Ryse: Son of Rome [Update 3] (2014) PC

Ryse: Son of Rome is a computer video game in the genre of action with a third–person view, which takes place during the heyday of the Roman Empire. A German studio called Crytek, which is known as the creator of the Crysis shooter series, worked on the creation of the game.

Plot

Marius Titus is the son of a wealthy Roman politician who cares about the prosperity of the empire. Nero and his son are driving Rome into debt and sowing the seeds of civil war. One day, the villa of the Maria family is attacked by bandits who kill everyone except the main character.

To avenge the death of his loved ones, Marius joins the ranks of the fourteenth Legion, which is very soon to go to Britain – to war against the barbarians.

There the main character becomes a centurion, and very soon takes a place next to the commander of the legion. And it is in the Foggy Albion that he finds out who really arranged the murder of the family – the Emperor Nero.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Ryse: Son of Rome is distinguished by the following features:

• corridor locations and linear narration, which does not give the user the right to choose;
• a limited selection of weapons that fully corresponded to the arsenal of the empire fighter of that period;
• intuitively simple, but very colorful combat system;
• different types of opponents with their own weaknesses and strengths;
• control of legion fighters, which can be built into a turtle, which will help in breaking through the enemy's formation;
• the opportunity to participate in the most famous battles of the empire period, including the barbarian invasion of Rome, the War for Britain, etc.

Graphics

Ryse: Son of Rome can be considered one of the most beautiful games of the year without any hesitation. Despite the absence of a large and open world, a high-budget military drama opens before us with large-scale battles and bloody fights at the Colosseum. A special impression is caused by the executions that Mariu