🚀 go-pugleaf

On 5/10/2017 8:53 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Tue, 9 May 2017 21:27:29 -0400, metalguru <reda...@redacted.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/9/2017 4:02 PM, rms wrote:
>>> Hurry   https://www.bundlestars.com/en/game/ryse-son-of-rome
>>
>> More like DON'T MOVE! Linear, dumb and straight out of QTE inferno - I
>> wouldn't play this abomination if you paid me $30/hour and it was a free
>> download. Don't waste your time, money or bandwidth.
>
>
> I didn't think it was that bad; certainly the $3 price is attractive
> and if I didn't already own it I'd probably get it now. It isn't a
> great game - although its CryEngine-powered graphics are nice - but it
> isn't terrible. Gameplay-wise it is a less-sophisticated "God of War"
> clone and reminds me of the sort of adventure-brawlers that saw a
> brief popularity ten or fifteen years ago  - games like "Enclave",
> "Demon Stone", "Return of the King" or even "Severance".  If you're in
> the mood for that sort of game - and aren't expecting too much ;) -
> "Ryse" isn't that bad.
>
> Honestly, I had more fun with "Ryse" than I did with something like
> "Hunted: Demon Forge" or "Blades of Time", which are of similar theme.
>
> I don't recall it being too QTE-based - at least, not any more than
> other games of its type. Worse was its lack of variety; its biggest
> sin was how forgettable it was rather than its gameplay. But sometimes
> you just want to whale away at some baddies with a sword, and in that
> "Ryse" is an acceptable game, I think.
>

Sounds interesting.  I thought GoW was one of the best games on the PS2, 
and I like the Roman stuff.

I'm reluctant to go to some random site for one mediocre game though.

- Justisaur