I saw the gamespot 30 minute stream of the first 2 levels and the game looks decent, It should get 7.5 average.

Could go either way,

But me personally, this is the next gen game that will show the graphical power of the Xbox One at launch ... And, I always wanted a good God of War type game for Xbox.

So ... Still a day one buy for me

the eurogamer editor explained it... Ryse and Forza got delivered later than the rest to the reviewers and that's why MS extended the embargo on those two... probably done to keep Xbox in the news till friday but doubt it was cuz it is a shocking game (then again it's all opinion so one might think it is indeed shocking while others think it's great)

just go to reddit/r/xboxone

there are already some people playing Ryse and they really like it.

it will be a love or hate game

If that's how some people want to interpret the embargo that's fine.

Gotta love all the "doom & gloom" articles here on N4G. They've been at an all-time high since the announcement of next-gen consoles. Journalism (if you want to call it that) must be the most depressing job ever.

There could be lots of reasons, maybe a patch will be releases Thursday, perhaps waiting for another advertisement to run its course, media relations reasons, maybe they wanted to have their review last in order to get the spotlight that day and not overshadow other smaller titles. Let's try not to read too much into it.

Who ever wrote this article raises red flags about there site.

Am I the only person that looks at Ryse as Microsoft's knock off of God of War?

If this is part of MS' marketing, then it's fair enough to have an embargo.

If I'm being charitable I would say it's to allow sets of launch games to get their moments in the spotlight. Which is a kinda cool way of doing it.

If I was being less charitable I would say that having an embargo end the same time the console launches could be a sign that MS hope people have bought the game on faith, and it'll be too late to cancel if the scores are bad.

On a related note... If MS have put in place the embargo because they know Ryse is mediocre, then it's a sad state for games journalism that big sites have not used their collective power to ignore the embargo. There's no way MS would sanction IGN or any of the the bigger sites if the broke embargo, and taking away the advertising dollars would also be self defeating.

Ryse: Son Of Rome Is As Fun As Dialing Phone Numbers.

I'm hoping Ryse is a decent title. I do think having a new ip is a great move forward for ME and who knows what the sequel will be like in the future.

Considering Forza is also under a similar embargo, I don't think it means much. I'm not a big Forza fan, but from what we've seen from the game so far, it's safe to presume it will score in the 9s, like previous Forza games. As for Ryse itself, I think reviewers will be divided, from the previews, it seems some love the game and will give it 8+, while some still had issues with it and didn't seem to enjoy it, and those will probably give it around 5 or 6.

Let me save you guys some time, this game is not going to be that good.

FUD!

An Embargo is mostly in place for hype, sometimes in place to save preorders (like Aliens Colonial Marines). However, look at all these articles talking about red flags from the embargo, etc. You're just doing exactly what Microsoft wants, creating a mass amount of publicity and hype. Do you know how many people are going to flock to the Ryse review when it does get released now? Far more than would have flocked to it before all these articles came out.

X Rebirth had an embargo and that game might be the biggest lemon yet.

It's not like you still can't cancel a pre-order the day before or of. Those who REALLY want it will get it regardless of reviews. Those on the fence may be swayed, or will rent it 1st, or watch some youtube/twitch.

This game will get 7's at best should be 5's,

Uh oh, they have something to hide. But honestly though, I don't think this game will get bad reviews. Not from the media I know.

A lot of previews butchered the game, so im afraid this is in fact a really bad sign.

this is not a good strategy MS..people will be either expecting more or less from this game, hiding it will result to double jeopardy

why are people relying on reviews. its only up to one person and one person only if A game is good or not. for me its me because im buying it, for you its you. we take risks in buying these things anyway.

Yeah. Its definitelt scary that they are hiding their biggest game. Something is definitely up. Especially after hearing a site say it's as fun as dialing phone numbers.

Forza is also held back until Wednesday so does that raise red flags too?

I guess it is going to be crap... Lazygamer knows everything obviously.

The game sucks. We've known this for months and with the preview editorials.

This game started off for the Kinect so its going to suck

Most of the time when a games review scores don't come out until on or after release, it's not a good thing. There was a reason. The game looks great but when I read that you can basically play it with one hand, I get Final Fantasy 12 flashbacks hitting a button for 20 Hours before the game really opens up.

The reason for the embargo is simple. Prevent cancellation of pre-orders. People get excited at a console launch and order things they shouldn't. I almost got Killzone even though I don't like military shooters just because of falling victim to hype.

Neither Forza or Ryse are going to be 10 out of 10 GTA V level games. And even an "8" review is going to take the wind out of pre-order launch madness enough to make some people come back down to reality.

I guarantee there will be mixed reviews as well. Dead Rising 3 has some stinker reviews, and so will Forza and Ryse.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to embargo a new ip...a new exclusive ip.

Forza I get. It's got half the tracks & cars of forza 4.....MS knows reviews will hammer this point and most uniformed forza fans are exactly who MS want kept in the dark. MS aren't the first to do this though.

As for Ryse - you'd want hype in the form of massive adverts and reviews early. Unless it sucks. Lol

One of the best looking games of last gen imo. Should have had a sequel by now. Doubt we will ever see one though.

I thought a second one didn’t happen because the two parties couldn’t agree who actually owned the Ryse IP.

Evolve was a great game, Ryse had its chance as a launch title. They had plenty of exposure.

It was a blast to play. The campaign was short for sure, but still entertaining. And the HIGHLY underrated arena mode is simple, but seriously worth playing with a friend. Had a blast customizing my gladiator and going through all the rounds with the moving/changing arena. So much fun.

You know who deserve a second shot ? SHADOW OF ROME

Ryde on Xbox and The Order on PlayStation are the two games that often come to mind that scream "do a sequel". A few improvements in both areas, ala ACII
(personally preferred Altair but Ezio was cool and the game itself definitely an improvement) would do wonders. The fact a decade later we have Alan Wake 2 tells me never give up hope.

For a launch style game it looked 8ncredible was very lineier so they could turn up visuals it's worth a part 2 or at least a series x upgrade

Loved that game, i dont get the hate or why there wasnt a second one, its Rome, so many battles to explore in so many parts of the world.

a metacritic score of 60

it can only be stockholm syndrome

I enjoyed the game, but I felt it had pacing issues. I think it really would have benefited from maybe a hub area you could just wander around and speak to people. Some RPG elements and upgrades wouldn't be bad, but that is not in line with a realistic Rome.

The game deserves to be enhanced for the X1X, and Series consoles first.

I just wish the game had a deeper combat system.

Totally true.

No

Whats crazy to me that no one seems to mention is how much the gameplay is similar to the new God of War games. I had a friend try out God of War a couple years back that had only had an xbox last gen. They specifically mentioned that GoW was just Ryse with with a Norse spin. So I went and played Ryse afterward and holy crap, it was really eerie how similar the gameplay was.