With the calendar and clock edging ever nearer to the UK launch of Xbox ONE on November 22nd, everyone seems to be excited – but for different reasons. Of the launch titles ushering in this new generation, a new standard for console based gaming, Crytek’sRyse: Son of Rome is grabbing my attention the most.
For a start, I’m a sucker for swords, axes and all that jazz, frequently daydreaming of the days of yore, where fair maidens with long hair resided in towers and fine steel and a grand horse – and of course honour – were all that truly mattered. The only thing better than games based in the age of chivalry, for me, are games based in the times of the ancients, and Ryse looks to be slashing and stabbing holes through all my checkboxes on that front.
The graphics are looking wonderful and I cannot at all wait to get my hands on a copy. For any of you looking to whet your tastebuds in the gulf leading up to release, some video back stories have been released for two of the game’s characters.
(videos not suitable for children)
First,The Legend of Damocles
And second,The Story of Ryse
