer look at the combat system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TRL8lLZe0Q


I for one am pretty impressed by the graphical sides of the game. However, as a few people have said, the controls look a little sluggish and repetitive. What do you think?