Crytek’s upcoming action-adventure title Ryse: Son of Rome had quite a bit to show off at the recently concluded E3 2013. Needless to say, with all its impressive in-game functionality and combat moves, the game could turn out to be one of the hottest titles to arrive this year. But while we fans have developed a liking for the game, it’s also good to know that some heavyweights in the industry are also expecting great things from the game. And one such heavyweight is Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer.
Mr. Spencer recently spoke to Director of Programming for Xbox Live Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, where he expressed his excitement related to Ryse: Son of Rome, and how he’s expecting great things from the title. According to him, Ryse is definitely “the best thing I’ve seen on Xbox One”.
“I played a build of Ryse last week, some new levels on kit, and it’s the best thing I’ve seen on Xbox One. Just incredible. Not only the combat…a lot of people are asking about combat, and combat is coming along…It’s strong…Crytek always did a great job with graphics, and you can see these scenes that truly…I mean I just sat there and stared for a little while. It’s amazing work,” he stated, as scripted by Dualshockers.
“It is (a different game from Crysis), and that’s one of the reasons why we wanted to partner with them on this. They’ve traditionally done shooters, think about FarCry, think about Crysis. We have a lot of shooters on the platform and they came and said, ‘We want to try something new, we want to be first party for the first time’. I’ve known that team for seven, eight years back when they did FarCry and thought, ‘What a great opportunity to come together’.”
This can be considered as a success for Ryse, considering the fact that the game isn’t even a title developed by Spencer’s own studios.
Ryse: Son of Rome tells the story of Marius Titus who witnessed the murder of his family at the hands of barbarians. With revenge in mind, Marius joins the Roman army in Britannia and quickly rises through the ranks to become a General. As his war against the barbarians heats up, his final quest in life becomes clearer – to seek his vengeance, he has to return to Rome.
Ryse: Son of Rome is set to arrive later this year as an exclusive for Xbox One.
